My Sunshine

CHAPTER 48

"Mahal, saan mo gusto mag-spend ng anniversary natin at ng birthday mo?" Stell suddenly asked from nowhere.

Dahil doon ay napatigil ako at napaisip. Our first anniversary is coming, and I don't have any plans yet for us. Gusto ko lang naman kasi talaga ay ang makasama lang siya, ganon din sa birthday ko.

"Ikaw, saan mo ba gusto? Wala akong maisip eh." mahinang sabi ko. "Tsaka dapat yung tutugma sa schedule mo ha. Ayokong may i-cancel ka sa mga schedules mo para doon." sabi ko pa.

"Bakit naman? Mahalaga naman yung anniversary natin tsaka yung birthday mo ah." nilingon ko siya at binigyan ng seryosong tingin which made him shut his mouth.

I just sighed before talking.

"Yung totoo, gusto kong ma-solo kita." mahina kong sabi.

Napatingin sa akin si Stell at binigyan ako ng nakakalokong ngiti kaya sinamaan ko nanaman siya ng tingin. Baka iba nanaman nasa isip niya.

"I wanna go to a place with you na tayong dalawa lang muna. Like a vacation, kahit ilang araw lang. Para makapagpahinga ka rin sa work mo." I said. "If it's possible." I added. I played with his hands when I suddenly remembered something. "Right, may resthouse si Tita sa Tagaytay. Pwede tayo doon, kung gusto mo." sabi ko kaagad.

Stell is just smiling while I'm talking before he nods his head.

"Okay, doon tayo." sabi niya kaya napangiti nalang ako.

The day of our anniversary came and we're already here sa resthouse ni Tita Emi sa Tagaytay. It's been a while since I last went here, ilang taon na rin ang nakalipas.

Stell and I wandered our eyes around. Napangiti nalang ako nang maliit. Hindi naman napapabayaan itong resthouse dahil may nangangalaga raw dito sabi ni Tita pero ngayon, kaming dalawa lang ni Stell ang nandito. Just the two of us.

I grabbed Stell's hand and show him the big picture frame na nandito sa living room. It's our family picture, baby pa ako non, I think I'm just two years old.

"Wow ang cute mo naman dyan." Stell said as he look at it. Syempre cute ako doon. "Alam ko na agad na cute at maganda magiging anak natin sa future."

Bahagya ko siyang siniko dahil sa sinabi niya pero tinawanan niya lang ako. He snaked his arm around my waist habang tinitignan namin yung picture.

"Alam ko naman. Hindi naman ako nagmamadali mahal. Ikaw na yung gusto kong makasama hanggang sa pagtanda. Hintayin lang natin yung tamang oras at panahon, magpapakasal tayo at bubuo tayo ng sarili nating pamilya."

I got silent and just look down.

Just like me, he's also seeing me together with him in the future.

"Sana." I uttered. "Sana nga mahal." I said as I look at him with a small smile. I can see confusion and worry in his eyes. "S-Sana hindi ka mapagod sakin... So that we can do what we want. We will marry each other, and build a family together." I said, almost teary eyed.

Hinawakan ni Stell ang isa kong kamay habang ang isa naman ay nasa pisngi ko. He gently caressed my cheek, gentle and careful like I'm the most precious and vulnerable thing that can easily break and shattered into pieces. Then he look at me in the eye.

"Tutuparin natin 'yan, pangako." naninigurado niyang sambit.

It's just me and Stell whose here in the resthouse. Kanina na nagpahinga si Stell ay nilibot ko ang buong kabahayan. There's nothing new. May pool din dito at malinis 'yon so I'm planning to swim later.

Kinausap ko na si Tita Emi tungkol dito at pumayag naman kaagad siya. She's the one who actually contacted the care taker here na dadating kami kaya maayos na maayos dito sa resthouse. Kaninang pagpunta ko sa kitchen ay may mga stocks na rin ng pagkain at kung ano pa. Everything is settled here.