Hiraya's POV:
"Wow.. you look so beautiful.."
"Wow..." Simon said as I walked out of my apartment door.
"Thank you." Sagot ko.
Hindi ko naman mapigilan na hindi ngumiti.
"Mirana, I'll go ahead na." I said to her habang nakangiti ito sa akin sa may pintuan banda.
She came to my apartment para magrant about sa adopted parents nya na nanghihingi na naman ng pera.
"I'll be back." I said then bid goodbye bago pumasok sa sasakyan ni Simon.
"Where are we going?" I asked him habang nagsesettle sya sa may driver seat.
"I'm taking you to this restaurant that Sandro recommended." He said.
"Oh.. sya nagrecommend?" Gusto nya pala talagang lumabas kami ni Simon.
Oh no.
Erase... Erase... Erase.
"Yep. Sabi nya magugustuhan mo daw doon." Simon said.
"Are you ready?" He asked me habang nakangiti.
I nodded yes to him.
Pagdating namin sa restaurant agad naman kaming inasikaso ng waiters.
"We'll take two steaks, one medium rare and one well done." He told the waiter.
"And two glasses of white wine." He continued.
"Coming right up sir." Sagot naman ng waiter sa kanya.
"So...how are you Raya? Ang tagal na since noong huli natin magkita di ba?" He initiated the topic.
"Oo nga eh. It was like 6 years ago." I said.
"It was when pinuntahan kita para sabihin sayo na umalis na si Sandro pabalik ng London di ba."
I chuckled a bit then nodded.
"And then bigla naman syang dumating kasi delayed daw ang flight nya." He continued.
"Oo nga eh. Nagulat din ako sa kanya noon."
I said.
"I though you two had something special before."
Natigilan naman ako sandali.
"Ha?" I asked.
"I mean, I saw how Sandro looks at you that day. Akala ko nga nagselos sa akin yun eh."
"But I figured out that you two are just friends. Knowing Sandro, if he likes a girl, babakuran nya agad at liligawan."
"And he didn't do that to you so... I guess magkaibigan lang talaga kayo."
"Here's your steaks sir.. ma'am." Bigla naman dumating ang waiter dala dala ang orders namin.
Natulala naman ako.
I guess hindi totoo yung sinabi nya sa akin before.
Na gusto nya ako.
Siguro nagkakatotoo na yung mga visions ko.
It was all in my head talaga.
While we were eating dinner, may bigla naman akong naramdaman na kakaiba.
I started feeling agitated.
"Raya... are you okay?" Simon asked me.
I was slowly shaking my head.
"Um... no... actually..."
"Excuse me... I just need to call someone." Agad naman akong tumayo at pumunta sa may washing area.
I immediately called Mirana.
"Hello..." She answered.
"Are you okay?" Nag-aalala ako sa kanya.
"Um.. hindi ko alam Raya... ang gulo ng isip ko." She answered.
Ramdam ko ang panghihina sa boses nya.
"Asan ka ba? Pupuntahan kita." I told her.
"Papuntang 7/11 malapit dito sa apartment." She answered.
"Okay.. hintayin mo ako dyan at wag kang aalis." I said then turned off the call.
"Simon.. I am so sorry.. I just had to go somewhere important.."
"Oh no.. it's okay... I'll take you there... tara." He instantly stood up at inalalayan ako papuntang sasakyan.
Mirana is important to me.
I need to make sure she is safe always.
Pagdating namin sa 7/11. A familiar figure was standing beside her.
"Is that my brother?" Simon asked habang pababa ng sasakyan.
We slowly walked towards them and I saw Sandro leaning closes to her.
Hindi ko alam pero may nararamdaman akong kirot.
"Hey bro?" Simon said at agad naman nila kaming tiningnan.
Sandro and I looked at each other.
"Anong ginagawa nyo dito?" He asked as he took a step back away from Mirana.
"I just came her to drop off Raya, sabi nya may importante daw syang pupuntahan." Simon explained to Sandro.
"Raya... I'm so sorry." Mirana told me as she walked towards me at niyakap ako.
Agad ko naman syang niyakap.
"What is happening?" Sandro asked.
"Um.. I am sorry... she's just having a bad day and.. she just needed me." I said.
"Pero okay na ako. Nakita ko si Sandro eh." Mirana whispered to me.
Natawa naman ako sa kanya.
"I'm sorry for ruining your date." She said to Simon.
"It's alright. We can always go out naman again." He said.
Nakita ko naman na napalunok na lang si Sandro.
"Well... Simon.. I think we have to go now.. let's give them some time.." He told him.
"Wait--" Mirana stopped him.
"Can we have few drinks? Since.. andito na tayo oh." She said.
Natahimik naman kaming tatlo.
Simon and Mirana was smiling habang kami ni Sandro ang nagkatitigan.
"That's a great idea."
"Let's have a double date tonight." Simon answered.
Inalalayan nya naman ako papunta sa may mga benches banda and sakto na napadaan ako sa harapan ni Sandro.
He simply touched my arm like stopping me from walking.
Natigilan ako.
I looked at him and he looked at me.
And the world stopped moving.
Except us.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Universe of Us
أدب الهواةFanfiction #5 Hiraya Manawari Valdez. Yep. That is her name. A young student studying Psychology with a special gift of seeing the future happened to bump into the one and only Sandro Marcos when he deliver the speech of his dad, Bong Bong Marcos in...
