Pangarap ng Simbahan

Chapter 28

Jenice Claire's POV

Saturday came quickly with a blink of an eye, i was wearing my beige slacks with a light gray shirt together with my shoulder bag, aalis ako ngayon and i plan to see Pedro sa karinderya

It was about 8 in the morning when i was already dressed, i just need to see him, may sasabihin ako sa kanya, but before i leave, kailangan ko munang magpaalam and i see Jeff at the kitchen, he was the only person i can see and is available to talk to

i went to him as he is cooking something, we already finished breakfast, he sees me approaching him as i sat down on the chair on the counter

"Saan ka pupunta Jenice?", he asks while he continues cooking those vegetables, "Magpapaalam lang ako sayo, pupunta ako sa karinderya to see Pedro, may sasabihin ako sa kanya", i explained as i look at him wearing an apron behind his white shirt, here in this silver-themed kitchen, some are colored black which looks good to my eyes

"Sige, Jenice, pero ipasabi mo sakin kay Pedro ha na salamat", utos niya sakin and i didn't feel any anger coming through me, i stayed normal before he starts a conversation

"Jenice, talaga bang kaibigan mo lang siya?", he asks about our friendship with Pedro, "Yeah, he's just a friend", i replied casually, trying to be a good person without any hatred or hidden agendas, may mga follow up question pang darating bago ako makaalis

"Baka sakaling manligaw yun sayo, kuhang-kuha mo ang suporta ko", he said, teasing me na gawin ko nang boyfriend si Pedro, pero he's just a friend nga! aside from that, he wants to become a priest in the future that's why hindi siya pwedeng mag-asawa or even have girlfriends, so please tigilan nyo na kami!!!

I stared at him for a moment before i get to respond, "Magpapari siya", i said in a pale tone to invalidate his statements, and him, knowing na magpapari pala si Pedro felt sad, he didn't say it, but sure i can feel it, "Ah, ganun ba", he had a rough time digesting the words i said

Nagpaalam na ako sa kanya and went on to my apppointment, lumabas na akong lumalakad na mag-isa, malapit naman yung karinderya nila, i walked with myself hanggang sa nakarating na nga ako sa restaurant kung saan nagtatrabaho si Pedro

It wasn't that busy since wala pa silang mga customer and i see him na lumabas na sa karinderya at parang papunta sa kapilya

"Pedro" i called to him as he was away from me and we sight each others gaze with our eyes feeling so much emotions burning inside, the strong sense of connection we have seemed to create by spending time with each other, the warm feeling of seeing him triggers so much energy inside, flickering every second and all i did was to smile at him gracefully and follow him into the chapel where he sends out and say his prayers

We're at the chapel when he began to say his prayers, i waited for him to finish and we proceeded talking for a while, "Kumusta ka?", he asks after he prayed, "Simula nung, hinatid mo ako sa bahay namin, everything went back to normal", i updated him and what i said was true

After niya akong hinatid sa amin, muli kong nakasama si mommy and Jeff, and sure it gave me a valuable lesson, i suddenly remembered na may sasabihin pala ako sa kanya, "Nasa church ka bukas diba?" i asked him first before telling it

"Oo, alas kwatro ng hapon ang misa, magsimba ka bukas ha? Dalhin mo yung mga kaibigan mo", he said happily to me and it was not impossible to be infected by his sense of enthusiasm, "Sure, at pagkatapos dun, wala ka nang gagawin?", i ask him more to extend the conversation

"Oo, wala na, uuwi na agad ako sa amin", he answers giving me the moment of truth

"Gusto kong magdinner sa bahay nyo", i announced to him with a calm yet happy tone which would made him very shocked, "Talaga?", he said feeling the pressure, but i eased his tension