Boy
"General dela Cerna..."
Naalis ang atensyon ko sa batang lalaki na tinawag ni Mamma na fiancé ko dahil sa kinausap ni Pappa na mas matandang lalaki. He looks a bit younger than my father, maybe the same age as my mother, but his features are rougher and manlier, like a soldier ready for war. He's kind of familiar, too. I just don't remember where I saw him before.
"Are you enjoying the food?"
"Of course, your majesty. Everything is very delicious." Sagot ng lalaking tinawag ni Pappa na General dela Cerna.
"That's good. But you don't have to address me like that when it's just our family who's listening."
"Reve, do you remember General Napoleon dela Cerna and his sons?" Tanong sa akin ni Mamma.
Umiling-iling naman ako, hindi pa rin inaalis ang titig sa lalaking kasama ko kanina sa garden. Nakikipaglaban din siya ng titigan sa akin kaya mas lalong ayaw kong magpatalo.
"Then I should introduce my sons to her highness again..." General dela Cerna trailed off.
Binaba na ako ni Pappa tapos tinulungan naman ako ni Mamma na ayusin ang gown ko.
"Evan,"
Lumapit iyong batang lalaki kay General nang tawagin siya nito.
"Pakitawag mo muna ang kapatid mo."
"Sige po, dad."
Hanggang umalis nalang iyong lalaki na Evan ang pangalan ay hindi ko pa rin inaalis ang mga mata ko sa kanya.
"Ilang taon lang namin hindi nakita sina Evander at Ezekiel ang tatangkad na agad nila. Anong pinakain mo sa mga baby boys namin ni Venice, huh, Leon?" Untas ni Mamma sa matalik na kaibigan.
Yumuko at napangiti lang si General dela Cerna.
"He is your godfather, Reve, and the dela Cernas went to your baptism and first birthday." Paliwanag sa akin ni Mamma.
"She won't remember it, Ecca. She was still a baby at that time." Ani ng General.
Nagkuwento pa si Mamma nang tungkol sa pagkakaibigan nila ni General dela Cerna, so I found out that they're high school best friends, along with Venice dela Cerna, the late wife of the general.
"Dad..."
Habang nagkikuwentuhan ang mga magulang ko at ang General, dumating na ulit si Evan at may kasama na siyang mas batang lalaki.
"Princess Reveka, Princess Blenda, these are my sons, Evander Cairo Ruiz dela Cerna and Ezekiel Hanoi Ruiz dela Cerna." Pakilala sa kanila ng General.
I was hiding behind my father while holding the hem of his tuxedo as I watched the two dela Cerna boys bow their heads at us.
"You are thirteen now, right, Evan? And Ezekiel is the same age as Princess Blenda." Mamma said to the boys.
"You are right, your highness." The older dela Cerna boy answered.
"Nice meeting you again, your majesty, King Brandt, and Princess Rebecca." The younger boy proclaimed.
Kamukha niya ang kapatid at ang General, pero mas softer nga lang ang kanyang features sa mga ito. He seems like an easygoing person, too, not like the other two men, who look tough and stern.
"Oh, you two. There is no need to be so formal. You are like family to us." The King said.
"Especially that Evan will be part of the family in the near future..." Sambit ni Mamma sabay tingin sa akin.
BINABASA MO ANG
This I Promise You
Romance[ Arranged Marriage 3 ] 18+ Reve is half Filipina and half Swedish princess who needs to escape her country because of circumstances. But she's not your ordinary princess. She's spirited and vehement. She will soon meet her future husband, Lieutenan...
