Of Favorites and Pendant
I woke up feeling groggy. Nakatulog pala ako sa office dahil sa pagod. Tiningnan ko ang orasan at nakita kong it's already 7 in the evening. Inayos ko ang mga nakakalat na papers sa lamesa ko. I picked up my phone from my suit case and open it.
I saw a text from Juliet.
"Call me after your work. Cannot be reached kasi yung phone mo. Kanina pa akong natawag. I'm worried Creus. Sorry din kanina."
That's too short but it means a lot to me. Agad ko siyang tinawagan. Kinakabahan pa akong baka hindi niya ito sagutin.
But she answered it.
"Hello Creus?" mahina ang boses niya at tahimik sa paligid niya.
"Hey Juls." nakahinga ako ng maluwag noong marinig ko ang boses niya. Hinagod ko ang buhok ko at inalis ito sa pagkakatali.
"Asan ka?" tanong niya.
"Dito pa sa office. Pauwi na din. Magdidinner kami ni Hale sa labas. Have you eaten your dinner?"
"Hindi pa. Pau's cooking for our dinner. Nandoon sila sa kusina nina mama. Nagluluto sila doon."
Bumilang ako hanggang sampu.
"Oh talaga? Bakit lagi na lang siya nandyan? I mean, wala na ba siyang ibang pwedeng tambayan. Kanina pa ata siyang umaga nandyan." I'm trying not to be jealous but my system cannot. My blood's boiling from what I have heard.
"Ewan ko na-miss niya lang siguro dito sa bahay. Lagi kasing natambay yun dito noong mga bata pa kami eh. Tsaka magaling siya magluto kaya close sila ni mama. Culinary nga yung kinuha niya sa States eh."
"Ah. What is he cooking?"
"Ewan ko lang. Caldereta daw sabi niya. Paborito ko kasi yon."
2 months ko na siyang kilala but I barely know her. Yung mga pagkaing gusto niya o meryenda o yung mga ayaw niya o kaya kung saan siya allergic. Pakiramdam ko ay basic information pa lang ang alam ko sa kanya.
And I hate it. I want to know it all. To memorize everything she wants. To know how to make her happy. To know her fragility and how to make her whole. I want to be her everything. Because she's already my everything. She's the one who keeps me whole all the time and she's the only one who can shatter me through jealousy. At ayoko ng ganitong pakiramdam. Binuo na niya ako at ayoko nang madurog pa ulit.
"Andyan ka pa ba?" aniya sa'kin.
"Yup. May inisip lang. Anyway, enjoy your dinner Juls. See you on weekend."
"Will you call me after dinner?"
"If you promise to answer then yes I will."
"Yup. I promise."
"You can now hang up."
"Okay."
"By the way I forgot to tell you something."
"Hmm? Ano iyon?"
"I miss you Juls. Really."
"See you soon Mon Amour." narinig ko ang mahinhing tawa sa kabilang linya.
After that I texted Hale to be ready at pauwi na ako to pick her up. She replied okay with a smiley face and I know that she's so excited.
"Magbibihis ka pa ba?" tanong ni Hale sa'kin when I entered her room and saw her brushing her hair. She's wearing a black dress na hindi masyadong maikli at hindi din masyadong mahaba. Bumagay ito sa kulay ng balat niya. She's so conservative. Hindi din siya nagme-make up that's why you can see her bare face. Hindi din gaanong mataas ang sinuot niyang heels dahil matangkad naman siya. She has everything a man desire's for a woman. She have the looks, the brain, lahat na ata kaya niyang gawin. Pwera lang sa magmahal. She's so closeminded about love. Takot siyang masaktan ng kahit sino.
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