Chapter 13.
Aching.
"Ate Leria? Yohoo... gising na po," ilang beses akong napakurap habang naririnig ang boses ng pinsan ko. I yawned and stretched my arms and smiled at her. "Good morning, Ate!"
"Hey Chealsea..." dahan-dahan akong bumangon. "Kailan pa kayo dumating?" I asked while getting up.
"Kaninang 5 AM lang po," tugon niya.
I heaved a sigh and opened my arms. Humiga naman siya sa dibdib ko. "How I missed you..." halos isang taon ko siyang 'di nakita dahil nag-migrate sila sa Amerika. Chealsea is one of my younger cousin who is very close to me. "Did you miss Ate Leria?"
"Yes po... miss ko na po 'yung libreng ice cream ninyo,"
Marahan akong natawa at mas lalo siyang niyakap. She giggled and seconds later, she complained because she couldn't breathe anymore. I took a bath while letting her wait in the bed.
Weekend na naman at buti wala akong pending na schoolworks. I looked at Chealsea's older sister, si Crissa. She waved at me. Nginitian ko lang siya at pumasok na sa kusina.
"'Nak, can you please get the pasta?" inutosan agad ako ni Mommy.
I helped them prepare our foods for our trip. Pansin kong hindi ako pinapansin ni Tita. Nagtatampo siguro dahil hindi ako pumunta sa birthday niya last year. I was so busy to go to America that time.
"Graduating ka na, hija?" tanong bigla ni Tito.
Woah... Kung hindi iyon tinanong ay hindi ko maaalala na malapit na pala akong makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. I don't know why but I am happy. Pero at the same time, hindi ako mapakali.
"Uh... Opo," tugon ko.
"Mabuti naman. May plano ka na bang magtayo ng sariling restaurant?" tanong niya.
"Uhm... sa ngayon po ay naghahanap pa ako ng investor at perpektong lugar para itayo ang restaurant ko..."
"Oh? Now that mentioned it. I can invest, hija."
Ilang beses akong napakurap. "Really, Tito?"
He nodded. "Send your bank account number to my secretary so that we can immediately negotiate your business," nang-iinit ang pisngi ko.
Is this for real?! May investor na ako sa future business ko! I can use Tito's money for my capital.
Sobrang tuwa ko habang naliligo sa dagat kasama ang mga pinsan ko. Ako ang nagbabantay kay Chealsea. Mabuti at hindi malikot kaya hindi ako palaging nakabuntot.
"Chealsea, huwag masyadong lumayo okay?" I reminded her.
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