"So the both of you are schoolmates huh. You haven't told me about it, Cyrus." Sabi ng mom niya at umiling-iling
"How? Every time I'll go home, you're always working." Terran shook his head.
"You should've messaged me about it! You know I've been waiting for so long just to meet this girl." Sabi ng mom niya at tumingin sa 'kin, nakangiti. "You're really pretty in person, Celestine-oh I mean, Talia." She chuckled softly.
Nakakahiya makipag-usap sa kanya. Ang ganda ganda niya. Ang elegante pa ng dating kahit simple lang 'yung suot niya. Parang feeling ko e cinompliment ako ng reyna!
"Thank you po." I smiled a little.
"You can call me Tita Elisse." She said making me nod a little.
"Like mother, like daughter, of course." Sabi ni mommy at tumawa pa. Since when pa sila naging close?!
"Maybe you're wondering why we're here." Sabi ni mommy at tumingin kay Terran.
"Mommy, I told you mag meet na lang tayo sa café e." Sabi ko at napakamot sa ulo ko.
"Curious ako sa school n'yo. I wanted to roam around but then, naligaw ako. Good thing Elisse saw me and helped me." Sabi ni mommy at tumingin kay Tita Elisse.
"And what a coincidence that your daughter and my son are kind of... close." She looked at Terran with small eyes, teasing him.
"What?" Inosenteng tanong ni Terran at umiwas ng tingin.
We just ate dinner and talked about my debut. Sabi ko kasi kay mommy 'wag na e. Gastos lang 'yun. Balak ko na lang sana magcelebrate lang with family and close friends.
"Do you already have an escort?" Tita Elisse asked me while we were in the car. She offered to drive us home.
"Wala pa po."
"If you don't mind, Terran can be your escort." Tita Elisse shrugged.
"That's really a good idea. What do you think, Maya?" Mommy agreed.
Talia : Payag ka?
Nasa backseat kasi kami ni mommy. Si Terran ang nasa shotgun seat kaya minessage ko na lang siya dahil hindi ko siya matanong. 'Di pa rin talaga ako makadaldal sa harap ng mom niya! Nakakahiya.
Terran : Ayaw mo ba? Pwede ko naman sabihin kay mommy.
Talia : Huh? 'Wag na! Okay na. Okay. Sige. Akala ko lang naman kasi ayaw mo.
"Bakit naman ako aayaw." Narinig kong bulong ni Terran sa harap ko kaya napasapo ako sa noo ko nang magtaka si tita.
"Why? What do you mean?" Tita Elisse asked when she heard him whispered.
"Nothing. Talia's just asking me if is it really okay for me to be her escort." I heard him chuckled. Ang ingay! Ano pang silbi na chinat ko siya?!
"Of course! Talia, you know what, being your escort is one of Terran's dream." She laughed when Terran stopped her. "What? You told me that befor-"
"Mom," Pagsuway ni Terran nang simulan niyang ikwento 'yun sa 'min kaya natawa ako. Bakit niya naman papangarapin maging escort ko? Hindi ko nga ineexpect na magdedebut pa ako.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Missing Element
Teen FictionA student in eighth grade, academically smart, loves to dance, joins pageants too. I tend to be loud and secretive. And one secret high school experience I had is that I joined RPW. Terran's the name of the man who made my life and RPW experience w...
