Kismet's Cultivation [Metanoia Series 1]

Kismet 25 🌱

He stared at me after some time. Parang biglang naging alanganin ang mukha mula sa sinabi kanina.

"Don't worry, doon na lang kita isasama sa proposal para hindi masydong maraming tao. Saka isa pa sa garden 'yon gaganapin." I shrugged. "Maybe you'll like it there."

Binigyan niya ako ng titig na nananantya. "Okay."

I smiled at him and sat on a chair.

"What can I do?" he asked as he watched me fixing the print outs.

"I'm making giveaways. Roll lang tong paper then tatali ng ribbon. Ta's lalagay na sa loob ng bottle," I told him, motioning the box full of inch-size bottle with wooden cap.

"Like this." Kumuha ako ng isang sample ng tapos na na giveaway.

Being in this career isn't a joke. Mabusisi. Hindi pwedeng tamad at kailangan handa sa stress lalo na kung may mga unexpected happenings sa event mismo.

Umupo si Zaffron sa isang upuan at sinumulan na ang paggawa ng giveaway at ganoon na rin ang ginawa ko.

"Matagal ka nang naggaganto?" tanong niya.

I nodded while placing the rolled paper in the bottle.

"Three years. Since graduation. Ikaw, do you have, any job before...?" I asked. Somehow curious to know what happened to him.

Nang hindi siya sumagot ay nag-angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya. Agad siyang nag-iwas ng tingin. "I didn't graduate."

I stopped.

magtatanong pa sana ako kaso ay bigla niyang inilapag ang gawain at tumayo.

"CR lang ako," he said then I watched him walked out.

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A week had passed. Zaffron didn't show it but I knew he was excited since he can go out once again. I looked at him on the couch, busy on my laptop. He'd been doing online jobs since he borrowed my laptop days ago. Akala ko nga noong una, iko-contact niya lang ang pamilya niya dahil magtitingin lang siya ng email. Then he opened to me that he wanted to do online work so he can earn.

Syempre, pumayag agad ako. Hindi man ganoon kalaki ang pwede niyang kitain, atleast, meron. Saka para rin hindi na siya ma-bored dito at may pagka-busy-han. Pakiramdam ko nga rin mas naging komportable siya kasi hindi na raw siya pabigat tulad ng sabi niya. I told him that he wasn't but he still feel the same way. But now, he's more at ease. Hindi ko rin tuloy maiwasang matuwa dahil nakikita kong nagsisikap siya para makabangon ulit sa kung ano mang nangyari noon.

No one still brought up that topic. I figured I'll just ask him kung handa na siya. Pero sa ngayon, hindi muna lalo pa at sariwa pa ang lahat.

With my crop top, high waisted jeans and heels, I walked near him.

"Hey! Ready?" I asked him.

He just nodded and do some things before shutting my laptop down.

"Alam naman ng mama mo kung nasaan ka 'di ba?"

He looked up at me with curious look. My laptop still on his lap. "They knew I'm with you."

"No, I mean, the exact location so... they can visit you if they want..."

"They're being hunt down too."

I blinked. I already forgot about that. "Yeah... I forgot. I'm sorry."

"It's fine," tumayo si Zaffron hawak pa rin ang laptop ko. "Zion can track me down."

Kumunot ang noo ko. I gave him a questioning expression hoping he will tell me more.