"So how's New York Morisette?" dad asked tita moma
Tita moma swallowed first her food then answered my daddy.
"Well, still the same kuya. New York is still New York" she answered like there is no interesting topic about New York
"Hmm how about your work there as a model?" daddy ask again
"What about my work kuya?" she ask back
"Well I watch your interview, you were link to an actor name Julius. So what's the real score between the two of you?" dad ask my tita moma
"Is he your boyfriend tita moma?" I said interrupting them
"Anak, just eat. Usapan namin ito ng tita moma mo" dad said to me
"Sorry po" I said to them
"Well no kuya. Actually we're link because we have this upcoming photoshoot, sya ang makakapartner ko doon sa pictorial na gaganapin maybe next next month kapag naayos na ng mga manager namin yung mga dapat nilang ayusin for our pictorial" she said to my daddy like that guy not caught her interest
"I have a collection of your magazine tita moma" I interrupt once again to them
"Hmmm thank you love. I will give you one later. Hindi pa sya narerelease so means ikaw pa lang ang unang nagkaroon nun" tita moma said
"Really?! Yehey thank you tita moma. I love you po" I said and kiss her cheeks
"Love you too love. Oh sya, kain ka na. Eat more para agad ka lalaki" she said to me
I just give an apologetic smile to my dad and mouthed I'm sorry then I love you.
As I go back to eat, I see my tita moma stare at my dad, they exchange glances like they know something we don't. Well I just shrug my shoulder because of that.
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After we ate our lunch, I pull up my tita moma to my room. As we enter our room, she roamed her eyes in every corner. I pull her to my bed and hug her.
Hmm I miss her so much...
"You miss me love?" she ask me then she hug me back
"Not that much, konti lang, like little" panggagaya ko sa pagkokonyo konyohan nya minsan at pinakita pa ang maliit kong mga daliri
She chuckled because of my answer.
"Love how are you? Hmmm" my tita moma suddenly ask me while we are lying here in my bed
"I'm okay tita moma. I'm still beautiful like you" I answered to her
"I know love, saan ka pa ba magmamana?" I giggled because of her answer
"But seriously Love, how are you? How's school?"
"School is fine tita moma. But..."
"But? - But what love?" she ask me
"Tita moma I wanna share something to you. Hmmm"
"What is it love?" she ask me while caressing my hair
"You promise you won't be mad at me?" then I look up at her
"I promise love" she said me with her matching pinky promise to me
"So what is it love? Hmmm"
"Well ahm"
"Hmmm"
"Well, remember what you said to me about meeting a guy before." I ask her and I feel her stilled for a second.
But still I continue to talk to her.
"The emotions you felt when you laid your eyes on him?" She blew an air before she look down at me.
"Hmmm, what about that love?" she ask me again and continue to comb my hair
"I feel the same way tita moma" I can feel the curiosity yet excitement in me.
"What? How can you say that love?" she ask me
"Well there's this boy I met on my first day of my class. He has green with a shade of brown eyes, pointed nose, thick eyebrow and eyelashes, and thin lips. He is much taller than me too tita moma"
"And what about this little boy Mauziah?" she ask me directly looking at my eyes
"Well ahm, the first time I see him, I feel nervous. Ahm I feel the things you said to me before, that moment like you feel that the time stops when you met his eyes, the butterfly feeling in your stomach, everytime you talk to him, hmm that's what I feel tita moma. I said to myself that maybe, I'm too young for this, maybe it's just ahm you know infatuation, but I remember you saying that to me, so yeah" I said to her looking at her neck because I'm afraid she's mad at me.
"Love look at me" she said touching my chin to look up to her
"Are you mad at me tita moma?" I ask her
"Hmmm why would I love?" I look directly at her eyes finding the anger or disappointment on her
"Is there something I have to be mad of?"
"Because I'm too young for this?" I ask her confuse
"Love in 'love' " she said quoting the word love to me "there's no specific age, time, event or what to tell that you love that person. There's no requirement for that. Even your just 10 years old today and you feel that thing, maybe just maybe you love that young boy. But, there's a big BUT okay. I'm not encouraging you to focus on your feelings, as I said, you are only 10 years old, means you are so young, so as of now, let your feelings but focus on your studies, family and especially enjoy your childhood day. You only live young ones. Enjoy Mauziah my love, be happy and contented okay?" she said that to me like a mother teaching her daughter
"Those feelings I tell you before, set aside those or better just forget about it. Okay?"
"Opo tita moma. I will. Thank you for clarifying things to me. I will enjoy my time as a kid. Focus on my studies, family and enjoy my childhood. For my feelings, I will just let it tita moma" I said to her
"Hmm may I ask the name of your crush love" tita moma ask me again
"Well this is our secret tita moma hmm?"
"Of course love"
"You don't tell to daddy? Because dad is so overeacted sometimes, he maybe faint or worst ulit-ulitin nya ang binibigkas nya noon sa akin na, bawal ako magpaligaw kasi ako lang ang nagiisang baby girl nya. Kailangan pag mag-aasawa daw po ako ay 50 years old daw ako" I said to my tita moma
"Haha kuya is just protective to you. He is always like that, hanggang ngayon din sa akin. He loves us, kaya ganyan sya"
"Yes tita moma, and I love him because of that. I love you, mommy and Herguel too"
"I love you too love" she answered and kiss my head
-Npojdb
