Montepalma Series 2: Trapped by His Game

TBHG 40

Chapter 40 | TBHG

"Happy birthday, Yvo!"

We all greeted Yvo in his bedroom. Hawak ko iyong cake habang nagpasabog ng confetti si Silver sa tabi ko. Kinusot pa ni Yvo iyong mata niya. He is such a cute boy. Mabilis siya bumangon nang makita niya iyong cake niyang Mickey Mouse.

"Happy birthday, little man!" Silver greeted. Bahagya niya pa ginulo iyong buhok niya. "You are four years old already! Blow the candle, Yvo."

Yumuko ako para maabot ni Yvo iyong cake niya. Pumikit siya habang naka lock ang dalawang kamay hudyat na nagw-wish siya sa kaniyang birthday. Nagkatinginan lang kami ni Silver tapos kinindatan niya naman ako.

When Yvo opened his eyes, he blew the candle kaya pumalakpak si Silver sabay buhat sa kaniya. Nagtungo kaming tatlo papunta sa dining area. Narinig ko na may nag door bell. Nilapag ko iyong cake sa lamesa at pumunta ako sa pintuan. Alam kong si Lola Charlotte iyon at si Tita Emma. Pagkabukas ko ay sila nga bumungad.

"Where is he?" Tita Emma asked.

"They are in the dining area. Come in, please," I replied. Niluwagan ko iyong pintuan para makapasok sila. "Oh, I'm very glad that Oscar is here!"

Tita Emma giggled. "We're gonna reschedule our date tomorrow because Yvo's birthday is today."

Lumapit ako kay Lola Charlotte kasi sobrang tanda niya na. Bumeso ako sa kaniya at nakikita ko sa kaniya iyong mata ni Mom. Ngumiti ako sa kanila nang makita ko na may bitbit silang kaniya-kaniyang regalo para kay Yvo.

"Hello, dear. I've ordered pizza for Yvo. It should be on its way already," si Lola Charlotte.

I smiled at her. "Thank you so much, Lola!"

Naglakad na kami papunta sa sala at nakita ko na binubuhat ni Tita Emma si Yvo. Kinuha ko iyong naamoy kong apple pie na dala ni Lola Charlotte para kay Yvo. Habang si Silver ay hinahanda na iyong mga pagkain sa lamesa para kumain na kami. He cooked us homemade carbonara— which is Yvo's favorite.

"Next time, I am gonna teach this kid to speak in Tagalog. Ang sakit sa ilong mag-english araw-araw!" Silver snickered.

Tawa nang tawa si Lola Charlotte dahil nag-uusap sina Silver at Yvo. Hindi pa rin kasi marunong makaintindi ng tagalog si Yvo kaya alam kong nagdudugo na talaga ilong ni Silver. Dito lang naman siya nakakapag-salita ng Tagalog.

"It's a great idea, actually. So Yvo know how to understand people from the Philippines when they go home..." ani Lola Charlotte. Nilingon nila ako ngayon kaya nagulat ako. "You told me that you are not going to stay here, right?"

"To be honest, Dad wants me to come home already because I know he misses us and he also wants to see Yvo in person," I answered. "I mean... why not? So my son can be multi-language."

"Also teach him how to speak French," Tita Emma beamed. "You know... those who speak French sound sexy..."

"Oh, I know how to speak French, babe," si Oscar para magpakitang gilas sa Tita ko. "Bonjour! Je suis Oscar et j'aime Emma."

Tita Emma's jaw dropped. "What the heck?! You didn't tell me that you can speak in French!"

Oscar laughed. "Just a bit... I am still learning, though."

Napasimsim ako ng tubig dahil pinapanood ko si Yvo na pinapanood silang dalawa. They are talking about that language when his father has French blood. And I remember that I fell in love with him whenever Nik was speaking French to me. Damn it. I should stop reminiscing.

"Sexy din naman iyong Tagalog! Imbes na Joshua, it's Juswa!" si Silver.

"Oh my gosh... you are so corny!" Umirap ako kay Silver kapag pinipigilan hindi matawa kung paano niya banggitin iyong dulo.