The 19-years-old Trese...
"Yung toga mo nagugusot." Tita Daisy quickly fixed it and my hair.
"Common Daisy, relax, kanina ka pa aligaga." Dad, hold her shoulders; she is looking tense.
"Your daughter asks me to help her, and I just want to do my best." At tama nga ako kanina pa kinakabahan si Tita.
"You did great, hon. Look, ang ganda lalo ng anak ko ngayon oh. Ikaw ata ang nag-ayos diyan!" Pagpuri ni Dad sa ayos ko ngayon.
I actually asked Tita Daisy to help me prepare and do my makeup for our graduation today. She's been asking me and messaging me before if there are things that she could do for me. Maybe that's her way of reaching out and trying to be closer to me. Kaya naman nagpatulong ako sa kanya.
Ang cute lang ni Tita dahil kanina pa yan taranta.
"Do you like it, Trese? If may gusto ka ipabago, we change it immediately."
"Tita I love it; thank you. Kaya relax na po kayo diyan." Pagpapakalma ko sa kanya.
"Tito Dad! Mommy! Punta lang kami sa labas ni Emi saglit po ha." Biglang sulpot ni Den-den habang hawak si Emi na nakasimangot.
If Emi is here already, ibig sabihin nandito na rin siya.
"Saan kayo pupunta?" Gabo asked, na kasunod lang pala noong dalawa. "Hello po Tito Twelve, Tita Daisy."
Hindi pa niya suot ang toga niya at nakasabit lang ito sa braso niya, but I can't help but admire him. Naka suot lang ito ng plain white long sleeves, slacks, and black shoes, pero ang gwapo niya sa paningin ko.
"Hi love. Ang ganda mo po today." Mahinang bulong niya and I can feel my cheeks heating up.
I am whipped.
"Hindi ata nakaka-kita ng scramble ang batang ito sa Manila. May nagtitinda po sa labas, ibibili ko lang po siya." Nagkakamot ulong sabi ni Emi bago tinangay si Den-den na nagtatalon sa tuwa.
"Hello po Tita and Tito." Bati ko sa magulang ni Gabo.
"Congratulations sa inyong dalawa." May ngiti sa labing bati sa amin ni Tita Helen.
"Salamat po."
"Habang natagal ay lumalaking kamukha ni Mang Gabriel itong si Gabo. Mahilig ka rin ba sa mga halaman gaya ni Mang Gabriel noon?" Dad asks Gabo, who's beside me.
"Mas mahilig siya sa dagat gaya ni Mang Eleven. Noong bata pa yan kapag hindi siya tutulong sa palayan, eh sa may pangpang mo matatagpuan ang batang yan, nakatanaw sa dagat." Tito Gilbert said with a small smile.
"Talaga? Kaya pala sila magkasundo ni Dad. Anong plano niya ngayon college?" Dad asked a question no one had dared to ask Gabo for a long time already.
I can feel that he became tense beside me.
"Pangarap niyang maging marine en-"
"Pinag-iisipan ko pa po Tito Twelve." Putol ni Gabo sa sasabihin ni Tito Gilbert.
I quickly saw how Tito Gilbert was taken aback by what Gabo said and how sadness quickly crossed his eyes upon realizing that Gabo was completely abandoning the dream that they both built.

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How to be in the Same Page With You | #1
RomanceBooks have different pages and carries different kinds of stories, and the question here is, what kind of story do we have? What page are we on? Tell me how to be in the same page with you? TRESE x GABO