Humahagos na lumapit sa amin si Dredon, na parang kanina pa yata niya ako hinahanap. Siguro wala siyang naabutan sa studio since 'yong iba nasa meeting, iyong ilan nasa production site, at may mga naiwan sa stockroom para magcut ng fabric.
Napakapit siya sa kanyang tuhod, hinahabol ang hininga. I tapped his shoulder, and I was a bit shocked when he suddenly held my hand and gave it a light tap.
Tumingala siya sa akin. “I’ve been looking for you.”
Napamaang sandali ang bibig ko. “Oh, sorry. Nakalimutan kong sabihin sa’yo na may meeting kami. Si Linux?” tanong ko. “Hindi mo ba siya kasama? Where is he?”
“Linux is busy,” he said, still catching his breath. “He has a lot of clients to talk to. Hindi ko na inabala.”
“Oh…” I nodded. “So, let’s go?”
Kumunot ang noo niya, halatang may guston
