Firm Tenacity (The Athletes #3) COMPLETED

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Make Sense

The project wasn't stopped. Iyon nga lang, nagkaroon ng problema dahil hindi ako sumisipot sa mahahalagang meetings. Now, some people are questioning the words I said before. Wala naman akong pinangako na na lagi akong pupunta, pero 'yon nga... Iyong kalidad. Sa tingin ko kasama roon ang pagiging propesyonal.

Isa sa mga maingay ang Daddy ni Thalia. Sabi ng sekretarya ko sa Pilipinas, madami raw 'tong problema sa pagiging iresponsable ko. I don't know why he's so affected compared to Don Zandro and Zeus Montevinskis who understand my situation. They're even the heads of the project.

It's not that the project is being impacted physically by my absence. Ako lang ba ang kailangan doon? Ako ba ang magpapala-pala roon? Mag-drive ng mga truck? Maghalo ng mga semento?

"Stop thinking about it for now. I am already doing something," si Kuya na kasama na naman si Rovic sa opisina ko.

Napansin yata nila ang kaonting inis sa mukha ko. I am not that really annoyed, actually, it's more like, worried and frustrated.

"Kung ikaw na lang kasi sana ang humawak doon una pa lang," sabi ko para hindi niya maintindihan.

Malakas ang hagalpak ni Rovic, iniinis lang lalo ang kapatid kong lukot na lukot ang mukha dahil walang naintindihan sa sinabi ko.

I know the project is an opportunity for the company and myself as well, pero kung ganito pala ka komplikado, hindi ko alam kung makakabuti ba 'to sa amin.

"Let's just ignore Senyor and do our own things. Isn't that possible?" I said thoughtlessly while playing with my swivel.

Sabay silang kumunot ang noo.

"If I'll show up normally in the Philippines, isn't it better for the plan? His attention will focus on me. You can execute the plan well..."

Hindi natanggal ang alon sa kanilang mga kilay. It's like they do not like what they're hearing, but at the same time, they're trying to consider it.

"I don't think he'll kill me just like everyone is expecting. I am still a daughter of her child. I know, even just a bit, he still cares about me. He could never kill me, because if he could, then I should be dead by now---"

"What the heck?" si Kuya na hindi nagustuhan ang sinabi ko.

I sighed and leaned on my table.

"My point is, he had a lot of opportunities to kill me when I was still young, but he didn't, because he couldn't."

Pwede niya akong ipa-abort, pero hindi nangyari. Pwede niya akong ipa-ampon, pero hindi rin 'yon nangyari. He's mad at me for being a destroyer child, but a part of him still cares because I am still his granddaughter. His only grandchild whom he shares the same blood with.

The only thing he could do is hurt me physically and inflict pain on me by attacking people who are precious to me. I get it now. Hindi niya ako hahayaang mamatay, dahil may pakialam siya sa akin at gusto niya rin akong magdusa nang buhay.

I get it now.

"We're not sure about it," Kuya Akio said with a serious tone and expression. He's now in deep thought with Rovic.

Come on, I know it makes sense. Takot lang talaga sila na baka hindi nga ako tama. Delikado naman talaga ang gusto ko na mangyari, pero walang mangyayari kung ganito na lang palagi ang solusyon namin: tumakbo.

"Trust me! I am his only grandchild, he could never kill me. He'll have a hard time doing it because of the fact that we share the same blood. And he'll lose Mom if he'd kill me."