22I ate quietly while he went outside first to arrange the things he would use. I was stunned for a while habang kumakain ako. Ilang buntong hininga pa ang ginawa ko habang kumakain ako. When I'm done eating, niligpit ko na ang pinagkainan ko."Bored lang ako kaya ako sasama," sambit ko sa sarili ko bago tuluyang lumabas sa bahay.When I came out of the house, it was still dark. My eyes immediately looked for Yrony, and I saw him standing there. Besides him is the boat that he will use, nakaharap siya sa madilim na dagat at tulala nanaman gaya ng kaninang nadatnan ko sa kusina.He looks like he is thinking about something hard.Hindi ko alam kung lalapit na ba ako o ano gayong tulala naman siya, pero ilang sandali naman ay agad siyang tumingin sa kinatatayuan ko. Napaayos ako sa pagkakatayo at dahan dahang lumapit sa kanya.I'm still wearing my white dress that I used to sleep in. He looked at me as I approached him, and I don't know why he was staring at me.I swallowed. He's too se

24Napasulyap ako sa kanya. Nakapamulsa ito habang nakatingin din sa Kuya niya."Nice to see you again. Ang tagal ng 5 years," sambit niya bago ako sulyapan rason kaya napabuntong hininga na lang ako."Nandito ka para kunin ako at ibalik sa pamilya ko hindi ba?" Tanong ko nang magsimula na kaming maglakad patungo sa bahay."Can i ask you something?" Tanong nito bigla."Ano naman iyon?" Tanong ko habang hinahawakan ang palapulsuan ko kung saan nakahawak kanina si Yrony ng mahigpit.Napasulyap siya roon at napailing ng saglit bago na magsalita paa."Usipin mo na nagtatanong ako bilang kaibigan, iyon ay kung tinuturing mo akong kaibigan," sambit niya.Hindi ako nagsalita. "Just ask me what you want to ask," sambit ko dahil masyado siyang seryoso."Forget that I'm Kuya Yrony's brother, and I want you to answer me truthfully." His voice became serious, as did his expression.I stopped and glanced at him. I'm trying to find something in his expression, but he's not looking at me. He was jus

26Huh? Ano raw? Napakurap kurap ako. Prepare for what? It's like he had a big rerevelation. Napailing na lang ako. Mga kalokohan niya talaga. Instead of thinking about it, I immediately got into the car.My emotions swelled with excitement because I would see them again. Outside the hospital, I immediately spotted Ivo; he was already waiting for me. Denver seems to have told him kaya nandito na siya at naghihintay na.He straightened up when he saw me getting out of the car."Thank you, Manong!" Agad naman na pagpapasalamat ko sa driver na naghatid sa amin."Hows Zally? Si Rony?" Tanong ko agad sa kanya, but he is just giving me that judgement look.Okay. Walang halong pag-aalala sa kanya kaya siguro ay hindi talaga ganoong kalala si Zally. Mas lalo akong nakahinga ng maluwag dahil doon."Ivo?" Taka kong tanong."May sinat pa siya hanggang ngayon. I think she is just missing you. Kapag nakita ka non, siguradong bubuti na ng maayos ang pakiramdaman niya," he said, but he is still star

28It's been three days since I got back from that island, and yesterday I started my job as CEO of the company. That was delayed due to that kidnapping, but here I am, doing my job as Avarez.Ivo took care of the company when I was away, and he did some of the things I needed to work on. That's why, even though I was gone for almost a month, I didn't have any problems when I came back."Ma'am, heto po ang mga kailangan niyong permahan na nasabi kanina sa meeting," sambit ng secretary ko pagkapasok niya pa lang sa opisina ko."Give it to me. Salamat," sambit ko sa kanya.He came over to give it to me. I took it and read it one by one. I almost got a headache after reading for several hours. There is a lot to sign, and that just means that I also have to read and study a lot.I really hate business, but I can't do anything dahil ako lang naman ang nag-iisang maasahan ni lolo. Speaking of lolo, we are still not okay because of everything that happened, pero hindi ko naman maaalis ang ka

30"I don't have evidence right now that your husband is a big asshole and a fvcking cheater, but I will find it and I will show you na ang asawa mong kinakampihan mo ay isang gago," Yrony said seriously, but I could no longer focus on what he said dahil masyado na akong ukopado sa nakita ko sa likod niya. Masyado na akong kinakabahan para isipin ang mga sinabi niya."Shit!" Mahinang mura ko dahil halos hindi ko na talaga alam ang gagawin ko.Napansin ni Yrony ang pagkataranta ko kaya sinubukan kong mag relax at itago ang kaba na nararamdaman ko ngayon. Hinawakan ko ang sling bag ko, nandoon ang phone ko. Should I call him? Pero paano naman? May peste sa harap ko kaya paano ko tatawagan si Ivo ngayon at sabihin na nandito rin siya.Kumunot ang noo niya, pero mula sa pagkunot ng noo, he became serious, and his jaw tightened. He looked down at my bag, which I was holding firmly."What? Is he calling you already? If he isn't calling you, why don't you call him right now? Ask him where h