It Was All a Mistake

Chapter 14: Twins

Chapter 14: Twins

Sumama kami ni Noah kanila Ate Michaela at Kuya Sith na magsimba ngayong linggo. I also have a lot of things to be thankful for to Him.

At pagkatapos naman ng mass ay nanatili pa kami ni Noah sa labas ng simbahan kung saan may mga nagtitinda pa ng gaya na lang ng ice cream or sorbetes. Nakatingin ako roon kaya naman tinanong ako ni Noah.

"Do you want that?" He asked me.

Bumaling ako sa kaniya at nakangiti namang tumango. Pagkatapos ay lumapit na kami roon ni Noah para bumili rin.

Una niya akong binigyan at agad ko nang tinikman iyong icecream.

I wonder why people call this dirty ice cream, though? Hmm...

And I watched Noah habang naglalakad lang kami rito sa park na nakita namin matapos magsimba habang kinakain ang icecream na nabili lang din namin kanina. I'm thinking that we look so casual and even simple galing lang simbahan. I feel like I'm having a very simple and normal life here in Dumaguete. At naisip ko that I can just live simply like this with Noah. Kahit dito na lang kami palagi...

"I didn't really understand before why my parents would sometimes still call each other babe," Ngumiwi pa siya na parang hindi gusto ang inaakto noon ng parents niya. "And also my sister's boyfriend then, now her husband, calling my sister baby... Like what..." Pagkatapos ay tumingin naman siya sa akin.

"But now I think I kinda understand..." He said while looking at me. "Because I feel like I just want to call you baby all the time now. You're my baby." He said with a smile.

At kahit pa medyo corny ay naramdaman ko pa rin ang pag-iinit ng mga pisngi ko sa sinabi ni Noah. Napangiti na lang din ako sa kaniya. But I sighed as well. "Bahala ka nga..." I just said.

Nilapit naman niya ako sa kaniya kahit na magkatabi na kaming nakaupo rito sa sofa. At niyakap niya pa ako nang may kasama na halos na panggigigil. Paulit-ulit niya pa akong hinagkan sa pisngi ko na kinatawa ko na lang dahil nakikiliti na rin ako ng halik niya.

"Baby..." He said habang nilalambing ako.

Hindi lang naman mabura ang ngiti ko sa mga labi ko.

Noah's older than me. But when I'm with him I just feel like I'm with the guy my age or even younger! Aside from he really looks younger than his real age because of his angelic facial features, he also acts nonchalantly sometimes. Like he's just so chill and relaxed to be around with. I just love being with this guy. My baby, too. I smiled thinking of it.

Kinabahan na agad ako nang makakita ako ng isang magandang babae na naghahanap kay Noah dito sa Dumaguete at dumayo pa talaga ito. Isang araw ay kumatok na lang ito sa pinto ng apartment ni Noah at ako pa ang nakapagbukas dahil nasa bahay lang din ako ni Noah sa mga oras na 'to.

Pero nalaman ko rin kung sino iyon. And Noah introduced me to her as his girlfriend when she asked after finding a girl in her brother's apartment.

I didn't know that just like me Noah had a twin sister as well...

"Until when are you really staying here? Are you serious about living here for good? Paano sina Mommy at Daddy? You really abandoned your family already? How about Dad? And our family's business! Hindi mo na ba talaga ipagreretire si Daddy? You don't feel pity for the old man. Gusto na lang magpahinga ni Dad kasama si Mommy. At dapat nga ay nagbabakasyon at nagpapahinga na lang talaga sila ni Mommy ngayon in their age."

"Stop being so dramatic, Claudia." Noah just told his sister after her long lament...

"It's Chloe." She corrected her twin brother.