Chapter 7

Date

Bumaba agad ako sa sasakyan nang makarating sa manor. I just felt suffocated inside. It feels awkward and uncomfortable. Sa entrance palang ng manor nandoon na si Gracy.

I saw her surprised face when she saw Teo. Then her eyes went to me and went back to Teo. Nagtataka na ito kung bakit si Teo ang kasama ko at bakit ako nakabangungut ngayon.

Her half-opened mouth closed when I cut her off from speaking.

"Prepare him breakfast. I'll meet you in the office."

Hindi ko na hinintay pa ang sasabihin ni Gracy. I saw her nodding slowly as her eyes only drifted to Teo.

Diretso ang lakad ko papunta sa office. Hindi ko na inabala ang sarili na asikasuhin si Teo. He wants breakfast? He'll have it.

But not with me.

Hinintay ko nalang si Gracy sa office. It took fifteen minutes for her to come over the office. Pansin ko ang pagdududa sa mata niya nang natanaw akong nakaupo sa swivel chair. Umiwas na lamang ako ng titig. I shifted from my seat and swallowed hard.

"Is he part of your pla