Baby You're My Destiny

Chapter 24

[It was a bright, sunny morning. Maagang pumunta si Jake sa house nila Maine para makibalita about what happened last night. He was so excited, because he will see Julie too.]

"Hi Tita!" :D masayang bati ni Jake kay Pauleen.

"Oh Jake? Aga mo ata, tulog pa si Maine, anong oras na nakauwi kagabi. Saan ba kayo nagpunta?"

"Ha? Ahmm.. Sa hangout place lang po namin." #palusotpamore

"Jake, hijo... [serious mode] I know you've been friends with Maine for years, kaya alam kong kilalang-kilala mo na siya at wala siyang tinatago sayo."

"Yes po Tita, ba..kit po? May gusto po ba kayo malaman about her?" napapalunok na sa kaba.

"Yes, about her and Richard."

"Po? What.. do you want to know about them po??" but on the back of his mind... "Shocks! Maine, saaaaaaave me!! dalian mo namang gumising!!!!" :-(

"Julie's not here, kaya hindi niya malalaman kung ano mang pag-uusapan naten."

"A-ano po bang... gusto niyong malaman?" #jakeonhotseat

"Jake, I want to know kung ano nang status nilang dalawa ngayon? Nakikita kong hindi ok si Maine whenever Richard is around. Ramdam ko yung pag-iwas niya. And si Richard, kahit hindi magsabi si Julie, alam kong nagiging cold na siya sa anak ko. Maine once opened to me about her feelings, pero hindi yun natapos. Please Jake, tell me the truth. Is there something going on now between Maine and Richard?"

"Tita... para kasing, I don't have the right to tell it. Mas maganda pa rin kung kay Maine mismo manggaling." #facedown

[Sakto namang nakababa na si Maine nun, and was about to eat breakfast ng marinig ang dalawa.]

"Jake?? Mom?" she was really shocked to see them talking seriously.

"Maine!" :D napatayo pa sa tuwa si Jake.

"Mom.. ano po bang tinatanong mo kay Jake?"

"Tita Pauleen, Maine... una na muna ako, balik nalang po ako mamaya. Maine call me ok?" :) at dali-dali siyang umalis. Tuwang-tuwa dahil nakaiwas sa hotseat.

[Sa garden area...]

"Mom.. narinig ko lahat kanina, you're asking about me and Richard." teary-eyed na bungad ni Maine.

"I know you have feelings for him, and I know how hard the situation now for you mula nung bumalik ang Ate mo. Hija, I just want to know how's you and Richard? I haven't talk to you seriously like this mula nung dumating ang Ate mo, masyado kasi akong naexcite.. I'm sorry hija." :-(

"Mom.. it's really ok with me, kahit kailan di naman po ako nagselos sa treatment niyo samen ni Ate. Pero with Richard po... Mommy, I want to be honest with you. Mahal ko po siya.. No! actually, mahal na mahal ko siya. And sobra po akong nasasaktan kapag nakikita ko silang magkasama ni Ate. Pero wala po akong magawa... [her tears started to fall] di ko alam pano iiwas nang hindi nahahalata ni Ate... di ko po alam pano ititigil yung nararamdaman ko dahil sa tuwing nagkakalapit kami hindi ko mapigilan yung sarili ko... :-( But at the end of the day, alam kong ako yung talo eh! ayokong masaktan si Ate... I still want to see them end up together kahit ako pa yung masaktan." :-'(

"Maine... hija... [di mapigilang maluha ni Pauleen sa nakikitang lungkot sa anak]

"Mom, ayoko po talagang maging dahilan para masira yung relationship ni Ate at ni Richard, ayokong makitang masaktan si Ate. Ngayon ko palang siya nakakasama, ngayon palang ako magkakaron ng Ate. Kaya, nakapagdecide na po ako." :'-(