Your Universe

#YU22

•RICHARD•

I invited Maine to visit my mom today since wala naman kaming training every sunday. I asked permission from her dad nung nagkita kami sa cheerdance competition at pumayag naman siya, kaya sinundo ko na si Maine sa bahay nila. Pagdating ko nga lang, tulog pa rin siya. Her sister Coleen had to drag her downstairs because I arrived early.

Pupungas-pungas pa siyang bumaba sa hagdan saka umupo sa tabi ko. "Ang aga mo naman RJ eh..." she said as she yawned, leaning her head on my shoulders. "Anong oras na tayo natulog kagabi ehhh."

"And who's fault is that? I called you last night at 11pm to see if gising ka pa. Gising ka pa nga, watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo's 12th episode. Sabi ko sa'yo aalis tayo ngayon pero ayaw mo naman matulog kasi hindi ka pa inaantok kaya hinintay na lang kita."

"Lalo lang akong hindi nakatulog agad kasi ang cute cute nila! Sabi ko sa'yo wag mo na ko hintayin diba? Ayan napuyat ka din tuloy."

"Ayaw ko naman na hindi ka sabayan matulog," she tilted her head up and looked at me and started to pinch my cheeks. "Aray naman Maine nanggigigil ka na naman eh."

"Cute mo kasi," she stood up and tapped my left cheek lightly. "Maliligo na ko, wait ka lang diyan uki?"

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Umalis kami sa bahay nila a little over 2 hours after. Ang tagal niya rin talagang maligo at mag-ayos kaya natagalan din kami bago umalis.

"Hala, 1pm na pala," she said.

"Ang tagal mo kaya maligo, love. Akala ko nga di ka pa matatapos eh. Nakaidlip na ko kanina."

"Ehhhhh, sorry na. Gusto mo magdrive thru tayo? Nagugutom ka na yata eh."

"Pwede rin naman," I saw a Mcdonald's branch as I turned right. "Mcdo na lang tayo."

We ordered burgers and fries para mabilis lang at hindi hassle kainin sa kotse. After a few minutes, we're on the road again going to the hospital.

"Nakausap mo na ba si tita kanina, love?" tanong ni Maine sa akin pagkatapos niya kong subuan ng fries. "Alam ba niya na pupunta tayo?"

"She knows, nakausap ko siya kanina. Hinihintay ka daw niya."

I saw her forehead crease while I turn left to get inside the hospital. "Ako? Bakit ako?"

"Hindi ko nga alam eh. Disowned na yata ako," I chuckled. "Mas mahal ka na ng mommy kesa sa'kin."

"Is it such a good thing na mas mahal ako ni tita kesa sa'yo?" she asked. I turned off the engine after parking the car near the entrance gate. Lumabas na agad ako sa kotse para pagbuksan siya ng pinto.

"Oo naman, love," we went inside the hospital hand in hand. "Mas okay nga yun kasi alam ko na magkasundo kayo. Walang magiging problema," I clicked on the up button on the elevator. "Kapag kinasal na tayo, kampante akong magkasundo kayo ni mommy."

Hinampas niya ko sa braso. "Kasal agad?!"

"O bakit? Don't you want to get married with me?"

"Gusto! Pero syempre mag-aral muna tayo, magtapos," we heard the elevator open and we went inside. Maine linked her arms with mine as the elevator went up the 8th floor where my mom's room is. "Tapos work, ipon. Ano ka ba. Advanced ka masyado."