When Love Grows (COMPLETED)

Chapter 45

When Love Grows (45)

I felt my chest through my palm and I could really feel inside me was racing. Kinakabahan na ako na makita siya. I got very impatient the past few days knowing na magkikita na kami. Parang laging every night, I would picture us together, I would picture what am I going to say to him. My mind would always process the situations before I could fall asleep. Parang naging habitual na yata.

I felt sleepy kaya umakyat na ako dito sa kwarto ko after eating lunch. Today is twenty third of December. Ngayon susunduin si Miguel ni Kuya Ato sa airport. Pero mamayang hapon pa. May work pa si Kuya Ato at malamang nasa biyahe pa si Miguel. Si Mama at Papa nag decide na sunduin nalang sila kasi hindi lang daw pala si Miguel ang kasama pati rin si Maya. I was really thankful of my parents for being such cooperative. Inaalala rin kasi nila na mahirap ang biyahe lalo na kapag may batang dala.

I haven't touched the the pendant he had gave me for my eighteenth birthday. Hindi ko talaga makakalimutan iyong araw na iyon. If not of my eagerness that day wala si baby. I don't regret what happened, this is truly a blessing. If I could turn back time I wouldn't change that part, just maybe not out of jealousy. Siguro what I'd change was the part where I was being a foolish suspicious of him.

Ako na yata ang pinaka-tangang tao na nakilala ko.

"Precious, nandiyan si Adee sa baba."

"Sige po. Bababa na po."

Why now? Inaantok na ako!

Pagbaba ko si Adee lang nga talaga ang nasa baba. I was expecting Sammy and Troy or sila Nicolo.

She has a paper bag with her. "Saan ka galing? Looking sinless on that dress Adee."

"I went to church! Ikaw talaga. We had lunch after the service at...naisip ko na rin magpahatid dito. Got you some pearly shells," natawa siya habang binubuksan ang paper bag. "Hindi ko alam kung anong name ng seafood na 'to."

My brows arched looking at the overflowing ewan... parang butter? Dumating si Ate Hilda at binigyan kami ng plato at kutsara siya na rin ang naglagay.

"Salamat po," she handed me the plate. "Tikman mo na!" inaamoy ko pa kasi. Baka hindi ko na naman magustuhan ang lasa.

"Bakit ikaw lang? Where's others?"

"Others have plans. Wala naman akong gagawin na sa bahay kaya dito nalang ako," she was looking at me.

I frowned. "Aren't you gonna eat? Bakit mo ako pinapanuod."

"You looked more different, Precious. Kasi the last time...you looked unhappy parang ayaw mo pa kaming kausap," nagtatampong niyang sabi. "Naintindihan ko naman."

"Thank you for understanding."

"I know something had changed. Aside from you're glowing...you look healthy. San Juanico what have you done to my friend," she was eyeing me.

"Bola. Kain ka rin!"

"Ikaw nalang nasusuya na ako. You're radiating this different layer. I'm happy that you're happy," Adee is a genuine person. Hindi ko rin masisisi na she's the closest of mine in our circle. May ganun talaga. I just can't be like this to everybody in our circle, at least nagkakasundo naman kami nung iba.

After everything that happened maybe lightness ensued. Things has been got so much better. Nawala si Lola pero nandiyan sila Mama at Papa. I just can't have them all. There would something come that is going to make you up and fill in but sadly someone's gotta go and let those people fill in their part. May nawawala at may bumabalik. Si Miguel nalang talaga rin ang kulang.