Blog Thirteen: Morning Glory
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I blinked. I blinked again when I saw the rays of sunlight shining through the window. Agad akong napaupo sa kama noong naalala kong hindi nga pala ako sa bahay natulog. My gosh. I slept in a kubo with… OMG, Cyber! I almost forgot about Cyber!
Dali-dali akong lumabas from the room. I saw him still sleeping sa wooden couch. Sobrang himbing ng tulog niya kasi kahit noong lumapit ako at kinumutan siya eh hindi siya gumalaw o nagising.
I smiled cheerfully and went to the banyo to wash my face and brush my teeth. I thought of peeking sa kabilang kuwarto na ngayon ay naka-open na, but I caught sight of the girl who owns this kubo. Nasa labas siya at parang may kinakausap. I decided to go outside at kausapin siya.
Paglabas ko, I was surprised to see her alone. So kung siya lang mag-isa… “Sinong kausap mo?” tanong ko sa kanya.
“Good morning to you, too, Celeste Cheng,” masiglang bati niya. “I’m talking to them.”
Noong itinuro niya ang mga bulaklak, medyo nag-alangan pa akong magsalita ulit. “Err, to the flowers?” nag-aalangang tanong ko. “Are you talking to the flowers?”
“Of course!” masiglang sagot niya.
Kumurap ako. OMG. Hindi kaya may mental disorder ang babaeng ito? Pero mukha namang siyang matinong kausap last night eh. “Excuse me?” tanong ko. “As in… you’re talking to the flowers? To the bulaklaks?”
Tiningnan niya ako. Nakalipad ang isang kilay niya. “Why not? They are living things, too, you know?”
“Oo, pero—”
“Why? Is there a rule saying humans can’t talk to the members of Kingdom Plantae? Besides, don’t you know that talking to plants can relax you and at the same time can help them bloom?”
Kumurap ako at medyo napanganga. Siyempre speechless ang peg ng kagandahan ko, right? So tumango na lang ako with wide eyes. Ngumisi siya at itinuro ang isang uri ng bulaklak.
“See that?”
“Uh-oh,” tumatangong sabi ko. “Why? Anong meron?”
“You know what it is?”
I shook my head. “Familiar, but hindi ko alam ang name ng flower na ‘yan.”
“That’s morning glory,” masiglang sabi niya.
“OMG, kaya pala familiar. How pretty,” namamanghang sabi ko.
Ngumiti siya nang malapad. “It is. It was first known in China. And like its name, most morning glory flowers comes in full bloom during morning. However, there are some that blooms during the night.”
Kumurap ako. “OMG, talaga? I thought kaya siya tinawag na morning glory kasi sa morning lang siya nagbu-bloom.”
Nagkibit-balikat siya. “All things have an exception.”
“Huh?”
Bigla siyang ngumisi sa akin. “Just like the morning glory flowers, there are those that bloom in the night. That is because there are exceptions to every rule in the universe. Remember that, Celeste Cheng.”
“Anong ibig mong—”
“Celeste?”
I turned around to see Cyber walking toward me. “Cyber!” masiglang sabi ko. “Good morning!”
“Anong ginagawa mo diyan sa labas?”
“Huh? Kinakausap ang mga bulaklak, este si—wait, ano nga pala ang name mo?” tanong ko habang muling itinuon ang atensyon ko sa babaeng kausap ko, pero paglingon ko, wala na siya. “Saan nagpunta ‘yun?”
