My American Love

Chapter 2: Trilingual

I woke up again and this time there's no one leaning on me. But I'm still leaning on him. I don't know if he's awake or in conscious so I just pretend I'm asleep and put my head on the other side while my hair is covering my face. The lights is on and the airlines flight food will be served.

I smell the food and I'm right the flight attendants is starting to give foods. I'm starving. I put my escape hair behind my ear and opened my eyes and look at the guy beside. Yung totoo? He's still sleeping? Lumaklak ba to ng sleeping pills? I wonder.

"Chicken or pork?"

"Coffee or tea?"

Papalapit ng papalapit yung Flight Attendant samin at tulog pa rin siya. Gigisingin ko ba? What should I do? I just look at him and argued with my head. But the flight attendant is already on our side. I smiled at her and get what I want. Sinadya kong lakasan ang boses ko para magising 'tong katabi ko at nagising nga. I just eat quietly at ganun rin siya.

After that, I tried to watch anything on the tablet/TV whatever is this in front of me. I just swiping and swiping looking for a good movie to watch.

"That's a good movie." I stopped.

I look at the guys beside me. He's talking to me. He gave me a small insight of what the movie is about it seems to be a good movie so I watch it. I finished the movie and he's right it's a good one. I'm about to thank him but he's sleeping again, I took off my ear plugs and rolled my eyes.

"Alam mo gwapo ka eh kaya tigilan mo na ang paglaklak ng droga tigilan mo sleeping pills gumising ka."

I don't know why I said that but my heart almost jump of the plane when he opened his eyes and smile like he understands what I'm saying.

"Sleeping pills?"

"Ano... I mean.. ah eh... do you have sleeping pills? I can't sleep."

I'm losing my thoughts!

"Why you can't sleep?"

"It's uncomfortable sleeping like this, no pillows, no-" he cut me off.

"You can use my shoulders as your pillow. Again. I don't mind." He smiled.

Mga bes!!!!!! Help!!!!

I don't know what to say so I just smiled awkwardly and excuse myself to go to the bathroom. I need to breath. I look at myself in the mirror and I'm blushing like a high school girl. He's so handsome!

"The movie was good, thank you for recommending."

I sat down and smiled at him. He's about to yawn but he stopped and smile.

"Glad you liked it."

"You look like you need a lot of sleep."

"I don't have a decent sleep yet. I've been busy with a lot of paper works lately." He look at me. Those blue eyes. "How about you?"

"I've been busy hanging out and catching up with my friends in the Philippines." I laugh but I immediately stop myself, remembering my crazy friends makes me laugh. "And  now I'm trying to have a sleep because I'll be back at work."

"So you live in America? California to be exact."

"Yes, I am."

"So how do you like it?"

"I like the supersize everything and free refills." I humored him.

"Dude!" He laugh because it's true.

When you visit or live in America you'll be surprised everyday with the food and beverages. Especially in fast foods. It's always a supersize and the drink is refillable. That's why I'm not surprise why a lot of Americans have diabetes because of what they eat. Bread. Pasta. Fast food. Canned and Frozen foods. Only Asians can't live without rice. And fresh everything.

"There's a lot I like about America. The Americans I met were lovely, self-deprecating and incredibly aware of their position in the world, as well as respectful of others. The thing that stands out to me when I moved in California is the phrase 'Have a nice day' and the sincerity with which Americans will say it and appear to mean it. They genuinely wish well onto others."

We talk a lot about America, we even talk about America's politics, By all accounts, he's still a stranger. But the only thing that feels strange to me is how comfortable I felt with him. Sobrang sarap niyang kausap. Nawala lahat ng hiya ko. I talk to him like we're close friends but were not. We don't even know each other's name. Ayoko naman tanungin. Dahil off topic yun.

We decided to sleep when the place turned off some of the lights. Because that means if time for the people to rest and be quiet but this time he don't ask me or talk about my head and his shoulders. Nakahinga ako. Buti naman. Ilang oras na lang naman. Nauubusan na rin kasi ko ng English ko bes. Kinuha ko yung kumot na kasama sa freebies ng flight na to at nagtalukbong. Hanggang sa hilahin na naman ako ng antok dahil sa kabusugan.

Nagising ako sa kakaibang lengwahe na naririnig ko. Hindi ko alam pero yung ulo ko nasa balikat na naman ng katabi ko. Buti na lang at nakatalukbong pa rin ako. Parang sa direksyon namin yung nagsasalita. Pero sinong kakausapin niya samin? Filipino ako at Amerikano tong katabi ko? Hindi ako pamilyar sa lengwaheng naririnig ko. Pero parang nangigising eh.

I tried to slowly sit down properly habang nakatalubong para makita ko dahil manipis lang naman tong kumot at agad kong nakita and sa direksyon nga namin. I looked at the guy beside me and he's waking up. Tapos...

Nagsalita siya. Kakaibang lengwahe. Tapos nag usap sila.

Hala bes????

"Hey, wake up. We landed already."

The guy beside me trying to wake up a person who's widely awake. But I still acted that I just woke up and not took off the cloth on my face yet.

"Okay. Thank you."

The guy beside me stand up and walk his way out. He looks like he's in rush. So I didn't have the chance to say bye. I just stare at his back. I do not know how or when we will see each other again. But I want to see and talk to him again.

The girl thought I sleep again so when she's about to tap my shoulders to wake me up I immediately took off the cloth on my face.

"Ysabelle?"

Our eyes widened,

"George?!"