The Right Kind Of Love ✔

chapter 33

Akala ni ana ay sila lamang ni penelope ang magla lunch. Nang makapasok sa private room ng restaurant ay kompleto ang barkadahan. Nais mapamura ni ana. Pinandilatan si penelope na hindi masalubong ang kanyang tingin. Ana smile at anthony, pen's son with andress. Tinanguan naman niya si andress saka siya umupo sa tabi ni penelope.

Si lalaine ay nakasimangot na katabi ang girlfriend yata ni fedil.

"Akala ko ba tayong dalawa lang mag la lunch? What happened Penelope Legazpi?" Ngumisi si pen.

Lumapit kay ana at bumulong.

"Lalaine called. Gusto niya kumaen and to celebrate. She got a boy daw. Sobrang saya di ako makahindi and andress is visiting tony as usual. So he tags along. Ay me pala nakisakay sa kotse niya kasama si tony and then pagdating ko dito andito na sila aj at fedil. Si rex ang alam ko is on his way. At hindi ko naman pwede sabihin sa tawag kanina na wag kana tumuloy at wag na tayo magkita. Lala is so pissed with pluto and the man was like a puppy. Nang pinalayas ayun at lumabas nga. Haaay, when can I get a man like that. Hawak ni laling sa daliri ang isang Pluto Sandejas." Namumula pa pisngi ni pen habang nagkekwento. Tinignan ko si lala na na nasa kabilang ibayo ng lamesa. She was shooting daggers at pluto and the man remained his poker face expression.

Lumapit si lala at may ibinulong kay pluto. Ngumiwi ang pobre saka kinuha ang celfone sa bulsa at nagdial. Maya maya pa ay inabot ni pluto ang celfone kay lala.

"Twenty minutes elf. Just twenty minutes" umirap si lala

"Wag mo nga ako pagbawalan kausapin ang mga anak ko. Di mo na nga sila isinama dito!" Hinilot ni pluto ang sentido. Salubong na salubong na ang kilay. Nang tatayo na si lala ay pinigilan eto ni pluto. Nag iwas ng tingin si ana.

And he met rextor's eyes.

Ah, anu ba naman! He's always staring! Why can't he just stop staring!

Nang maeserve ang mga pagkaen at matapos makipag usap ni lala sa mga anak ay nagsimula etong magsalita at magpasalamat sa panibagong blessings na ibinigay.

"Thank God we got a boy this time. Sandejas won't let me off if I didn't give him one. Haaay sa wakas makakapagpahinga din ng matagal ang matres ko"

Pluto chuckled.

"Were going to have another one elf. You can't get away from me" matatalim ang mga mata ni lalaine at nakasimangot kay pluto.

"Can you give me space. You're always clingy. Pwede ba Sandejas!" umirap pa.

Halos lahat kame ay pinanunuod ang pagbabangayan at lambingan ng mag-asawa.

"She is well love, Ana. I couldn't asked for more for the life she have right now. Lala's been through a lot." bulong ni pen.

I agree with her. I heard lalaine's father was convicted being a theft or something related. Ang alam ay idiniin sa kasalanang hindi ginawa. Lalaine begged the ever formidable Pluto Sandejas. With a price to pay lalaine accepted what's coming her way. And now, for all the things she experienced. Pen and I were both happy she overcome it.

Panay-panay ang bulungan namin ni penelope at hindi alintana ang mga matang nakatitig sa amin.

"Dadating na si tita mylene at tacy. Ipapakilala mo ba silang dalawa?" Penelope asked pertaining to rextor and my tassiana.

Umangat ang tingin ni ana kay rextor. And he keeps staring whilst talking to aj and fedil. Halos panayuan na si ana ng balahibo sa klase ng paninitig neto. He can't just avert his eyes. Damn Rextor!

Halos lahat ay napapansin na ang ginagawang paninitig ni Elizalde sa kanya.

Pinandilatan niya na eto dahil naiilang na si ana.

Nakahinga lang ng maluwang ng ibaling ni rex ang paningin at itinuon kay fedil mismo.

Nang makaramdam si ana ng pamimigat ng pantog ay nagpaalam siya kay pen saka tumayo at lumabas.

Nakahinga siya ng maluwang ng makalayo sa bawat mapagtanong na tingin na iginagawad ng mga kasama. Even if they were never friend and just merely acquaintance. Nakakailang padin.

Inilabas niya ang celfone sa bulsa ng pantalong suot saka binasa ang text nang hindi tinitignan ang dinadaan.

"Ana?" someone called at nang mag angat ng tingin ay nakilala ang lalaking nakangiting nakatitig sa kanya.

Napahinga ng malalim si ana. Gusto niyang magmura ng maraming beses. If it isn't her ex-boyfriend. What the hell right?

"Tristan?" She acknowledge faking a smile on her face.

"This is a pleasant surprise, Anastasia. You're as lovely as I remember you." Lumapit si tristan saka siya niyakap. Those executives with him were eyeing them speechlessly.

Tristan Aguirre has been her boyfriend since London. He was there lifting her up, keeping her company and making her smile despite her telling him to back-off. He was like Julian in her college days. Yet Tristan wanted a lifetime of commitment and Ana has a certain phobia of it.

Their relationship was approved with Flint. It was smooth sailing. Tristan was  her sunshine in cloudy days. Unti-unti nag oopen up si ana. Unti-unti pinapasok niya ang lalaki sa buhay at puso niya. And yet that one mistake he made, she crumbled. Lahat ng lakas ng loob para lang papasukin si Tristan at mag open up dito ay naglahong parang bula. She build her walls again. Tristan can't handle her. He has his own nightmares too. And if they were to continue. Everything would be fucked up.

Kumurap si ana. Suminghap. Isang mahigpit na kamay ang biglang humigit sa kanya at napalayo siya kay Tristan.

"Another one of your many suitors Anastasia? You are making me very very angry huh." matigas na boses at mabagal na paghinga. Ramdam ni ana ang pigil na galit ni Rextor. Nilingon ni ana si Tristan. His eyes were squinting. He was asking through his eyes on who rextor is yet ana just gave tristan a nod.

"It was nice seeing you again, Tristan." hinawakan ni ana ang kamay ni rex na nakahawak sa braso niya at tinanggal.

"I will be in the restroom" she whispered.

"I'll go with you" he answered back saka siya hinawakan muli sa braso sabay tulak ng likod niya. Tinanguan nalang niya si tristan na hindi parin natinag ang paninitig sa kanya at kay rextor.