gavin's birthday....
GAVIN'S POV
"gavin anak" my mom called me
"yes mom?" i replied
i heard my door opened
"oh why aren't you dressed? hindi ba sasamahan mo ang daddy mo sa farm?" she said
"ah yeah maliligo na nga po ako eh" i said
"ikaw talagang bata ka come here"
lumapit naman ako sa kanya
"ang laki laki na ng anak ko, look oh dati ang liit liit mo lang" my mom said as she pinched my cheek
"mommy masakit!" i said
"oh come on, nung bata ka dika nagrereklamo pag pinipisil ko 'yang pisngi mo" she replied
she stared at me and hugged me
"i'm so proud of you gavin, happy birthday son" she said between our hugs
bumitaw siya sa pagkakayakap sa akin at may kinuha sa likod niya
"i've got you a little present" she said
kinuha ko naman ito at agad na binuksan
"no way, are you serious mom?" i asked in disbelief
"yes" she said while smiling
i hugged her tight
"thank you" i said
she smiled
"maligo kana naga-antay ang daddy mo sa baba" she said
tumango lang ako
i stared at my moms gift, it was a plane ticket to canada it was scheduled on the day before chrismas eve that's where my grandma lived for almost 5 years now, i've never got the chance to visit her because of my parents hectic schedules they wouldn't let me go without 'em
i missed my grandma so much
XYREE'S POV
"tita where should i put this?" i asked tita trinity
"dyan nalang sa gilid na part ng table ija" she said
agad ko namang nilagay sa gilid ng lamesa ang hawak kong mga plato
"kuya sabi ni tita dyan nalang daw ho sa gilid ng table 'to, thank you" i said
nakita ko namang tumango si kuyang caterer
"all right people be ready, he's gonna be here any time" tita trinity said
agad namang pumunta sa kanya kanyang pwesto ang mga tao
tumabi ako kila mama at papa at nag-tago kami sa likod ng sofa
maya maya pa narinig na naming bumukas ang front door ng bahay nila gavin
"mom where are you? we got strawberries from the farm" i heard gavin said
"SURPRISEEEEE!" sigaw ng lahat
naglabasan naman ang mga tao kung saan sila nagtatago
"happy birthday to you~" everyone starts to sing
lumapit si tita trinity kay gavin, hawak ni tita ang cake ni gavin
"make a wish" tito chase said
i saw gavin closed his eyes for a while and blowed his candle
"tara na, kain na tayo" tita trinity said
iginaya kami ni tita trinity sa garden kung saan nakapwesto ang mga lamesa para sa mga bisita
pumunta naman kaming lahat sa kanya kanyang lamesa nasa center table kami kasama sila tita trinity at ibang kamag anak nila
habang sa ibang tables naman ang mga classmates at kaibigan ni gavin
"so how's school?" tito chase asked
"i'm doing good at school dad" gavin replied
"how about you xyree? i heard that you got beat up?" tito chase asked
dahan-dahan kong inangat ang ulo ko, napalunok ako ng nakatingin sa'kin lahat ng tao sa lamesa except gavin
"w-well yeah unfortunately po but i'm fine" i said and smiled
"am i late?" napalingon kaming lahat sa gate kung saan nang galing ang boses
i saw gavin walked towards her
it was the girl who make out with him
i was dumbfounded when i saw her
"mom, dad this is celestia" pagpapakilala ni gavin
"mind if i asked who's this lovely lady?" tito chased asked
"she's the one that i told you dad" gavin replied
"oh the girl you're courting right?"
"yes dad" he smiled
i never saw him smiled like that
i felt stabs on my heart
"hold on, the girl you both talked about? bakit 'di ko alam?" tita trinity said
"dad and i planned to introduce her to you on my birthday we talked about it last week" he said
"is that so? sige na maupo na kayo at kumain" tita said
umupo naman si gavin at si celestia inalalayan pa niya ito
i saw tita trinity looked at me she mouthed "sorry" i just smiled
tho it hurts.
