(3 days after their trip to Boracay)
Lea
"Lea, are you listening?" I snapped myself back to reality nang bigla akong tapikin ni Dawn sa balikat.
I smiled at her, "Sorry, ano nga 'yon?" I asked, she's saying something pero 'di ko naintindihan kasi iba ang nasa utak ko.
She sighed bago magsalita ulit, "As I was saying, susunduin ka ba ni Aga ngayon?" tanong niya. That's the thing that kept on bothering me!
Right now, nandito ako sa DR ko sa ABS for the photocall, kaninang umaga, Aga insisted na susunduin niya raw ako after, when I texted him earlier na sunduin niya na ako, he said that he cannot make it since he is too busy.
Letse! Anong ibang pinagkaka- busyhan niya na sobrang importante ata?
"He won't, he's busy." I answered, I called John, our driver instead na siya na ang sumundo sa'kin.
"Ay, I thought he's going to fetch you, may sasabihin pa naman ako sa kanya! Sa inyong dalawa pala, actually!" she said, she seems dissapointed na wala rito si Aga. Bakit kaya?
"Ano ba ang sasabihin mo?" I asked curiously, may lahing tsismosa rin ako, eh!
Dawn smiled at me tapos binuksan niya ang bag niya at tila may hinahanap siya sa loob, my eyes are locked on her until she showed me something.
"Oh my God!" I exclaimed upon seeing the thing that she's holding. It's a pregnancy test with two red lines! Positive.
"Actually, I'm planning to surprise Richard about this. I just don't know how to, any ideas?" tanong niya sa'kin, instead of answering her, lumapit ako sa kanya at niyakap siya.
"Congrats, Dawny! Madagdagan naman ang member ng family mo, Leslie will be so happy when she knows about that!" I said happily, Leslie is Dawn's 16 year old daughter, magka-age sila ni Cae.
Bumitaw ako sa yakap namin and Dawn is now smiling from ear to ear, for I know, nahirapan sila na sundan si Leslie..
"Oo nga, I haven't told Leslie yet. Can you imagine it, Lei? We've been praying for this for the past sixteen years and now..we finally have it!" turan niya.
"Iyan Dawn ha, you must take extra care of your baby, baka last na iyan!" payo ko, she nodded at me.
"Of course Lei! Ninang ka, ah?" tumango ako sa alok niya, I would gladly volunteer myself as a godmother!
We continued chatting for minutes, hanggang sa nagpaalam na si Dawn, sabay kaming bumaba at lumabas ng station, buti na lang at nandon na si John kaya 'di ko na kailangang maghintay pa.
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"Kanina pa ba siya natutulog?"
"Opo Sir, mukhang napagod ata si Ma'am."
"O sige, bubuhatin ko na lang siya."
Agad akong napamulat ng mata and there I found Aga, standing infront of me while smiling, nasa labas siya ng sasakyan habang ako nasa loob.
"Hi babes!" bati niya sa'kin and kissed my forehead.
'Di ko siya pinansin at kinuha ko ang bag ko at diretsong lumabas ng sasakyan, I made my way to the front door of the house, he kept on calling me but I didn't look back not until hinawakan niya ako sa braso kaya napatigil ako. Tapos, he pulled me into a tight hug.
"What the heck? Bitawan mo nga ako!" I hissed habang pilit na kumakawala sa yakap niya, nakatalikod ako kaya he's hugging me from behind.
"Babes, ano bang nagawa ko at masama ang loob mo?" he asked sweetly.
I calmed myself, konting pasensya pa Lea, konti pa..
"Hindi masama ang loob ko, okay?" I cleared, pero tila wala siyang narinig at mas hinigpitan pa ang yakap sa'kin.
"Weh? Masama eh, uy babes kilala kita ah!" he insisted. Ha..
"Eh bakit hindi mo ako sinundo? Ano pa ba ang ibang ginawa mo?" I asked him, I heard him chuckled at sapilitan niya kong pinaharap sa kanya.
