Living as Palacios (Shadows of the Past) BOOK 2

Chapter 4

Chapter 4- First Date as a Couple!!!

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"Alam mo may nakita akong bagong bukas na coffee shop diyan lang sa malapit. Gusto mo puntahan natin?" Amando asked Aurora while he was busy cooking for their breakfast.

"Pwede tayong magkape pagkatapos nito." napalingon siya kay Aurora. "Ano sa tingin—"

Napatitig siya kay Aurora dahil nakatulala lang ito at parang ang lalim ng iniisip. Pinatay niya ang apoy bago ito lapitan. Bahagya siyang yumuko habang ang dalawang kamay ay nakatukod sa tuhod niya.

Nakapangalumbaba naman si Aurora at abala sa kung anong bagay na iniisip dahilan para hindi niya mapansin si Amando na kanina pa nakatitig sa kanya.

"Anong problema, Mahal?"

Aurora suddenly looked at him before she took a deep breath. Amando sat beside her— ready to listen to what she was going to say. Aurora cleared her throat before ranting.

"It's Rebecca..." she was hesistating and Amando noticed that. He held her hand to assured her. "She's getting worst..."

"Gusto mo bang kausapin ko siya?"

"H-hindi na... it' just that... I was overthinking... what if..." she looked at Amando.

"What if ano?"

"What if... hindi na siya gumaling?" a sudden pain in her heart strucked her. She doesn't want to think that way.

Amando stood up and went closer to her. He hugged her tightly. "Gagaling siya, Aurora."

"You think so?"

"Oo. Matapang si Rebecca, katulad mo. Alam kong gusto niyang gumaling kaya... susuportahan natin siya."

They stayed like that for a moment. They wanted to feel each other's hearbeat— the music of each other's love.

"Prepare, Mahal. Date tayo ngayon." Amando started fixing the mess in the kitchen before guiding Aurora in the living room.

"H-huh? Date? Bakit?" she was confused.

"First date... as a couple." he winked at her that made both of them laughed.

They were strolling at the not so crowded park near Amando's new house. They were holding each other's hand while talking random things.

"Cotton candy!" Amando pointed at the food stall selling the cotton candy. They walked towards it and bought two for them.

"You're like a kid." Aurora said.

"Alam mo ba, noong binili ni Paco 'yung engagement ring para kay Sam... ito ang kinain niya..." Amando started to remember that day. How they laughed together.

Aurora froze for a while before looking at Amando still talking about Paco.

"Sinabi ko din sa kanya na para siyang bata." Amando laughed even harder. "Batang 'yon, nakakamiss..."

"He surely miss you, too."

"Sa tingin mo... anong tingin sa akin ni Paco?" the air became thicker for Aurora. She was having a hard time breathing.