Maybe This Time

Part 3

It was a busy 2 weeks for me, I got hired as a visiting consutant at 2 private hospitals here, i didnt take it full time since after a year Im not considering staying here.

Referral after referral after referral. I felt bad since Sandro was always asking for dinner but I just couldnt i was either in the hospital or i was already sleeping. He sent me beautiful bouqet of sunflowers the other day.

"Hoy elisse mukhang patay na patay sayo yung surgeon ah. Punta ng punta dito" pangaasar ni Glyssa

"Mabaet nman, hindi ko bet" sabi ko saknya

"Oo nga yung congressman yung type mo, hindi pa ba kayo nagkikita ulit?" Tanung nya habang naghahanap ng maluluto.

Gusto ko naman makipag-kita sa kanya ang dami kong trabaho.

Nagaya si Glyssa sa grocery kasi wala na daw kami pagkain sakto kakauwi ko lang gusto rin nman maiba ang environment ko. Lately hindi na rin napapadalas tawag ni Sandro sakin, baka busy na rin siya.

Naligo lang ako at nagbihis, maganda nman daw yung mall na pupuntahan nmin pwede na rin kami magdinner doon.

After mggrocery iniwan na namin yung mga napamili sa car. Maaga pa nman so we decided to go around the mall to do some retail therapy. I was looking at Jewelry in this high end jewelry shop.

I was looking for matching bracelets for my sister since magbbirthday na siya next week.

I found two white gold tennis bracelets for us.

While Waiting for the woman to pack my bracelet, the lady who just entered bumped into me. "Oh excuse me" i just said and she looked at me with her brows raised.

Ang kapal ng make up, kala mo nman kung maganda very rude mman. I was looking at more displays when i heard her

"Sandro babe, can you buy this for me?" I immediately looked at the direction she was looking at. And saw sandro typing on his phone. I couldnt help but go near him, he was not answering my calls a while ago.

" congressman nice to see you here" i tapped his shoulders

He looked shocked to see me, he was about to speak when the sales lady spoke

"Mam, cash or card?" I was about to speak when sandro said to to put it on his card.

"No thank you congressman, may pera ako, mam heres my card sa debit ko na lang.. may ipapabili pa ata yang kasama mo" i turned my back to him and preceded to the counter. After i checked out i turned around and bumped into Sandro

"Oh bakit?" Nilakihan ko siya ng mata, naiinis ako, kala ko pa naman eto na yun. His date was busy looking at jewelry.

"Its not.. you were busy.. " i cut him off scratching his head

"Doctor ako, i just had the worst week and i hope you would understand that the few times i make an effort to text and call you is already a big effort for me" i shake my head disaappinted

"Elisse" he was holding my arm

"Excuse me sir" kinuha ko saknya ang kamay ko at nagmadali ng umalis sa store

Nanginging ako sa inis habang hnhnap yung store na napagusapan nmin ni glyssa
" oh bakit ganyan mukha mo?" Tanung ni glyssa

"Nakita ko si sandro, may kasamang ibang babae binibilhan pa ng alahas yung babae"

"Sana ngpabili ka rin" tawa ni glyssa

"Ayaw ko na nga! Bakit ko ba kasi pinatulan, lika na nga kumain na tayo"
Inis kong sinabi kay glyssa