Charmed Series #1 : Fooling In Love ✓

Chapter 28

Chapter 28 : Birthday

"Anak, Angela? Birthday mo na bukas! Wala ka bang planong gumising?" Narinig kong sigaw ni Mama sa labas ng aking kwarto. 

I yawned and rolled a bit on my bed. I reached for the pillow on my side before I wrapped my arms around it, nuzzling my head on its side.

"Angela Kristle!" 

"Ma, gusto ko pang matulog." I answered with my voice muffled. Ngunit hindi iyon narinig ni Mama, maya-maya ay narinig ko lang ang huni ng pagbukas ni Mama ng pinto. 

"Nalaman na sabado, alas nuebe na nagising? Prinsesa, bibili pa tayo ng handa mo para bukas." My mother said before I feel her steps going to straight my window. When she moved the curtain, the warm sunlight instantly interact with my skin. 

"5 minutes pa, ma. Please.." I murmured but as if she could not hear me and took the pillow I was embracing while looking at me with a disapproving look.

"Maghanda ka na, mag-grogrocieries tayo. Sa isang restaurant lang tayo kakain ng lunch." saad ni Mama. She left me with some reminders before she finally got out of my room. 

Hindi naman nagtagal ay nakapag-bihis na kaagad ako. I wore my long size vintage t-shirt with a brown maong shorts, suot ko rin ang aking shoulder bag para sa mga dadalhin. 

I opened the door of our car before I went in. I fastened my seatbelt and silently waited for my mother to come in.

"Do you have something in mind na gusto mong ihanda natin bukas?" My mother asked when we're already in the middle of the road. 

I pursed my lips at napaisip. 

"I want some buffalo wings ma, and uhm..lumpia? Spaghetti, coffee jelly...mushroom soup..barbeque na rin."

"Ano pa?" 

"Yun lang siguro, 'ma. Mahihirapan tayong magluto bukas." 

"Sus! Tutulong din sa atin si Tito Toni mo, si Tita mo tsaka 'yung pinsan mo si Carlyn! Tsaka si Toto! Marami naman tayo bukas?" Masiglang pahayag ni Mama. 

Although mabibilang lang ang pupunta sa birthday ko. I still appreciated how Mama wanted me to enjoy my 17th birthday. 

My mind wonders about my father. There's something that urges inside me that I want him to come home, to celebrate my birthday with my complete family pero alam kong hindi iyon posible. Next month pa ang uwi ni Papa. 

Bumili kami ng aming mga kakainin sa isang mall. My mother keep asking me what do I want more meals to celebrate my birthday. Kaya nagtagal kami sa mall dahil sa pamimili. 

Nang matapos bumili. Pumunta kami ng parking lot kung saan ilalagay namin roon ang aming pinamili. 

"Ibaba mo muna, bubuksan ko lang ang trunk ng sasakyan." She informed me, kaya binaba ko ang aking mga dala. I could notice the slight redness of blood of my fingers because of carrying mediums bags of groceries. May mga cart naman pero mas gusto kong dalhin, dahil matagal-tagal na rin ng makapag-grocery ako kasama si Mama. 

"Buksan mo muna ang trunk, 'nak." sabi ni Mama pagkatapos lang ng ilang segundo. 

Sinunod ko ang sinabi sa niya at inangat ang pintuan ng trunk ng kotse. Tinulungan ako ni Mama na ilagay ang mga groceries sa trunk ng sasakyan. Habang ginagawa iyon, my eyes catched a glimpse of what could have been a figure of someone. 

Napabaling ako sa isang sasakyan hindi kalayuan sa akin. The figure seems familiar, pabalik na siya sa kanyang sasakyan at parang may kinukulikot sa kanyang cellphone. I unknowingly stepped back from my mother side so I could see him clearly and I confirmed that it's him. When I saw the thick eyebrows and his usual mannerism to shove his hands on his pockets.