“JULIAN!” Masayang lapit ni Margaret sa aming meeting place.
“Hey! How was the business?” Malaya kong pinanood ang paglapit ni Margaret sa akin.
We decided to meet at a coffee shop across her newly built clothing shop. Nagretiro na siya bilang modelo at nagtayo ng sariling negosyo kasama ng isa pang business partner.
“Great! Maganda ang feedback at siymepre dahil maganda ang modelo ng mga paninda.” Muli siyang nag-pose sa harapan ko bago humalik sa aking pisngi.
Natawa ako. Anim na buwan na rin magmula nang magising ako sa condo unit niya. And within those months spent, good things happened between us. We became closer. My mother knew her family and liked her. Jordan appreciated her. And I…I felt comfortable with her.
“Thanks for coming.”
“I promised, didn’t I?”
“Hmm!”
