Something That Glitters

23 // Glitter Vomit Incident

Glitter Vomit Incident

Tinanggap ko naman 'yong bulaklak, pero takbo kaagad ako para humabol kina Auntie, e! Ewan, tumiklop na naman ako!

Where the heck did my confident arse go, huh?

I couldn't even comprehend what Mrs. Boyers was saying the whole time! She's telling us the names of flowers we were seeing, but I couldn't remember any of it, just the colors, and that all of them were pretty.

Ang flower path na dinaanan namin ay nasa likod ng mga nakalinyang log cabins. Nang matunton namin ang dulo ng flower path ay sinalubong kami ng maaliwalas na ulap sa bukas na lugar kung saan nakatanim ang napakaraming bulaklak.

The flower field was breathtaking! There were endless rows of flowers in burst of colors. I saw mostly yellow, red, purple, and orange. In between the rows of flowers were farmers in their hats, doing some work on the field under the high sun.

"Our people are already harvesting flower seeds that we'll plant next year," narrated Mrs. Boyers. She turned to me and asked, "Snooki, would you like to harvest seeds from sunflowers later?"

"Are you kidding? Mrs. Boyers, I'd love to!" sagot ko kaagad. Maiba naman ang trabaho ko, ano! Para hindi lang ako palaging sidekick ni flower boss.

"You can call me just Beth." Mahina siyang natawa. Ngumiti ako nang pagkalaki at tumango lang.

Ang matatanda talaga, 'no? Gagawin ang lahat para makalimutan na matanda na sila. Pero naiintindihan ko naman. Tulad na lang ng pag-intindi ko kay Tonette kung bakit lagi siyang nagpapakipot sa manliligaw niyang si Benjamin. Akala mo'y mga highschooler, e! But they're cute. Old, but cuties!

"Archer, would you like to come join Snooki later?" asked Beth.

Nasa tabi ko na pala ulit siya. Hmm. 'Di na pala ako kasing baliw sa kanya tulad ng dati. Hindi ko na siguro 'to crush. Siguro mahahahal ko na rin. Ultra Char!

"I'd love to join her, Mrs. Boyers," magalang niyang sagot.

"You would hate a break away from Snooki, huh?" humahalakhak pang tanong ni Beth.

Napaiwas ako ng tingin. Lalo noong natawa rin si Archer at sinabing, "Yeah. I'd hate that."

Nang tumuloy na ang mga oldies sa paglalakad ay saka ko siyang tiningala at sinamaan ng tingin. "Oy, Marsden, 'di mo kaya ako pinansin nang one week! Anong sinasabi mo dyan?!"

I stomped my feet for effect and dramatically walked away and caught up to Uncle Benj. Nakaakbay pa siya kay Auntie, tila inaalalayan sa bawat galaw. Buti pa talaga 'tong dalawang 'to, ano? Ang sarap paglayuin!

Napatingala ako sa ulap. My eyes caught the warm sunlight. I squinted asI earnestly made a wish. Lord, sana ako rin. Kahit label lang po muna,ayos na ako. Pramis na matamis!

Ayoko kasing matulad sa pinsan ko. Tama na 'yong ambag na sakit ni Viennica Elize sa heartbroken society she garnered just from being involved with someone under a nonexistent label. 'Di ako gagaya sa kanya, 'no!

"Finally! There's my son." Kinawayan niya iyong naka-checkered na lalaki sa labas ng isang shed na tanaw namin.

Tumingala iyong lalaki at tumango kay Beth nang makita ito. Iniikot niya ang water hose sa braso niya habang papalapit kami roon.

"Tonette, my son, Colton, will show you and Benj further around the farm. I'll take care of Snooki and Archer. We'll stay here in the shed."

"How about the greenhouse?" tanong ni Auntie.