"Why? Would you say where? No, right?" I sarcastically said while crossing my arms and look outside the window.
He just chuckled and didn't answer me. I lean on my seat and close my eyes and started humming my favorite song.
"Tanga, nandito na tayo. Sleeping beauty ka ba d'yan?"
I open my eyes and saw a park with no people. I unbuckle my seat belt and look at the mirror, I fix my above the waist brownish shiny hair of mine. I open the door and go out, leaving Light on the car alone.
I go straight to the lakeshore. As the wind shivers down on my body, I raise and extend both of my arms in the air and look up in the sky blue shady clouds. Good thing it's not sunny at this hour.
"Taray, parang gagawa lang ng music video, ah?" Light threw a laugh behind me, I put down my arms and look behind me.
"Pakielam mo ba? Gaya ka din, dito ka sa tabi ko, kunwari in a relationship tayo tapos masaya tayo, then break up sa huli," I said while smiling, I look at his hands and he's carrying a brown basket and... a guitar?
"Ay, ang bitter."
I walk towards him as he reaches below the tree. He put down the basket and the guitar he's holding. He knelt down in front of the basket and grabbed the big red cloth, and he laid it on the lawn.
"Is this a freaking picnic?" I suddenly ask while peeking through the contents of the basket. I saw some tupperware and I think it's different dishes.
"Oo, umupo ka dito sa tabi ko kung ayaw mong hilahin kita d'yan at itapon sa lawa'ng nakikita mo ngayon," he threatened as the tupperware was released inside from the basket.
"Yeah, right, whatever." I remove my shoes outside the red cloth before walking towards him and helped him arrange the foods.
"Let's eat?" He asked, I nodded.
He opens the container where I smell the scent of adobo as well as the rice, he spooned it and presented it to me with rice.
"Taste it," he said while smiling.
"Ayoko."
"What? Why?" His smile faded, it was replaced by dismay.
"Baka may gayuma 'yan, mahirap na..." I hesitated to answer and my eyes narrowed as I shifted my gaze at him and the spoon with food.
"Anak ng! Walang gayuma ito!" His eyes went wider and wider while glancing at me and to his spoon.
I did not speak anymore and swallowed the food he was offering. He smiled widely while looking at me, waiting for me to finish the food inside my mouth.
"How was it? Does it tastes bad?" He was excited to ask me. Tumango naman ako at ngumiti siya ng malapad, "I cooked that!" He looked like a child while saying that. Ngumuwi ko siyang tinignan at ang adobo niya.
"Hindi pala masarap kapag lutong Light," pigil tawa kong saad nang makita ko ang mukha nitong mukhang offend na offend.
"A-ano?!" Gulat nitong tanong, nanlalaki ulit ang mata. Sa susunod, itatanong ko si Tito at Tita pati na rin si Dimmer kung sa tarsier ba pinaglihi si Light at bakit ganito palagi manlaki ang mata na akala mo'y luluwa na kahit anong oras.
"Hindi pala masarap ang lutong Light," pag-uulit ko.
"Ano?!" Sigaw pa rin niya at gulat pa rin.
"Hindi pala masarap ang lutong Light."
"A-ano ba?!"
"Hindi pala masa--"
"Bakit ba paulit-ulit ka?!" Ani niya na inis na inis na.
"Bakit ba paulit-ulit ka rin?" Natatawang sinabi ko habang sumasandok ng kanin at ng adobo niya.
"Akala ko ba hindi masarap, ha, Mave?" Nagdududang tanong nito sa akin. Tumawa ako at hindi na siya sinagot. Ilang kwentuhan at tawanan pa ang ginawa namin habang kumakain.
Sa lahat ng kaibigan ni Kuya Veron at Von, kay Light pinaka-magaan ang loob ko. Dahil bukod sa nakaka-bwisit siyang mang-asar ay mapagkakatiwalaan ito at maaasahan sa lahat ng bagay.
"Bakit ba kasi may pa-picnic ka pang nalalaman? Pwede naman ako nalang mag-luto sa susunod," sabi ko habang umiinom ng juice, kakatapos lang namin kumain at magligpit ng pinagkainan namin.
"Ikaw, ah! Napaghahalataan kang gusto mo akong makasama sa susunod!" Tuwang-tuwa siya habang nakatingin sa akin.
