Lay Me By Your Side

10

"ok we're here" sabi ni Matteo as he parked the car infront of a closed restaurant

"eh closed nga ang resto na yan oh,di mo ba nakikita ang salitang closed na nakasabit jan" taas kilay kong sabi

"i know,i can read,bumaba na nga tayo..and don't expect me to open that door for you" sabi nito sabay baba ng sasakyan

"tss ,as if naman i care kung pagbuksan mo ako o hinde" ,nakabusangot akong bumaba ng sasakyan ..then i saw him talking to a man and a middle-aged woman just infront of the closed restaurant

"Ivan,thank you bro for doing all of this"

"your'e always welcome brother from another mother" sagot nito habang nakatingin sa akin , oh hi there Sarah" sabay bati nito sa akin

"hi " atubili kong sagot

"oh my!!!!oh Matteo,why didn't you tell me na it's Sarah Geronimo that you're bringing here for dinner,kaya naman pala pina close mo pa 'tong restaurant ko ng maaga, come here iha,im Matteo's Tita Martha " mahabang salaysay nito habang papalapit sa akin

"Hi po" nahihiyang sabi ko

"you're really pretty, now i know why" sabi nito sabay tingin ng makahulugan kay Matteo

"can we now go inside Tita?" sabi ni Matteo

"of course iho,everything's ready , iha,halika dito i'll tour you around habang pinapaprepare ko sa waiter ang table nyo, ..and you Matteo, ..feel at home na lng ha..hihiramin ko muna si Sarah kahit saglit lng ha"

"Tita we are hungry na, you cant just take away Sarah just like that"

"Well actually ,im not taking her away from you just like that" ulit na sabi nito sa sinabi ni matteo

"Arghhh, ok pero sandali lng ha,kasi gutom na din yan"

"naku Tita,ok lng po sa akin kahit matagal pa tayong maglibot dito,di pa naman po ako gutom" sabay tingin ko kay Matteo na matiim na nakakatitig sa akin ..kung nakakamatay lng ang paraan ng titig nito,malamang kanina pa ako pinaglalamayan

"alam mo ba iha na ikaw ang kauna unahang babaeng dinala nya dito,you must be really special to him" sabi nito sabay hawak sa kanyang kamay

"ah Tita, ganun po ba ..pero wala naman pong "special" sa min ni Matteo..actually po,nagkayayaan lang..pero di ko po talaga iniiexpect na ipapaclose nya ang buong resto"

"ehem ehem Matteo's faking a cough .. "the table's ready Ma'am" sabay lahad ng kamay nito sa harapan ko

"hindi ko pa nga naitotour , eh andito ka na agad sa likod namin" angal na sabi ng tita ni Matt

"oh sya, Matteo will you lead the way to the Garden ..Sarah next time na lang kita iiikot dito ha,kasi yung iba jan,ang kj kj ..ayaw kang ipahiram sa akin .. ,i hope you will like our little surprise over there" irap nito kay Matteo

"of course tita "natatawa ko na lang sabi
"..So Mister Matteo, shall we??"
sabay lahad ko ng kamay ko sa kamay nya..tila may kuryenteng dumaloy sa kabuuan ko the moment i placed my hand on his hand ...

"you should close your eyes,para may drama ng konti" ani ni Matt

"sus,eh bakit kailangan pang nakapikit ako"