I still couldn't comprehend that Stephen wants to see me, and that he would drive two hours from Manila to here where I am, me and my ate already whipped up a super duper good plan, so she can smuggle me out of the house.
Okay so, here's the plan...
Kukunin ni ate yung camera ko and then outfit na isusuot, dadalhin niya sa bahay ng kaibigan niya, then babalik siya sa bahay kukunin niya ako, sasabihin namin na pupunta lang kami sa waltermart since last time, pinayagan ako nila daddy umalis, sana this time payagan din.
I'm currently waiting for my ate to come home, I'm wearing my everyday clothes at this moment, then she already brought my stuff to her friend's house, I'm just waiting for her que.
I heard talking outside of my room...
"Tito, may sale ngayon sa waltermart, isasama ko si Delilah, wala akong kasama eh." That's my ate.
"Sige, bilisan niyo lang." My father.
"Eh tito sale yon, mahaba non yung pila." Nice save my dear ate.
"Sige sige, basta mag-ingat kayo, wagkalilimutan yung face shield at face mask, tapos alcohol." Labyu daddy.
"Sige tito, Delilah!!!" And that's my que, I quickly got out of the room, acting annoyed.
"Bakit ate?" I asked.
"May sale ngayon sa waltermart sasama ka o hindi?"
"Anong sale ba yan?" I asked.
"Yung wastons may sale, 80 percent off."
Tumingin ako kay daddy, "Pwede ako sumama daddy?" Then tumango lang siya, I smiled.
"Tara ateee." I said, then took her hand and we immediately got out of the house then walked to her friend's house. Then doon na ako nagbihis, naligo, nagpaganda at kung ano-ano pa, I took out my phone to see Stephen's message.
Stephen -
"I'm at Capas na, where should I pick you up?"
"Or do you want me to pick you up?
"Are you comfortable with that?"
Me -
"Yes, I'm comfortable with you picking me up."
"You could go to this address."
T
hen I gave him the address of my cousin's friend.
He is just so sweet, I can't handle it, I squealed sa sobrang kilig na papatagalog na ako, yung ate ko binatukan ako.
"Masakit ate." I said.
"Wag mong papakita kay Stephen yung kilig mo, baka maturn off yon sayo."
"Kung gusto niya talaga ako, he should accept all of me, ke pangit man akong kiligin, ke mabaho yung utot ko, dapat lang na tanggapin niya ako, this is the real deal." I proudly said to my ate.
"Sige sige, kung saan ka masaya, umuwi ka mamayang alas kwatro ah." Paalala ni ate.
"Opo ate, masusunod po, alabyu so beri beri much." I said to her in adoration.
"Kapag delikado yung sitwasyon for example manyak pala siya, gamitin mo yung pamgugulpi power mo ha?" Then her eyes darted at mine, "Sumusunod kami ng bestfriend ko sa likod mo, mga malayo naman kami, ichecheck ko lang naman kung talagang mapagkakatiwalaan ba yan."
"Yes ma'am!" Then I did a salute.
Then we all heard a knock on the door, my heart beat ran fast when my ate's friend slowly opened the door, then and there, it was like opening a door to heaven, the sunlight came in then there was a tall shadowy figure, am I seeing angels? He was wearing a nice white polo shirt, his hair was styled as those Korean actors, I think the name of the hairstyle was mid skin taper with a 7:3 part, then he's wearing blank pants, and these casual brown leather shoes, he was holding take out food in his hands, and boy there was a lot, before he came in he greeted my ate's friend, then left his shoes outside the house, he walked in towards me and my cousin, he approached us with a big smile on his face.
"I didn't know what to bring, and I don't know what kind of food your family likes, so I brought a little bit of everything that I liked, and my mother cooked some foods too, for you to try." Then he showed me all the food the he brought, "Where can I put the food?" He asked me and my cousin, me and my cousin were in a state of shock so my ate's friend immediately responded to Stephen's query, I shook my head to get set my mind straight, then pinch my cousin to get her out of the shock.
"Hi, it's great that you can come by here, we know that you have been busy with school and all, and by the way, this is my cousin," I pointed at my cousin.
"The name is Mariel, it's nice to meet you, and you are?" My cousin said in a stern voice, getting really into the role of the protective ate that we might have.
Stephen smiled then he gestured his hands like he was inviting my cousin to shake hands, my cousin gladly accepted, but, still with her face all looking like a stone, she is making sure that Stephen knows that he is still in probation period, of course my ate needs to make sure that he is up to standard.
"Okay." I said to break the silence, "Why don't we eat lunch first before we go out separate ways?" I asked the both of them, both agreed to my suggestion, I noticed that Stephen still has a smile on his face even with the tension that my cousin has created, I secretly glanced at ate, just to see that she was smiling at me and giving me a thumbs up, and I thought she was serious about being the over protective ate.
So we ate lunch at this long antique long table in my cousin's friend's house, I sat on the right side of it, Stephen sat beside me, while my cousin and my cousin's friend sat on the left side of the table, we all ate lunch and it was all good, traditional Filipino foods were served, and some Korean food as well, the traditional food was cooked by his mother, which, tastes like heaven, I wonder when will I have another chance of eating his mother's cooking?
After lunch we all went to our separate ways, inaaya naman ni Stephen si ate na sumabay na sila ng kaibigan nila sa sasakyan niya, but she refused saying that she shouldn't disturb our date, HE BLUSHED, I PANICKED, pinanlakihan ko ng mata ate ko, "Ate it's not a date, I'm here to take his photo, I am a photographer after all." I explained.
"Oh sorry, bagay kasi kayo ni Stephen, I thought for a second na magjowa kayo." She said then proceeded to walk away with her friend, I looked at Stephen, I was read as a tomato.
"Ahhh, Stephen nagjojoke lang si ate hahaha." I assured him just so that he can calm down a bit.
He laughed, "No, it's fine by me, I don't take jokes to heart." He then smiled brightly at me.
Nakakasilaw...
Lord, ako po ay biniyayaan ninyo ng napakagandang lalaki, hindi ko na ito papakawalan pa,
He lead me to his car, then opened the passenger seat's door for me, "Thank you." I said as I entered his car, "It's a pleasure my lady." He said, I laughed quietly, he shut the door, then walked to the driver's seat then entered the car, we both fixed our seat belt.
"So what is our itinerary for today's shoot?" He asked.
"First in our trip, Capas National Shrine, them the rest will be a secret first, I got my camera ready then 2 extra batteries at hand."
"Okay, then lead the way Delilah." He said with a smile...
BINABASA MO ANG
Cruel Summer
RomanceA cruel summer indeed for Delilah Delgado as she obsesses over a guy named Stephen Manuel, the man she met on a dating app she downloaded on her phone. Read as she tells a story about how she managed to be sane after her crazy adventure called love.
