"As you should! Akala mo ba hindi ko alam na nakakadalawang ex ka na Czarina?"
Nabigla ako sa tanong ni mama. She knew about my exes? What the hell!
Gumuhit ang mga ngiti sa labi ni mama, mukhang nasisiyahan sa reaksyon ko tsk.
"Masyadong madaldal ang pinsan mo eh, Riz accidentally mentioned their names back then. Actually kaya rin ako tumawag noong nakaraan kasi nabanggit niya na naman na mukhang in love ka" sabi niya
Parang gusto ko nang magpakain sa lupa nang marinig iyon. Gosh Riz Calixto lagot ka sakin pag nakita kita!
"I waited for you to tell me about them anak, pero mukhang hindi ka pa ready kaya hinayaan ka namin. Besides you're still young that time, now that you said it seems like ready ka na. So who's this lady hmm? Saan at paano kayo nagkakilala?" dagdag niya
"Ma...Daddy....the truth is...I'm dating Irene" diretso kong sabi
Hindi sila umimik kaya nagsalita ako ulit.
"Before, when we're in high school I always admire her. Her beauty, talent, intellect and attitude. Sobrang close namin to the point na inakala kong normal lang yun. I was young back then, but now I am all aware of the things I can feel when I like someone"
"And what happened next anak?" tanong ni Daddy
"While working with her without knowing that she's my long lost best friend I started to feel something. Something familiar, it's the same feeling I had when we're together during high school. Naging crush ko siya and attracted ako sa kanya. Hanggang sa nalaman ko kung sino talaga si Irene. She confessed to me and we just decided to go with the flow"
"Confessed? Si Louise pa talaga ang naunang mag confess? Hija sigurado ka ba sa nararamdaman mo dito kay Czarina?" gulat na tanong ni mama
"I am very sure I love your daughter Tita, I did things I never imagined I could do for her"
Nag-init ang pisngi ko sa sagot ni Irene. Biglang pumalakpak si Daddy.
"Kinikilig ako sa mga sinasabi ninyong dalawa, pero may concern ako. Does your family know about your relationship Irene? And what about your position in the company? Hindi ba pinagbabawal sa SAC yan?" tanong nito
"Well Tito I did introduce Czari to my family recently. My lolo found out about our relationship so we decided to just tell it to my whole family. They were glad and respected us. We also make sure that our relationship will not affect our performance in work. We are professional when we are in the workplace so no worries Tito. I will not also tolerate any person inside the company who will try to insult me or Czari because of our relationship"
Gosh grabe na tong girlfriend ko. Feeling ko lulutang ako anumang oras sa sobrang kilig. Grabe yung assurance niya sa parents ko, nakakaproud na sa lahat ng tanong may sagot siya.
Ngumiti si Daddy at tinapik si mama na mukhang maiiyak na.
"I see, well then congratulations at nagkita ulit kayong dalawa. Like your family we also support the both of you. Hindi ba Rina?"
"I am so proud of you two, thank you Louise sa pagpunta dito. I appreciate your braveness coming with my daughter here. Feel free to come and visit us whenever you have free time, welcome na welcome ka sa bahay namin just like what I said to you in Elbi. Walang nagbago roon hija"
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag sa sinabi ni mama. I'm sure Irene is very happy and relieved too.
Nang matapos kumain umakyat muna kami ni Irene sa kwarto ko. Buti na lang malinis pa, medyo wala nga lang laman kasi lumipat na ako eh. Agad siyang umupo sa kama ko at ngumiti ng malapad.
"Success" tipid niyang sabi
"Happy hon? Wag ka na kabahan ah, tanggap nila tayo"
"I guess it's normal to be nervous during these times. You're introducing me to them not just as your best friend but your girlfriend"
I did not talk and just stared at her. Now we're really official. Legal on both sides. And they both accepted us. No words can describe how happy I am right now.
"What?"
"I love you Irene"
She was taken aback. I slowly went closer to her to give her a passionate kiss. Irene accepted it and pulled me closer. I ended up sitting on her lap.
"You tastes so good Czari" she said
"Really? You want to share that to my parents hmm?"
She quickly gave me a deadly glare and strong slap on my arm.
"Ouchy hon, masakit yun ah. Kiss mo ako"
"You deserve it though"
"Taray mo talaga, but I like it. Kiss mo na ako dali na. Pag ikaw humihingi binibigyan naman kita agad"
Instead of giving me soft kisses she pushed me away and laid down on my bed.
"Kainis"
Ang lakas talaga mang-asar minsan. Porket alam niyang hindi ako magagalit, wala eh marupok ako sa kanya hahaha. Hinayaan ko na lang siya na magpahinga habang ako nagsimula na lang tumugtog ng gitara. Namiss ko tong acoustic guitar, naiwan ko kasi noong naglipat kami.
Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng kantang tinutugtog ng tawagin ako ni Irene. Of course as a cute girlfriend hindi ko muna siya pinansin at nagkunwaring walang narinig. Todo strum pa ako ng gitara, nagulat na lang ako nang makitang nakatayo na siya sa harapan ko.
"Czarina will you please listen to me? I know you're good at singing too but please give your attention to me"
Oh ano ngayon? Naiirita na siya nyan ha. At least may please pa rin sa sentence niya hehehe cutie. Imbis na ibaba ang gitara nag-iba lang ako ng pwesto at nagsimula na ulit mag strum.
"Grr gosh why are you being like that! I said I need your attention, give me some Czari"
"Neknek mo tss kiss nga hindi ka nagbibigay ang damot mo" pagmamaktol ko
"I will go home if you do not face me right now! I will leave instantly Czarina and I am not kidding"
Wala akong nagawa kundi harapin siya. Baka kasi magalit na sa akin ang bebe ko. Mukha namang okay na siya, agad nitong kinuha ang gitara at inilagay sa kama. Nagulat ako nang umupo siya sakin at niyakap ako.
"I'm sorry, I was playing around. I didn't mean to tease you that much"
"Tss hindi daw sinadya"
Kunwari asar pa rin pero ang totoo kinikilig na ako hahaha. Minsan lang yan maglambing kaya dapat sinusulit eh.
"Sorry na Czari"
"Kiss me hon, stop saying sorry"
Kumawala ako sa yakap niya, I think hindi siya sanay na ako ang nanghihingi ng kiss. Madalas kasing siya yung ganto, ewan ko rin bat ako ganto ngayon. Baka dahil nasa Sta. Rosa kami, ha? Anong connect?
Natigil ako sa pag-iisip nang maramdaman ang malambot niyang labi sa akin. Napapikit pa ako at napakapit sa kanyang balikat ng laliman nito ang kanyang mga halik.
Grabe bawing-bawi!
