23 Their past, present and future! [3]

Nagtataka man ang mga magulang nila ay nagpakasal si Eddie and Celestine..

hindi sila umuwi kahit nagkaanak na sila..

Habang si Emman at Sophia Margareth ay nagkahulugan ng loob at after nilang maka graduate ng college nagpasyang magpakasal.

The four of them never crossed their path again after what happened.

Though Marga and Celestine pursued their the same dream, to become a designer and have their own clothing business.. 

They have the same line of business the Celestine Garments while Margareth has her own brand named Marphie clothing..

 No one of their children knew the truth so they thought their elders are enemies because they are rivals in business..

It never occours to them that once upon a time their parents are best of friends but because of one incident everything changed and act like they dont know each other.

after reminiscing the past Eddielberto sigh.

He never thought he would see that car again. .he never thought Sophia Margareth and Emmanuel will keep his gift to them.

How many times Emmanuel waned to return that car but he told his parents not to accept it.

He called Celestine and they followed Zach to his house..

at the garage Zach is caressing his impla while talking to it as if it is his precious gem..

"Baby girl oh my baby girl.!"

He was talking to his impala like talking to a child.

"Daddy will promise to you. .I will take good care of you, 'kay.? I will never return you in that underground garage.."

"Zach!"

tawag ng grandma Celestine niya na nakataas ang kilay.

"Hello my beautiful mommy la."

bati ni Zach sabay halik sa pisngi ng abuela.

Celestine did not answer her grandson, instead lumapit siya sa impala at hinimas iyon.

"Eddie do u think he forgive us already?Celestine asked her husbond, uncertainly.

"Where did you get this car hijo? did you bought it?"

"No mommy la! bigay sa akin yan ni Don Emmanuel Sebastian Madrigal."

sagot ni Zach.

Mas lalong nanlaki ng mata ni Celestine, habang napatingin agad sa asawa

at tutop ang bibig na parang maiiyak

"Why?"

"He wants me to marry her grand daughter!"

walang ano mang sagot ni Zach.

he always share everything sa mommy la niya..

ang mommy and mommy la niya ang tinuturing niyang matalik na kaibigan..

Hindi niya nakita kung paano nagtinginan ang dalawang matanda.

"Did you agreed?"

tanong ni Celestine.

"Ofcourse mommy la..why should turn it down?

He asked casualty.

"In exchange of my dream car Iam going to marry his grand daughter.."

"I thought you love your freedom so much?"

his grandma asked.

"Yeah.."

"Then why did you agreed to mary her?"

"Well in that moment all my restrictions

about marraige are gone because of this new baby of mine."

ani ni Zach  habang hinihimas himas ang kotse.

"But thinking of it now i can make a good plan to get out of it!"

"Such as?"

his grand father asked curiously.

"I can run away. .but I think its not good idea!" 

He paused as if he was thinking of something.

"Besides, with don Emmanuel's money I can't hide for too long even if we have money too..

"I can talked his grand daughter then force her to say no para hindi matuloy ang kasal..

but as i remember napagkamalan nya akong escort na hinire nya so maybe don Emmanuel was forcing her to get married or.."

Zach eyes twinkled in excitement of the idea popped up in his mind.

"Or?" 

his grandma asked impatiently, while raising her brow.

"Or I can marry his grand daughter. .she's hot sexy and very beautiful. .

pagkatapos ko sa kanya then I can file an annulment..

let just say I can hire someone na magpanggap na boyfriend niya so my grounds would be she's cheating!"

tuloy tuloy na sabi ni Zach na para bang eni imagine ang mga mangyayari.

 Hindi niya nakita ang reaction ng dalawang matanda.

"Well young man I will give you two choices of that plan of yours!"

putol ni Celestine sa nag di daydream na apo.

"First you're going to return that impala to don Emmanuel and cancel that agreement with him..

Or if you're going to do that plan of yours forget me as your grand mother!"

ma awtoridad na pahayag ng matandang babae.

"Whoa..mommy la thats harsh! forget talaga?"

nagtatakang reaksyon ng binata.

"I tolerated you for everything!" 

She said waving her hand. 

"Including that whatever that activity of yours. . but this time a big no for it! I will never let that poor girl and Emmanuel got hurt again!

understood?

so choose return that? 

sabay turo sa sasakyan.