"Tss. Eh, bakit ba tayo nandito?"
"Wala, gusto ko lang ng katahimikan," seryosong saad niya habang humiga sa pulang mantel at tumingin sa langit.
"May problema ka ba? Kung gusto mo ng katahimikan, doon ka sa building.. talon ka tapos mahahanap mo 'yung katahimikan ng gusto mo." Natatawa akong lumingon sa kaniya. Nagtaas naman ito ng ulo at dumungaw sa akin ng naka-kunot ang noo.
"Katahimikan ang gusto ko, hindi kamatayan!"
I chuckle a bit before looking up in the sky. I smile as I reminisce about the scenes when I, Kuya Veron, and Von were still kids.
The way Kuya Veron fetch me to school and he's always with Von when we were still all in elementary days. The way they fight if they saw my having wounds and scratches on my body because sometimes I stumble when I'm walking. The things when Mom taught me some self-defense, and I always try to have rumbles with my brothers causing Mom's very expensive favorite vase to be a break and shatter into pieces.
The day when we found out that we're going to live under the same roof without our parents, maids, and drivers. The way they both almost fire up the whole kitchen when I left them when I'm teaching them how to cook. The way they start having flings with some random girls on our campus. The scenes where I'm fighting with someone in our village, and they're always there to watch out for me.
As I met Alondra and Sebastian, Avianna and Veronica in high school days. The way when Sebastian always got disgusted with some fights when I'm always with him, and he doesn't know that I can beat them.
And when I saw the 4 unknown handsome boys in front of our house whom it's Light, Dark, Axon, and Valentin. The scenes where Light and Axon are always tripping and bullying me. The way Dark helps me with my assignments. And Valentin's heavy glances at me that I don't know why but we're not talking with each other.
I chuckle as I remember those things when we were still kids. Reminiscing the past makes me happy, hurt, sad, scared, and warm at ease heart.
"Anong tinatawa-tawa mo d'yan, 'oy! Ang creepy mo, ah!" Light said suddenly he's still in his position.
I turned to him and his face was serious as he's closing his eyes. I can see it clearly in his face that he's facing problems and difficulty. I looked at the guitar next to him and took it, it's my first time exposing to someone my talent in the instrument and my voice.
I sat and face sideways on him as I close my eyes as I strum the guitar to the song "Heaven Knows by Rick Price".
"She's always on my mind"
As I sang the first lyrics, I felt that he moves. I use my sad with a beautiful melody voice. Para damang-dama niya kung broken-hearted man siya.
"From the time I wake up 'til I close my eyes
She's everywhere I go
She's all I know
And though she's so far away
It just keeps gettin' stronger, every day
And even now she's gone
I'm still holding on
So tell me where do I start
'Cause it's breakin' my heart
Don't want to let her go..."
his was my song for him years ago. I liked Light before, but I didn't say it to anyone. Not even Sebastian and my friends as well as my brothers.
"Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
Only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope and pray
'Cause heaven knows.."
Light is a good friend, he is not difficult to like so I liked him for a moment. But it wasn't long because we were just friends, it was just there and it wouldn't change. I let my feelings grow, and I also let it go.
I continue singing the song and he's just there, maybe listening or sleeping. Tss. As I finished the song, I look down on the grass and I look up at the sky. It's almost getting late. I can clearly see the stars in the sky.
"I didn't know you know how to play the guitar?" He suddenly asks, almost a whisper. I look at him and he's holding his phone it rested on his left knee.
"Why? Did you ask?" I sarcastically said, I stood up, "It's getting late, I think we should head back."
He also stands up, I walk towards the edge of the red cloth and wear my shoes and hold the edge of the red cloth to fix it while he's putting his shoes on. He crosses his arms on his chest while watching me, as I finished doing it, I placed it at the top on the basket.
He opens the passenger's seat and helps me to go inside, he even put his hand on the top of the car so I would not bump on it. I just smile and he turned toward the driver's seat, I buckle my seat belt.
He's just driving silently. I reach for the radio and luckily, my favorite Tadhana is the song. I sang while I was just looking outside and the traffic approaches us.
"Ang pangit ng boses mo, manahimik ka," he broke up in my moment. My face got suddenly wrinkled.
"Alam mo, ikaw..." I look at him, crossing my arms and raise my left eyebrow, he's already looking at me, "Lalagyan ko rin ng super glue 'yang bibig mo, magsama kayo ni Balentino," I'm pissed off telling him.
