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Capitolo 23

Deanna's POV

I'm on the countertop now while watching my family busy preparing. I'm bored but I don't want to help them hahaha. Gawaing tamad. While I was standing, Ae suddenly hugged me from back so I immediately turned to him and patted his shoulder.

"Haha. Why?" I asked him with a smile.

"I'm bored." Ae answered as his head rested on my shoulder.

"Me too." I chuckled so he walked into the kitchen to help my Mamma arrange the dinning table.

While me, I went to my cousins ​​in the living room to play. After I sat down I saw my 18 years old cousin using a cellphone next to me. I just noticed that since I came here, she and my other cousin ignoring each other. Like, this two is parted in crime tapos biglang cold.

"Ehi, perché tu e Gaia vi ignorate?" I suddenly asked my cousin. (Translation in English: Hey, why are you and Gaia ignoring each other?)

My cousin looked at me badly and seemed that she's angry, "So che anche tu sarai arrabbiato per quello che ha fatto. Gaia aveva una relazione con il mio ex ragazzo." My cousin answered so I was surprised. Like, oho may ghad. (Translation in English: I know that you too will be angry for what he did. Gaia was having an affair with my ex boyfriend.)

Hala, sumasalo pala ng basura si Gaia. Hahaha kidding, recycle lang daw. Baka sayang kaya ni-reuse ni Gaia.

"Hahaha. Hindi naman siguro basurera si Gaia, baka nagkataon lang." I chuckled. No, I was kidding. Hahaha. Like parang dahil sa iisang lalaki natapos yung friendship nila.

"Huh?" My Italian cousin confused at what I said.

"Huh-kdog." I chuckled. Hahaha. Wala kayong magagawa, Filipino ako eh.

"Chiara, vieni qui. Facciamo una foto." I said and I picked up my cousin who was sitting on the floor and laid it on my thigh and took my phone out of my pocket. (Translation in English: Chiara, come here. Let's take a picture.)

Wala pa tayong picture together eh. Kapag nasa pilipinas tayo tapos buhat-buhat kita. Mapagkakamalan tayong mag-ina. For sure 'yan hahaha.

"Deanna!" Suddenly someone shouted my name so I immediately looked for where it came from. Zio was looking for me so I immediately went down to Chiara to approach him.

"Zio, hai comprato i souvenir che ti chiedo di comprare?" I immediately asked after I approach him. (Translation on English: Uncle, did you buy the souvenirs I'm asking you to buy?)

"Certo." Zio answered with a smile and gave me the paper bags so I smiled up to my ears. (Translation on English: Of course.)

"Grazie zio." I happily said. (Translation on English: Thanks Uncle.)

Nagpabili lang ako ng Borsalino Hat para kay Ricci at Cian, hindi ko kasi alam kung ano amats nila kaya 'yan na lang haha. Cashmere Shawls naman kay Alyja, Pastiglie Leone Candies naman para sa mga neighborhood namin haha. And of course, sandals para sa minamahal kong Ma'am Daisy. Ganon ko sila kamahal.

I went to my bedroom to bring what Zio bought. I took my travel bag, I remembered that I had bought things from Baguio, Philippines. Native Bags, Patterned Mats, Dreamcatchers, Ube and Stawberry Jam and some Refrigerator Magnets. Actually, yung magnets and jam lang pinapabili ko. Buti nga may extra money yung friend ko, kundi 'yun na 'yun lang talaga dadalhin ko.

I was supposed to give it at Christmas pero sabi ko 'wag na 'cause Papa gave a gift to all of them kaya naisipan ko sa New Year na lang. Para hindi sila nganga sa New Year haha. Baka hindi na din kasi magbigay sila Papa ngayon kaya ako na lang haha.

"Wow. Questo è stupendo, Deanna!"

"Molte grazie!"

"Adoro la trama della borsa."

"Strawberry Jam? È di Baguio?"

"Bello. Il ciondolo è così bello."

(Wow. This is gorgeous, Deanna!)

(Thank you very much!)

(I love the texture of the bag.)

