Door of Happiness (Agravante Series #1)

KABANATA 16

Kabanata 16

Believe

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They let me inside. I can’t believe Pauline Agravante agreed to let me in. Akala ko wala nang pag asa dahil binaba na niya ang tawag niya kanina. Pero muli siyang tumawag at pinayagan akong pumunta sa bahay nila.

Bakit kaya? Siguro may ginagawa lang siya kanina at natapos agad kaya pinapasok na niya ako?

I am still nervous but my heart is also excited. It doesn’t stop beating fast. Napapangiti ako habang naglalakad kahit sobra sobra nang nanlalamig ang aking mga kamay. I didn't know that you could feel nervousness and excitement at the same time.

I remember she was so beautiful in the pictures. Her face was gentle and always smiling. How would she react when she saw me? May mararamdaman ba siya? Totoo ba ang sinasabi nilang lukso ng dugo? Mararamdaman niya ba iyon sa akin?

I'm so excited. The fear that had kept me from going here for weeks suddenly disappeared and was replaced by excitement. I didn't expect that this would be my reaction. I thought I would be scared but here I am so excited at hindi mawala ang ngiti.

Sa sobrang saya ko ay hindi ko na naisip na baka hindi siya maniwala sa akin. Na baka paalisin niya lang ako at pagkamalan pang baliw. Hindi ko na naisip pa iyon. I'm just very excited and that's all!

"Kaya mo yan, Cassandra. Kaya mo yan..." paulit ulit kong sinabi sa aking sarili habang naglalakad.

It was only a matter of time before I saw their address. My nervousness returned. I looked up and opened my mouth so wide when I saw how big and beautiful their house is. Or let's say... mansion!

Brown and white is the color of their mansion. Hindi ko naiwasang mapa nganga ng literal sa sobrang gulat at paghanga. Ang laki ng bahay nila! Do they really live here?

Pero bakit pa nga ba ako nagtataka? The Agravantes are rich and a very well-known family so it's only natural that their house is big. Hindi na dapat ako nagugulat sa ganito. Pero siguro talagang naninibago lang ako dahil first time kong makakita ng mga ganitong kalalaking bahay.

They have a big gate so I can't see their front yard. I went to where the doorbell was and rang it. Pinaghawak ko ang aking mga kamay na nanlalamig habang paulit ulit na humihinga ng malalim.

Moments later the door opened. A maid in a white uniform opened the door for me.

"Magandang araw po..." bati ko.

"Magandang araw din, hija. Ikaw si Cassandra Juarez?" tanong niya at ngumiti.

Medyo kumalma ako sa kanyang ngiti.

"Opo. Si... Ma'am Pauline Agravante po?"

"Nasa loob. Halika, pasok ka."

Lumunok ako at kinabahan na naman na papasok sa kanilang bahay. Talaga bang pinapapasok nila ako?

Tinigil ko ang pag iisip at sumunod nalang sa kasambahay. Once again I was amazed when I saw their large yard. Puro damo at sa gilid ay may dalawang malalaking sasakyan. Kulay puti at itim.

Giniya ako ng kasambahay sa may gilid ng bahay kung saan nandoon ang table. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig nang nakita ko kung sino ang nakaupo roon.

Very beautiful and elegant, Pauline Agravante was reading a book while there's a cup of coffee in her table. She's wearing a white dress that is really very elegant, bagay na bagay sa kanya. Her hair is in half ponytail and her eyes immediately found my eyes when the maid called her.

My heart stopped beating when our eyes met. Everything seemed to be slow. Nang muling tumibok ang aking puso ay sobra sobra itong kumirot. I couldn't move. I couldn't walk any closer to her dahil sa sobrang pagkakatigil ko.