"Anak ng! Galit ka na n'yan? Ang pangit mo talaga kapag napipikon, sa susunod vivideo-han na kita para makita mo kung gaano ka pinagsukdulan ng langit at lupa," He said, trying to hold back his laugh. But he didn't succeed, his laughter echoed inside the car.
He used his senseless rage against me until we reach Manila, I just realized that he brought me to Laguna. I didn't even realize we were here at the front of the house, the big black gate automatically opened and Light entered his car and parked it beside Kuya Veron's car.
He turned off the engine and walk towards the passenger's seat and opened the door for me.
"Ang laki-laki mo na, nagpapabukas ka pa ng pintuan, taray! Prinsesa ka ba?"
"Duh, that's what boys do," I answered as I put my bag on my shoulder and walked forward, he followed and walk beside me.
I glance at Light beside me and he looked at me when he noticed that I'm staring at him, his eyebrow raised and I just shook my head. I reach for the door keys before looking for the right key. It has my room door lock as well as my brothers.
"Don't tell anyone," I said, no one doesn't know about this but Mom. We both have lots of secrets had taught each other. My talents and skills were our secret, as well as the defenses she taught.
My Grandfather from my mother's side taught her to learn everything and relay what she has learned, and promise not to tell others what I learned, when, and with whom.
And in case of emergency, I put all the spare keys of the locks in the whole house. And the CCTV's located in each corner and places in the house are all because of me, my brothers usually don't know about that. It's connected to my phone, laptop, computer, and TV.
see you in my next one, :))!
I open the door before putting back the keys in the vase and proceed to the kitchen, Light put his arm around my shoulders. I saw Kuya Veron, Von, Avianna, Alondra, Veronica, Sebastian, Dark, Axon, and Valentin. The girls are on their phone and the boys are holding a can of beer."It's late, why are you all still here?" I ask, breaking their silence. I took the pitcher out of the refrigerator and put a pour on a glass of water, I straightly drink it and put it in the sink.I look at my phone and it's already 8:30 in the evening. God, ganon pala kami katagal magkasama ni Light.I walk out in the kitchen because n
"Number 1!" Biglaang sigaw nito sa amin kaya madalian kaming naglabas ng yellow pad at nagsimulang mag-long quiz. Shocks, hindi ko alam na pati pala sa subject na ito ay may quiz kami! Mabuti na lang at advance ako mag-basa kahit papaano. After our 50 items long quiz, our prof announces the scores from highest to lowest. Of course, I'm the highest! Nahirapan din ako don kahit pa nag-review ako. Long quiz lang 'yon, hindi 'yon tinuturing na long test dahil kung mahaba na ang long quiz namin, mas mahaba talaga ang long test. The school bell ring, tinali ko ang buhok ko bago ko kinuha namin ang gamit ko. Binitbit ko ang 2 na libro ko sa kanan na braso ko at isinabit ang bag ko sa kaliwa kong balikat.
What's the big deal if Light feeds me? Duh, as if he's my boyfriend. But base on his last message, he clearly said that he's watching me. So maybe he's somewhere here in the cafeteria.I look around the cafeteria, he's not here. I look outside and look down on the field, he's not also here. I was about to look up when I felt my phone vibrated again.Valentin Constantine:looking for me?To: Valentin Constantineyou're so hangin! I'm not kaya!
