Friends
Naghihintay kami ng flight namin pauwi ng Pilipinas when mommy saw a friend of her. The woman was so beautiful just like my mom. I think ka edad ito ni mommy mga nasa late thirties. Besides the women is a handsome man talking to my dad. And what caught my attention is the guy beside his father. I can tell because he looks just like him. I met a lot of handsome guy in school but this guy hits different.
"Kendall, this is your tita Rhia a friend of mine" mom said while smiling.
I smiled shyly at the beautiful woman.
"Hi po"
"Sweetie your name is beautiful as you and your voice is just like your mom, so soft and sweet" she nearly giggled.
"Thank you po"
After I said those words napatingin ako sa lalaking katabi ng ama niya. Nag-iwas siya ng tingin.
Akala ko ipapakilala din ako ni mommy sa lalaking yun pero hindi nangyari. But I feel bless when tita Rhia asked me if we can exchange seat because she wants to catch up with mom. Now I am sitting beside her handsome son.
Kahit isang beses ay hindi niya ako tinapunan ng tingin. But because I badly want to talk to him I do the first move that I don't actually do.
"Hi I'm Kendall" masayang sambit ko. He looked at me just a second at nag-iwas din ng tingin halatang hindi siya interesado.
I felt ashamed and disappointed but it eventually gone.
"You can call me Ryhs"
He answered. I'm so happy that he didn't ignored me. And now I know his name.
"You grow up in the US?" I asked because of his accent.
"Kind of"
"So you will just have vacation in the Philippines?"
"Nah, my parents wants to live there"
"And you don't?"
"I'm fine with it"
"Mabuti naman" sabi ko na ikinabaling niya sakin. Halata sa mukha niya na pinipigilan niyang ngumiti.
"What?" I asked almost smiling.
"It's just so nice to hear someone speaking that language aside from my parents"
"Nakakaintindi ka?"
"Yup"
"Marunong kang magsalita?" nakangiting tanong ko. Naiintindihan niya naman kaya nagtatagalog nalang ako.
"Oo naman" sagot niya. Muntik na akung dumulas sa inuupoan ko.
Kinabahan ako siguro dahil muntik na akung dumulas. But there is no chance na madulas ako sa inuupoan ko. Pero bakit ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko. And I didn't expect na magtatagalog siya at ganya kaperpekto wala man lang bahid ng american accent.
Napaayos ako ng upo.
"Are you okay?"
"Yup. Hmm. Can I take a nap?" sabi ko kahit hindi naman talaga ako inaatok at gusto ko pa talaga siyang makausap. Pero baka magtagalog siya ulit at sasabog na ang puso ko sa kaba.
Napangiti siya. Ang guwapo talaga.
"Of course" he said
I pretend to be sleeping while calming my fast beating heart. Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na talaga ako.
Nagising lang ako ng ginising ako ni mommy para kumain. Kasabay kung kumain si Ryhs pero hindi na ulit kami nag-usap.
After an hour pagkatapos kumain I sleep again.