"or forget me!"

sabay turo sa sarili saka nagwalk out at bumalik sa bahay nito.

"Why mommy la is acting weird gramps? and she evensaid she wont let don Emmanuel get hurt again!why?"

nagtatakang tanong ni Zach sa abuelo sa inasal ng lola niya.

"Just follow what she said hijo!you know your grandmother well. .if she said it she mean it."

sabi ni Eddielberto sabay talikod at sumunod sa esposa.

Nagtataka man he contacted his secretary at nagpa set ng meeting kay don Emmanuel kinabukasan.

Hindi man niya gustong e sauli ang impala pero alam niyang seryoso ang abuela.

Konsintidor na kung konsintidor pero ganyan ang lola niya sa lahat ng mga apo nito...

what they wants they can get it, if not with their parent. . in their grandparents!

but if they say don't  do that don't do this then you need to listen or else you will  going face the consequences of your action.

"Good afternoon hijo!"

bati ni Don Emmanuel  s kanya

"Good afternoon Don Emmanuel!"

ganting bati nito.

"Call me lolo or grandpa hijo.."

nakangiting sabi ng matanda.

"What is this meeting all about?"

nilabas ng binata ang susi ng sasakyan at binigay sa matanda.

"bout this. .I want to cancel our agrrement!"

sabi ni Zach.

"May I ask why?"

"I had think it over and clearly. ." 

Zach paused.

"but I want my freedom than anything else.."

 pagsisinungaling ng binata.

"Come on I maybe old hijo but Im not a fool! you can only cancel our agreement if you tell me the truth!"

Napabuntunghininga ang binata sa sinabi ng matanda. 

ang hirap palang makipagusap sa mga matatanda sa loob loob niya.  

Ikiniwento niya ang sinabi ng abuela niya.

"I don't want to disappoint my mommy la!"

He said with a trace of disappointment in his voiced.

Don Emmanuel suddenly laughed.

"Before we cancel our agreement lets have a deal again. ."

Don Emmanuel said with a determination in his voice.

" Get to know with my grand daughter then at the end of this month if she still refuse to marry you and she said it to me personally then, I wont force the two of you to get married!

"Plus. !"

"Plus what?"

Zack asked the old man, frowning.

He thought that this might be another trick from the old man's sleeves.

"The im. .

"You dont get it gramps. .I really love that impala of yours but I love my mommy la more, she dont want me to marry your grand daughter and hurt both of you. .

Zack muttered continually, but stop when he realized what the old man said.

"What. ?"

Bigla nitong tanong na tila ba na alimpungatan.

Don Emmanuel smiled, he finally caught his attention. 

Alam nya ang kahinaan nito, all he need is to offer him with a win-win situation na di nito matatanggihan.

"Let me talk to your grandparents okay?call them and tell them to meet me here..!"

sabi ng matanda.

"but.."

Alanganing sabat ni Zach sa matanda.

"Please hijo. ! they will meet me I assure you that!"

pangungulit ni Don Emmanuel sa kanya..

"Okay. . okay!"

he get his cellphone ang texted his grandfather about Don Emmanuel's request. .

He infromed them that the old man wants to talk to them..

mabilis pa sa alas kwatro ang pagsagot ng lolo niya na pinagtakhan na naman niya..

after 20 minutes nakita na niyang papasok sa restaurant ang kanyang abuelo at abuela.

nang magkaharap harap na ang mga matatanda nagtitigan lang ang mga ito.

naka ilang ahem na siya pero parang walang narinig ang tatlo.

"You can go to your work now hijo!."

pangtataboy sa kanya ni Don Emmanuel sa kanya.

"No!" He said defiantly."Im staying here and I will listen."

sagot ni Zach.

"You have to work zachary eddielberto! or else go where the hell you wanted to go!"

Bulyaw sa kanya ng abuela.

"We have something very important to discuss and it doesn't concern you!"

matatag na pagtataboy at seryosong sabi sa kanya ng mommy la niya.

"Zach  please give us time to talk okay?" 

Zach's grandfather was consoling him. This is the first time that his grandmother yelled at him.

"We will let you know later sa mapaguusapan namin.."

mahinahong pakiusap ni Eddie.

napakunot noo siya sa narinig...

Something's not really right in his mommy la. .

never itong humindi sa gusto nila. .

never silang pinagtaasan nito ng boses. .

but now.?

I really need to know whats going on!