Siguro'y masarap kung tumira dito.. maaliwalas, masarap at mabango ang simoy ng hangin, malayo sa mga problema, idagdag pa ang mga naglalakihan ring puno sa paligid nito kaya malamig ang simoy ng hangin na dumadampi ang aking katawan. "Let's go inside." He talk behind me. I nodded and he walks first and reaches for the brown front door. Maganda ang loob, dirty white tiles, clean and neat living room, the white and cream color of the chandelier, brown staircase, mini bar, clean and complete kitchen. We go upstairs, it consists of 6 doors. It has a master's bedroom and 5 guests room. Parehas lang ang designs ng guest room but it has different paintings, lahat ng paintings na ito ay bigay sa akin ni Sebastia
"What am I going to do— Woah, what the hell?" Gulat siya nang isa-isa kong tinanggal ang butones ng white long sleeves ko dahil may spaghetti strap ako na white na suot sa loob at tube, hinablot ko ang itim na apron at nagsimulang maghanap ng raw dish na pwedeng lutuin. Siguro ay Korean types of meat na lang ang lulutuin ko."Mag-hain ka, 'yun lang at lumayas ka na rito.""Umalis na ang basketball players, ang mga pinsan mo at ang barkada nalang ang nandito." Sabi niya habang naghahain ng utensils sa long table.Matagal pa akong nagluto, habang hindi pa rin ako nilulubayan ni Sebastian ma
Bumaba ako habang bitbit ang dalawang blue workout mat na gagamitin ko at ang jumping rope at ang cellphone ko dahil hindi ako nakakapag-workout nang walang music na naririnig. Dumeretso ako sa kitchen at nakita ko silang lahat doon. Ang barkada, sabagay.. lahat kami ay tanghali pa ang pasok. Ang Castel Clan at ang mga kapatid ko. Himala, ang aga nilang gumising, ah? Achievement for the day, nice. Dumeretso ako sa refrigerator at kinuha ko ang tumbler ng tubig. Lahat sila ay kumakain na, sa Castel Clan ay lahat sila'y marunong mag-luto. Wala silang hindi alam na gawain, lahat ay dapat alam nila. Katulad din ng sa akin, tinuruan din sila ng kanilang Grandfather. Ewan ko sa ba dalawa kong kapatid na ubod ng tamad. "Nand'yan ka na naman!" Sigaw ko kay Calyx na nasa usual seat ko. Padabog kong nilagay ang jumping rope na bitbit ko sa harapan niya. Sa gulat niya ay nabulunan ito, kinuha ko ang baso niya at ininom ito.
He looks like an angel sent from above that came down here in the parallel universe. Aside from his handsome looking face, his body fits him well.. his biceps and triceps, his board shoulders, the whole body that fits him well plus the height that I can't reach.Hindi na ako magtataka kung may abs rin ito kagaya ng mga kapatid kong ibinabalandra ang katawan sa bahay na akala mo'y model ng Calvin Klein, hindi ko naman ito masisisi dahil talaga namang magaganda ang katawan nila.Pati rin ang mga pinsan ko na alagang-alaga sa katawan nila na halos gawing bahay ang gym dahil sa pagwo-workout, hindi nila ginagamit ang gym nila sa sarili nilang bahay.
It's me and Valentin.. in one painting!"No... no!" I said hysterically and still shocked.Mas lalong dumiin sa bibig ko ang kamay ko nang makilala at mapagtanto kung sino ang dalawang taong 'yon ang nasa loob ng painting."Oh my god!" His voice echoed again inside my head.He said that he's falling in love with this girl in the painting.. someone she can't call her 'mine'! He's falling for me, the playboy's falling for me? I don't get it.
Pinunasan ko ang gilid ng labi ko bago tumayo pagkatapos niya akong itulak paupo sa malamig na sahig. Palagi akong nasa tapat ng bahay nila, kung may lalabas man ay halos makipagaway na ako habang tinatanong kung saan ko maaaring makita si Mave at masundan.On the cliff, we can see the skyscrapers here. Nakikita ko ang ibang tore'ng ginawa ko noon. Habang pinagmamasdan ang anak kong nakaluhod sa harap ng lapida ng kaniyang kapatid at naglapag ng dalawang bouquet ng bulaklak doon ay hindi ko maiwasang hindi maalala ang nakaraan kung saan nangnginginig ang kamay ko habang tinatabunan ng mga rosas ang maliit na kabaong at ang loob non ay ang jar na puno ng dugo ni Mave.When I lost my child, I also lost myself. I feel like
"We broke up years ago. And I know that she's not low to have a child with Light Sanchez!"Tumawa si Axon Hidalgo, "Angelic girls still have bad sides. Based on experience, though.""Sigurado ka ba? Baka nagkakamali ka lang?" kalmado kong sinabi pero mariin."Dude, it's all over the news, internet and magazines. Noong una ay hindi din ako makapaniwala, but when I heard Alondra talking to Mave.." nagkibit siya ng balikat.May punto si Axon Hidalgo dahil magkasama sila ni Alondra sa iisang bahay. Nagagali
Thank you for being with Markisha and Valentin's journey of love and sorrow. This is the epilogue of Bons Amis Series 1.Markisha taught me many things in life. She taught me that I'm capable of loving someone else. And that's her.Markisha taught me how to love. She taught me to love everyone without asking anything in return. Her loved soothed me from the bad things that haunted me. She take all the demons and monsters inside me by her lips and her eyes.She married Light Sanchez, my best frien
It was so hard.. long.. thick! I've seen this before but it's too.. oh my gosh!Bumangon siya at sa isang iglap, siya na muli ang nakaptong sa aming dalawa. Napalunok ako pero bahagyang natawa bandang huli dahil sa pinaggagawa namin. Natigil lang ako sa pagtawa nang dumampi na naman ang kaniyang labi sa akin."Which one do you prefer? Below or above?" tanong ko bago pa malunod sa makamandag niyang halik sa akin.Napalunok siya. Tila hindi inaasahan ang tanong ko. Mapang-akit na ngiti ang iginawad ko sa kaniyang habang tinititigan siyang nahihirapang sumagot.