"Selos ka naman babes?" tanong niya, tinaasan ko siya ng kilay.
"Para saan?" tumawa siya ulit at hinalikan ako sa noo, tapos sa ilong, tapos sa magkabilang pisngi at sa labi.
Wow ha? Iniisa-usa talaga?
"Don't worry babes, ikaw at ikaw lang." he said, he carrased my cheeks habang tahimik lang akong nakikinig sa kanya.
"Tsaka, isa pa, may ginawa kami na paniguradong magugustuhan mo." dagdag pa niya, kumunot naman ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.
"What?" I asked him curiously. Instead of answering me, he smiled and motioned his hands na parang may sinisignalan siya.
"Girls, light up!" he screamed and tila on the cue, lumiwanag ang boung paligid.
Napahawak ako sa bibig ko sa sobrang gulat! How come I didn't notice this? Madilim na rin kasi, it's past seven na kaya baka iyon ang dahilan kung ba't di ko namalayan.
"Do you like it?" tanong ni Aga, tila naglaho ang tampo ko sa kanya upon seeing our house decorated with different kinds of Christmas lights!
It's the 21st of December, usually, we decorate our house earlier than this but because of sudden happenings, hindi ko na naatupag 'to.
Our house is covered with cristmas lights with different varieties! Merong iyong paiba-uba ang kulay at meron rin iyong patay sindi. There are also parol everywhere with lights inside it.
"You did all of this?" 'di makapaniwalang tanong ko kay Aga, he nodded.
"Yup, with the help of the girls of course!" he answered proudly. Wow, nakaya nilang gawin 'to sa isang araw lang?
"Do you like it?" tanong niya pa, I gave him a smile and kissed him, smack lang naman.
"Love it!" I happily exclaimed, he smiled back and held my hands, ininterwind niya pa ang mga daliri namin at hinila ako papasok sa loob ng bahay.
There's a wreath hung outside our door, the moment Aga opened it, halos malaglag ang panga ko sa nakita ko.
"Suprise, Mommy!" the girls greeted me in chorus, nakaupo sila sa stairs at dahil magkaharap ang front door at ang staircase, nakita ko sila kaagad.
"Wow!" para akong bata na mangha na magha habang inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa boung bahay.
It is decorated with different christmas ornaments, red, silver and gold. Sa living room na nasa right side ng front door, doon naka-lagay ang Christmas tree namin. It's compose of the same colors used in other ornaments, red, silver and gold.
Lumapit ako sa tree at nakangiting pinagmasdan ang mga ornaments na nakasabit dito, common balls, flowers and other stuffs but the thing that most likely caught my attention is the frames hanging in there.
There's a picture of myself, Aga's, Ada, Ara and Cae. Meron rin kaming family picture before pa kami maghiwalay ni Aga six years ago, meron rin iyong nasa Boracay. There's also a stolen picture of me and Aga which was taken back in Boracay also, nakayakap si Aga sa'kin habang nakasandal ang ulo ko sa balikat niya and behind us is the seashore.
"Pinaghirapan namin ang lahat ng 'to Ma, hope you like it!" wika ni Ada, nakalapit na pala sila sa'kin.
I smiled at them and mouthed 'thank you', I'm speechless enough that I can't afford saying a single word.
Inakbayan ako ni Aga habang naka- ngiti. "Iyan ang ginawa ko kaya 'di kita nasundo kanina!"
"Oo na, ikaw na!" I told him and then he grinned.
"Ako na talaga babes!" he said tsaka niyakap ako, ulit. I was about to protest nang nakisali na rin ang mga bata sa yakapan so I remained steady, enjoying the moment.
"We love you Mommy and Daddy!" the girls exclaimed in chorus.
"We love you too!" sabay rin naming sambit ni Aga.
I'm so lucky to have them in my life..
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BINABASA MO ANG
Destinesia
Fanfiction(n) when you get to where you were intending to go, but forget why you were going there in the first place. 「 A LeAga Fanfiction 」
