Trapped with the Cactus-Lover

Chapter 28

Samantha

Tahimik lang akong nagdadrive habang pauwi kami ni Terry sa unit. Samantalang ito ay panay ang kwento kung anong nangyari sa week nito at kung anu-anong pinaggagawa nito.

Hinayaan ko na lang sya magsalita. Minsan ay ngingiti ako o kaya ay tatango. Para kasi syang bata na hindi maitago yung excitement at saya nito. Maybe because she's really like a kid. I mean she has the innocence like a kid just like what Corinne told me nung pinuntahan ko sila sa Cebu ni Aria.

"No, not Terry Sam. She deserves a happy ending." pagsang ayon ni Corinne. Samantalang nasa tabi nito si Aria na busy lang na kumakain ng niluto nito ni Corinne.

Napangiwi naman ako. Hindi dahil sa sinabi nito kundi dahil sa awa kay Aria. Ang alat kaya magluto ni Corinne. Baka magkasakit sya sa bato nyan.

"Well, I might be her happy ending."

"No. Mas gusto nun ng Hercules. Yung hindi man gwapo pero ma.muscles."

"Oh, perfect. You mean metro gays?"

Sinamaan ako nito ng tingin. Samantalang sina Van at Leigh na nasa tabi ko ay pareho lang natawa.

Bakla nga kasi si Hercules, on our opinion. We don't have anything against with gays though.

"Terry deserves to have a family. Yung buo. Yung masaya. She grew up with just Tita Olive. Hindi nya naranasan magkaroon ng father figure. Can you give her that? If not, my answer will still be No."

"Then why did you choose Aria? Does it mean that you don't want to have a normal family, Coffee?"

Umiling ito.

"Aria is different because I love her."

"That's my same case. I might be on my way of liking your cousin."

"Liking, Sam. Just nothing but 'liking'. You like a lot of things. Is she at par your cactus? At par of your stressball collections? At par of y—"

"What's wrong with liking?"

"Give her something that you haven't gave to me nor to Aria. Lahat ng pasok sa criteria ng weirdness and uniqueness mo, gusto mo. You like people based on a certain things. Pero pag nawala na yung bagay na yun na gusto mo sa isang tao, nawawalan ka na din ng fascination. I won't let that happen to my cousin. I'm sorry Sam. You helped us, ako at si Aria. But I may not help you this time. Ask anything but not giving up my faith on my cousin's happiness. "

There! Corinne simply doesn't want me for Terry. Masyado daw kasing inosente yung pinsan nito at saka gusto nito magkaroon ng normal na pamilya.

Terry grew up in an environment without father figure. Having with only her Mom to look after her, hindi daw alam ni Terry how it felt to have a father or a guy to took care of her. That's why Corinne wants her to have a normal life. Yung magkakaasawa ito at yung mabibigyan ito ng anak.

But having kids nowadays is easy. I could give her kids if she wants it. Ano pa at nasa linya kami ng medisina kung hindi ko din naman susubukan?

"Sam?"

"Hmm"

"Bakit ganoon si Van no? Para syang uto-uto." Tapos humagikgik pa ito.

Ako naman ay natawa din. Actually I don't want her to hang more with Van. They'll surely make a good friendship though. Pero si Van ang kawawa dito kay Terry for sure.

Yung pagkainosente kasi nitong isang ito nagmumukha tuloy itong assumera at tsismosa. Yung si Van naman na iyon mukhang uto uto na napapaniwala ni Terry.