HAJ & SETCH (COMPLETED)

XX

“Do you really need to meet my kuya?” Aemie rolled her eyes.

Naa nami nag tapok ron sa hotel room ni Haj. Si Aemie, Ako, Haj, Matthew and of course Maria.

Maria and Haj are friends too. Bisan si Maria, gusto pud niyang ma meet si East. Dugay na syang diri nag puyo sa manila pero never in those days nga gi try niyag pangita si East. She respected Aemie's favor.

Para sa iyang kuya East unta dili na namo sigeg pangitaon iyang kuya. That is what Aemie would always tell us. So we stopped looking for East or talking about him.

Pero mao lage, ang pangutana is ngano? why? bakit?

“Yes. It has been years since I last saw him.” tubag pud ni Haj.

Unsa jud kaha ang naa?

“Okay then, tomorrow, we'll try to find him. Kay ang akong na remember ra jud is kung aha sya nga lugar nag puyo but not the exact address.” Aemie stood up. She look so tired.

Nibarog napud ko. “Right! For now, let's take some rest”

Naa mi room nga gi kuha paras amoa, dili man pwede daghang tao sa isa ka room.

“Can I borrow your friend?” Haj grab my hand as he asked my friends.

Walay pag duha duhang nitando ang tulo. Ga ngisi pang ni kindat si Maria sa akoa bago sila nang gawas.

“Aba'y tuloyan na nga akong pinagkanulo” yawyaw nako. Akoy nang hagad ug rest nya akoy nahabilin diri.

Wala koy no-choice. Lima ka bulan pud kong nag huwat aning tawhana. Better spend the night with him.

Kabati kog nay nanguhit. “Can I hug you again?” he cutely asked.

Unsay trip ani bataa?

Wala ko nitando, instead ako na ang nigakos niya. “You don't have to ask for a permission, Haj. You can hug me anytime.”

He hugged me back. “Thank you, sayang. I'm just not sanay. Kinda afraid you might not like it when I suddenly hug you.”

Nikatawa kos iyang ka cute. “For 5 months, who taught you to be this cute and sweet?”

“I learned it alone.” proud niyang tubag.

We spend the whole night together. Naa mis veranda, sitting next to each other, cuddling, and star gazing.

“Tomorrow is another day. But with you, each day is a gift.” Haj uttered.

Wala ko ka bantayng nakatulog na diay ko. Siguro tungod pud sa kakapoy. Basta nakamata nalang ko nga naa na kos kama.

I checked the other side of the bed only to find Haj sleeping beside me. Naka tagilid sya paatubang sa akoa and he used his left arm as his pillow.

“Pogi,” I said in amusement. Taud taud na nako syang gi tutokan but it's still the same.

Gwapo gihapon kaayo.

Haj suddenly move and scratched his nose.

“Cute,” I just cant stop complimenting him.

He suddenly open his eyes and he directly looked at me. “Good morning, Sayang”

I pout. Hantud karon wa gihapon ko na aware ug unsay meaning anang sayang. But it sounds sweet when it came from him.

“Sinisinta.” Haj said out of nowhere.

“Sinisinta,” sundog nakos iyang gi ingon.

Nisibog sya padung sa ako ug gi butang ang ako ulo sa iyang bukton, like it's a pillow.