Kismet ❤

Chapter 4: The Book

Jema

Maganda ang panahon. Hindi masyado mainit kaya nilakad lang namin ni Ponggay ang restaurant na kakainan namin. Napansin kong may bookshop na katabi yung restaurant na kakainan namin.

Naalala ko naman si Johnvic. Birthday na nga pala nya sa Sunday. Book na lang bibilhin kong regalo tutal mahilig din naman syang magbasa.

"Mumsh!, wait lang. May nakita akong magandang book don, tingnan ko lang saglit. Mauna ka na. Tawagan mo ako pag naka-order ka na ng pagkain natin." Um-oo naman sya agad kaya umalis na ako.

Pagpasok ko ng bookstore, na-amaze naman ako sa dami ng magagandang books. Different genres. Mapa-romance, sci-fi, fantasy at meron din silang cookbooks! I'll check that later. Sa ngayon kailangan ko muna hanapan ng libro si Johnvic.

Magtatanong sana ako sa attendant ng best seller book nila kaso busy sya kausap yung isang customer. Naririnig ko na pinagkkwentuhan nila yung name ng bookstore. Well, nakaka-curious nga naman kasi. Ang unique.

"Yeah. No worries. I'll take it. I'll go get it myself. Oh anyway, may i ask? Why did the owner name this shop KOINOYOKAN?"

Rinig kong tanong nung customer. Di ko sila tinitingnan dahil busy ako sa paghahanap ng book. Nakikinig lang ako. Tsismosa! Hindi po ako tsismosa. Curious lang din.

"The owner said that she met her husband in a book shop like this here in Japan and it was love at first sight. She said that it was destiny that brought them together. In japanese, destiny is KOINOYOKAN. It's the sense upon meeting the person that you will one day fall in love. It's like you have this kind of instant connection. They are married for 51 years now and it's fate that made their way to last. They also said that that kind of event happens every 50th year. This year is the 50th year."

Nice. Ganoon din kaya mangyayari sakin? Hahaha. Will fate lead me to the one I'll spend my life with? Napapangiti na lang ako sa naiisip ko. Nababaliw na ata ako. Kung ano ano na lang naiisip ko eh. Haha

After non, di ko na narinig iba nilang pinag uusapan dahil, nakita ko na yung book na gusto ko. Kukunin ko na sana kaya lang may kasabay akong humawak dito. Nagtama pa kamay namin, parang may spark. Napatingin tuloy ako sa kanya. Sakto naman tumingin din sya sakin. Our eyes met. Wow. Parang nag-slow mo ang lahat. My heart is beating fast. Unusual. Natauhan naman ako don! Ang weird lang. I calmed myself before speaking. Mukhang chinese na japanese 'to. Baka mapahiya ako.

"I'm sorry. I'm the first one who saw the book" I said habang hinihila yung book but she wouldn't budge. Mukhang natauhan din naman sya sa pagkatulala nya sakin at agad na hinila din ang libro papunta sa kanya.

"Oh, no. You're not getting this, Miss. I already asked the attendant for this. This is the last copy and I'm the one who grabbed it first. I've been looking for this for quite a while now but it's not available anywhere in my area. This is the only bookshop that has a copy. So please, could you just let me have it?" Aww. Ang cute, nag-pout pa sya. HAHA. Mukhang gusto nya talaga yung book, hayaan ko na lang. Hanap na lang next time ng iba.

"Hays. Pa-cute." Bulong ko kahit hindi naman nya maiintindihan. Haha.

"Argh! Kakainis naman 'to. Makikipag agawan pa. Hahanap na nga lang akong ibang ireregalo kay Johnvic." Bulong ko pa kasi sayang yung book.

"Fine. You can have it." Sabi ko na lang. Sana naman makaramdam sya ng guilt, ano? Kaso mukhang masaya pa sya sa sinabi ko. Hay nako.

"Thank you so muuuch!" She said happily. Parang baby naman 'to. Ang cute nya. Haha.