How Love Found Us: Zeyn's Innocence And His First

CHAPTER NINETEEN - H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y

"H-happy birthday po, ma'am may gusto ka po bang ipaluto saamin?" One of our maids asked me.

They knew, they saw me cry a while ago and they really wanted me to be calm and to make me feel easy.

"Wala."

Bumalik ako sa kwarto ko. I opened my phone and I had a missed call from Shadrach and a message.

From: Marckues

Happy birthday love! What's your plan today? Tell me and we will do it. I love you.

May mga mensahe pa akong natanggap mula sa mga kamag anak.

Rexia:
Happy birthday cousin, I hope you're okay. Love you.

Misha:

Have some plans? Happy birthday.

From Daddy:

Happy birthday, zeilla. I hope you're doing great anak, I wish I could go back to time when we were happy family and celebrate every birthday of you sana napatawad mo na ako ijha. I love you.

I wish too, Dad.

I'm waiting a greetings coming from my brothers pero wala akong naantay, maybe they forgot what's the date today or maybe they were just busy. Sige magpaniwala ka sa mga gusto mong paniwalaan zeyn.

Nagkulong ako sa bahay at tumambay sa living room sa harap ng TV namin. I can't help but cry and cry while remembering our past, talaga bang hindi na nila ako naaalala?

"Loveee...." Napatigil ako nang makita si Shadrach na naka ayos at may dalang flowers and cake. Agad niya itong binaba at lumapit saakin. "I'm sorry na late ako may tinapos kasi ako. Stop crying.."

Actually it's 12 in the afternoon at kung tutuusin ay hindi siya late kasi wala naman kaming usapan.

"I miss them." Sambit ko. He hugged me and I cried even more. "I r-really miss them, lovee."

"It's okay, I'm here naman." Hinagod niya ang likod ko at pinapakalma. "Don't worry kakausapin ko si zerl at zurl, okay?"

Umiling ako. "T-they forgot me." Sa kanilang dalawa walang naka alala na birthday ko ngayon.

Umalis kami ng bahay ni Shadrach, lalo daw akong malulungkot pag nasa bahay lang ako. Nung una nabigla ako sa lugar kung saan niya ako dinala. It's a condo units, he bought a condo units kung tutuusin ay hindi na ito condo, it's a villa it has 4 rooms including the guests rooms may malawak na kitchen, dining area ay sala. May malaking veranda at pool sa tabi ng veranda.

"Naisip ko kasing mas maganda pag may tahanan tayo pag gusto natin mapag isa. So, I bought it."

"Shadrach..."

"Live with me please. I promise I will not do bad things I just want to watch you wake up in the morning, sleep at night. I want you to eat with me every meals, do cooking with our own kitchen.. watch tv with me... I just want you, I just want us to stick together." Talagang bumili nga siya... Hindi condo kundi villa.

"Shad... Diba sinabi ko naman sayo na..."

He cupped my face and rubbed my cheeks. "I know love, hindi na tayo mga bata. We need to settle."

"Maaga pa kasi Shadrach and we still growing."

"We can live together while growing, zeyn. We love each other isn't that enough reason?"

Napag isip isip kong tama naman siya pero parang hindi ako ready for this. "Shad pwede bang mag isip muna ako?"

"Sure my love. Just tell me when you want to move here." He kissed my forehead. Tumango ako. "So, what do you want to do? It's your birthday."