To Change (Higuera Series #1)

Kabanata 20

Kabanata 20

Timeless

Some nights I wonder if it hurt him as much as it hurt me the reason why we ended. Sometimes I wonder if our story did not took a turn that way. Will anything change? Will it stay the same?

I still can't believe how quickly we went from everything to nothing. It angered me the most thinking of the reason we ended.

I watched Kuya pull his suitcase. Nandito kami ngayon sa airport. He will continue his masters abroad and I'm the only one sending him off. Mom is too dramatic to even come.

Niyakap ko si Kuya ng mahigpit.

"You'll visit me right?" He whispers.

Tumango ako.

"Yes...pumasok ka na Kuya baka maiwan ka pa ng flight mo."

Kumaway ako ng pumasok na siya sa loob. I stayed there standing staring at him. Bago siya tuluyang pumasok nilingon niya ako.

Nginitian ko siya at kumaway ng maliit.

Would it be best if I go to the states too? Pretend I'll finish my college there, birth my child secretly and never come back here.

Kinagat ko ang aking labi at tumalikod na. Hindi ako nagtungo sa school kondi sa mall ako nag tungo.

I did a stress shop. I brought everything that caught my interest.

Habang sinusukat konang particular na damit napansin ko ang munting paglaki ng aking tyan at braso.

My baby is often seeking food. Palagi siya may gustong kainin oras oras kaya ako tumataba.

Ngumuso ako.

"I don't like it..." I said to the attendant.

"We have a bigger siz-"

I shot her a glare. Hindi niya natapos ang pagsasalita. Nanlaki ang kanyang mata at agarang yumuko at humingi ng dispensya.

The attendants all close their mouths and stare at us with fear and pity in their eyes. Her remark was offensive to me. How could she accuse me of gaining weight by proposing a larger size!

"Forget it, I'm not buying anything!" Matalim kong saad at pumasok sa dressing room. Pinahid ko ang aking luha na mababaw pa sa mababaw.

Sinigurado kong walang luha ang matitira sa aking mukha bago ako lumabas at padabog na nilapag ang damit sa sofa ng shop. I grab some of my paperbags from another brand and walk out of the store.

Hinabol pa ako ng attendant ngunit hindi ko siya pinakinggan at naglatuloy sa pag labas.

Because of my mood dropped. I headed to the closest bakery. Bumili ako ng ice cream and a cake with a chocolate flavor.

I was so happy with how the ice cream melted in my mouth. That's heaven! Baby you're making mommy big ha! Limit naman tayo sa gustong kainin. I spend my hour at the bakery looking around social media for amusement.

Habang naglalakad sa mall. Nahagip ng aking paningin ang shop para sa mga baby. I unconsciously touch my belly.

Luminga linga ako sa palagid. Kagat ang labi akong pumasok sa shop.

A sales lady immediately attended to me when they saw my paper bags.

"Good morning ma'am. Ano pong hanap natin?"

Umiling ako.

"I'm just looking around..."

Tumango ito. She stalked behind my back while I toured their shop. My attention darted at the mittens and cute little pajamas.