Chapter 13

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"How's your family Flame?" Chairman asked while chewing his beef.

We're having a family dinner, kumpleto ang Guerrero, nandito si tita at umuwi din ang Chairman.

"They are doing well po." Ang kaninang masiyahing Flame na kasama namin sa mall, medyo nag iba ang ugali ng umuwi na kami. He can be serious sometimes.

"Alex, you're not eating your food." Turo ni tita sa pagkain ni Alex gamit ang tinidor.

I looked at Alex and he is obviously out of his mind. He is barely touching his food.

"Excuse me." Alex wiped the side of his lips and left the table.

"Alex--"

"Let him." Chairman said with authority in his voice.


"He's fine." Adi whispered to me.

Diko alam kung bakit nasabi sakin ni Adi yon, masyado bang halata sa mukha ko na kanina ko pa syang pinagmamasdan?

"Mavy." I was shocked when the Chairman called my name. Tinatawag nya din naman ako minsan, kaso once in a blue moon talaga. Madalas palaging si tita ang napansin sakin.

"Kumakalat na sa company ang relasyon nyo. You need to stick with him no matter what." I gulped when he looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Yes po." I said in a low voice.

Di nya naman na kailangan pang sabihin sakin 'yon, I will obviously stick with Adi, no matter what.

"Where are you going, Andrei Lexus?" Tita asked in a deep voice.

Agad akong nakaramdam ng kaba ng biglang dumako ang tingin sakin ni Alex, what's wrong? Galit ba sya? Iniiwasan nya bako?

"Cy's." Tipid nyang sagot, saka kinuha ang susi nya.

He is avoiding me. Why is that so? May ginawa bako? Parang nung nasa dagat pa kami, pinansin nya pako bago umuwi.


"Alex is losing his mind. Siguraduhin nya lang na walang pumapalya sa tagaytay, or else he will receive a punishment from me." Chairmain said before taking a sipped to his wine.

"He's fine." Tita said in a soft voice while caressing his husband's hand.


Hindi nako nakatiis at kinuha ang phone ko sa ilalim ng lamesa. Nakita kong nagtext si Deana na nasa bahay na si Arra, hindi ko yun pinagtuunan ng pansin at uuwi din naman ako mamaya.

To : Alex

Galit kaba?

"Sino yon?"

Agad kong tinabi ang cellphone ko ng marinig ang boses ni Adi sa gilid.

"It's nothing.I'll finish these, and uuwi nako." I said avoiding his gaze.

"You're not staying?" Mahinang tanong nya saka pinatong ang isang kamay sa hita ko.

Argh, kung alam ko lang ang nararamdaman ko ngayon, kung nasa tamang wisyo ako baka mag istay pako.

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