When Her Eyes Met Mine (COMPLETED)

Chapter 5. Roses

Chapter 5. Roses

Troy's POV

6:30am
[Message received from: Tita Kristy

Hi Troy! Dito ka magdinner mamaya.]

Yes, it's her mom. She asked for my number yesterday. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ang gaan ng loob ko sa mom niya, maybe I'm just longing for a mother's affection. Since I was still a kid, hindi ko pa nakakasama ng matagal si mom. She's always in a business trip at kung anu-ano pang mga business related stuff. I feel like I have the busiest mom on earth.

Biglang bumukas yung pinto ng kwarto ko kaya napalingon ako. Hindi pa din marunong kumatok 'tong si Trish.

"Kuya!" Humiga siya sa tabi ko. Hindi pa kami nag-uusap ng matagal since I came back.

Tinitigan ko lang siya. I know she needs something from me.

"Can you help me bake cupcakes?" Bake? Cupcakes? Ako?

"What? Why?" Kumunot yung noo ko.

"It's our project, kuya. We need to take a video while making the food we chose. It's like making a tutorial video. Please? I know you can help me." Of course I'll help her, I have no choice after all. Wala si mom dito, kakaalis lang niya papuntang Korea para asikasuhin yung real estate business niya doon. Kaya nga pinilit din akong umuwi ni dad para mabantayan si Trish. Wow, babysitter of a 15-year-old girl.

"Can you just change it to something I knew how to make, like pasta, meat, or seafoods?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

"Can't. I already had cupcakes written in the paper I submitted." She said. What in the world is she thinking?

"Why on earth did you choose cupcakes? In the first place, you knew that I don't bake." I said in an angry tone. Nakakainis eh.

"Sorry na. Hahanap na lang ako ng ibang pwedeng tumulong sa'kin." She sounded disappointed. Tumayo na siya at tumalikod.

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Bigla na lang may nagflashback sa utak ko. Conscience it is.

"Dad, I wanna go back to the Philippines for good." I opened the topic habang nagdidinner kami ni dad sa isang restaurant dito sa Korea.

I am about to book a flight using my phone but I think I need his permission.

"Akala ko magsasign ka na ng contract kay Mr. Park?" Mr.Park is my dad's friend. He's an owner of a modeling agency here in Korea at gusto nila akong kuning artist. Actually, Im already working in their agency as a model. I do photoshoots for magazines, nagshooshoot din ako for commercials and music videos. Right now, naghahanap sila ng mga artists na fluent in speaking English para maghost sa mga TV programs nila.

"No dad. Gusto ko na talaga umuwi sa Pilipinas." Sabi ko. Siguro naman okay na yung isang taon na nawala ako doon.

"Ano ba talagang balak mo sa buhay? You can't be selfish for the rest of your life and just do whatever you like. Sabi mo dati mag-aaral ka dito but you ended up as a model. Pero pinayagan kita kasi nakakahiya kay Mr.Park and I thought you were really into it. Tapos ngayon, gusto mo na umuwi sa Pilipinas. Then what? Magbabanda ka nanaman tapos papabayaan mo nanaman yung pag-aaral mo? Can you be a little responsible?"

Huminga lang ako ng malalim. Tsk. That's exactly my point, kaya ako uuwi para mag-aral. Hindi ko naman kasi talaga balak mag-aral dito sa Korea.

"Dad, promise mag-aaral na ko dun." After kasi ng high school graduation ko last year, pumunta na ako dito kaya hindi ako nakapagcollege.

"Tsk. Papayagan kitang umuwi but you need to promise me that you will be responsible. Ikaw naman ang magbantay sa kapatid mo." Magbantay? She's not a baby anymore.