Adoring your Luminance (Celestial series #1)

Prologue

"Ate Luna, when will you visit the house in Rancia?" Eli, my sister, asked me when I entered the kitchen.

"uhm, tomorrow perhaps? I'll just take some rest today, we have flight kasi ulit sa lunes." umupo na ako para kumain.

napatango naman sya.

"Sama nalang ako, ipapacheck-up mo din si Serene bukas diba?" she asked again.

ako naman ang napatango,

"Oh yes please Eli! buti at naisip mo yan, nag-aalala ako na walang magbabantay sakanya bukas if ever kailangan kong icheck ang buong bahay, ayoko naman na isama pa sya at baka mapagod lalo."

"We can stay in your car while you're checking." suggest nya pa

I smiled in relief, "Malapit na ba yon matapos? kailan uwi ni ate Sol?"

"She said next year, right?"

"Wala syang nabanggit sakin, but I'll call her tomorrow for the update designs." nagpatuloy na kaming kumain, may pasok pa si Eli kaya ako lang ang naiwan sa bahay at si Serene na naglalaro ng tablet sa taas.

Bago ko sya paliguan ay nag-asikaso muna ako ng mga ligpitin. Hinugasan mo muna ang mga pinagkainan namin ni Eli bago magwalis sa kusina papuntang sala, nagwalis na din ako sa labas hanggang sa bakod dahil napuno na ito ng mga dahon. Nagpunas din ako ng mga bintana mula taas hanggang baba.

Lahat ng pwede kong iligpit ay niligpit ko, lahat ng pwede kong maayos ay inayos ko, kung pwede nga lang pati ugali ng mga kapit bahay namin ay pwede kong maayos, aayusin ko.

This is what I consider as my rest day kapag walang lipad. I enjoyed doing chores than lying all day. Nababawi ko naman minsan ang puyat at pagod ko kapag may lay over, pero depende din naman sa destination.

"Baby after mo maligo we will read again okay?" I told her

she nodded her head a little bit, "Yes po, Mommy."

I kissed her on her cheek, "What story do you want to read now? Snow white or Cinderella?" I asked while putting shampoo on her hair.

she shook her head, "No mommy, I want to read Cars."

"Cars? why cars baby? you don't want to read princesses now, I thought favorite mo ang mga Princess?"

"Mommy Eli said those princess stories are just a joke. Their story aren't really a happy ending because it was all just a lie." paliwanag nya pa

napapikit nalang ako sa kalokohan ni Elisa, for pete's sake Serene is just a five year old kid. How could she tell those words to a kid?

I awkwardly laugh, "Baby, that's not true-"

"So mommy Eli is lying po?" inosenteng tanong nya.

muli akong napapikit. Kung nandito lang si Elisa ay ipupokpok ko ang tabo na'to sa ulo nya.

I smiled at her "No one is lying baby, mommy Eli is just joking when she told those to you okay? Don't mind it now, Princess stories are all lovely story-"

"But Cars is also lovely mommy Luna." hirit nya pa.

sumang-ayon na lamang ako sakanya, "Yes baby, Mcqueen is so lovely too."

"DITO LANG KAYO, wag na kayong bumaba." nakatingin silang pareho saakin ng lingunin ko sila sa backseat

"Oo nga," sagot ni Eli

bumaling ako kay Serene, "Mommy will just check your house ha baby? stay here with Mommy Eli. Later we'll visit jollibee after natin sa clinic mo okie?" she smiled after nodding, I only pinched her cute chubby cheeks.

"Ingat po, Mommy," cute na sigaw nya

"No baby, say ingatan ang puso mommy- aray!"

buti nalang hindi pa ako nakalabas ng kotse kaya nahila ko ng patago ang buhok ni Elisa. Walang magandang lumalabas sa bibig puro kalokohan ang tinuturo sa bata.

I only glared at her before climbing outside of the car.

Bumungad saakin ang Three storey-house na pinapagawa ni Ate Sol. Pinag-ipunan nya talaga 'to dahil gusto nya ng bumukod matagal na kaso maraming delubyo ang nakichika sa buhay nya kaya ayun medyo nauudlot ang pangarap nyang bahay, pero ngayon ito na nasa harapan ko na.

I took a lot of pictures in front, inside and even likod ng bahay nya ay pinicturan ko, then I sent it to her.

Pigil ang tawa ko habang chinicheck yung mga photos na sinend ko sakanya, walang maayos lahat zoom in.

Solidity;
h*yop na kuha yan Luna, ayusin mo naman.

Lunatic;
Hindi mo'ko bayad ulol!

Napatawa nalang ako ng tuluyan dahil sa sunod-sunod na pag pop ng messager ko, di ko na yun pinansin dahil lumapit na saakin si Engr. Castro.

"Good morning Castro, di ko akalain na mas bagay sayo ang pang traffic enforcer na uniform kesa sa uniform natin dati." I joked

"Good morning Luna. Buti nakadalaw ka madami akong gustong iconsult about the rooms, binago yata ang ibang designs utos ni Soleil." sunod-sunod na aniya, not minding what I've said.

"Bakit daw? ayaw ba ni Ate nung last design? pwede pa bang mabago? hindi ba kayo mahihirapan?" sunod sunod din na tanong ko, natawa nalang sya.

He shook his head. "No. That's not a problem for us, the Head Engineer just wants this to be inerrable like what your sister wants," then he chuckled. "That's why you have to talk to our Head Engineer to make it clear, but try to talk to your sister first kung seryoso na ba talaga sya sa pagpapagawa ng bahay parang gusto yatang nasa rooftop ang swimming pool." muli kaming natawa

"Pasensya naman Yves, alam mo namang andaming alam nun sa buhay niya. Andaming gustong ipagawa, sya nalang kaya pagawain mo ng bahay nya?" he laughed again, "But I thought you're the Head Engineer, hindi ba ikaw?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

Ang alam ko sya ang kinuha ni Ate, wala namang ibang nababanggit saakin si Eli dahil sya ang madalas na nagccheck dito sa bahay.

"You don't know?" kinabahan ako sa naging tanong nya, "So you guys are not still seeing each-" nawala ang concentration ko kay Yves nang may humawak sa kamay ko.

"Mommy!"

"Baby," naalarma ako ng makita ko si Serene "Where's mommy Eli?"

She pointed Eli na ngayon ay tatakbo-takbo papasok.

She's gasping when she face me, "Sorry 'te, g-gusto nya s-sayo-"

humawak ako sa maliit na kamay ni Serene bago hinarap si Yves. "Sorry Yves, what is it again?"

"Oh, nothing Luna." he smiled at me, "About your sisters room, you have to ask her the final design--"

"Castro!"

He was about to guide us to the second floor when someone called him from the kitchen.

"...where's Ria? I have to talk to her as soon as possible-" at ng iniluwa na sya ng kusina ay para ako mabubuwal sa kinakatayuan ko.

What the hell.... he's doing here?

I thought he declined the offer?

I heard Yves chuckled a little, "Luna, meet the Head Engineer." he whispered

"tangina.." I also muttered under my breath

Fvcking fvck!

"Here they are, Engr. Monteiro."

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