C5

There were only a few passengers on the bus. Actually, Ros and I were the only two at the back of the bus.

"Lady Beth," Ros called me.

"Oh?"

"Can we stay like this until the end?" Meaningful teaching by Ros.

I suddenly looked at him.

"Always riding on a bus? Don't worry. We will do this together. We will go to our house together..." I answered with a smile.

"Not just that." Ros still has a serious face. The tone of his speech was different. There's a sad tone and there's a pleading tone.

"What?"

"I hope we can be together, nobody will change to us then I hope you still the girl who will never leave me." Ros has a lot of feelings.

I was slightly stunned by what Ros said. I can see the emotion in his eyes. I feel that what he says is true. Her eyes are also attractive as if she is begging me not to leave her.

I didn't know we both stared at each other. We stared at something strange for a long time.

CEDRIC SY POV:)

The next morning, I immediately went to Mama's room when she was probably having a heart attack. Good thing his Doctor came right away and he's fine now. I caught up with Mama's Secretary, Eladia, who had just left her room.

"Sir Ced." He said when he saw me.

"How is mom?" I will ask.

"It's resting." This is the answer.

I immediately went inside and saw Mama lying on the bed while looking at Clive's photo in the Frame again.

"Mom." I said when I saw him.

He just smiled as he watched Clive's face. I sat on the edge of the bed where Mama was lying.

"I miss this boy too. Even though he is addicted to the computer, he still doesn't forget to caress and hug me. I feel that my grandson loves me very much. I feel that he is alive and that he is just around me. I don't know, That was our last phone conversation..."

DOÑA VALENCIA SY POV:)

**Flashbacks**

"Grandma, I'm going home. I'm here inside the plane but it's still on the ground." My grandson Clive said.

"Oh, good to hear. Hurry up, my grandson! I want to hug you until you can't breathe." I happily told him."And you will meet your fiancé here. Soon, you will build your own family too."

"Grandma, I've told you already I won't marry a girl I didn't know." This is the answer.

"Here we go again on your line, Clive. No matter what happens, you will marry her and you will give me a lot of grandchildren!" I told him.

"I told you grandma, I don't want to get married." It's still boring. He always really says that he doesn't want to get married.

"Don't tell me your a gay---"

"No, I'm not. I just wanted to say that I'm waiting for the right time and the right woman me. Don't worry, I'll promise after 3 years I will get married and I will give you a lot of grandchildren." He said.

"I like it, grandson! Hurry up and find that woman you will love and marry. I'm excited to have a lot of grandchildren."

"The plane is ready to take off, Grandma. Bye, I love you!" Clive said a sweet goodbye to me.

"See you here grandson. Your grandma loves you." I said the same and the big smile didn't disappear from my lips.

* * *FLASHBACKS* * *

CEDRIC SY POV:)

"I didn't even hug my grandson. I miss him, son." Mom said crying.

I held Mama's hand with both of my hands. I bent down first and took a breath. Before speaking again, I raised my head.

"Ma, I know, Clive is your favorite grandson but you still have another grandson. He is johnser. Until now his hoping to be loved by his grandmother like how Clive been loved---"

Mama didn't continue what I was going to say. he removed his hand from my grip and lay down with his back to me while hugging the picture frame.

"If you only knew son what's your ex wife did before." This is a meaningful statement.

"Mom, there you are again. Back then, you didn't like Lourdes anymore, now she's dead, you're still angry with her? Mom! She's the mother of your grandchildren. I hope you'll love my late husband even though he's gone ." My statement.

"You don't have any idea what she had done before, Cedric. I know you will hurt once you will know, so it's better go out in my room. I will spill it how slut your ex-wife is." Mama said she was angry.

I couldn't do anything so I stood up from where I was sitting on the bed. Before leaving, I looked at Mama for a few seconds. I would have said something else but I didn't continue.

"Get well, Mom." I just said here.

It just didn't say a word and just kept lying with its back to me while hugging the picture of my son Clive.

I turned around and walked towards the door. And came out of my mom's room.

ELIZABETH VILLATORTE POV:)

"Hurry up, Clive. We will go. I will be late in my work." I said while sitting near the door while putting on my shoes.

Clive had already left the room and had just dressed and combed his hair. He was only wearing faded pants with a T-shirt printed on it, "Pakboy looks, Goodboy inside." I didn't have any good clothes to choose, so I bought them. That's okay as long as he can wear something.

Ros was behind me while I was just sitting on the floor while putting on my shoes. When I stood up, I saw Ros looking at me. I looked again at my old and faded shoes. Mom bought this for me when I was in Grade 9. It's good, it's not bad, it's just faded.

"Don't worry. Once I earn money, I will buy new shoes but as of now, I will use it these shoes. This is very important. It's part of my memory with my mother." I said to him with a natural smile."Let's go! Maybe I will be late." My nanny is here, let's go together.

It followed me.

As soon as we left the Apartment, there were women greeting Ros.

"Good morning, Rose." Two beautiful women greeted us when we met him.

Ros just smiled at this.

"Hmm?" I was like, "How did they know his name is Ros?" I said in a low voice.

"Ros, good morning!" Greetings from a man we met.

"Good morning too, Paul!" Ros greets here.

My eyes widened and my mouth almost opened when I stared at Ros.

"How did he learn to speak?!! Then he understood what that man said? Paul? He knew that man? He knew him too?" I was shocked in my mind.

"Ross, idol!" The group of young people who look like they are going to the basketball court say hello again. Others have balls.

"Hello!" Ros greeted this with a wide smile.

I don't know, I'm scratching my head. It was strange that I grabbed Ros's hand and brought him closer to me.

"How can you speak and understand Tagalog? How come you know everyone here? And how do they know your name?" I asked him one after another.

Everyone we meet knows him. Whether young or young, he is known and congratulated. It's surprising, he hasn't been here for two weeks yet, but there are many people who know him. It looks like he has a lot of close friends.

"Just a small thing." It answered me with a mischievous smile.

Why! Did I hear right?! He said that Tagalog? Can he speak Tagalog? Or does he really know how to speak Tagalog?!

"When did you learn to speak Tagalog?" I'm asking here.

"My troops teach me." It was a hanging answer as we walked down the road.

"Who's troops?" I will ask.

"My troops. My friends." It's smiling.

Whose troop is this?

"How did the people here recognize you?" I asked him again.

"Because I'm Ros. King of ROS." He answered and smiled proudly. I was about to ask again when Ros saw that a bus was coming. We're almost at the waiting shed where we're waiting for the bus to my work."There's a bus!" It said.

We ran to get on the bus.

The bus stopped and Ros and I got in. We sat in the front because we were the only passengers. I still want to ask, but don't. Maybe, I'll ask him later. But in fairness, he has learned to speak Tagalog. Who is this new friend?

*///////

"I'm going inside. I'll leave you here. If you're hungry, just buy there. We need to save because we're going to buy cp. Even if it's cheap. So we can easily- contact." I told him when we were on the opposite side of the building.

I gave him 100 pesos to spend today.

"Okay, Lady Beth," Ros said and smiled like a fool again.

Why! He understood what I said even though I only spoke Tagalog. Is he good?

"Alright. I'm going in. Don't go too far. You might get lost." I told him more.

"Yes!" He politely replied.

"Bye!" I almost waved my hand.

"Bye, Lady Beth!" He also waved his hand like a child.

It's still amazing. Can he really speak Tagalog? It's refreshing!

I entered the building. I was still smiling as I watched him outside. He kept waving his hand almost as big as the smile on his lips.

I headed to the elevator to go to the locker room of the janitors and jannitresses.