CHAPTER 22: EXCITEMENT
ROWOON KO
Sinipat ko ang relo sa may kaliwang wrist ko. Realising that it was 9:00 in the morning, seeing grandpaps having his breakfast. I remember hindi parin pala ako nag breakfast bago umalis ng bahay kanina. Napahawak tuloy ako sa ang aking tiyan at naririnig ko na ang pag aalburuto nito.
"Grandpaps, 9:00 am palang po pala." mahina kong sabi sa matanda.
"Yes apo. Mukhang nakita ko nga kanina excited ka." nakatawang sagot niya.
"Nagmamadali po kasi ako kanina to avoid so many questions from mom."
"Yung mga tipo mo natutulog pa nang ganitong oras pero quarter to nine nandito ka na." Natatawang pang aasar sa akin
Natatatawa rin akong sumagot kay Lolo. "Oo nga po kahit ako nagulat."
We just stared at Jam's house from grandpaps nipa house waiting for her to wake up. I wanted to see her from afar, early this morning. Ano ang itsura niya, ginagawa niya, at ano ang galaw niya. Wala lang curious lang ako talaga.
Tinatawag ako ni lolo pero hindi ko narinig, kaya kinalabit nalang ako. Nakatitig lang kasi ako sa kabilang bahay.
Mag kwento raw ako ng nakaraan namin ni Jam. I told him everything from bottom to top. Nagulat siya sa lahat ng mga iyon.
Kaya pala upto now, nalaman ko na walang manliligaw na nag hahatid at sumusundo kay Jam, maliban sa mga Kuya at Papa niya.
I heard that she's aloof to all men. I felt guilty about what I heard from grandpaps, though I feel relieved that she's no one with him. At least I have a small chance to pursue her. Even though I know in my heart that I will have zero 0% percent chances of winning.
Gagawin ko ang lahat para mapatawad ako ni Jam sa ginawa ko sa kanya, I know hindi pa huli ang lahat.
"Apo, I was so shocked by what you've said. I never knew that she was going through a lot, but I know that she will forgive you. She's still single and no one has ever courted her so far. I don't know from her school or work."
Bigla akong nanlambot nang marinig ko na, baka sa work or sa school niya may mga pumoporma sa kanya roon. Nakita ni lolo ito, kaya tinapik niya ang braso ko to make me feel better.
"Apo, don't be sad. Hindi naman din natin alam baka wala rin naman talaga, kasi kung meron I'm sure pupunta yan dyan or sa bahay nila sa Green Heights."
Tumango ako at pinipilit kong maging masigla sa harap ni Lolo, para naman hindi niya maramdaman na I feel bad, but deep inside I'm hurting and thinking that, "what if she already had a boyfriend?"
"Wala pa kaming nabalitaan na naging boyfriend niya. Vocal naman siya sa amin. So I'm sure she's telling the truth and not hiding from us."
I nodded to lolo and I gave him a fake smile to hide what I felt inside.
We heard that she has woken up and I heard a kettle whistle from her house, maybe she will be having breakfast. Later on, we saw her outside sweeping and watering her plants while singing. We haven't heard the lyrics clearly but it is kind of a worship song.
Pumasok na siya sa loob ng bahay, pero maya maya pa'y lumabas ulit ito na may dala dalang hamper, may mga damit na isasampay. Napatingin ako ng maigi sa kanyang damit dahil tila ba parang basa ang damit na suot nito.
"Naliligo ba 'to habang naglalaba?"
Natatatawa si Lolo sa kanyang naririnig mula sa akin, dahil sa nakatitig lamang ako habang nagtatago, nag aalala na baka makita nito ako roon na nakatitig lang sa kanya sa malayo.
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