Chapter Forty
EndChristmas is finally hitting in three days. And for it to be well spent, nag-anunsyo na ang magulang ko na sa Hong Kong kami magse-celebrate ng Pasko, kasabay ng pagbalik doon ni Lola matapos ang ilang buwang bakasyon dito.
This will be our first Christmas in Hong Kong after so many years. It'll only be a little bit sad that I won't be able to spend this Christmas with Jayden. Unang Pasko pa naman sana namin simula noong naging boyfriend ko siya.
Nakakalungkot lang din isipin na hindi na nga niya makakasama si Chloe sa Pasko, hindi pa kami makakapag-celebrate ng magkasama.
Pero kahit na ganoon, sinigurado niyang ayos lang kasi marami pa naman daw kaming Paskong dadaanan. I looked forward to it so I only spent my last days here with him before we departed for the Christmas vacation.
"Send my regards to your family," even Won reminded me when he visited home.
It was early afternoon. Ang flight namin ay mamayang gabi kaya nagpasya siyang bumisita sa bahay para magpaalam sa akin. Hindi ko rin siya makikita sa bakasyon. But anyhow, I would make sure to call them often.
We used a private jet so the flight took shorter than usual. Si Jia kaagad, na nasa isang walker ang bumungad sa'kin nang bumukas ang pinto ng mansion.
"Jianelle!"
Dire-diretso siyang naglakad papunta sa'kin na ikina-excite ko. She's already eight months old. Malaki na at nakakangiti na sa'kin ng malawak.
Nagtipon kami sa lounge ng mansion. Ang lahat ay nandoon sa pagdating namin maliban kay Lolo Edward at Tito Crimson na nasa Meraki pa.
"She looks like Erine," komento ni Mom nang buhatin niya si Jia mula sa walker. "How are you, our mini Hailey?"
They talked about how I somehow resemble Jia. They say I got my face from my dad which made us slightly similar. Naging rason tuloy ng asaran sa pagitan ng pamilya.
"Tama palang pinaglihian ko si Hailey," biro ni Tita Erine.
They laughed at it. We spent the rest of the day catching up on each other's lives. In-excuse ko lang ang sarili noong nag-usap-usap sila tungkol sa trabaho. Dumiretso kaagad ako sa kwarto ko para tawagan si Jayden.
I've only been here for a day pero na-miss ko na agad siya. I wish I can bring him here again para makita niya si Jia. But of course, we still have our own families to celebrate Christmas with. Hindi naman namin iyon ipagkakait sa isa't isa.
"Hey," I spoke once I saw him accepting my call. Kaagad akong pumwesto sa kama ko at naupo ng maayos.
"You're early," komento niya.
"Maaga kaming nagpahinga kaya maaga rin akong nagising."
"Still, I think it's better to get more rest."
I pouted. "I know. Gusto ko lang kitang kausap."
I heard him sighing over the line.
"May ginagawa ka ba?" tanong ko ulit.
"Yeah," he muttered in a low voice.
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