Tune of Rapture (Echoes #2)

Prologue

Prologue

"Ayaw mo ba talaga kay Avereigh, iho? She's such a beautiful girl. Intelligent and advanced in business thinking. She's also family-oriented, loving towards her family, and your father even likes her for you," my mother's gentle voice came from behind me.

I bit my lower lip at what she said. The Avereigh she was referring to is the niece of my dad's business associate.

I can't deny that she is indeed pretty. Smooth skin, just the right height when we stand together, a great body shape, at... well, malaki ang hinaharap?

Pero hindi naman ako roon tumitingin. What am I supposed to do with someone's face and body? Tititigan hanggang sa mabusog?

Umayos ako nang tayo at hindi tiningnan ang ina. I continued playing golf. The sun was scorching hot, and my mother's voice added to the heat. Ayoko nga mag girlfriend!

"I'll focus on my studies first, mom, before thinking about girls. Wala rin namang iaambag 'yan sa buhay ko." I replied and swung the golf ball. It flew far away.

Napasinghap siya sa sagot ko. "Kung sabagay..."

Nakangiti ako nang maintindihan niya ang gusto kong mangyari. With so many girls being recommended to me, I didn't accept any of them. Aside from not wanting a girlfriend, I don't want any girls in my life. Ayoko ng asungot.

They say, when you have a girlfriend, you should always be looking at your phone so you can reply to their messages immediately. What the hell? Mag aakasaya pa ako ng oras para mag update kung nasaan ako?

I don't even do that with my parents, so why would I do it with them? Why would I look for a headache when my life is fine without a girl? Even my mom is the only girl I love.

"Pero, Yazid... may pamilya na ang mga kabatch mo noon. Sila Lawrence, may anak na. Dalawa pa nga, babae at lalaki, actually. Napakacute ng anak nila ni Suzanne." ani mommy.

Napatingin ako sa kanya saglit. Kumunot ang aking noo dahil parang sinasabi niya na sumunod na rin ako at mag anak na rin! I'm only twenty years old! What would I do with kids if ever? Papaiyakin?

Mommy smiled at me as if that's what she wanted to say. She's not even old if you look at her, so why does she want a grandchild? Tsk. Bored lang siguro 'to kaya ganito. Mag alaga na lang siya ng kuting.

"Bibilhan na lang kaya kita ng alaga rito sa bahay para hindi ka mabored kapag wala ako?" asar ko.

I only visit the mansion once a week. I'm always in my condo, so I understand if she doesn't have anyone to talk to here. And where else would she play with kids? Ako lang naman ang anak niya.

Napasimangot siya.

"Kapag nag kaanak ka, Yazid, ang gusto ko ay babae."

At nag request pa nga! Nakaka-pressure naman, 'di ba? I don't want a girlfriend, what more a child? I don't want it at all! I'm happy being alone. I don't want anyone else in my life.

"I'll just buy you a cat then," I nodded.

Ganoon palagi ang ginagawa ko tuwing uuwi ng malaking bahay. Kakausapin si mommy, mag lalaro ng golf at aalis na para bumalik sa condo. Minsan nga ayoko ng umuwi roon, eh. Ayokong makita na lumalayo ako habang nakatanaw sa akin si mommy.

Bumukod ako ng tirahan ay dahil kay daddy. I don't want to be with him under the same roof, even though he's busy with work and we rarely talk. I still don't want it. Mommy is the only reason I go home. That's why I visit. And maybe one reason why I don't want to get married or start my own family is because of what I saw back then.