It's already been two weeks at naging maganda naman ang takbo ng kung anong meron sa amin. Nililigawan parin niya ako, yes! Umabot ng two weeks noh! Akala niyo siguro sasagutin ko siya agad. Sa loob ng two weeks na panliligaw niya marami narin akong nalaman sa buhay niya. But he never told me about his mom. I wonder where his mom. Nahihiya naman akong magtanong at mukhang ayaw niyang pag-usapan.
"Hey, let's go?" He said. Sabado ngayon kaya nasa condo lang ako, at itong lalaking to bigla nalang sumulpot kung saan.
"Ha? Saan tayo pupunta?" I said, kasi sa pagkakatanda ko wala naman kaming plano ngayon. I checked him, and his fully clothed. Naka polo siya and pants.
"I want you to meet someone." He said, hmm?? Sino kaya, pag kasabi palang niya ng 'someone' mukhang espesyal sakanya yung taong toh. Dahil mukhang espesyal talaga sakanya, I want to meet that 'someone'!
"Sige! Teka bihis lang ako!"
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"We're here." Anunsyo niya.
"Ahmm. . . Jayden?" Naligaw ba kami? O dito talaga? Kasi naman nandito kami sa sementeryo!
"Yes?" He said back. Ngayon ko lang napansin na may mga dala pala siyang bulaklak at mga pagkain.
"Why are we here?" I asked. Hmm... Sino kaya bibisitahin namin.
"I told you, I want you to meet someone."
"Exactly, but who?" Di nako makapaghintay. Hmm... Maybe his grandfather? Lola? Sino ba?
"You'll know later, let's go." He said. K fine. Chos!
Habang palapit kami sa isang puntod na halata mong mayaman ang nakalibing ay kinakabahan ako. I think this person is really special to Jayden.
Nabasa ko agad ang pangalan pagkalapit namin.
Helen Jale Acinto Laurel
Birthday: _
Died: _
Ang ganda ng pangalan. May picture frame din siya sa gilid ng puntod niya. Napakaganda niya, at napansin ko rin na namana ni Jayden ang pilik mata at labi nito.
"Hi mom! I want you to meet Maureen. She's the girl I'm talking about." He said. At first I was shocked dahil mama niya pala to! I don't know that his mom is. . . dead.
"Ah. . . hi po! Nice to meet you po Ma'am!" I said back. Baka kasi multuhin ako pag di ako nag hi. Charot!
"Call her 'tita'. I'm sure she'll like it." Jayden said.
"A-ah hello po tita!" I said back. Medyo awkward but yeah hehe.
"Hey are you scared?" Jayden said when he saw my reaction, he even laughed! My gosh, anong nakakatawa?
"Your face is so red Azi."
"I-I'm not! Stop playing with me Jayden!" I said kasi nahihiya nako.
"Let's seat down. This flower is for you mom. I'm with my girl, I know it's your dream." Jayden started to talk.
Huwaw, 'my girl'? Eh di kopa nga sinasagot. Tita wag po kayong maniwala diyan! Asumero po yan! Chos!
Base on the picture of his mom, I can say that she's nice.
"Dream?" I said. Curious.
"Yeah. Before, she always tell me to bring a girl to her once I'm in a right age. That's her dream, see his only son with the love of his life. But sadly, she didn't make it." Jayde.
"I-I'm sorry." Hindi na dapat ako nag tanong, so insensitive Maureen!
"It's okay." He smiled, gumaan naman ang pakiramdam ko doon. Napapansin ko rin na kanina pa siya nakangiti, lalo na nung nasa harap na kami ng mom niya.
"She d-died. Hit and run to be exact. I was just 5 when she l-left us. And that is before my birthday." He said. He's trying to stop his tears.
I rubbed his back to comfort him. This guy is so pure.
"Dad tried to investigate everything to know the suspect, but the cctvs are broken that time."
"So hindi niyo nahuli?" I asked. I'm nervous, and I don't know why. Siguro dahil nararamdaman ko ngayon ang nararamdaman niya.
"We didn't. Wala kaming nakuha na kahit ano dahil rin may bagyo that time. It's been years, but we didn't even get the justice my mom deserves." He said. Nag tagalog siya. Yeah, I even have the time to appreciate that.
I can tell na whenever the topic is about his mom, he's changing. Maybe, that's the old him. And I'm happy that he slowly letting me see the old him, the happy one, the vulnerable one.
"Hmm. . . That's why you want to be a lawyer, am I right?" I asked. Kasi polsci kinukuha niya and nakwento niya nga na gusto niya mag lawyer, so baka ito yung rason.
"Partly yes. I really wanted to be a doctor, kasi sakitin din si mom, but when I learned that Dad didn't get any justice for my mom, I change my plans. I realized one day that I want to be a lawyer. I'll get that justice, even if I'm years late. And of course, para din sa mga taong hindi nakakakuha ng hustisya. They are my inspiration. " He said. My heart melt when I heard that.
I'm sure that tita Helen is proud of her son. Jayden grew into a fine man, a man with kindness and pure heart.
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Our Unconditional Love
RomanceMaureen Azekiel Sanchez just moved to Manila to study at UST, she is a smart girl from Pangasinan. She had a good start there until she met Jayden Kyle Laurel. The Laurel family is known as one of the richest living in Manila, Jayden is known in UST...
