Pressure cooked hearts

chapter 4

guys pabibilisin ko na lang po ito. Kasi masyadong busy sa school ngayon lang nagka-time

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3 days ng di napasok si Elmo so I called him. And we've decided that Ill to go to their house.

Kahit na napaka-ungentleman nung ginawa niyang papuntahin ako sa bahay nila. Kailangan kong lunukin ang aking pride. We need to finish the defense

Nung nakita ko na yung bahay nila.

"Uhm excuse po" I asked

"Dito po ba nakatira si Elmo?" I asked her again

"Ah yeah. You must be Julie right?" she asked then I nodded as an answer

"He's upstairs akyat ka na"

She's beautiful parang 29 lang siya. Pero mukhang mataray

So ayun nga pumasok na ko sa loob ng bahay nila.

Bakit parang ang lungkot naman. Walang katao-tao

Pagpasok ko sa kwarto niya. Magulo pero madali namang linisin

"I saw your mom kanina" I said. He just half smiled

"Tinarayan ka ba niya?" He asked. I don't know why so I just answered him "no?"

"Bakit mo nga pala natanong?" I asked in confusion

"Well kung natarayan ka niya, pagpasensyahan mo na. Ganun talaga yun"

so I just smiled. And started to do our presentation

Hours and hours had passed. The rain started to pour

"ahm Elmo maybe I have to go home, it's late na pala" I declared

he just looked at me then at the window

"Are you sure? The rains too heavy, patila ka muna" He said in a presidential tone

Nasindak naman ako dun. So I just nodded

"Tara Julie dun tayo sa baba" then he just grabbed my arms

Pinapanuod ko lang siya habang nagluluto

Mukha namang masarap yung niluluto niya

Kung ano-ano nga lang yung pinag-lalalagay niya. Pero naamoy ko na at mukhang masarap

"Wala na bang ibibilis yan? Nagugutom na ko" I joked

"Tapos na po madam"

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"Nainggit naman ako sayo, wala kasi akong kaalam-alam sa kusina ang alam ko lang kumain" I said then he laughed

"Do you mean wala, as in wala talaga?" He asked and I nodded

"Kahit magsaing?" He asked and I laughed so hard

"Why?" He looked confused

"I tried for how many times, but at the end kulang na lang isumpa ako ng nanay ko. I tried magsaing pero laging fail" So never na ulit ako nagsaing

"Tama nga na nag com arts ka na lang" He said

"You, bakit ka nag com arts eh magaling ka naman magluto. You should've taken HRM" Umiling lang siya

"My dad wants me to take com arts so I just did"

"Oh btw, where's your dad?" I asked. He just looked at the heavy rain outside the window

"He died 2 days ago" Tama ba pagkakarinig ko?

"What?!" I shouted

"Yup. He died because of Leukemia" nahuli ko syang nagpipigil ng luha

"Ill stay here for you. Hindi ako aalis. Promise"

"You know what, I have many regrets in my life that I should've do when he's still alive. Dapat pala nung bumalik siya dito samin I should've treated him as a father" then he just cried

The moment I saw him cry, I know in my self that he's weak, that he needed me by his side. In two weeks of my everyday life with him, I can say na magaan na yung loob ko sa kanya. Makikilala mo lang talaga ang isang tao kapag nakakasama mo siya araw-araw

I don't know how to comfort him. So I just hugged him and wiped his tears

"Thank you for being with me here" then he kissed me