This Kind of Love

22. A Miracle

Siren's POV

I walked out of that hotel wearing a ring on my left ring finger. I couldn't stop looking at it the whole time.

Ito ba yung sinasabi nila na suntok sa buwan? Maybe. Parang ayaw ko nang isipin lahat nang problema namin ni Ieuhence. Parang sa ngayon, I want to enjoy all the attention that he's giving me.

We went on a mini-date. Nag decide kami ni Ieuhence na kumain dito sa lugar na puro desserts ang sini-serve nila. They have this new thing na parang promotion nila. A fortune cookie.

"Fortune huh? You're going to tell me my fortune?" Tanong ni Ieuhence doon sa babae na nasa counter.

"Yes sir." Sumagot naman kaagad ang babae.

Napangiti lang si Ieuhence doon at parang gusto niya tumawa. Ang bad!

"Okay. We'll try it out."

We ended up in this one small booth na korteng cupcake at dala-dala namin yung tig-isang fortune cookie na binili namin. The cookie is a lot bigger than what I expect and I don't think mauubos ko ito. Curious lang naman ako kung anong nakasulat sa loob.

Nasa tapat ko si Ieuhence at todo-ngiti siya sa cookie na nasa harapan niya.

"Bakit parang amused na amused ka?" tinanong ko siya kasi na tutuwa lang din ako na natutuwa siya.

"This is the first time that a mortal is going to tell me what my fortune is. Don't you think it's fascinating?"

Parang gusto ko ring ma tawa, not because of the cookie but Ieuhence's description of 'fascinating'. I'm glad that we mortals can entertain angels like him.

Nilagay niya yung cookie doon sa loob nang bag na binigay ng babae. Tumingin muna siya sa akin and he gave me the biggest smile before he started hammering the cookie para madurog. Talagang naka ilang hammer pa siya bago tumigil. I'm pretty sure durog na durog na yung cookie.

"Okay na yan! Dali! Basahin mo na!"

Binuksan niya yung bag at hinila niya yung papel. He was reading it silently na para bang sineseryoso niya talaga yung nakasulat doon.

"Sabi dito...'You will make heads turn.'" Binaba niya yung papel at tumingin siya sa akin na parang confused. "That's a fortune?"

"Actually, hindi na..." sabi ko naman at kinuha ko yung papel, "You're doing that right now. Of all places nalang yata."

Umiling-iling siya sa akin nun sabay turo naman niya sa cookie ko na nasa bag.

"Ikaw naman."

It's now my turn para basagin yung giant cookie na binili ko at hinila ko yug papel na nasa loob. Ieuhence was leaning on the table and rested his head on his hands. Seems like he is interested kung ano ang naka sulat doon sa cookie ko.

"You will fall in love with the person right in front of you." I read out loud nung binuksan ko yung papel.

"Really? Patingin nga?" sabi niya habang nakangisi pa.

Then it hit me. Na realize ko kung ano yung ginawa niya kaya binatukan ko siya nang mahina.

"Ieuhence! Don't alter mine!"

"I was just playing with you. Binalik ko na. Read it again."

Nung tinignan ko uli yung papel na hawak-hawak ko kanina and slowly nawawala na yung sulat na binasa ko kanina at may nagform na ibang sentence. Binasa ko uli yun bago ko tinanong si Ieuhence kung ano na naman yung nasa papel ko. Kinuha pa niya yung papel sa akin.