Chapter 21- Blue roses

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"Pota, sabi mo isama si Claire para may interior designer na representative. Tapos mag sisimula ka nang wala siya?"  Sabi ni Chard at tumingin pa kay James.

"You know I don't like to waste time. " Maikling sabi ni James tsaka tumingin sa blue print. 

He's explaining too much, while I just know that there is a mansion, with a garden on front and a swimming pool at the back. 

"Mrs. Flores likes a beautiful garden, where there would be butterfly around her flower." He explained while I'm thinking on what should be in her garden. 

"What is her age?" I asked but before he could answer a woman come inside. 

"Sorry, na late. Ang hirap makasakay at nawawalan minsan ng connection." She explained, hinati niya pa yung buhok niya at umupo sa tabi ni James. 

"72" Maikli niyang sabi habang tumatano ako. 

Then, if a seventy two years old woman likes a beautiful garden then "I suggest that we should put some herbs, hindi naman kasi pwedeng lahat bulaklak. Since she is a seventy two years old. Putting some herbs is a great idea." Pag suggest ko. 

He gave me a piece of paper as I looked at him naka taas ang isang kilay niya. The heck? He nod his head at me, asking me to draw my plan!

Pucha! Alam niyang hindi ako magaling mag drawing tapos ngayon magpapa drawing siya? Hindi rin naman ako na inform na may pa drawing na magaganap. 

Labag sa loob ko ang pag drawing. 

I'm drawing a cactus sa corner siya nakalagay. Ingat na ingat ako sa pag guhit dahil mga expert ang nasa paligid ko. Isang Architect sa harap ko, isang engineer at isang interior designer. 

"Ang bagal." rinig kong sbai nung interior designer. 

Pasensya na ha, hindi naman kasi ako expert sa pag guhit, hindi gaya niyo. Pinagpatuloy ko lang ang pag guhit ko. Nag lagay ako ng iilang shrubs at doon siya ilalagay sa organizer. Nag d-drawing ako ng fountain nang mag salita yung interior designer. "Bakit mo nga pala siya pinag d-drawing? andito naman ako." sabi niya at bumaling ako sakaniya. Tumingin ako kay James kung itutuloy ko pa ba ang pag guhit or hindi na. 

"We just wanted to know her ideas."  James said and shrugged, nakita kong napasimangot yung babae. 

"Why would you put fountain? Garden nga, e." halos pati sila James ay nagulat nang sabihin niya iyon. 

"Putting fountain is a type of design. I'm sure you know it, interior designer ka diba?" Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay as I mocked her words. 

Hindi ako pinanganak para lang apihin, o maliitin. Kaya kong lumaban, kung kinakailangan.

"Besides a seventy two years old woman, likes to breathe on a fresh air. It would look to plain and boring kung mismong garden lang puro halaman at bulaklak ang makikita. Putting up a fountain will bring a vibrant life." Sabi ko at ipag tutuloy ko sana ang pag guhit nang mag salita uli siya. 

"Ang pangit naman ng drawing mo." Alam ko,  hindi mo naman kailangang sabihin. 

I smirked at her, how childish. 

"Claire." pagbabanta ni James kaya umayos siya ng upo. Pinatgil na rin ako ni James sa pag guguhit dahil nakita na raw niya ang idea ko. 

They've discuss something about the measurement which I don't totally inderstand, hindi naman kasi ako mahilig sa math kaya nanahimik nalanga ko dito. 

Maya-maya ay dumating na si Engineer Sandoval para dalhan kami ng makakain. Talagang nag order pa sila galing sa pizza hub. 

"Why don't we measure it outside?tutal meron naman na bermuda grass. Hindi na tayo mahihirapan mag sukat at maglagay." Claire told the boys, as they silently nod. 

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