A way to your Heart

Prologue

Nadine's POV

"Mama, totoo po ba?" curious na tanong ko kay mama, andito kami ngayon sa kitchen ng bahay namin, I'm helping my mom to make a lunch for us, we are making kare-kare. My favorite.

"Totoo ang alin anak?" Tanong ni mama habang nilalagyan ng pechay yung niluluto namin. Hmmmmm. Amoy na amoy ko na yung kare-kare yummy!!!

"Totoo po ba na A way to a man's heart is through his stomach?" Bigla namang natawa si mama sa tinanong ko. Nakakatawa ba?

"Hahaha, anak you're only 16! Saan mo naman natutunan yan aber?!"

"Kay Grace po, tinulungan po kasi namin kahapon si Tita Eunice mag-luto eh, bigla naman po dumating si Tito Rome ayun naglambingan po sa har----"

"WHAT? SA HARAP NINYO? HAY YUNG MGA YUN TALAGA!!! DI PA DIN NAWALA PAGKA-PDA NILA"

Natawa ako sa reaction ni mama "Eh mama, hindi naman po sila nag-kiss eh, binack-hug lang ni Tito Rome si Tita Eunice"

My mom sighs "Mabuti naman, akala ko..... Hayyy!!! Ayaw ko na isipin yun" and we both laughed "So? Ano na? Ituloy mo na kwento mo."

"Ganito kasi yun ma"

FLASHBACK

Tanghaling tapat at andito agad ako naka-tambay sa bahay nila Grace my oh so beautiful bestfriend, my mom and her mom told us na nung nasa sinapupunan pa daw nila kami mag-bestfriend nitong si Grace, ang kwento kasi nila pareho silang buntis, at pag tuwing magkasama daw sila para daw kaming mga soccer player, ang lakas daw namin sumipa pareho ni Grace na parang gusto na daw namin lumabas sa tiyan nila at mag-sama! Kaya they predicted na magiging mag-bestfriends kami in the future and so it happens

Nasa malalim na pag-iisip ako ng tinawag ako ni Grace, tulungan daw namin mommy niya sa pag-luluto, ih well! Dakilang assistants nanaman kami ni Grace neto.

Tita Eunice is cooking chicken curry for our lunch, ako naghihiwa ng carrots at si Grace naman naghihiwa ng patatas, we were almost done cooking nang biglang dumating si Tito Rome na halatang kakagaling lang sa company nila. Yep. That's right Grace's father and my father are both owning a company. Well, actually shipping company ang samen at ang kela Grace naman ay Airlines, pero kahit ganito kalaki ang pag-mamayari namin we chose to live simply.

"Hmmmmm, ang bango naman niyan
Darling, kaya kita minahal eh" Tito Rome back-hugged Tita Eunice while cooking

"Eewwww, Mom and Dad, Teenage girls here!" Reklamo ni Grace sa parents niya, kung sa kanya kadiri tignan well me, I find it cute

Tito Rome go near to us and tap out heads like were puppies "Suuussss, etong dalawang anak ko nag-dadalaga na"

"Dad, please naman oh! Wag sa harap namin ni Nadine, nakakawala ng pagka-inosente eh!"

"As if naman innocent pa yang utak mo nak! Hahahaha!" Pang-aasar ni Tito Rome kay Grace. This is what I love about Tito Rome ang lakas mang-asar

"Daaaadd!!!"

