Wounds and Sunflowers

Chapter 12

After that night, Lairon became busy, or maybe he's just avoiding me. He comes home so late, maga-alas dose na kapag umuuwi siya sa bahay niya at maaga ring umaalis, pagkagising ko ay matatanaw kong wala na ang kotse niya sa garahe.

I don't know but I feel hurt.

Ginusto mo naman iyon, gaga.

Napasabunot ako sa sarili ko. He's been like that for a week! Ni hindi ko nga siya nakausap noong nagpadeliver ako ng sunflowers sa shop ko! It was Mavis who talked to me!

Nakakainis rin siya dahil kinabukasan ay iniwan niya ako! Ni note o ano, wala! I just woke up without him!

It'll be another day spent in my shop. Narito lang ako maghapon, nag-aayos ng bouquets at tumatanggap ng orders. Walang bago, ganito ang routine ko araw araw since that night.

And by the way, my brothers knew that something happened that night, surprisingly, they didn't get mad at me, maybe because they knew I was on my period kaya kampante silang walang kababalaghan na nangyari, I don't know how did they found out about it. So I also confessed that I like him.

At ang sabi nila saakin, they won't be a hindrance between me and Lairon as long as I know my limits.

Won't be a hindrance, tsk, dumidistansya na nga siya saakin ngayon kahit walang hindrance.

"Miss Klaisen, someone wants to talk to you."

I was pulled out of my deep reverie when one of my employees approached me with a phone in her hand.

Kinuha ko iyon ng nakakunot ang noo ko.

Unknown number calling....

"Hello? Who's this?"

"It's me, Jairo."

"What do you want?"

"Well, your brother invited me to a fashion show of his new released exclusive clothes."

"Then?"

"Come with me, be my date."

"Required bang may date 'yan?!"

"Hindi naman, but I wanna go there with a companion."

"Di mo ba kayang pumunta mag-isa?! At saka kaya nga ako hindi ininvite ni kuya diyan kasi alam niyang hindi ako interested sa mga ganyan tapos dadalhin mo pa' ko doon, bonak ka ba?!"

"Dami mo namang sabi, sumama ka na lang!"

"Ayoko nga!"

I was about to end the call but I stopped when he he talked again.

"Please! Nadoon ang baliw kong ex! Alam mo naman gaano kadesperada iyon kapag nakita ako! I can't afford any embarrassment in the show!"

Naalala ko, about two months ago, we met his ex in a party, it was Klaud's celebration for the anniversary of his business and the girl was there along her father, who was the one who got invited since business partners sila ni Klaud.

At alam niyo ang ginawa niya? She kissed Jairo in the middle of the crowd and even begged him to comeback to her without any shame! She made a scene there at naalala ko, galit na galit si Jairo that time.

"Please, maybe she won't bother me if I have a girl with me."

"Di mo sure, baka walang hiya pa rin iyon kahit makitang may bago ka."

"Let's just try, you know. Hindi naman natin malalaman kung hindi natin susubukan."

"Ok, fine."