I'll be Home [On Going]

Chapter 22

Aga was on a table close to the corner of the restaurant, having his breakfast english tea alone. Apparently, a woman in a smart casual white longsleeve polo dress matched with a white sneakers entered the restaurant and took off her shades. She walked straight to the side of the restaurant facing the tree outside that covers part of the area where she seated, there he can perfectly see her side view. He's giving her constant glances while occasionally sipping his tea. She put her black purse on the right side of the table and turned down her gaze on the menu. After the lady crew asked for her order, she checked her watch.

'She must be waiting for someone.' he thought.

Vibrations from his phone got him back to his senses, he took and answered it.

"Yes? Speaking... Alright, my housekeeper is there. She will receive it. Thank you." he said to the other line.

It's the courier who called for his parcel, he put down his phone and looked back at the sight of his wife. She is now talking happily to a young boy.

Her son.

He can see them having a great time by themselves. The boy keeps on telling her stories and they're laughing nonstop.

Aga is now intently looking at the young boy. He has white skin complexion, thin but full pink lips just like with Lea, deep round eyes and high-bridge round nose. He can figure out, that kid got his looks from his wife.

His eyes were riveted to the two until they finished and gone from his sight. He was contemplating what on the seven layers of hell did she took her gut to completely forget them? How come it's easy for her to move on with her life without them? He eventually blinked his eyes several times and shook his head. He's thinking inappropriate things again.

He soon stood up and made his way out. He almost hit someone in a hurry. He has a meeting to catch by twelve and it's already ten thirty in the morning. He almost run back to the basement of Rockwell building. He drove as fast as he could since it will take less than an hour on the road to get in the office. Lea and her son consumed his mind that he forgot he has a meeting coming.

He arrived exactly fifteen minutes before twelve. He scanned the documents he needs for few minutes before he went to the meeting room. Richard was already inside with the other team waiting for him. He sat on the middle and listened to his secretary as she delivers the report for the third quarter.

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Hope was inside the luncheonette eating lunch with her friends. Aya and Kelly have been talking about their holiday plans. She was just listening as she has nothing to input at all.

"Well, my mom and I will follow dad in Sydney this Christmas. That would be until second of January!" Kelly shared. Aya was happy for her since she only got a chance to see her father twice or thrice a year, and that's just when her father is free on either her or her mom's birthday, her parents' anniversary or christmas. But this time, they'll be the one flying due to his tight schedule.

"Eh ikaw?... Hulaan ko!" Kelly beamed. Aya rose her left eyebrows  and gave her a come on fire it look. Kelly laughed first before she spoke.

"US slash Baguio!" then she continue laughing. Yeah right. They can still remember it when Aya told them she will spend her holidays in America with her family but it turned out to be in Baguio due to cancelled flight because of the bad weather.

It happened last year.

Aya rolled her eyes to Kelly upon remembering that moment. She really felt a little embarassed because of that. But don't get it wrong, it's not as if she's telling lies, that's true. She just got a bully friend like Kelly that laughs everytime they talk about it.