Run, Zhian (EL VICENTE SERIES #2) COMPLETED

Kabanata 34

From : Me

Let's reschedule. I'm busy on Saturday.

Pumikit ako ng mariin bago ko iyon sinend. I can't tell him in the middle of this issue. Hangga't hindi pa naaayos ay hindi ko pa pwedeng sabihin sa kaniya. Also, I'm fuming mad. I want to remove my madness but I just can't. Ayaw ko siyang makita. That's what is on my mind.

From : Dylan

Okay. But can we see each other? I'm not busy tomorrow.

Me : No.

Dylan : Please..

I licked my lips. Hinilot ko ang sentido ko at hindi na nagreply sa kaniya. The issue were still blowing up until now. He probably knows it. Si Issa din ay nalaman niya, kaagad niya akong tinext kaninang umaga para doon.

"Why can't he confirm it, anyway?" iritadong sabi ni Issa habang pinapanood akong mag-pack ng gamit ni Coen.

Today is Saturday. Ngayon ang usapan namin ni Dylan na hindi matutupad. I'm bringing Coen to my work today. Pagkatapos ay pwede ko siyang i-enroll sa instrument class na pinagkakaabalahan ko noong mga nakaraang araw.

"I don't know, Issa. My issue is that, the picture is me! That's a fake news."

"Kinausap mo ba siya tungkol dito?"

Umiling ako. "I don't want to talk to him. And I also cancelled our dinner on Saturday. I can't tell him yet! Lalo na ngayong may problema!"

"Sure, Zhian. So, atleast talk to him about it."

Hindi ako nagsalita. Hindi ko pa alam. I'll probably talk to him but not this yet.

Abot langit ang ngiti ni Oliver nang makita ang anak ko. My son was wearing a baseball cap and he's on his clean white polo shirt. Yumuko si Oliver habang nakangiti sa anak ko.

"You're Coen, I heard?" Oliver smirked.

Coen looked up on me. Bakas sa mukha ang hindi pagkagusto sa nangyayari.

"Is he the engineer, Mama?"

I nodded. "That's Tito Oliver. Say hello.."

Tamad na ngumiti ang anak ko. "Hello."

"Did you like the toy that I gave you last time?"

Hinayaan ko silang mag-usap ni Coen. Mukhang mahilig naman sa bata si Oliver at minsan niyang nakwekwento ang mga pamangkin niya. Iyon lang, Coen doesn't seem so friendly right now. May kung ano sa mukha niya, hindi ko alam kung iritasyon ba sa pinasyalan niya o kay Oliver mismo.

"I don't like robots."

"Oh.." kumamot sa batok si Oliver. "Then, what do you like?"

"Specifically books but I have a lot at home. No need to buy me one."

What's with the sass?

"Hmm. Maybe guitar? I heard from your Mama that you play one, huh?"

Ngumuso ang anak ko. "Papa bought me already."

Sinapo ko ang noo ko at iniwan ko sila doon para kunin ang iilang gamit ni Coen sa sasakyan ko. I saw them starting to walk around. Naroon naman si Oliver kaya hinayaan ko na.

Tumigil ako sa paglakad mang makita ko ang pamilyar na Maybach mula sa kalayuan. My eyes widened when I saw a man standing beside it. Nakatiklop ang braso sa kamay at diretso ang tingin dito.

My eyes widened. Nilingon ko sila Coen at nakitang wala na sila doon. I gasped and almost ran to Dylan because of so much panic.

"What are you doing here!" I almost shouted.