Drowning In Your Love

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Child

"This is also the same room we stayed before, right?" Si tita Hermoine.

Hinatid namin sila ng aking parents sa kanilang suite. They're staying at our biggest and most expensive ocean suite.

"Yes. Mas pinaimprove pa ni Timothy ang lahat ng rooms and suites dito since the last few years." Tugon ni mommy.

"Sobrang ganda. I like it here." Untas ni tita Her.

Mommy smiled at her friend.

"What do you think, Hezekiah?" Tanong naman tito Nicolas sa kanilang anak.

Tumango-tango ito. "It's really nice here, dad. Modern pero pinanatili pa rin ang traditional vibes ng kanilang lugar."

Nagkatinginan sina mommy at tita Hermoine. Parang nagulat si mommy sa sinabi ng batang lalaki sa hindi malamang dahilan.

"You just don't look like your father, you even talk like him." Sambit ni daddy habang nakangiti.

"Of course. My son will inherit the Alteiri Hotel & Resort one of these days so he should take it from me habang maaga pa."

"Uh. Here we go again." Buntong-hininga ni tita Hermoine tapos inirapan si tito Nicolas. "Siyam na buwan kong dinala tapos wala man lang nakuha sa akin."

Nagtawanan na naman sila.

"I think, his eyes looks like yours, tita Hermoine." Singit ko na nagpatahimik sa lahat.

Napatitig sila sa akin ng ilang sandali.

"You think so, Tilly?" Tita Hermoine asked.

Tumango ako.

When I turned to the boy, he's already staring at me.

There's something on the way he looks at me in the eyes that makes me feel outlandish.

Hindi ko matagalan ang paninitig niya kaya nagtago ulit ako sa likod ni daddy.

"See you at dinner..." Si daddy sa aming mga panauhin nang magpaalam na kaming aalis.

They also need to rest because even though they ride a helicopter to here, the flight still took more or less two hours daw.

"Mommy..."

Naglalakad na kami ng parents ko  pabalik sa main building ng resort ng may maisipan akong itanong. I'm holding both my parents hands while we're walking.

"Yes, Tilly?"

"Hanggang kailan po magi-stay sina tita Hermoine and her family dito sa resort?"

"Baka less than a week daw. Depende kasi iyon sa trabaho ni tito Nicolas mo. You know, he's a really busy man."

"Just like daddy?" Tanong ko sabay sulyap sa aking ama.

"Yes, princess. But tito Nicolas is busier because their hotel is much bigger than ours, kaya mas marami rin ang mga guest nila." Sagot ni daddy.

Tumango-tango naman ako.

"What do you think of kuya Hezekiah, Tilly? He's guwapo, right?"

My brows furrowed because of mommy's sudden question.

"Tilly is still young, babe. Masasagot niya ba agad ang tanong mo na 'yan?" Daddy asked.