Two Less Lonely Strangers

Gemini

Billy's POV

"Hey Dad are we supposed to wait here? " I'm a little bit bored stucked in the cab.

"yeah that's what your Moms said. We'll wait for her signal before we get inside." Dad says.

"Can I go out for a moment?" I hardly asked for his permission.

Finally he got convince when I said that I have to go to the washroom. Little he did know I went inside the coffee shop to look for Mom and maybe just roam around for a little while until I saw her in the counter.

Yna's POV

We're finally here at the place where my Dad set up lunch with my "future family". My hands are sweating i dont know how am I going to escape. It seems like everything is just sinking in my head and I finally realized that I'm not ready to face them.

"Let's go inside Yna. "Dad says with a wide smile. I can see how excited he is.

"Come here, you'll be fine I promise." then he hugged me.

There's nothing I can do I guess. So I'll just go with the flow.

Sorry we're a bit late." Dad said the moment he saw a woman sitting along with a young lady.

"no it's fine have a seat. " She invited us to grab a sit.

I dont know how am I going to act like everything is okay with me until I saw the young lady sitting in front of me.

"ahem Hi Stella." I was surprise to see  who's in front of me until Dad greeted her.

"ahm Yna meet Stella your... "I didn't mean to cut him off from introducing me to her.

"Yna ahm.." she finally speaks but I did not hear what she said I just read it from her lips that she's saying something. But I did not pay much attention because of what my eyes reached.

It's a guy from the past. Am I dreaming or what? But how did he got here?.. A lot of things running in my mind now.

"Yna please sit down. " I heard my Dad voice as I stood and not knowing what I am doing.

"No, ahm I think I'll just go to the bathroom, excuse me." I don't know where the bathroom is all I know is that I'll go to his direction.

At yun nga ang ginawa ni Yna sinundan niya ang lalaking pamilyar na pamilyar sa kanya to make sure na tama nga ang hinala niya. Di rin napigilan si Stella at walang ano ano ay sumunod din kay Yna. Sa pagmamadali niya ay di niya inaasahang makabangga ang isang paparating na lalaki mula sa kaniyang kaliwa hanggang sa...

"Sorry Stella...? " aniya ng binata na di makapaniwala kung sino ang nakabangga niya.

"Dominic?" ganun din ang dalaga na parehong nakakunot ang mga kilay habang nangungusap ang mga mata.

"what are you doing here? " sabay nilang sambit sa isa't isa.

" Brow, oh-oh! " na-amaze naman si Darryl at Jon nang makita ang dalawa.

Stella snapped out of confusion ng maalala niya na hinahabol nga pala niya si Yna.

"excuse me I have to go." at mabilis na lumakad si Stella papalabas ng shop.

"Stella wait! " hinabol naman ni Dominic ang dalaga.

"Hey Brow it's my Mom's birthday!" sigaw ni Darryl na hahabulin sana si Dominic ngunit napigilan siya ni Jon.

Sa kabilang banda...

"I told you son not to go out without my signal. Your Aunt Angie still having a meeting with someone. Maybe we should go somewhere else for a while. " saad ng Mom ni Billy at walang nagawa kundi bumalik sa van.

"Billy?." bulong ni Yna sa sarili nang makita nang malapitan ang binata ngunit tila huli na nang tawagin niya ito.

"Billy! " sigaw ng dalagita nang makitang papaalis na ang van na lulan ni Billy.

She did not think twice at pinara niya agad ang taxing dumaan sa harap niya para sundan si Billy.

"Yna asan ka na? Yna sandali.. Yna!!" bigla naman nagpanic si Stella nang makaalis ang sinakyang taxi ni Yna.

"Stella wait what's going on?" sakto naman na sumulpot si Dominic at agad nakaisip ng paraan si Stella para mahabol si Yna.

"You have a car right? " nanginginig na tinig ni Stella, kinakabahan siya sa kung anong pwedeng mangyari kay Yna.

She didn't even know if what she's doing is right. She asked help from Dominic to find her step sister. Agad namang pumayag ang binata dahil worried na din siya kay Stella.

"please follow that Taxi. " nagpapanic na si Stella.

"okay ahm just chill ako na bahala. Ahm.." di naituloy ni Dominic ang sasabihin niya nang magring ang phone ni Stella.

"Hello ahm Ma, si Yna po sumakay siya sa taxi di ko alam kung saan siya pupunta but don't worry I'm on it na po, sinundan ko po siya. I'm with a friend po. Yes po I'll let you know once maabutan ko po siya. " kalmadong sinagot ni Stella ang tawag from her Mom.

Bumilib naman ang binata sa nakitang confidence kay Stella kahit na halatang nagpapanic na siya kanina pa ngunit nang makausap sa phone ang Mama nito ay tila walang problemang dapat alalahanin. He thought she's good in handling stress on her own and act like nothing's going on to keep everybody out from weary.

Huminto sa isang Botique ang van na sinusundan ni Yna nang makita si Billy at ang pamilya nito kaya agad niyang pinahinto ang taxi para makababa na din siya.

From afar nakita niya na masaya si Billy along with his family. Pero di pa din siya makapaniwala na nandito si Billy sa Pilipinas gaya niya.

Pinagmasdan niya lang ito at tila inalala ang mga nakaraan nang magkasama pa sila ni Billy.

Ilang minuto pa ang nakalipas ay naabutan nina Stella at Dominic si Yna na nakatanaw sa labas ng isang Clothing shop. Agad na bumaba si Stella gayundin si Dominic.

"Sandali lang. " pagpigil ni Dominic kay Stella hawak ang kamay niya.

"bakit?" nabaling ang tingin nila pareho sa kanilang mga kamay at dali daling bumitaw nang makaramdam ng awkwardness sa isa't isa.

"ahm ano wala. I dont know. "napaiwas ng tingin ang binata.

"salamat." ngumiti nang bahagya si Stella.

"you're welcome. " di pa din makatingin si Dominic, tila namula ang kanyang tainga.

"i have to go.." mahinang saad ni Stella.

"I'll go with you.." saad ng binata nagtaka naman si Stella.

"ahm just to make sure that you'll have a ride back to the shop. " palusot ni Dominic.

"you don't have to i can call my Mom." nakangiting saad ni Stella.

"hmm what if she'll run again where are you going to ride? " pagyayabang ni Dominic.

"bahala ka na nga." tila napaisip ang dalaga. At tumalikod na para puntahan na si Yna.

Naasar man si Stella sa kayabangan ng binata pero thankful siya dahil nagkita ulit sila ni Dominic di dahil sa kung anu man pero tila siya ata ang savior niya tuwing kelangan niya ng tulong.

to be continued...

Wait po natin what will happen sa next chapter if Yna and Stella will see each other.. Speaking of seeing each other may pag-asa nga kaya na magkita sina Billy at Yna gaya ng pagtatagpo nina Stella at Dominic.. Hmm... Til next chapter po..