Two Hearts, One Rhythm

Chapter 20

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the country's new chemical engineers! Congratulations to all!"

A round of applause filled the space as the new licensed engineers cheered and screamed with glee and pride.

I went to my girls and hugged them both. Lahat kami lumuluha because of the overwhelming feeling na nararamdaman namin ngayon. Then we laughed when Crim started jumping with her arms on us, never minding that all of us were wearing heels.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Engineer Frontera, Engineer Lagundar, and Engineer Vega! Fucking celebrate us!" Crim shouted.

Our celebration was brought to our mansion. All of the families were present as they celebrated our winning moment. My mom can't stop crying dahil may conyong engineer na daw siya!

My dad went up to me and hugged me. I hugged his nape and he kissed my temple. "I'm so proud of you. Your mom and I have always been proud of you." He whispered.

I pouted as I felt myself getting teary eyed. Minsan lang maging sweet sa salita si daddy kaya ang sarap sa pakiramdam. Most of the time kasi puro hug and akbay lang siya sa akin kaya I feel a different kind of warmth when he speaks sweetness to me.

"Thank you for believing in me, daddy." I whispered.

He kissed my forehead. "You will be an amazing leader of our company."

When I heard that, my smile dropped. Buti na lang mabilis ako nakabawi at ngumiti ulit kay dad as I continued to hug him.

I got away from my father and went to my girls. I sat down on the sofa with them. It's funny because tulala pa rin silang dalawa, na hindi makapaniwala na we already earned our titles.

"Engineer na ako. Parang kahapon lang tambay ako sa bahay. Hindi ko alam kung maiiyak ako dahil hindi na ako magiging tambay." Crim lamented.

"Yup, sa itsura mo ngang 'yan, mukha kang tambay." I joked. Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin at kulang na lang ibuhos ang juice na hawak niya sa akin!

"At least hindi mukhang kubeta, katulad mo."

"Ugh! Shut up!"

She bursted into laughter. "Pikon, amputa!"

I rolled my eyes and rested my head on Bella's shoulder. Tahimik lang siya at nakatulala sa black screen ng phone niya na nasa lap niya.

"Why are you quiet, little one?" I asked her. I removed my head from her shoulder to look at her. She blinked rapidly as if breaking out of her trance. Crim saw that so she gave her a teasing smile.

"May inaabangan ka, 'no? Yie, si ano ba 'yan? Kailan mo papakilala?"

Mas lalong namula si Bella at nagsumiksik sa gitna naming dalawa. She literally looks like a child trying to get away from us! Trying to vanish into thin air because of the embarrassment we're giving her!

We laughed at her kaya mas lalong nahiya ang itsura niya. "Stop it, please. I just can't believe that we will finally work." She spoke softly.

"Or 'di ka lang makapaniwala na hindi pa rin siya nag sesend ng congratulations sa'yo?" Crim teased her kaya mas lalo siya nahiya ang mukha ni Bella! Kulang na lang umiyak siya sa harap namin!

"Stop it, Crim." She said shyly.

"Naks naman, pakiramdam ko magiging ganap na dalaga ka na!" Crim bursted into laughter.

I laughed with her and pinched Bella's cheeks. "Hindi pa rin ba kayo nagkikita?"

Bella looked at me with wide eyes. "Hindi ko po kaya makita siya." She whispered.