Bumped Into You

Chapter 19

Agad  naman akong nagtungo sa venue ng meeting sa isang sikat na hotel sa Makati. I arrived at exactly 4PM. Wala pa ang ka-meet ko. I was waiting at the resto of the said hotel. I took a look at my phone. I smile as I saw Sandy's photo.

"Mr. Villa Luis. "Mula sa baritonong boses. Andito na pala sila.

"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Francisco, Have a seat." Bati ko sa mag-asawang client. Actually the meeting is about franchising our hotel and restaurant. Hindi ko rin alam kong bakit? Pwede naman silang matayo ng sarili nilang hotel. We ordered food and talk about our agenda. After the exchange of ideas, we decided to build this project in Mindanao area since there's a lot of hidden tourist spot there.  And I also have a very effective Marketing Manager which is Kenji. Kaya naman lahat ng lugar na pinagtatayuan namin ng hotel talagang patok sa masa at mga turista.

Its 5:18PM.  Hindi dapat ako kumain ng marami. Yayain kong lumabas si Sandy e. Nagpaalam na ako sa mag asawa na mauuna na ako. Pagkatapos makipagkamay ay umalis na ko.

Dumaan muna ako sa flower shop. Bibili sana ulit ako ng roses kasu naalala kong nakapagbigay na ngah pala ako kanina. So I decided to buy a small cactus in a cute pot. At pinabalot yun sa organizer.  Shoukd I buy something else? Oh yeah a bouquet for her mom and lola. Tinanong ko yung organizer kung ano ba ang maganda flower para sa Mom at lola ng nililigawan. Maganda naman ang mga sinuggest nito. I received a text from Dennise that she's home already. Sam texted me if he can borrow one of my credit card. Naiwan nya daw sa unit nya yung kanya. Lulusot pa. Malamang sa malamang nagreached na sa limit yung card nun kakapunta ng bar. I just replied okay. Papunta na ko sa bahay nila Sandy. I'm almost there. I grab my phone again and dial her number but it just ringing... She is not picking up. 

Its 6:09PM when I got there. I keep on calling her but she's not answering. Buti nalang lumabas yung guard at lumapit sakin. At sinabi kong si Sandy nga ang sadya ko. Pinagbukas naman ako nito ng gate at sinabing ipasok ko na ang sasakyan ko. Ibinilin na raw ni Sandy. Sinalubong naman ako ng kasama nila sa bahay na si Ate Melva daw.

"Tuloy ho kayo sir, tatawagin ko lang si Sandy. "Ani niya at tumalikod na. Bigla naman lumabas si Sandy ng dinning kasama ang Mommy nya yata to, kasunod ang lola nya kung hindi ako nagkakamali.

" Good evening ho." Bati ko agad sa kanila at inabot ang dala kong bulaklak.

"Mom, lola si Bob po, Bob si meet my Mommy Cynthia and Lola Menerva."Pakilala nya samin.

"And I'm Jacob. "bungad ng isang lalaki na nakatayo sa pinto ng dinning. Nilingon sya ni Sandy.

"Yeah. he's Jacob." Pagkasabi niyon ay niyaya na nila akong saluhan sila sa dinner. Actually nakakahiya. I wasn't prepared for this. I am sitting beside Sandy.

"So Bob is the older brother of Dennise? "Si tita Cynthia.

" Yes po tita. "Maikling sagot ko. While lola Menerva is looking at me intently. That makes me feel a little bit nervous.

" I think I saw you somewhere. You look familiar."Lola Menerva said.

"Maybe you saw him in some business magazines lola. Since he's a very successful business man. "Saad naman ni Sandy. Pano nya nalaman? Ini stalk nya ba ako?

" So what's your business then? "Jacob ask. Parang nangliliit ng tao ang tingin nito sakin. I clear my throat before I anwer him.

"I'm the CEO of Villa Luis Company. The business is more about hotel and restuarant. We are also belong in food industry since we make process food and beverages. " Tumango naman ito.

" ohh hijo, I remember when was that first time I saw you."Nakangiting sabi ni lola. I am waiting for her to tell me kung saan nga ba.

"You were the one who brought our Sandy home that night when shes drunk. Yeah thats you right? Correct me if I'm wrong." Ngumiti ako. So lola Merneva saw us that night.