If You Speak Your Heart (Heart Series #1)

Heart 19

Chapter 19
FUTURE

Sirius:
Nasa labas na ako. Huwag kang magmadali. Maghihintay ako.

Nang mabasa ko 'yon ay dali-dali akong kumaripas ng takbo sa labas. Hindi ko na halos alintana ang itsura ko. Sumilip lang ako sa malaking salamin sa sala para ayusin ang buhok tapos bumaba na ako ng hagdan.

I saw him outside the gate, trying to peek inside. Ngumiti ako at pinagbuksan siya. His face lit up when he saw me. He looked so handsome with his plain rounded shirt and black long trouser.

"Good morning, yor. Merry Christmas!" he greeted and handed me a paper bag. "Regalo ko..."

"Thank you, Sirius. Merry Christmas din. Gusto mo bang pumasok muna at kumain?"

Umiling siya. "Hindi na, yor. Hindi rin ako pwedeng magtagal."

"Ganoon ba?" Ngumuso ako at naisipang bubuksan ko na lang sa harapan niya ang regalo.

Kinuha ko ang regalo sa loob ng paper bag at maingat na pinunit iyon. Hindi naman ako pinigilan ni Sirius bagkus ay tinitigan lang niya akong excited na nagbubukas.

My eyes widened when I saw a little standing statue of a cute girl and a cute boy— holding hands together. It was made of thin and hard wood. Hulma lang ng mga mata, ilong at bibig ang nasa mukha ng statue kaya matagal bago ko napagtantong... kamukha naming dalawa 'yon!

My lips parted. I checked it more and realized that we have our names engraved on the chest part. I think he sculptured it manually! By himself!

Mangha kong sinalubong ang tingin niya. He smiled shyly while I was so amazed of how effortful his give is!

"Did you... made this by yourself?"

He licked his lower lip and smiled. "Nagustuhan mo ba?"

I nodded a lot of times. Namamangha ako sa puntong hindi ako makapagsalita.

I looked down on the little statue again and noticed that it has a little on and off switch underneath it. I slided it gently and the little bulb inside suddenly lit up! Hindi ko alam kung ilang beses nang umawang ang bibig ko sa sobrang pagkamangha!

It was so beautiful! How... how did he sculptured this?

"Sirius," my lips trembled, very astounded. "Thank you. Ang ganda. Sobrang ganda..."

Ngumiti siya at pinagmasdan akong mangha-mangha sa regalo niya. What makes it more special to me is that... the statue was us. The statue was made by him— his strength, effort, skill, intelligence and heart were all involved.

I swallowed hard. I stared at the statue while it's lit up— at first, the light was steady until it flicker. My eyes widened.

"Kumukuti-kutitap siya!" namamangha kong usal.

Sirius chuckled. Hindi ko maalis ang tingin ko sa statue. Pakiramdam ko ay nalipat doon ang buong puso ko at hindi ko na mabitawan.

Ang ganda. Ang ganda talaga! I don't think I can let everyone touch it.

"Thank you," I swallowed hard again. "Nahihiya na ako. Ang ganda ng regalo mo samantalang wala-"

"Wala ng mas gaganda pa sa regalo mo sa akin kagabi, Lara. Hindi ko kailangan ng kahit anong materyal. Kahit anong ibibigay mo, pinakamagandang regalo na iyon para sa akin."

"I will take care of this. I will display this in my room. I will keep this forever with me."

Namungay ang mga mata niya. "Talaga?"