Autumn of May

CHAPTER 17: How To Plant A Seed

I wake up early due that I need to go to the farm. I said to Abbi that I will experience how is it to become a farmer, well, I'm so dumb to suggest that kind of thing. I don't know but when she's around, I always think stupidly. I walk downstairs and saw her preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Her grandmother is busy piling their clothes and her grandfather is watering the plants outside.

I hurriedly walk towards Abbi and assisted her with the plates. It's her rule that I need to assist with some household chores when I'm living with them. She sarcastically look at me so I look back at her teasing her or something. Umalis naman siya kaagad at kinuha ang mga spoons and fork at the cabinet. She called her grandparents and as usual, we pray before we eat. When we finish eating, Abbi called me to help her wash the dishes. I walk towards her at tumabi sa kaniya. She noticed that I am too close to her kaya she move an inch away from me. Napatawa nalang ako because i found that cute.

"I should call you sister" I said teasingly to her because I remember what she did yesterday, acting as if she's my sister in order to enter the building. She looked at me angrily. She scoop some bubbles in the sink and splash it on my face kaya I hurriedly wash my face with water dahil some of the soap entered my eyes. She's always so mean.

"Pagkatapos nito, prepare yourself dahil pupunta tayo sa farm ngayon" she said while finishing off the dishes. Naghugas siya ng kamay at pumunta sa itaas. I wash my hands at sumunod sa kaniya. Pumasok siya sa kaniyang kwarto kaya pumasok din ako sa sarili kong silid. I grab my suit and pair of black shoes. Afterwards, lumabas ako and sakto naman she came out from her room. She's wearing a thin gray long sleeves, pants and a weird, old maroon sock. She has towels on her hand. She scanned my outfit at biglang tumawa.

"Ano bang pakay mo dun? Fashion show? Magbihis ka nga!" sabi niya but I insisted not to. This is my best outfit in order for them to get intimiditated. "Nope, I won't" sabi ko sa kaniya. She rolled her eyes and walk past by me. "Bahala ka sa buhay mo" she said. I followed her downstairs at nagpaalam na kami to her grandparents. Paglabas namin sa bahay, I saw Karlo's car waiting for us outside. Karlo is wearing a jacket and a funny, ragged pajama and a round hat.

His eyes widened when he saw my outfit. He stared at me puzzled and when his eyes and Abbi's eyes meet, Abbi just shrugged her shoulders. Umupo si Abbi sa passenger seat and ako naman ay tumabi kay Karlo sa driver's seat. Buong byahi, nakatingin lang si Abbi sa kaniyang phone. I am looking at her on the rear view and luckily she didn't notice it. Abbi is not that attractive, maybe she can't beat any girls that I play with. I can't figure out why her presence keeps pulling me to give her my attention.

I heard Karlo cleared his throat kaya I focus my eyes to the road. "Sir Xav, alam mo bang farm ang pupuntahan natin hindi graduation ball?" I heard Abbi giggled at the back seat kaya lumingon ako sa direksiyon niya. She noticed that I look at her kaya ibinalik niya ang kaniyang tingin sa phone. "Shut your mouth Karlo" I said to him. Tumawa lang ito while his eyes fixed on the road. "By the way, the staffs are already there. I hope everything will work well today" sabi ni Karlo. It reminds me of the angry faces of the farmers.

After an hour, we arrived at the farm. Karlo parked the car at the entrance and afterwards, lumabas na kami ng sasakyan. Sinalubong kami ng ibang staffs and they all look at me while scanning at my outfit. What's wrong with wearing a suit in the farm? Karlo, lead us inside at sumalubong kaagad sa amin ang masasamang tingin ng mga magsasaka.

Karlo smiled sweetly at them and said, "Magandang araw sa inyong lahat, nandito po kami ngayon upang humingi ng tawad sa ating hindi pagkakaintindihan. Alam namin na hindi basta-basta ang ginawa namin at alam namin na lahat kayo ay nasaktan sa mga pagbabago, at hindi sapat ang simpleng paghingi ng tawad sa inyo, kaya nandito kaming lahat upang iparamdam sa inyo ang aming sinseridad sa paghingi ng tawad"