Through The Rain

Thirty-Two

What he said was just very heartwarming. I felt those...... butterflies in my stomach once again. But then again, I need to stop this. May Isa na siya.

He's giving me mixed signals pero baka....baka friendly lang talaga siya. He just likes to compliment girls, I guess. Assuming lang talaga ako.

"Hey...." Pagtawag ni kuya sa 'kin habang nandito kami sa isang clinic dito sa hospital. Napansin niya sigurong parang lumilipad ang utak ko at wala ako sa focus ngayon. "Anong iniisip mo ngayon?"

I couldn't say na si Blake iniisip ko. Baka kwestyunin ako ni kuya.

"Wala....." I told him, "Gutom lang siguro 'to." I joked.

"You're hungry?" He asked kaya tumango ako since gusto ko na ring mag-snack. "Okay, order food for us."

That thought excites me kaya naman agad na akong nag-order ng pagkain namin ni kuya. I just ordered pasta and pizza from our favorite fastfood resto for our snacks. This will surely satisfy my cravings.

Nababagok lang ako dito kasi ang daming binabasa ni kuya. He's still in his residency, though. I really admire him for being so hardworking. I will always look up to him.

"Kuya, labas muna ako while waiting for our order." Paalam ko sakanya.

Tiningnan niya muna ako bago siya tumango, "Pick up our order na lang, here's the money for the payment." He gave me a thousand peso bill para pambayad sa pagkain namin. I thanked him before I went out of the clinic.

Napagdesisyunan'kong umakyat muna sa fifth floor para magtingin-tingin ng mga stalls and stores. Sa fifth floor kasi nakalagay or nakapwesto ang ibang food stalls and stores. Doon kasi ang VIP floor. Halos lahat ng naka-confine doon ay mga mayayaman at mga may kayang pamilya talaga.

I immediately went to the hospital's flower shop pagkalabas ko ng elevator. Since, iyon din ang unang bumungad sa akin. Konti lamang ang tao sa loob.

I was busy admiring the flowers here in the shop. There are a lot of flowers na pwedeng piliin para gawing bouquet.

Tulips looks so refreshing and pretty. It's beauty is ethereal, as well as the different colors of the roses that are here. But what caught my attention the most was the sunflower.

Sunflower.......It reminded me of him.

It reminded me of the flower we gave to each other during our graduation. It was one of the best moments. Naiilang ako sa kanya nuon pero I told him na it's because he always believes in me, iyon nalang ang naging pasasalamat ko.

It was very lame, I know, but I didn't have any other reason na pwedeng sabihin. Alangan naman sabihin 'kong, 'kasi mahal kita'. It's very wrong, kasi first of all, may jowa siya.

"Matunaw yang sunflower, Kaye..." I didn't noticed that I was staring at the sunflower for too long already. I just came back to my senses when I heard someone speak beside me. It was Kio, my blockmate.

"Hi, what are you doing here?" I asked him curiously. Ba't nandito siya sa hospital? It looks like he's buying a bouquet for someone. Na-curious tuloy ako.

"Grandma is here." He casually answered while looking at me.

Grandma? Oh My! Medyo close pa naman kami ni grandma since I went to their house during our first sem, naging partner ko kasi si Kio para sa isang reporting at sa bahay nila kami gumawa ng report.

"What happened to her?" I asked him, worriedly.

"Heart problems." Sagot niya sa akin.

I suddenly felt pity for grandma. Kaya naman gusto ko siyang bisitahin.