It's You, Always You

The Watchman

They arrived at their location and the team went down their cars and unloaded the bags. Lily went to the back of her car to get her own too. Anton sees that she is struggling to get her bags and so he went towards her to help.

"Tulungan na kita jan." Anton offered.

"Thank you." Lily said as he backed off from the trunk of the car.

As Anton was about to get her bags, Captain Salonga cuts in and immediately held Lily's bags.

"Ako na po jan." Captain Salonga said as he gripped the handles of the bags.

"Hindi, ako na." Anton insists as he also hold the bags.

"Ibinilin po saakin ng pangulo si Ms. Lily, kaya ako na po." Captain Salonga says as he slightly smiles at Anton. His words made Anton's hold on the bags loosened and slowly backed off.

"Strike one!" Augustus whispered to tease Anton, which made Anton glare at him. Captain Salonga carried the bags to Lily's kubo as Augustus closed the trunk of the car.

The people approached and greeted them.

"Ms. Lily!" the children called out. The children ran towards her and hugged her tightly as they were excited to see her again. "'Buti po nakabalik kayo dito. Na miss ka po namin." the children stated.

"Na miss ko din kayo. Ang lalaki niyo na!" Lily said as she pet their heads.

"Ako ba, hindi niyo na miss?" Anton cuts in.

"Tito Anton!" the children hugged him also.

"Kelan ka pa nila sinimulang tawagin kang tito?" Lily asked, obviously surprised by the new experience.

"Siguro nung huling dalaw ko." he answered.

"Oh mga bata, tama na yan. Ihanda niyo na yung mga kubo nila para sila'y makapag pahinga na" an old woman around her 70s commanded the children.

"Sige po!" the children answered.

"Aling Maritess!" Lily calls out as she proceeds to hug her. "Kumusta na po kayo?" Lily asks.

"Ayos naman ako anak." Aling Maritess said.

"Eh yung pagdalaw po natin sa barangay, naitigil na ba?" Lily asked jokingly.

"Hindi na yan nakakadalaw si Aling Maritess sa barangay. Behave na siya, 'di ba Aling Mars?" Anton speaks.

"Talaga ba? Mabuti naman kung ganon." Lily said.

"Oo! Tumigil na sa kaka chismis 'yang katabi mo jan, wala nang nagsusumbong sakanya." Mang Victor, Aling Maritess' husband, said humorously that made the people laugh.

"Ito talaga!" Aling Maritess slapped Mang Victor's shoulder. "Ginagawa nanaman akong katatawanan." she added.

"Joke lang my LoVEs, ito naman 'di mabiro." Mang Victor said while he makes lambing to Aling Maritess.

"Siya nga pala Ms. Lily, ikakasal na kami ni Romar sa Sabado." Jasmin informed them.

"Ganun ba? Mabuti naman at nagkaliwanagan kayong dalawa. Noong huling dalaw ko dito, away-bati kayo." Lily said.

"Ito kasi si Jasmin e, pakipot. Marupok din pala." Romar said maid everyone laugh.

"Eh ito kasi e, loko-loko!" Jasmin exclaimed. "Pumunta ka Ms. Lily ha, ikaw ang maid of honor ko." Jasmin added.

"Ikaw din sir Anton, ikaw din best man ko!" Romar said.

"Oh, oh. Padalos-dalos kayong dalawa e hindi pa naman umu-oo 'tong dalawang 'to." Aling Maritess said.