"Okay okay I'll stop na! By the way Nadine, kamusta na pala yung page-enrollan niyong cullinary school ni Grace? Okay na ba?" Tito Rome asked

"Uhm, nag-inquire na po kami ni Grace tito, and yung practical test po namin ay next month pa po so nag-papractice kami ngayon ni Grace" You heard it right, mag-enroll kami ni Grace sa Amaria Culinary School, isa sa pinaka-sikat na culinary school sa dito sa Pilipinas, halos lahat na ata ng magagaling na chefs at cooks nangagaling sa school na to' at dito din galing si mama at Tita Eunice. Yep, our mothers they are chefs at gusto namin sundan ang yapak nila, they both have a restaurant na matagal na nilang pinangrap, kay Mom ay fine dining na mayroon ding bread and pastries at ang kay Tita eunice naman ay Fine dining restau and coffee shop kahit magkaiba ang ang klase ng restau nila, they still have partnership sa business nila, si mom nag-produce ng bread and pastries at si Tita Eunice naman ay ang kanilang coffee beans na galing benguet

"Wow! Good job girls! Keep it up! I just pray na maka-pasa kayo ni Grace dun, but if its God's will na maka-pasa kayo then so be it"

"Thanks Dad/Tito" sabi namin ni Grace and we all laughed

Bigla namang sumeryoso yung tingin ni Tito Rome samen ni Grace "I remember the time when Felix and I saw your Tita Eunice and Tita Mara, kamukhang-kamukha niyo sila, they were both also happy and laughing. Nakaka-inlove"

Tita Eunice laughed at Tito Rome "Wooohhh! Bolero, gusto niyo lang naman tikman ni Felix yung gawa namin ni Mara na Yema Cake eh, mga PG" we all laughed, mag-bestfriends nga talaga si Mama at Tita Eunice, tactless but at the same time ma-poise at sophisticated tignan at supppeerrr bait pa

"Grabe ka naman Darling, nung unang beses namin natikman yung gawa niyo ni Mara, para kaming napunta sa langit na ewan, kaya nga kami nainlove sa inyo ni Felix diba"

"Grabe Tito inlove agad? Natikman niyo lang yung cake inlove agad?" Histerical kong tanong

"Totoo yun baks, sabi kasi lagi nila mommy at daddy saken....

"A WAY TO A MAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH" in chorus na sagot ni tito, tita at grace

"Kaya ayun naka-pasok ang tita mo sa puso ko" Malambing na sabi ni Tito Rome kay Tita Eunice and we all laughed that Time

END OF FLASHBACK

"So ayun ma, yun yung nangyari"

My mom laughed and said "I also remembered that time nak, kung kailan inlove na inlove ang tito rome at papa mo samen ni Tita Eunice mo, haaayyyy em so keleg" natawa nalang ako sa pabebe tone ni mama, siguro nga may pinagmanahan talaga ako pati si Grace

"Tingin mo mama, will I be able to get in to a man's heart too?"

"Yes you will anak! Yes you will, aba'y mana ata kayo ni Grace sa magagandang nanay niyo, pero wag mo muna isipin yan okay? You're only 16, marami ka pang pwedeng gawin sa buhay mo, pero don't worry in God's perfect time, the man he destined for you will come, you just have to PATIENTLY WAIT for his will to be done, okay?!" I just smiled to her, oh! Thank God for your life mama, I love you "tara na luto na tong favorite mo kain na tayo"

"Yeheeyyyy!!!!" Before we ate, we prayed and thanked God for the food we have today, and we enjoyed our moment together

I remembered that time when Mom told me that, yung time na nag-simula akong mag-hintay para sa lalaking dinestined ni Lord para saken, and he came

Pero bakit ganun? Ilang putahe, main course, turo-turo, appetizer at dessert na ang naluto ko, pero bakit hindi pa din ako maka-pasok sa puso niya? Ilang beses ko nang dinaanan yung tiyan niya pero, wala pa din eh, umuulit lang ako sa simula, pero hindi, hindi ako susuko, mamahalin niya din ako, mamahalin mo din ako

EMILIO NEIL DARIO AMARIA

I'll find a way to your heart

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Hello! Its my 1st spiritual-romance story actually guys biglaan lang tong story na to' nag-sink in siya sa utak ko then BOOM, I don't know but I really feel its God's way of letting me nurture my talent choss hahahaha!!! Enjoy reading guys! God bless you all!!

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