SUBMISSIVE 2: THIRDY VILLANUEVA

CHAPTER 20

TWENTY

Thirdy went to grocery dahil may ipinabili si Xonti.  Tinawagan siya kanina at dito daw sa grocery na ito siya pumunta. Kung bakit  hindi niya alam.

Hindi niya talaga mawari kung bakit dito pa e may grocery naman sa labas ng village! Kung tutuusin nasa malapit sa village ang lahat e.

May public market. May simbahan. May school. May grocery, may malls.

Bakit dito pa?!

"Tang'na talaga!" He murmured as he walks. Not minding the eyes of the people surrounds him. Maybe because he's used to this already. Why not? He's damn Thirdy Villanueva, the son of the late architect Jaime Villanueva and the late Josephine Villanueva, who was the secretary of the department of agriculture back then when she was still alive.

So yeah, he's used to this kind of publicity. Plus he himself is a great businessman and one of the after-saught man in terms of agriculture though he declined the offer coming from that department.

His face is all over magazines too like his friends. Mas li-low nga lang siya.

Then he received a call.

Kumunot ang noo niya ng makitang si Xon na naman yun. "Yes?"

"Sa milk section" Then the call ended.

Nakabusangot siyang pumunta doon.

He was just walking, trying to look where that section is, brows lifted up, mouth pouting, then suddenly, his face changes ng makita ang isang.. Bata.

Napatulala siya sa batang nasa loob ng cart.

Her eyes. Her face. Her nose. Everything about her face.. The same cute kid who blew his candle in the restaurant.

"H-hi" His voice cracked. Damn. Why am I stamerring in front of a kid? Kunot noo pa siya sa naisip.

Bata lang 'to e.

"Hello. Ohh" She stared at him "You looks like me. We have the same eyes" She said giggling.

Napapikit siya ng bahagya. Tila ba may sumuntok sa dibdib niya na hindi niya mawari kung bakit. Same pain he felt when this cute kid smiled at her after she blew his candle.

"Do you have candle again?" She asked innocently.

Napamata siya dito. Hindi niya alam pero tila siya sumaya bigla ng matantong naaalala siya nito. He wonder why she's alone? "No sweetheart. It's not my birthday . Tapos na e.. Teka bakit nag-iisa ka?"

"Oh— tutop nito ang bibig— my mommy get something sa kabila  don't woyi, behave naman ako" At humagikgik na naman ito. Showing her cute small dimples beside her lips.

He have this kind of dimple too.

"How old are you?"

"I'm tyi yiys old" She tried to show him three of her fingers but she can't. Natawa siya ng bahagya  dahil kumunot na ang noo nito ng hindi talaga magawa ng gusto.

"Basta.. Ganito o.. One, two, tyi.. Gano'n" She said. Frowning. Practising her hand to let the three fingers be shown.

Natatawa siyang tinuruan ang bata. Nawala ng tuluyan sa isipan ang pinapabili ng gagong Xonti.

Wala naman itong anak para magpabili ng gatas na para sa baby.

Pina-prank lang yata siya ng hinayupak.

"There.. Ganyan lang"  Then he smiled genuinely at her. Ginulo niya ng bahagya ang buhok nito. She pouted.

"Tentyu" She smiled sweetly. "But don't touch my hey" Umirap pa.