Nandito ako ngayon sa lugar kung saan damang dama ko ang lamig ng hangin, it's like the top of a bridge but full of grass and trees; green and neat. Habang nakaupo sa isang log chair na nakita ko rito noong nakaraang araw kaya naman dito ko na lang napiling tumambay. It gives me peace because of silence dahil madalang lamang ang mga taong nagsisidaan at walang ga'nong sasakyan. Kinuha ko ang camera ko inside my bag then I start capturing the beautiful view. It's my hobby taking pictures of everything beautiful like this. A moment that will give me peace when I see it. After a few minutes, I decided to go home.
I'm here now at the gate of our house.
Lights off, silence, no people around, just me. It's what I want, but why do I suddenly feel lonely? It doesn't feel like home huh, it's like—nevermind, shut this drama Glish. I opened the front door, it's not lock.
Wait what? IT.IS.NOT.LOCK.
In this kind of situation, I know someone just came in. Who the hell it would be? My mom? Dad? My uncle? — No, I think not, If it's them, they will definitely turn all the lights on.
Kinuha ko ang baseball bat sa gilid ng pintuan, I am ready! I swear to God handa ako sa ganitong sitwasyon, especially now that I am home alone!
I don't have any friends here, except to that one na kapitbahay namin, but nasa bakasyon sila ngayon! Pero pwede rin namang sila mama ang nasa loob? Baka isosorpresa nila ako? I'm still here in front of this door, thinking about like I should be like scary, you know? Like in the movies—
"Hey miss" Napalundag ako sa kalagitnaan ng pag-iisip nang may nagsalita. Hindi galing sa loob ng bahay ang boses dahil nakaharap pa rin ako sa pinto.
"There's a package to Ms.Amila Leonor from her daughter, Lilia Nica Leonor, maybe you know her?" Dagdag nung nagsalita kaya no choice ako kundi lingunin.
"Ah, baka doon yata sila nakatira, you should ask those people over there, I don't know Amila Leonor." I said when I turned to him at nilingon ulit ang pinto. He's a delivery driver, obviously naman. Hindi ko maiwasan taasan ng kilay, dahil nakafocus ako kanina sa pag-iisip tapos bigla siyang sisingit.
"Sorry to ask, but what are you doing there, Miss? Are you trying to come into someone's house? You can be in jail for doing that, trespassing" Said by that delivery man, Can't he just leave?
"Seriously? You know, It's our house, you should just deliver those orders and not be here, minding my business. Mind your own" Napabaling ulit ako sa kanya, dahil kumukulit na siya. Naiinis na'ko dahil nandito pa rin sya at parang hindi naniniwala sa sinabi ko.
"Really? Sorry, I just want to know.
I saw you looking at that door kanina pa with that, ah — baseball bat? Is there a problem? You forgot the keys?" Dagdag nung driver kaya napaharap ulit ako sa kaniya kita ko ang naniningkit niyang mga mata na akala mo nag-a-akusa.Magsasalita na sana ako nang may bigla akong narinig mula sa loob ng bahay namin.
"What's that? May nabasag? May iba ka bang kasama miss? Bakit hindi kumatok—" ani nung delivery man na kaagad kong pintulol ang sasabihin nya.
"Shut up! Umalis ka na nga, ang ingay-ingay mo" Sinabi ko 'yon nang nakatalikod sa kanya at nakaharap sa pintuan namin. Yes, I forgot to close the gate that's why he can still talk to me.
Nang may narinig akong nabasag ay napatili ako at 'di na nagdalawang isip na gumawa ng kilos. Lumabas ako ng gate, patungo roon sa delivery boy na nakita kong pasuot na ng helmet niya kaya tumakbo na 'ko para lang makalapit.
"Hey, hey, hey! I-i t-think someone just came inside, and I d-don't have any idea who" Napahawak na ako sa braso nya at niyuyugyog yon nang konti. He takes his helmet off, then hinarap ako.
"And?" Eh? pinagtaasan nya pa ako ng kilay.
"Nothing, nevermind. Just Leave." I changed my mind at pumasok paloob sa gate. 'Di ko nagustuhan yung sagot niya, imbis na tulungan ay "And?" ang isinagot sa'kin.
I'm now at the front door, ready to face who's inside when suddenly someone grabs my arm.
"Base sa asta mo, wala kang kasama rito sa bahay niyo then we heard something broke a while ago. Maybe there's a person inside, and worse, you don't have any idea kung sino man ito" Said by the delivery guy. Pumasok pala sya akala ko umalis na. Napapunas tuloy ako ng mata ko nang wala sa oras, Habang masama ang titig sa kanya at siya'y seryosong nakatingin lang sa pintuan. Hindi na lang ako nagsalita at pinauna na lang sya. I don't even know who this is, but I really need help.
He opens the door and the dark inside welcomed us. It's too dark kaya wala sa sariling napalapit ako sa likod nya, at napahawak sa magkabilang dulo ng t-shirt na suot nya. Naramdaman nya ang paglapit ko, kaya tinulak nya 'ko nang konti, wtf.
"Don't be too close miss, I'll think that you're just making scene because you want me. You can turn the lights on, It's your house, so you probably know where the switch is" What in hell are he talking about? Want whom? I just did what he said without uttering any word.
I turned the lights on at pagputok ng lobo ang una kong narinig kaya't napatalon ako sa gulat.
"SURPRISE" Nakita ko ang pamilya ko. Mom, Dad, and my 2 siblings. I just run towards them to give them a hug, but mom and dad are just standing there habang nakakunot ang noo.
Ah yes. The freakin' deliver guy!
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