Hindi nawala sa isipan ko ang mga winika ni Senrid ng huli kaming mag-usap. I didn't expect coming it from his mouth. He'll ask father first bago sa 'kin which I find rare sa mga kalalakihan. His way is very traditional that make my heart pounded. Ni hindi ako halos makatulog nang tatlong gabi roon.
We continued chatting each other via Messenger. Minsan he'll come here to eat dinner, minsan naman ay para mag-bake! Pero netong buong linggo ay hindi sya nagpakita. I ask Diane if busy sila sa mga subjects nila dahil maski sya ay hindi rin nagpaparamdam! Umoo sya dito na ikinagaan ng kalooban ko.
September 21. Ngayon ang dating ni Dad sa bahay. 5 days before my 21st birthday. Sobrang saya ko dahil nandito sya sa birthday ko!
I ask for help from my friends. Diane, Sofi, and Senrid were here helping us to design the welcome surprise for Father. Dad said that the Doktora is coming with her. Kaya naman ihinanda ko ang sarili ko. I wanted to say sorry personally as well.
Sa dining area namin napagdesisyunang ilagay ang welcome design namin para sa kanila. I ordered a bucket of seafood from the new grill & restaurant we went on with Yelli after the holy mass! I also ordered roasted chicken and barbecue so that Senrid can join us. As I remember he doesn't like eating seafood!
Senrid baked blueberry cheesecake for desert! Everyone in the house focused on the assigned task to them. Bahagya akong nakakaramdam ng muling pagkahilo kaya naman palihim akong uminom ng pain killer.
I hid myself because I don't want to see their worry faces. Gusto kong sa pagbalik ni Dad kami mag-focus ngayon.
When everything is settled we took a groupie on our finished product. We could actually build an event designing organization group exclusively for birthdays, weddings, and such!
Nagpahinga rin kami at hinintay ang oras ng pag-dating nila.
It was 4:00pm when they finally arrive. Malawak ang ngiti sa mga labi namin ng makita si Papa. We hugged him tightly which got me teared-eye! He has something on his neck.
"Welcome back, Dy!" Malambing na saad ni Molly.
"Welcome back, Paps," Nakangiting saad ko. Kahit nakamask sya ay kitang kita ko ang saya sa mga mata nya. Napatingin ako sandali sa kasama nya ng mahagip sya ng mga mata ko.
Nagtatago eto sa likod ng gate at hindi pa pumapasok. Kumunot bahagya ang ulo ko at pinasadahan ang kabuuan nya. She's taller than me, she has this angelic face and fair skin and now wearing a white polo shirt habang nakatuck in sa pantalon na black! Nakalugay ang wavy nyang itim na buhok lagpas dibdib. Her eyes wearing smiling at me at the same time felt somehow worried nang magtagpo ang mga mata namin.
She's the Doctora that Dad keeps mentioning whenever we had a video call. I smiled at her. Nilapitan ko sya at niyakap.
"Thank you, T..Tita" I whispered, ashamed. "...and sorry!" I mean it.
She hugged me back! Hinaplos pa neto ang likod ko. I suddenly remember Mom doing it to me. Tumulo ang luha sa pisngi ko.
Sobrang miss na kita, Ma!
Nang matapos ko syang yakapin ay pasikreto kong pinunasan ang basa kong mata. Molly hugged her too. Ang pangamba sa mata nya kanina ay nawala na.
Maharil kinakabahan siguro sya kung ano ang magiging reaksyon namin sa kanya.
Tinutulungan namin silang maipasok ang mga maletang dala. Nang makapasok at magawi ang mga mata ng dalawang bagong dating ay sabay sabay kaming binati sila ng WELCOME BACK, PAPSI.
Amusement written their faces! Napatanggal ng mask si Dad at dahan dahang pinasadahan ng tingin ang ginawa namin. Maski ang alaga naming pusa na si Flora ay napalinkis sa binti nya na tila ba nagpapaabot din ng pagbati. Ngumiti si Papsi.
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