Nasa gitna ako ng pag-iisip nang biglang tumunog ang cellphone niya sa side table katabi ko. Kakatapos ko lang patulugin si Aurora so she moved a bit.Kinuha ko ang cellphone at nakitang Unknown Number ang tumatawag, kinatok ko si Valentin na nasa loob ng bathroom."What?" he shouted from inside."Uh. Someone's calling.." marahan kong sinabi."Who is it?""Unknown Number
And yes, I have a driver just like what he said. Sinamahan pa nila ako ni Aurora pababa ng basement. Before I leave, I looked at Valentin who's already looking at me darkly. I feel like if Aurora's not here, he would have his initiative to drive me to work. Iniwan ko sila roon.Habang papalayo ang sasakyan, tinignan ko silang dalawa sa rear mirror. They were just standing there while looking at the car leave. Nandoon naman si Anna, kaya pwede siyang tanungin ni Valentin tungkol sa mga hilig at gusto ng anak ko. Or he can just actually ask Aurora about it.There were familiar faces for me. Habang nasa cellphone ko ang paningin ko, nakikita ko sa gilid ng mata ko ang pagtingin sa akin ng mga iilang modelo.
For a moment, I felt him behind me. I turned slowly. Ganoon na lang ang panghihina ko nang makita siya. He looked so hurt with bloodshot eyes. His eyes were weak and in pain. It tells me how he longed, regret, loved, begged.My heart is falling for the image of my daughter as I looked at him. I was about to say something when he suddenly pulled me for a tight embrace. The embrace I longed for years.Napasinghap ako nang isiksik niya ang mukha niya sa aking leeg. My eyes widened more as I watched his shaking hands clutched my shirt so tight and pulled me softly.I wanted to push him away, but I'm too weak t
Busy si Aurora at Valentin mag-usap kaya hindi nila napapansin ay pagsisipaan namin ni Light sa ilalim ng lamesa dahil halos lahat ng salita ni Valentin ay inirorolyo niya ang mata niya. Kinagat ko ang bahagi ng labi ko nang mariing pumikit si Light dahil napalakas yata ang pagkakasipa ko.When Valentin noticed our weird stuff under the table, he turned to me first. I became serious but he still caught me laughing a bit. Sunod siyang tumingin kay Light na nakapikit pa rin. Nag-iwas na lang ako ng tingin.Labag man sa kalooban ko, tinulungan kong mag-ayos ng damit si Aurora. Pagkatapos kong mag-ayos ng gamit ni Aurora habang busy silang mag-usa ni Valentin sa kama habang nakatanaw sa ginagawa ko ay pumunta na ako sa kwart
Gusto ko ring sabihin na pati ako ay gusto ng separate room. Kung ayaw niya, sa tabi na lang ako ni Aurora. Mas gusto ko pa iyon. Before, I was expecting him to shout at me again and burst out with his anger at me like last night.But now, I can't believe that were both calm while talking. Hanggang ngayon ay natatakot pa rin ako sa maaaring mangyari. Kung magagalit siya sa akin ng habang buhay, I'll understand that. I deserve that dahil alam ko ang kasalanang ginawa ko.May punto rin siya kagabi. I know I should have told him about my pregnancy before. But I chickened out. Natakot at nasaktan ako dahil buong akala ko sa mga nagdaang panahon ay may pamilya na siya na bubuoin kasama si Amara.