She was a gift. Something I don't deserve. And if only I had the chance to turn back time, I would. The time when I am not in denial when I shouldn't have been unkind.
Hindi ko alam kung anong pumasok sa akin, at kung bakit naisipan kong sundan si Cleo. She's just really mysterious and I am craving the answers for her being.
Unti-unting dumidilim habang sinusundan namin ang motor ni Cleo. Imagine, kinaya niyang mag-drive nang ganito kalayo gamit lamang ang motor na iyon? Isa pa, medyo mabilis siyang mag-drive kaya ilang beses na rin namin siyang muntik mawala.
"Ma'am, hindi kaya hanapin kayo ni Sir?" si Mang Mario habang nagmamaneho.
"Don't tell him," sabi ko.
Hindi naman uuwi si Mommy at Daddy dahil wala silang sinabing sa bahay sila magdi-dinner, gaya kagabi. Kung may poproblemahin man ako, si Arielle iyon na madalas magsumbong.
"Mukhang papunta na po tayo sa bayan, Ma'am. Dito po kaya nakatira si Cleo?"
Hindi ako nakasagot. Iba kasi ang pakiramdam ko.
Hininto ni Mang Mario ang kotse nang huminto rin si Cleo sa tapat ng isang restaurant. Hindi ako familiar roon, pero mukhang simpleng restaurant lang iyon na base sa pangalan, they offer unlimited chicken wings.
"Mukhang raket ito ng bata, Ma'am, ah?" si Mang Mario ulit.
I was enchanted as I scanned the place. Thinking of what Cleo might do here. Akala ko nung una ay kakain siya roon, not until a guy, maybe older than us, approached her and he was holding a guitar.
Hinintay kong pumasok sila sa loob, pagkatapos ay saka ako lumabas sa kotse.
"Wait for me, Mang Mario. I'll be back after a minute."
With my knees shaking, I stooped inside the restaurant. It was like a fast food chain. O-order ang costumer sa counter at ihahatid ng waiter ang order sa tables, which is the only difference.
Hinanap ko ang sunglasses ko sa aking bag, good thing that I brought it. Siyempre, hindi dapat malaman ni Cleo na sinusundan ko siya, dahil baka kung ano pang isipin niya.
I became clumsy when Cleo suddenly went out of the staff's room with the keyboard case that I saw from her yesterday, she surprised me!
Wait, what? Is she in a band? Does she know how to play piano? An only girl in a band consists of five members?
Nahulog ko ang glasses sa sahig. And I wasn't expecting that a waiter would help me-that was too chaotic-kaya ang nagse-set up na si Cleo ay napalingon sa gawi namin.
"Ma'am, ito po." Inabot sa akin ng waiter ang glasses na agad kong kinuha rito.
"T-thanks!" Nautal pa ako.
Mabuti na lang, naagapan ko at nakayuko ako agad para isuot ang sunglasses, saka ako tumayo para kunwaring pumunta sa counter at um-order para hindi ako masyadong mahalata.
Thank God, hindi na siya nakatingin sa akin. She's now busy setting up the keyboard. Sa tantya ko, mukhang bago ako matapos sa pag-order ay makatutugtog na sila. Indikasiyon na hindi niya na ako mababalingan.
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