Even If It Means A War
Kabanata 8
In disguise, I wore a black jacket with a bold racerback underneath, skinny jeans, white sneakers, and a sleek Ray-Ban tortoise frame. I applied a little foundation on my face, two swipes of nude lipstick, and a coat of mascara completed my look.
Zame with his gray shirt, faded denim pants, white sneakers, Rolex day-date, aviator, and gold necklace that you could only see if you are a centimeter away from him. Napangiti ako dahil ang gwapo niyang tingnan. Palagi.
"Let's go?"
"Let's go." Ani Zame at binuhat ang stroller ni Roine.
Karga ko si Roine sa sasakyan. Nagsimula siyang magmaneho.
"Sa Ruins Park ba tayo una?" I asked.
"Ruins Park, mall, resto. Do you have any suggestions?" Nilingon niya ako.
"Wala naman. I just want to buy some new clothes for Roine," sabi ko at nilaro ang anak.
He nodded his head.
Just around a half hour later, we arrived at Barcelona Ruins Park. Nilagay namin si Roine sa stroller niya. I'm sure wala namang masiyadong napapadpad na kakilala namin dito. Plus, malayo sa mansyon ang Ruins Park.
I took my phone to take a photo with Roine. Tuwang-tuwa siya sa mga nakikita kaya hindi matanggal ang ngiti ko sa labi.
"Zame, picturan ko kayo! Bilis!"
Agad na pumwesto si Zame at binuhat ang anak.
"One! Two! Three!"
Malaki ang ngiti ko habang tinitignan ang kuha. Perfect father-and-son shots.
"Ikaw naman," kakatitig ko sa cellphone ay hindi ko na napansing lumapit si Zame.
Tumango ako at ako naman ang bumuhat kay Roine.
Using his finger, Zame made a counting sign. Matamis ang ngiti ko habang nakatingin sa camera. He gestured for one more shot. I posed with a kiss on Roine's cheek.
Lumapit si Zame sa isang babaeng dumaan. Kumunot ang noo ko nang may binulong siya rito na ikinapula ng pisngi nang dumaang dalawang babae. Inabot niya roon ang cellphone ko at naglakad tungo sa akin.
"Let's take a picture." Aniya nang makalapit.
He took Roine from my arms. His hand gently wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer. I bit my lip but couldn't contain my wide smile.
"O-One... two... t-three." Bilang ng babae. "Ang ganda niyo pong tingnang tatlo!"
Napangiti ako.
"One more, please," Zame said and took my hand.
Malapad ang ngiti ko habang nakatutok sa camera. After the four shots, we thanked the two girls almost turned into statue dahil hindi na nakagalaw nang matamis silang nginitian ni Zame. Ngumiti rin ako sa kanila.
We headed to the bench to sit down. Nasa harap namin si Roine at nasa loob ng stroller.
I'm taking a video of my child with the beautiful sun behind as the backdrop. His smile is everything and the way he blinks his eyes, tells me how blessed I am to have him as my son.
Pagkatapos ay nagpunta kami sa mall. Ako ngayon ang nagtutulak ng stroller.
Sa isang department store ay lumiko kami. Zame took a kid jacket. Ako naman ay tumingin sa kabilang section. Kinuha ko ang naka-hanger na pair yellow jersey.
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