Chapter Forty-Nine
HateHindi kailangan ni Lola na manatili hanggang sa matapos ang renovation. She only has three days left until she goes back to Hong Kong again. At least, Alethia doesn't have to stay until the renovation is finished.
Baka kapag dumating pa ang araw na iyon ay halata na ang pagbubuntis niya. She's been with me for a few weeks on the site. If it's paranoia hitting up, I would even tell her to stay at home kung hindi lang talaga kailangan.
Hindi pa nakakabisita si Lola sa site kahit sa Friday na ang alis niya. That's why we are expecting that she'll go here anytime soon.
Hindi pa kami nag-uusap ni Kingsley simula noong tawagan niya ako noong nakaraang mga linggo. Lola doesn't seem to know anything. Wala siyang nababanggit maliban sa pangungumusta sa progress ng renovation. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung dapat ba akong maging kampante.
"Here we go," Al uttered, pagkatapos kong sabihin sa kaniya na tumawag si Lola at nagsabing bibisita na siya ngayong araw.
Jayden has to leave the site and let Al handle the things. Mabuti na lang at nasa iisang kumpanya sila kaya hindi mahirap kay Al ang mag-coordinate sa workers.
Matapos ang lunch time, dumating si Lola sa site kasama si Kingsley. I didn't expect him to go here though. The last time we talked wasn't really good in the ears.
Hindi lumapit si Lola sa site at nanatili kaming nakatanaw sa mula sa labas. Alethia went up to her and discussed the development of the site. I'd say her conviction is enough to make my Lola believe she really handles the renovation. Jayden must have communicated the details very precisely. Mabuti pa at pumayag siya sa aktong pagpapanggap.
"Thank you for the effort, Engineer Castellón," pasasalamat ni Lola. "I'll be leaving with Hailey now. Kailangan ko ring magpaalam sa kaniya dahil malapit na ang balik ko sa Hong Kong."
Pumayag si Al. I texted Jayden to look over her while I went to eat with Lola at a restaurant for lunch. Plano ko sanang isama si Al pero hindi niya pinaunlakan. The lunch ended up only having me, my grandmother, and Kingsley.
As form of Lola's usual despedida, hinabilin niya ako kay Kingsley. I didn't pay much attention until Kingsley drove me home. Nagtataka pa rin akong hanggang ngayon, walang nababanggit si Lola tungkol sa pagsisinungaling ko.
"You didn't tell her," I uttered and broke our silence inside the car.
Kingsley was distant to me today. Ni hindi ako nilalaharan ng tingin hanggang kausapin ko siya ngayon.
He shrugged. "Like I have the right to."
"You could have told her the truth," I murmured.
I'm not saying I want it but Kingsley, being close to her, could have said it but he didn't.
"And put you at risk?" He gave another smile and ruffled my hair. "We're friends, right?"
I gave him a long look. Akala ko sasabihin niya kasi nagalit siya sa'kin... tapos ilang beses ko siyang hindi pinatapos noong magsalita tungkol sa'ming dalawa.
"Yeah, we're friends," I noted.
I poked the side of his head and laughed. Hindi kami nagkikibuan kanina but I'm thankful that before this day ends, we managed to put an end to our misunderstandings.
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