Magical Love (Book One)

KABANATA 20

Kabanata 20

Scared

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Weeks passed. Malapit na agad ang December. I became busy again in the following days. I always have to review because there are days when the professor will suddenly take a quiz. Minsan hindi na kami nakaka labas ni Bella tuwing weekend dahil sa sobrang dami kong ginagawa. And she understands that.

I don’t know why I feel a bit guilty every time we don’t get out. Pakiramdam ko obligasyon ko nang ilabas sya kapag weekend. I think I'm going crazy.

That's why I always finish what I have to do right away so we have time to go out. We only go out once every Saturday and not on Sundays because I have to review notes.

At hindi naman sya nagreklamo roon. Tahimik lang sya kapag nagbabasa ako. Nagbabasa rin sya minsan at minsan naman nagpapaalam sa akin na mag didilig sya ng halaman sa ibaba. I always glance at her at the window of my study table when she does that.

And now she wants to water the plants again. I review at my study table but from time to time I glance at her out the window. Napapangiti ako kapag nakikitang nakangiti syang nagdidilig. Sometimes I even see her mouth open as if talking to the plants. Natatawa ako kapag ginagawa niya iyon.

Natigil lang ako sa pagbabasa nang masulyapan ko ang pagdating ng isang kasambahay sa likod. Naibaba ko agad ang libro ko. Especially when I saw the maid’s eyes widen and immediately scream when she saw the floating hose.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Bella at agad nabitawan ang hose. Halatang nataranta rin sya at hindi alam ang gagawin. Napatayo na ako. The maid ran inside and was met by another maid who probably heard her scream.

Bella also ran inside. I cursed and walked out of the room as well. I knew Bella was coming for me. I immediately saw her on the stairs hurrying up.

"Bella," mariin kong pagtawag.

"Arthur! Oh my gosh!" Sinalubong nya ako at hinawakan ang mga braso ko. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Someone saw me!"

"Alam ko. Ako na ang bahala," sabi ko.

"Talaga? Paano mo nalaman? Oh my gosh, nandyan na sila!"

"Sir!" Patakbong umakyat ang mga kasambahay sa akin.

Binitawan ako ni Bella at nagpunta sa likod ko na para bang sasaktan sya ng mga kasambahay. Napahawak ako sa aking sintido.

"Sir! Lumulutang po yung hose sa labas!" Anang nakakita.

Behind her were the other househelps who were obviously scared but the others didn't seem to believe. The maid, who saw it, was terrified and pale.

"Sir, meron pong multo! Lumulutang po kanina yung hose! Sir, nakakatakot po!"

I sighed heavily. Nilingon ko si Bella na nasa likod ko pa rin. Nag angat sya ng tingin sa akin at ngumuso. Nagtago pa sya sa likod ko para sa akin naman magtago ngayon.

"Sabi mo kasi hindi sila pumupunta sa likod, eh..." depensa nya sa sarili.

I sighed. Sandali akong napapikit. Damn it.

"Ano ba talagang nangyari, Leah?" Tanong ni Mama sa kasambahay na nakakita ng lumulutang na hose.

Nandito kami sa sala. Pinakalma ko kanina ang mga kasambahay lalo na iyong si Leah dahil masyado syang kinakabahan. My mother and father came home early today because of what they heard from the househelps.