Embracing Your Poison

06

My mom is still on the phone but my eyes is fix to the man who is looking at me intently because he thought I called him. 

"Hello, Veron sweetie? Are you still there?" 

"Ah yes, Mom. Ako na bahala." I said and quickly end the call because Amstel's eyes are a bother. 

Sino ba kasing Engineer Bandiala? Is there other Engineer on his family other than himself na alam kong hindi pa naman engineer because just like what Saffira said he's busy reviewing o baka naman tapos na dahil ilang linggo na din naman yun. 

But getting in my mom's side in that instant is really impossible. Is he really that good? 

"Are you calling me?" he said but instead of answering him I quickly walk to him. 

"Are you already an engineer?" I ask and confusion is the only expression I can see on his eyes. 

"Not yet, Ms. Venonica. Maybe next month if I past the boards and when the result are out so just pray for me." he said and was about to leave but I stop him. 

"Why would I pray for you? Are we close? If I will pray for you probably for you to fail." I said and roll my eyes. 

"At least you pray, dahil hindi halata sayo na marunong ka magdasal." This man is really good at pissing me off. Talagang sa lahat ng sasabihin ko may panglaban siya. 

"If you are still not an engineer so who is that Engineer Bandiala that my mom is talking about?" I said to myself at mukhang narinig niya din naman that is why he gave me answer. 

"It's probably my dad, he's an engineer. A good engineer." he said at tinalikuran na ako pero humabol na ako sa kanya kaya nagkasabay na kami sa elevator. He press the 20th floor and he look at me. 

"What?" I ask. 

"Anong floor ka?" Napatango naman agad ako doon. 

"18th." I said and he press it for me. 

So he's father is also an engineer and by the look in his face earlier while mentioning his dad it looks like his Dad is his role model. Who is not? Some child's role model is their parents they will just choose to the two. 

"Why are you suddenly asking about my Dad?" Amstel ask all of a sudden. 

"Our house here in Manila and our rest house in Batangas, we need to renovate it and my Mom found a engineer and I was just shock to hear your surname I thought it was you." I said. 

"It will be good for sure, but it also depends to the architect." he said and nod. 

"I heard it's Engineer Bandiala and Architect Perez?" he look at me again with wide eyes na kitang kita ko sa mga mata niya. 

"It's Nigel probably." My eyes also widen because of what he said. 

"You mean, Nigel? The Nigel that I know and you know?" I said at tumango naman siya sa'kin. 

"He's a good architect also my Dad likes him and how Nigel works." While talking to him I realize something while staring at him. 

"Kaya mo naman pala akong kausapin ng hindi ka naiinis." I said and smile at him kaya sinamaan niya naman ako ng tingin. 

"Ngayon lang yan dahil sabog na utak ko kakaisip kung papasa ba ako." he said kaya natawa na lang ako doon but I quickly get something on my bag. 

"Here," I said at may inabot sa kanya. It's a key chain na gawa sa kahoy and I also ask the perosn who sell it to me to put a quote. Kinuha niya naman yun kaya napangiti na lang ako and the elevator open because it's already in the 18th.