MEND MY BROKEN HEARTED SOUL

Chapter 4 -KASAL!!??!

Kakatapos ko lang mag lunch break and I'm scanning my notes right now. Magbibigay daw kasi ng quiz sa T.L.E. namin. Nagring yung phone ko pagtingin ko sa screen, si daddy tumatawag.

"Hello Dad"
"Quen you're at your school right?"
"Yes dad, why?"
"I want you to fetch Nathalie later para sabay na kayong pumunta dito sa restaurant."
"Why dad?"
"We have a business dinner later together with the Lopez family."
"Then why do I and Nathalie have to go there?"

"...important matters Quen, just please do what I said, ok?"
"Ok dad."

Ano na naman kaya to? bakit parang may parte sakin ang biglang kinabahan? Ano ba naman to?

Uwian na rin dumiretso na muna ko sa locker room para ilagay dun yung iba kong gamit. Nag meeting lang kami sa team then tomorrow may practice ulit. Nakita ko si Nathalie sa pathway, naalala ko yung bilin ni dad, then I call her.

"Nathalie!"
"Quen andito ka pala."
"Ah oo galing akong locker room."
"I see." She said.
"Ah Nathalie tinawagan ako ni dad kanina, sabay na daw tayong pumuntang resto mamayang dinner. Nainform ka ba?"

"Yeah sinabihan na ko ni dad na sumabay na daw sayo."
"D'you have any idea 'bout this?" I ask.

Medyo matagal bago sya nakasagot pero isang alangang kibit ng balikat lang ang isinagot nya sakin.

Dala ko yung car ko that day and I have my student's license kaya ako nagda drive dito.

"Sakay na." I offer to her the front seat.
Pagsakay ko sa may driver seat,
"Ikaw magda drive? Seryoso?"
"Yeah," medyo natawa pa ko sa reaction nya.

"Really  ah,  so you have your own car pala?"
"Yup, pahirapan nga bago ko nakuha tong kotse na to ei." I started the engine. "Ilang ulit ko ring kinulit about dito si dad. Masyado pang pa hard to get yan ei. Pero sa huli di rin ako natiis but with a condition."

"And what 's with the condition?"
"To get well with my studies, toget even more my best to study..." I answered her.

I drove up my car and we are here now at the restaurant. Nandito na pala silang tatlo, parents of Nathalie and my dad, kami na lang pala ang hinihintay. Surely dad will gonna scold me again this time.

"Oh they 're here!" Mrs. Lopez said, then nakipagbeso kami. I face dad, he 's wearing his serious face as ever.

"Sorry dad we 're almost late..." I apologized.

"No you 're not. Actually we 're expecting you to come later and this was early. Anyway you 're here, why don't we take dinner first and talk about some matters  later." Mr. Lopez said.

I look at dad and he smile at me which is not usual of him. Umupo na kami and wait for the food to be serve.

You're looking for my mother right? Well she already left us. Since I  was a kid, my Nanny was the one who always took care of me. I always heard my father and mother arguing for some matters which I don't understand at all, until it brought them into legal separation, mom left dad with me.
After a few years mom died because of her so said cancer. She left her second family which I heard she really love the most than us.

"Uhm... I think I must start.." Mr. Lopez said.

"Yeah go." Dad replied.

"Ah Quen and Nathalie we 're planning about your marriage..."
"KASAL!!??!" Halos pasigaw kong sabi.

"Yeah Quen, you heard it right? A fixed for the emerging of our companies," dad said in a cold tone.

"Excuseme for a while." I said in a polite manner.

I want to cry, I want to punch someone! I really get pissed off by him! He always dictates me what to do. Pati ba naman sa babaeng pakakasalan k sya pa rin mamimili? This is so unfair!

Dumiretso ako sa verandah ng resto, I spend minutes there para palipasin yung inis na nararamdaman ko. Suddenly I felt hand in my right shoulder, paglingon ko it was Nathalie. Bigla bigla I felt guilt for what just I've done.

"Im sorry..." sabay naming sabi na parehas di natapos
"You first." She said.
"I'm sorry for what just I did... gusto ko lang ilabas yung inis ko kay dad. Palagi na lang kasi ganito scenario namin. He always tells me what to do and what's not at sino ba naman ako para suwayin sya diba?" I said.

"I'm sorry kasi dapat sinabi ko na sayo kanina yung tungkol dito kasi nga alam ko na rin ei. But I chosed not to tell kasi natatakot ako sa pwedeng maging reaksyon mo..."

Medyo nabigla ako dahil alam na pala ni Nathalie ang tungkol dito, pero naintindihan ko naman yung dahilan nya.
"Don't worry it's not your fault. Mabuti na ngang di mo sinabi sakin kanina cause I don't know what to react too if ever..." I said.

ABANGAN....

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