35 - Message

REID SIERRA

Pinagmamasdan kong natutulog si Lily na sakop na ang buong kama dahil sa kakulitan, yakap niya ang human-sized teddy bear na binili namin nung nakaraang araw habang namimili kami ng mga gamit para sa baby namin, kaya napatawa ako nang mahina at tinuon muli ang atensyon sa tambak na gawain ng kompanya.

Hindi parin ako tapos sa ginagawa ko pero inaantok na ako kaya naisipan ko nang matulog sana pero tumunog ang cellphone ko. Kinuha ko iyon at nakita kong tumatawag si Luxury.

"Reid," she said seriously, but it sounded like she was at a bar because of the music I could hear in the background.

"Where are you, Lux?" I asked. She chuckled softly. "Why? Are you coming to fetch me?" she asked in a low voice, but loud enough for me to hear. "You're not, are you?" There was pain in every word Lux uttered, and it pierced through the phone, making me wince.

"I'm just away for months, Reid. But why?" Luxury laughed, a sound that was both familiar and distant. I couldn't bring myself to