Harmony Unveiled

CHAPTER 3

It was 5 pm when I got home. After school, sabay na kami ni Khaliya naglakad. Yes, lakad. I don't normally walk home since we have a driver naman, pero she asked me if she could walk me home, so I called Manong Mario not to fetch me. We ate ice cream and just talked about things simula nung huli naming kita. Bumalik pala sila ng states after her Lola died. Hindi siya nakapagsabi sa akin dahil nagmamadali rin sila. Kakabalik niya lang din since dito naka-base ang company ng daddy niya.

I just took a bath and ate my dinner. Hindi ko nakakasabay minsan sila mommy since pareho silang busy sa work. My mom's a doctor while my daddy owns a company. Only child lang ako, and you see why naman. I was busy reading a book when suddenly, a notification popped up on my screen. 
"Trisha Khaliya Buenaventura has requested to follow you."
I almost stumbled down my bed when I read the notification. I opened my instagram and stalked her. Her followers are over  a hundred thousand?! She only has one photo uploaded on her feed and yung place, it seems familiar. Babae ito na nakatalikod, almost silhouette nalang niya yung kita. Hindi ko alam kung siya ba ito, pero parang hindi. I read the caption and it says, "Loving every inch of your body." I felt a little pain in my chest. Was she in a relationship?

Buong gabi ko nisip yung nakita ko. I don't know why but I feel a little jealous. Wait, why? Hays, I don't know. Saturday ngayon and maaga talaga ako gumising to go out for a jog. Pagbaba ko, nakita ko agad si mommy and dad na nasa dining table, eating their breakfast.
"Good morning, my princess," bati sa akin ni daddy. 
"Good morning, baby," bati naman ni mommy habang papalapit sa akin. "Breakfast?" Umiling ako at lumapit naman kay daddy para yakapin ito. "I'm going out for a jog, ma." After kong magpaalam, lumabas na rin ako. I just wore a sports bra under my grey sweater, and a grey sweatpants naman for my bottom. I was busy jogging na hindi ko na napansin na someone's calling me. I turned around to see Khaliya with her dog. Does she live in this neighborhood? I stopped and waited for her and her dog.
"You...I've been calling you," Hingal na sabi nito. I just smiled at her. Ang ganda naman ng morning ko kung siya sasalubong.
"Good morning!" I greeted. Ngumiti lang ito at umayos ng tayo. "I was hoping to see you this morning, kaya lumbas din ako to go for a walk." Sabi nito. So she lives in this neighborhood, huh. "Uh, you also live here?" I asked, confused. "Duh, how else could we meet here in the first place if I don't live here?" She responded with a smirk. Tss. Sinabayan ko nalang siya and her dog na maglakad. After no'n, we decided to eat breakfast together. I was hesitating since, naalala ko nanaman yung kagabi. What if magalit girlfriend niya? Napansin niya sigurong tahimik ako kaya siya nagsalita.
"Are you not comfortable eating with me? It's fine-"
"No. It's just, baka magalit girlfriend mo?" I asked shyly. I can feel my cheeks turning red dahil nakaramdam ako ng init at hiya. "What?" She asked confused, pero tumatawa na.  Napasimangot naman ako dito at nauna nang maglakad. Hindi pa ako nakakalayo nang hinawakan niya ako sa braso.
"Let's eat at my place, I cooked breakfast." Hawak parin ako nito habang naglalakad papunta sakanila. Hindi naman ako pumayag ah?

Umuwi na rin ako after naming kumain. Mag-isa lang pala siya sa bahay na 'yon. Walang yaya, since kaya niya naman daw sarili niya. Ever since they came back, na-busy raw ang parents niya, and palaging wala, kaya nasanay na siya. It's my first time eating with someone other than my parents, and it felt special coz it's with her.