Eight Letters

Chapter 13

Kinagabihan ay alas 8 na natapos ang night class ko so instead of cooking in the apartment ay pinili kong tumambay sa malapit na Jollibee at doon na lang kumain. I'm not in the mood to Cook for Zysk and Jacob. 

I ordered a mango pie,yum burger, 1 pc of spicy chicken and 1 large coke, I guess that'll do. I planned to stay hanggang alas 9:30 dito sa Jollibee,my mind is tired,I kept on remembering the scenario I encountered Kanina sa Law Department.

Zysk and Kylislie, how long do they know each other? What am I in the picture? Am I just ruining everything?

Paano kung Masaya naman talaga sila and I ruined Kylislie's perfect  frame with Zysk when I returned? Paano kung ako ang kontrabida sa storyang ito at pinipilit ko lang ang sarili ko na maging bida? Am I desperate? Am I turning into the bad person Rapunzel's mom calls herself? I hope not.

I sighed as I took a sip in my coke. I let my eyes roam the whole 1st floor of the fast food chain where everyone is busy minding their own business.

I continued eating until I successfully finished my foods. The best part about Jollibee and 8:00 is the calm surroundings. To be honest I planned to eat in a restaurant but eating alone will only make me feel like I'm that old man in Ratatouille who eats alone and judges the food. I'm no critique.

Pagkakipas ng ilang Oras ay pinili ko nang umuwi. I took my bag with me and my key as I walk towards the door, I saw an old lady holding a hand of a boy. Hawak hawak ng batang lalaki ang isang maliit at maduming karton na sa tingin ko ay ang kanyang hihigaan ngayong gabi. My heart ached.

Imbis na pumasok sa kotse at umuwi ay pinili ko silang lapitan. I remembered my grandmother,she adores me so much, sya ang tagapag tanggol ko 'pag binu-bweset ako ni Jacob.

"Magandang gabi po" magalang na pagbati ko kay Lola. Her eyes went wide when I approached her, siguro ay hindi sya sanay na nilalapitan ng mga tao na dumadaan. I wonder how hard it is for an old woman to sleep in the cold street and a child to feed.

"Magandang gabi din sa'yo ija" she smiled genuinely.

The kid looked at me as if I'm an angel sent from above. His eyes were glowing.

"Galing ka po sa Jabee?" He asked looking at the direction where I came from. I nodded.

"Gusto mo bang pumasok?" I asked him. Napanganga pa ang Bata habang palipat lipat ng tingin sa Amin ng Lola nya and I find him cute. Kahit na marumi ang kanyang mukha at damit ay kitang kita ang bilugin nyang mata sa kanyang bilugin na pisngi. Katamtaman ang haba nang kanyang pilik mata at tangos ng ilong,ang kanyang labi naman ay maliit.

"Kaso wala pong Pera si Lola. Hindi nga po siya kumain para Po may makain ako kaninang umaga" his voice was about to crack. I look at Lola, she's looking at him as if her life depends on the little kid holding her hand.

Ibig sabihin ang huling kain ng bata ay kanina pang umaga at si Lola ay walang kain buong araw. Mag aalas 10 na bukas ay hindi din sure kung makakakain pa ba sila. What a pity.

I held the kid's hand and smiled at him.

"Edi tara sa loob ng Jollibee? Libre ni Ate"

At first Lola's hesitant but after some small talks she agreed. Mahirap na at baka bukas ay hindi ulit sya kakain para lang sa apo niya. I won't let that happen.

I drag them sa Jollibee nauna akong pumasok and Lola is right behind me. I'm holding the kid's hand when Manong guard stop them from entering.

"Lola, bawal po manghingi sa loob."

Napahinto si Lola at napayuko, that's not something nice to say.

"Kuya they're with me po." I smiled at him while holding Lola's hand. May mga nakakita pa ng scenario and some are even taking photos and videos of me being a good Samaritan I don't care.
I wanted to help, not for fame or what.

I ordered foods for the both of them, nag order na lang din ako ng mango pie for myself so I have something to eat while talking to them. It's already 10:00 and the city is still active. Dean, the kid keep on yawning after his mouthful dinner I giggled.

I asked some questions about Dean and Lola then I find out that dean's mother died when she gave birth to him, and Dean ain't really her grandson.

His mom was a street person as well when she was carrying him and then nagkakilala sila ni Lola and Lola then adopted Dean as her own. That was a good story.

After the dinner I gave Lola a small amount of money na available since I'm always using a credit card and my cash is 3,472 pesos only. I promised Lola that I will visit them pag may oras Ako and she was delightful with my words.

Pagka uwi ay madilim na sa sala, hinubad ko ang sapatos ko at dumiretso sa kusina para uminom ng tubig. I was taking a glass of water nang biglang may nagsalita sa likod ko,muntik pa akong mabilaukan at mabuwal sa kinatatayuan ko.

"Alam mo ba kung anong oras na mahal na Prinsesa?" Says Jacob glaring at me. Here we go again with my protective childish cousin.

I took my phone as I look at the time.

"It's 10:45 Mr. Kwon" I replied.

He hissed. His hair are wet,kakagaling lang sa pagligo,he's wearing a short and a plain sleeveless shirt. His left hand is holding a notebook while the other hand is holding an apple. I raised my eyebrow.

"What are you doing anyway?" I asked him.

"Waiting for you obviously. Your boyfriend went gaga when I texted him if he knows your whereabouts. He went home and he'll stay there for a week, plano nyang bumalik dito when I texted him." He shrugged.

"And since when Zysk became my boyfriend?" I asked him with my arms folded. Ang fake news talaga ng taong to,masarap sapakin sa gums.

I rolled my eyes at him and turned my back. He's out for a week that means I'll only be seeing him at school ground,canteen or library. I haven't even sort things out doon sa nangyari kanina sa tambayan.

I went to my room, Zysk occupied my thoughts. Kylislie, she do love Zysk I can see it in her eyes. But what about me? What about my feelings?

Feelings,yes. I'm not dumb, sinungaling ako kung sasabihin kong wala akong nararandaman kay Zysk. He's my first love,my first boyfriend, he was my everything way back highschool. He's still into me, I'm still into him but what about Kylislie? I don't want to be the bad guy.