HIGHEST RANK: #152 on General Fiction
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【ON GOING】Clyde Molina is not your typical millennial girl. Imbes kasi na magpakalunod siya na makarami ng likes sa social media ay mas gugustuhin niyang makarami siya ng mahahanap at mapap...
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CONGRATULATIONS! I know I might have disturbed your dinner right now but I hope you know that I'm proud of you.
Ang sabi sa text message na binabasa ni Beau sa kanyang smartphone. Normally, he would've replied a curt 'thank you' but the person who sent the message didn't happen to be someone he normally sees in his life so he just put back his phone to the pocket of the slacks he's wearing without responding.
"Magpapahangin lang ako," paalam niya sa Papa at Ate Beatrice niyang abala sa pagpili ng i-oorder nilang pagkain sa menu book. After the graduation ceremony, they decided to go to this fine dining restaurant located exactly at the top of Claridel Hotel. Fortunately, his sister happened to book a table reservation several weeks ago just for his graduation celebration —which he suggested to be just a simple family dinner.
"Are you okay?" masusing tanong ng ate niya.
"Yeah. Of course, kailangan ko lang ng kunting katahimikan kasi halos buong araw nasa maingay akong environment," he said that half-meant, because as much as those words are true, he also just wanted a peace of mind to calm himself about his mother's text message...and her audacity to show up to his graduation.
Tumayo na siya at dumiretso sa balkonaheng tanaw na tanaw ang nagkikislapang ilaw sa isang kalmadong gabi ng Greco. At nang tumingala siya sa bilog na buwan ay unti-unti siyang bumigay sa isang ala-alang labis na nagpabago sa kanya.
Looking back, the first time Beau developed his dilemma if relationship are meant to last forever was when he was an immature 16-year-old. Tandang-tanda pa niya ang araw na 'yon nang nasasabik siyang makauwi ng bahay nang makatanggap siya ng text message galing sa ate niya na sorpresang umuwi ang Mommy nila galing London kung saan ito nagtatrabaho bilang nurse.
With a gleeful smile on his lips eager to see his mother after 3 years, he tiptoed his way to his father's office where his parents usually hang out in their house. Umaasa siyang pabirong bubulagain niya sila para magulat ang mga ito pero bago pa niya 'yon nagawa ay siya ang nabulaga sa mga narinig niya. Pinili niyang magtago sa likod ng bookshelf upang klaruhin ang mga bagay-bagay na narinig niya.
"And when are you planning to file our annullment?" kalmado at pormal na tanong ni Atty. Pavia na animo'y kliyente lang niya ang humihingi ng tulong para mag-file ng annulment.
"Can we make it earlier than six months?" desperado ang tono ni Mrs. Pavia —o hindi na pala.
Atty. Pavia sighed heavily and Beau is pretty sure he is drinking coffee at the moment, "I don't think six months is possible, I mean, nasa Pilipinas tayo and considering I am handling a big case right now that might undergo for months. Baka legal separation muna ang maiaalok ko."