(Strawberry Jam? Is it from Baguio?)

(Beautiful. The pendant is so beautiful.)

OMG! My heart is melting. I’m glad my Italian Family liked my simple gift to them. Their smile means a lot for me.

While everyone was having fun, my Tita was angry because her son was at her girl best friend's house and she said she didn't trust the girl. Basta ganyan-ganyan. Iba talaga ang Filipino. Haha.

"Peter, yung anak mo nasa bahay daw nila Vittoria. Pauwiin mo na. Sinasabi ko sa'yo kapag nabuntis ni Micco 'yun itatakwil ko kayo pare-pareho." Natawa na lang ako bigla sa sinabi ni Tita haha. Ganyan ba talaga yung mindset ng mga ermat kapag may anak silang lalaki?

"Kanina ko pa nga siya tinatawagan, hindi naman sumasagot. Ayaw mo bang maging manugang si Vittoria? Haha." Nagawa pang magbiro ni Tito. Haha. Nakausap ko ba 'to si Tito nung nasa pilipinas palang kami. He told me na wala siyang pake kahit malandi, mabisyo or kahit ano yung girl. Ang importante lang daw sa kanya is yung ganda. Because he said his grandchild must be beautiful. I don't know, may plano ata siyang ilaban ng Miss U magiging apo niya. Hahaha.

"Uy, Deanna. Kayo na ba ni Ae?" Muntik na kong mapatalon sa gulat nung nagsalita yung pinsan kong frog.

"Ha? Haha— We're good friends since 2005." I giggled. Love ko yung family ko pero ayoko ng ususera like ngumiti ka lang habang nagce-cellphone, may boyfriend kana daw. Makita ka lang nilang may kasamang guy, ligaw mo na daw 'yun. Kapag hawak mo cellphone ko, ka-text mo na jowa mo. Like what the, buti pa. Hahaha.

Okay lang naman sakin 'yun, I mean dinadaan ko na lang sa laugh. Wala eh, Filipino eh. Hahaha. My cousin just laughed when Ae suddenly passed by my side so I called him.

"Hi, Mr. Ae Zampieri." I said in flirtatious said haha. Ae just touched my waist and kissed my forehead so my cousin's eyes widened.

"OM—" My cousin's cheek suddenly turned red when one of my cousins ​​suddenly came and he had someone with him... Mexican girl?

Umalis na yung ususerang frog kong pinsan. Hahaha kidding. Sabi sa inyo eh, pinagkukuha na ni Mamma yung relatives niya sa Philippines. Yung nakuha na ni Mamma buong angkan niya tapos yung anak niyang matigas yung ulo na hindi pumupunta ng Italy haha.

Ang tangkad ng babae. Nalulula ako. I took a chair and stood here and put my hand on Ae's shoulder as a supporter. Para hindi ako mahulog, mahirap yung mahulog tapos walang sumalo. Hahaha.

"D, this my paraluman." Ha? Hakdog? My cousin introduced the girl with him.

"What's paraluman?" I confusedly asked. Ano ba 'yun? Tagalog ba 'yun? Ba't hindi ko alam? Ay oo nga pala. Kung yung singwenta nga hindi ko alam paraluman pa kaya.

"And this is my palamunin." Singit ni Ae kaya hinampas ko agad siya. What the hell. I know the palamunin no. You crazy head.

My cousin immediately laughed and the woman with him just smiled at me. Napahiya ba ko?

"Paraluman means Goddess, right, Wim?" Ay buti pa siya alam niya. Filipino ka, Te?

"Ano naman yung Wim?" Parang kabababa ko lang ng mountain huhuhu. Kailangan kong i-improve yung Tagalog lessons ko.

"Walang iwanan mahal." My cousin answered me so I was stunned and it took another minute before I realized what he said.

"..... Ang corny ng boyfriend mo." Bulong ko sa Mexican girl na girlfriend niya. Ngumiti lang yung girl tsaka umingin sa pinsan ko. Pinagtatawanan niya ba ko?

"What did she say, Wim?" The girl asked my cousin. Haha. Okay.