[GDR #3] Hopelessly Yours

HY #5

Malayo palang ay kita na ni Staedem na nakangiting kumakaway sa direksyon niya si Bisqane. Kakapasok niya lang sa resto kung saan nila napagkasunduang i-meet ang ina nito. 

They had been dating for two weeks and decided it was time to meet her mother.

"Stae!"

He waved back to acknowledge her. Nang makalapit siya sa table ng mga ito ay agad niyang binati ang ina ni Bisqane na kanina pang tahimik na nakamasid sa kanya nang pumasok siya sa establishment. 

"Good afternoon po, Tita," he gave her a quick peck on the cheek. "Staedem Del Rio po."

"Hi, Staedem," Bisqane's mother cleared her throat and smiled at him. "I'm Belinda, Bisq's mom."

"Nice to meet you po, Tita Belinda. I'm Bisq's boyfriend."

"Oh, the pleasure is mine!" she gleefully smiled. "I never knew my daughter was friends with someone as handsome as you, hijo."

"Ma, dahan-dahan sa pag-compliment kay Stae. Baka lumaki ang ulo," kinurot ni Tita Belinda ang tagiliran ni Bisqane. "Aray naman."

"Come on, let's order!" tinawag ni Tita Belinda ang waiter.

"So... How did you two meet, hijo?" 

"Sa convention,  Ma," sagot ni Bisq.

"I'm not talking to you."

Umirap si Bisqane at sumandal sa upuan nito. She looked at him as if saying, "all yours." The corner of his mouth raised a little suppressing a grin. Cute.

"We met in a convention po," magalang na sagot ni Staedem.

"Business convention?"

"Anime convention po."

"Oh... you're into that stuff, too?"

Tumango si Staedem. "My company organized the event. I saw her trying to sneak around to meet with our guest Japanese band privately so she was detained a bit before we let her go--of course, after promising she wouldn't bother our guest for the rest of the convention duration."

"Bisqane Marie Domingo!" Belinda gasped. "How could you do that? I didn't know you were a stalker."

"Correction. Fangirl, 'Ma. Fangirl."

"Then, I met her a few more times in our conventions. We eventually kind of hit it off. We've known each other for almost ten years now."

"Oh, wow. That's a long time."

"I know."

"And you only decided to date now?"

"Well, she never saw me as a dating prospect until recently."

"But you liked her even before?"

"I do," his gaze met Bisqane's. Natigil ito sa pag-inom. "For the longest time."

Napapikit si Staedem nang biglang naibuga ni Bisqane ang iniinom tubig. Tumalsik ang ibang butil ng tubig sa mukha niya, dahilan para gulat na mapasigaw ang ina nito. 

"Bisqane! That's disgusting!" kumuha ng panyo ang ina ni Bisqane at natatarantang pinunasan ang mukha ni Staedem. "I'm so sorry, hijo."

"It's okay."

"Sorry," Bisqane coughed. Pumasok yata ang tubig sa ilong nito. She looked like she was in pain. "He caught me off guard."

Inabutan niya ito ng panyo at agad iyong tinanggap ni Bisqane. "Are you okay?"

"Yep, I'm okay! I'm alive!" tinitigan siya nito ng masama. "You're so sly."

Staedem chuckled. "Well, now we're even."