THE PROMISE

Chapter 9

Isang hapon habang naglalaro siya sa labas ng bahay nila..May lumapit sa kanya..

Deandrei:Hello there..are you our new neighbour?..

DJ:What?..

Deandrei:I said are you new here?..

DJ:Ahm yeah..

Deandrei:Can we play?..I mean can we be friends?...because you don’t have a friend..right?..

DJ:Ahm...

Saglit na nag-isip si DJ kung makikipagkaibigan ba siya kay Deandrei...Wala naman sigurong masama kung itry niya..Mukha naman itong mabait..

DJ:Okay..Friends..

Inilahad niya ang kanyang kamay kay Deandrei..

Deandrei:Yeah..Dude..

DJ:Dude?..

Deandrei:From now on I will call you Dude..because your my friend already..right..

DJ:Okay Dude..

Simula noon ay naging matalik na silang magkaibigan..Nasasabi na niya dito ang mga sikreto niya..Ang sakit niya..

DJ:Dude...I have disease...

Deandrei:What kind of disease?..Parkinson’s disease?..

DJ:Dude Im dead serious..

Deandrei:Okay..Tell me what is your disease?..

DJ:I have a heart disease..

Deandrei:Come on..It’s just a heart disease..

DJ:No..It’s not an ordinary heart disease...When I was in the Philippines my doctor said that I have this rare heart disease..It doesn’t have a cure..My days will be over..

Deandrei:Come on dude..I know that God will make a way..Im very sure that your Daddy and Mommy will find a cure...

DJ:I hope so..Thank you..

Deandrei:Come on...Let’s not think about it..okay...We will make every seconds..hour..day..month..year..Happy...wherein sadness is not allowed..

DJ:Okay..Wait..you said..there is something you want to tell me..

Deandrei:Actually yes..

DJ:What is it dude?..Your gay?..Oh my God..

Sa sinabing iyon ay nagtawanan sila parehas..nang magsalita bigla si Deandrei..

Deandrei:No dude..Im Filipino...Pure..Ang hirap naman kasing magenglish every hour..di ba?..

Nagulat si DJ sa inamin nito..Dahil ang akala niya talaga ay amerikano ito..sa itsura pa lang nito ay hindi mo mahahalatang Filipino ito..

DJ:Oh...Kala ko amerikano ka..kaya English  ako ng English..yun pala..Bakit di mo kaagad sinabi..

Deandre:You never ask me...

Pati na rin tungkol kay Kath ay alam nito...

Deandrei:What about Kath?..Mahal mo pa rin ba siya?...

DJ:Huh?..

Deandrei:Kunwari ka pa..Dude alam ko na hindi mo pa siya nakakalimutan...