Medo's POV
"ANONG SABI MO?!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"PAKIULIT NGA PO ATE RYDEL!" sigaw rin ni Dayling Agatha.
Nandito kami ngayong tatlo sa hotel na tinutuluyan ni dayling. Dumating na si Dadi after 3 days and 4 nights niyang pagkawala, at ayun, todo sermon ako sa kanya. Pero ang nakakawalang-gana lang eh, itong si Mami naku!
She fought on his defense!
She was like, "Hayaan mo na bata, at least dumating na si Hon. At may dalang pasalubong sa'kin!"
Napaface palm ako. Kasi pasalubong lang pala ang nakapagpasaya kay Mami.
Ano kasi 'yung pasalubong?
Well! Bouquet of blue roses lang naman. LANG! Mahal nun mga pre! Pinasadya eh!
Kaya ayun, nakalimutan agad ni Mami lahat ng drama niya with Dadi's pasalubong.
Hayss, pagibig na tokwang 'yan!
Tapos eto ngayon, she just dropped a BIG bomb to me and dayling.
"Kalma lang," Mami Rydel said while giggling in delight. She squealed again. "I'm getting marrie—ARAY KO NAMAN BATA! ANG SAKIT NUN AH!"
Hinambalos ko kasi siya. "ANONG YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED? TOKWANG 'YAN! PARANG NUNG LAST, LAST WEEK LANG EH MAMATAY-MATAY KA DIYAN KAKAIYAK DAHIL HINDI NAKAUWI SI DADI FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, TAPOS NGAYON? YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED? MARRIED NA PARANG WALANG NANGYARE?" napahawak ako sa bridge ng ilong ko at napapikit. Dumilat ako at tinignan ulit siya. "Tokwa you!"
"Bata kasi—"
"Don't you 'bata-bata kasi' me!" I cut her.
"Dayling? Tapos ka na?" tanong bigla ni dayling sa'kin.
I looked at her with a serious face and nodded. I sat down on the sofa, crossed my legs and arms. Dayling stands up.
She inhaled. "ANO KA BA ATE RYDEL? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARRIAGE? A HOT RICE THAT ONCE IT BURNED YOUR TONGUE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SPIT IT OUT? MARRIAGE IS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL THAN YOU AND THAT GUY LIVING TOGETHER! HINDI MADALI ANG KASAL AT BUHAY MAY ASAWA, ATE! OH MY GOSH!" hinawi ni Dayling Agatha ang buhok niya pataas. "MAGHUNOS-DILI KA NGA PO ATE!"
Kumamot ng ulo si Mami. "EH MAHAL KO SI JAREN! MAHAL DIN NAMAN NIYA AKO! WE ARE AT THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED. AYUN NA NGA RIN EH! I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH HIM FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS AND I KNOW—WE KNOW—HOW TO LIVE UNDER THE SAME ROOF! HEP!" she puts her right hand up when dayling and I opened our mouths. "Walang nangyari sa amin na Rated R ah! Wag kayong ano diyan!"
I rolled my eyes, and I saw that dayling did the same thing.
"So ganun na lang yun?" I asked. "Kilalang-kilala niyo na isa't isa, ganun ba yun?"
"Yung ultimo mood niya alam mo agad marinig mo lang ang pagbuntong-hininga niya, ganun ba?" dagdag na tanong naman ni dayling.
"O-Oo," sagot naman ni Mami.
Huminga ako ng malalim. "Kailan siya nagpropose?"
Tumingin si Mami sa ibang direksyon.
"Ate Rydel?" malalim na boses na tanong ni dayling.
And then I got it!
"Anak ng tokwang di mapakali! HE PROPOSED TO YOU THE NIGHT HE CAME BACK DIDN'T HE?" I shouted again.
Mami bites her lower lip. Tumingin naman sakin si dayling tapos tumingin ulit siya kay mami.
"Tama ba ang feeling ni dayling, ate?" tanong nito.
