GIRLFRIEND KO OH!! BOYFRIEND NYA AKO!” parang sira ulo lang diba? Hay kung nakikita nyo lang!
Napatigil na lang kame bigla nung may tumigil na kotse sa harapan naming sa may garden at may lumabas ng babae..
“Girlfriend?”
Huh? Who..is..she?
May lumabas na babae mula dun sa kotse, na by the way, familiar looking. Isn’t that the red Montero Caleb rode the other day? The woman looked like she was on her mid-40’s. She doesn’t look old or stressed or anything like other women look like when they’re on their mid-40’s. Nagulat naman yung itsura ni Caleb. Pero pagkatapos nyang manlaki ang mata, ngumiti na rin sya..
“What? Wait oh..uhm..”
“Hello po!” tapos nag wave ako, nag-bow at ngumiti ako ng masaya.
“Oh well hello darling! You’re such a pleasure to meet” she has this sweet voice, napaka kalmado nugn boses nya. Masarap pakinggan, humarap sya kay Caleb tapos..
“Honey , and she is?” hindi sya maarte pakinggan, napaka malumanay.
“Ah..ano..Ma, si Shey. Shey si Mama ko.” Medyo nakatungo si Caleb nung sinabi nya yun, parang nahihiya ata sya sa mga pinaggagagawa nya. Mama pala ni Caleb yun! Wow!
“Juliet, Juliet Santos. I’m his mom. I know, unbelievable right? Napaka-gwapo ng anak ko eh! And you’re his?”
“Ah..eh..ano po kasi eh..ganito po kasi”
Bigla na lang niyakap ni Caleb yung waist ko, at dahil nga matangkad sya, nakapatong pa yung chin nya sa right shoulder ko. So it sort of looked like na ang sweet naming dalawa. Yuck Caleb di ka na nahiya sa mama mo!
“Girlfriend po Ma..my girlfriend”
“Oh, I presume you haven’t introduced her to me yet.”
“Oh well, we only became official yesterday so, I plan to introduce her to you formally, later tonight. But I guess, napaaga yung schedule” tapos tumawa si Caleb pati na rin si Tita Juliet, wow Shey.. Tita agad? Close kayo?
“Aah, I see”
Tapos bumitaw na sakin si Caleb, tapos hinawakan naman yung kamay ko. Hey! You’re too touchy! Tapos tiningnan nya ako sa mata, nilakihan nya pa na parang sinasabi na “INTRODUCE-YOUR-SELF-RIGHT-NOW”
“Ah..eh.. Yun na nga po ang sabi sakin ni Caleb” kahit hindi naman “Ako nga pop ala si Corinth Shey Reed, minsan po Corinth, pero ang tawag po sa akin ni Caleb ay Shey. Nice to meet you po Mrs.Santos” tapos nakipagkamay ako sa kanya tapos nag-bow ako as a sign of respect
“Well, what a nice girl. Caleb?”
“Yes Ma?”
“I want her to eat dinner with us tonight, 7 pm sharp ok?”
“Ano po yun Mrs.Santos?!”
“Well, first time magpakilala sa akin si Caleb ng isang babae. So I want to celebrate, it’s just a small dinner darling don’t worry. And Ija, please, call me Tita Juliet to take away all the formality, kung gusto mo Mommy na rin ang tawag mo sa akin. Welcome to the family, Shey darling.” Tapos niyakap ako ni Tita Juliet
