I woke up with a smile on my face. Today is Friday and I need to fetch my baby, Isagani. Isabella was so busy today that she asked me if I could take care of her baby for today.
Of course, I agreed because I'm the best tita.
I wore a sports bra and leggings because I was planning to do gym today. Medyo tumataba na din ako these past few days dahil puro kain at trabaho ang ginagawa ko.
Ayos lang naman siguro. At least hindi ko napapabayaan ang sarili ko.
I also brought my jacket and my water bottle.
Pinuntahan ko si Isagani sa unit nilang dalawa ni Isabella. Pagdating ko doon ay handa na din paalis si Isabella. She kissed my cheek before heading away.
"Hi, my baby boy!" I kissed Isagani's cheeks when I saw him.
"Hi, Mami!" He jumped and I carried him.
"Let's go na? Today is your p.e day. Be active, okay?" Sabi ko habang nakasakay kami sa elevator.
"Yes, Mami." Sagot niya naman habang nakangiti.
I put my gym bag in the backseat. I checked Isagani's seatbelt to see if it was already fine. After checking it, I already drove to his school.
"Why do you dress up like that po, Mami? Wala ka na po ba clothes?" I laughed because of what he said.
"No, baby. I'll go to the gym later. That's why I dress up like this." I answered, still laughing.
He crossed his arms and pouted. "Mami, what if there's a lot of boys there? What if they will stare at you? Tito will get mad!" Nakanguso niyang sabi.
Isagani knows Jake. Alam niya din na ex ko si Jake. He accidentally saw my gallery. He saw our photos together. Ayon, hindi na siya natigil sa pagtatanong kay Jake kaya sinagot ko na.
"He won't get mad, baby. He's not like that."
"Why po? you're showing a lot of your skin, Mami."
"Baby, there is nothing wrong with wearing what you want. When I and tito Jake were still together, he was letting me wear anything that I want as long as I'm comfortable." I answered him with a smile.
"Is it bad po ba? Hindi ka po niya pinapagalitan pag nagwe-wear ka ng ganyan."
"No, baby. It's not bad. In fact, that was good. He's giving me the freedom to wear anything that I want. You should be like him too when you already have a girlfriend. Don't rule your girlfriend. Let her do anything she wants as long as she's comfortable." I feel like a proud girlfriend. I mean, ex-girlfriend.
"I'm still a baby pa, Mami. But I will do that. I want to be like Tito Jake."
I smiled at him. Hay, nako. Paano nalang kaya kapag nakilala mo ang tatay mo na mapang-asar? Baka ayon na ang gayahin mo.
Mabilis kaming nakarating sa school ni Isagani. Hanggang sa gate ko lang siya hinatid dahil ayon ang gusto niya. I kissed his cheeks before saying goodbye.
Pagtapos ay nagdrive ako sa malapit na gym sa school ni Isagani. Ilang buwan na din akong hindi nakakapunta dito.
I put down first my gym bag then tie my hair. I stretched a little so my body won't be shocked. Una kong pinuntahan ang threadmil. Mabagal ang pagtakbo ko sa una pero kalaunan ay bumilis din.
Hindi ko pinansin ang pinto nang tumunog ang bell. Ibig sabihin kasi nito ay may pumasok na panibago.
Lumingon lang ako nang may tumatakbo na din sa katabi kong threadmil. Muntik pa akong matapilok nang makita ko kung sino ito. It was Jake! God, buti nalang ay nakahawak ako sa gilid. Kung hindi, deads na ako.
Hindi ko pinahalata na nagulat akong makita siya. Ang dami-dami naman kasing gym dito, bakit dito niya pa naisipan?
'Wow, makapag-demand, ikaw may ari?' I asked inside my head.
After running for almost 20 minutes, I got tired. Uminom muna ako bago naisipan na may sit-ups. This will make your stomach feel like hell, like burning your whole belly.
I almost screamed when my stomach started to burn.
"Woah!" Tanging nasabi ko nang maka 30 sit-ups ako. That was hell!
The next thing I did was just arm and leg workouts. Dahil kababalik ko lang sa gym at pag wo-workout, parang hinihimay ang katawan ko. Sobrang sakit! It was like my body was chopped.
I didn't notice Jake was already beside me drinking water. I looked at him. Hindi ko sinasadyang mapatingin sa pawisan niyang katawan. Ang laki ng pinagbago ng katawan niya. He's more fit now.
He was also fit before, but his body built today changed a lot.
Mas marami na sigurong nagkakandarapa sa kaniya ngayon. Siguro ay may girlfriend na siya.
I sighed. Why am I disappointed? Umiling ako at tinuloy na ang pag-aayos ng gamit ko. I go to shower room. Mabuti nalang at wala masyadong tao ngayon.
After taking a quick bath, naisipan ko na din an umuwi. Nasa labas pa lang ako ng gym nang tawagin ako bigla ni Jake.
"Heather."
"Yes?" Taka kong tanong.
"Coffee?" He asked me.
I smiled at him and nodded. "Yeah, sure."
Sinundan ko lang ang sasakyan niya dahil siya naman ang nagyaya sa 'kin. Ayos lang ba na mag-usap kayo ng ex niyo after a long year of not seeing each other? Bahala na nga.
Malapit lang ang coffee shop na napili niya sa gym. Saktong pagbaba niya ay pababa din ako. I awkwardly smile at him.
Para mawala naman ang paningin ko sa kaniya, I looked at the coffee shop. This is actually cute. Ang calming ng ambiance dito and ang aesthetic sa loob. Malakas 'to sa mga teenager.
"I'll order. Still the same?" I nodded to him. Does he still remember my favorite coffee flavor? Parang may kung ano nanaman ang nagwawala sa loob ko nang ma confirm ko na alam niya pa din nga.
How can I move on when he's like this? Ang hirap!
"So how was your restaurant?" He started the conversation.
"It's actually good. Ang lakas niya these past few months and I'm thankful for that." I answered with a smile on my face. "You? How were your projects?"
"Tiring but I love it. Ako dapat ang kinuha mong engineer nung nagpatayo ka ng restaurant." He laughed while saying that so I laughed too.
Ang awkward kaya non! Siya ang kukuhanin kong engineer pagtapos ko siyang iwan?
"Baliw. I was not here din noong pinagawa ko ang resto ko."
"Yeah, I know."
Nagtataka ko naman siyang tinignan. 7 years ako, I flew to Paris to continue my studies. Wala naman akong pinagsabihan non kung hindi si Isabella lang.
"How did you know?" I asked him curiously.
"Uh-" natigil ang sagot niya nang dumating ang order namin.
We didn't talk about it anymore. More catch ups nalang ang nangyari sa pag-uusap naming dalawa. I was happy with that. Kahit kaunting oras ay nagkaroon ako ng chance para makamusta ulit siya.
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