Starting Over The End

Chapter 33

Cloud's POV

Nauto na namin si Belle.

Maniwala kayo't sa hindi, text yan ni Kuya Roi.

"Everything's going well," comment ni Kuya Sky. "Araay! Fvckshit," atungal ng chismoso kong Kuya. Sino ba naman kasing nagsabi sa kanya na magbasa ng text ng may text.

"Are you guys fighting?"

"No Ma," pagsisiungaling ko. Psh.

"Ma, sinampal niya sa akin yung unan!" sumbong naman ni Kuya.

Ewan ko ba sa kuya kong 'yan may pagka-childish. Di na niya naalis yan kahit na siya na ang nagmamanage sa mga negosyo namin.

Umupo si Mama sa tapat namin ni Kuya. Right there and then, I knew she'll start her litany.

"Cloud Hugo Rivera," she started. "I am so happy that you grew the way you are right now. I'll admit..." she stopped and smiled for a while, then continued, "natakot ako para sa'yo anak. Bata ka pa lang, I knew that you have a big heart and that scares me so much. I wasn't wrong. You are blessed with a big heart. Ang bilis mong mahalin ang bagay at tao sa paligid mo. Nakakatakot..." a tear fell from the eye of my mother. I know, naalala niya si Papa. "But your Dad said that you got that heart of yours from him. He told me that I shouldn't be worried about you, because that kind of heart will lead you to your destiny.......look what happened, you found her."

"Parang sa inyo ni Papa?" I asked. Remembering kung paano paulit-ulit na kinwento samin ni Papa ang lovestory nila ni Mama.

Mama smiled and continued, "Anak, I'm sorry if I became selfish before th—-"