Vivid of Cloud

Chapter 18

"Who's your pretty, tita?" I giggled when Arkiza smiled at me, ang mga mata nitong asul ay nagniningning habang nakatingin sa akin.

I was holding her milk and making her laugh while her mother was busy grilling different kinds of meat, si Klent naman ay umalis kasama ang asawa nito.

Both of them are taking a pictures of each other everywhere. Napangiti na lamang ako lalo na at nagugulat ang mga taong nakakakita kung paano hinahawakan ni Mavi sa baywang ang bading naming kaibigan.

Well, looking with the both of them I could say that you will never expect that they're gays and lovers. Mukha silang magbestfriend pero never mind kung biglang nagholding hands at naghalikan.

It's Klent birthday tomorrow and we decided to have this trip since hindi makakapagbonding ang dalawang 'yan sa Cebu dahil sa pamilya ni Klent, both of them are legal pero sa pamilya lang ni Mavi.

His parents are open-minded and accepted him, hindi ko lang alam sa kaibigan namin. Klent is always happy, but I know that deep inside he was still pressured by his father.

Ilang beses na namin siyang pinagsabihan na umamin na pero nagagalit siya, one time we had a serious argument about it and he really blows up. Si Cyrez ang nag-adjust at pinilit kaming magbati dahil sobra na ang dalawang buwan na tampo namin sa isa't isa.

That is where Klent said everything. Na walang ideya ang parents niya about marriage nila ni Mavi, that Mavi is understanding it pero nasasaktan na raw itong itago. Klent promise us that he will fix this pero matatagalan lang, huwag muna dahil ayaw niyang mawala sa kanya ni Mavi.

"You're spacing out again." Boses ni Cyrez pagkatapos nitong umupo sa harap ko, inilagay niya ang mga nalutong inihaw niya.

She also opened the bottle of wine.

Ngumiti ako at tinignan ang anak nitong natutulog na sa rolling-crib, the baby was peacefully sleeping despite of the loud splashing of sea and some voices of people.

Bilang ang mga tao sa paligid, it was a private resort at mino-monitor ang mga taong papasok. It was indeed peaceful for someone like me too.

"I just love looking those people who are deeply connected with each other." I said, tinutukoy si Klent at Mavi.

Ngumiti si Cyrez at tumango bago tumingin sa kanila, she then took a deep breath and put something with her plate.

"Alam mo, nitong mga araw ko lang narealize na hindi pala nakapag-open up si Klent. I mean noong high school at college, I am viewing him as someone who is always happy at walang problema. Well he did tell me something dati pero hindi lahat, he's not expressive when it comes to serious situations." Cyrez paused a little and checked her daughter, nang masiguradong tulog talaga ito ay nagsalita siya ulit.

"I couldn't blame him for keeping Mavi in the dark, kasi do'n may nagmamahal sa kanya at walang nanghuhusga." She smiled and give me a meaningful look.

Hindi ko alam kung ano 'yun pero alam kong may gusto siyang ipaintindi sa akin.

"But Klent's love life is different from you. Mavi is devoted and fool for him, and Cloud isn't like that. I hope you see the difference." She said as she squeeze my hands in the table.

I never expected this.

Parang may tumarak sa puso ko, I want to cry but I can't. Nakakahiya! Kahapon lang nang malasing ako ay pinagsigawan ko rito sa isla na nakamove-on na ako, na wala na at hindi na masakit.

But I was drunk, of course I'm telling lies.

Cyrez probably observed it for three days already.

"What I am saying is, you should study and think about what damage may cause you of being at the dark. It's okay to be careless but think about the possibile product of it. Okay lang magkamali basta huwag mo lang sisihin ang sarili mo ng sobra." She then looked at her baby.