ALYANNA'S POV
"Congratulations" bati nung mga kaibigan ni Ate na andidito ngayon kasama namin
Hindi ko talaga kilala mga friends ng mga kapatid ko since di naman ako lumaki kasama nila.
Habang naka upo kami ay may biglang pumasok na magandang babae.
"Yra! Finally, you're getting married! I'm so happy for you" excited na sabi nung babae tapos si Ate excited na tumayo mula sa upuan niya
"Oh my god! Tiffany! When did you arrived?" tuwang tuwa na tanong ni ate tsaka sila nagyakapan nung babae
"Kaninang umaga lang! Syempre dapat present ako sa wedding day mo" sagot nung girl
Habang pinapanuod ko sila, hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti nalang. Siguro ganyan yung feeling kapag may kaibigan ka. Never pa kasi ako nagkaroon ng group of friends. Meron naman akong bestfriend but he is a boy and he is now living in the States.
"She's Ate Tiffany, best friend ni Ate Yra" out of nowhere na sabi ni Yvon sakin kaya tumango nalang ako tapos maglalakad na sana ako paalis ng pigilan ako ni Yvon
"Where you going?" tanong ni Yvon
"Magpapahangin lang sa labas" sagot ko naman sa kanya
"Do you want me to come?" tanong niya ulit sakin pero umiling ako
"There's no need for you to come! I can go by myself! You should stay here to help our sister" sagot ko sa kanya kaya tumango nalang siya tsaka na ako naglakad palabas ng waiting hall
Habang naglalakad ako palabas nakita ko ulit yung matandang babae na bumisita sa bahay.
Why does she keep acting like she knows me even though it's our first meeting?
"My dear, Ysabel, there you are" masayang sabi niya tsaka siya lumapit sakin
"Hello, Madam Athena" bati ko naman sa kanya tapos bigla siyang umiling
"Don't call me that! I told you that you could call me Grandma since our family is soon to be united" sabi niya sakin pero umiling ako
"Why would I do that? This might sound disrespectful, but I can't call you grandma. In fact, we're not even that close for me to call you that, and I don't even know much about you. I mean, you're close to my brother and sisters, so they can freely call you grandma, but that's not the same for me" diretsong sagot ko sa kanya habang naka titig sa mata niya pero tumawa lang siya
"You're so cute, Ysabel! Your being straight-forward is the reason why I really like you! To be honest, you're my favorite among all of your siblings. Don't worry, because sooner or later we're going to be close since, starting today, you are going to be part of our family" masayang sabi niya ulit sakin tsaka niya ako niyakap at hindi nalang ako nagsalota pa since hindi ko rin naman maintindihan yung ibig niyang sabihin
"Okay, I will go and check on your sister! See you again later" sabi niya ulit kaya tumango nalang ako tapos naglakad na siya paalis
"What the hell is wrong with that old lady? Why does she always act like she knows me?" tanong ko sa sarili ko habang pinapanuod siyang naglalakad palayo
Dahil sa sobrang nastress ako kay Madam Athena ay minabuti ko nalang pumunta sa labas para mag pahangin.
Habang naglalakad ako hindi ko namalayan na dinala ako ng sarili kong paa sa may parking lot. Paano kasi puro nalang si Madam Athena yung naiisip ko kaya tuloy ako nawawala sa katinuaan.
