Tears Of An Angel

Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Heartbeat

I pursed my lips as I was waiting for Vince's reply. Almost an hour had passed since I sent my message, telling him that I would wait for him at the boarding house. Uuwi kasi ako sa bahay ngayon at alam iyon ni Vince. Sabi nga niya ay siya na ang maghahatid sa akin at wag na lang akong magpa-sundo sa driver namin.

"Best, akala ko ba uuwi ka ngayon?" tanong ng kadarating lang na si Mikey.

I sighed. "Yes. Kaso hinihintay ko pa si Vince. Sabi niya ihahatid niya ako. Kanina pa nga ako hinihintay nina mama eh."

"Anong oras na. Bukas ka na lang kaya umuwi?"

"Hindi pwede. Alam ni mama ngayon ang uwi ko. Nag-e-expect na siya. She even cooked my favorite dish. I'll try to call Vince."

I tried calling him again but his phone just kept on ringing. Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako at tinigilan na ang pagtawag sa kanya. Mikey offered to take me home. Nasa malapit lang daw si Bobby kaya pwede niyang tawagan at papuntahin para maihatid ako. Ayoko sana pero naisip ko si mama. Naghihintay sigurado sa akin iyon. Dumating naman agad si Bobby kaya naihatid nila ako. I even invited them to have dinner with us.

It was already past 10 in the evening when Vince called. Apparently, he forgot that he'd take me home today because he was quite busy. He sounded so guilty. He kept on apologizing. Hindi naman ako nagtampo sa kanya. Naiintindihan ko na busy siya sa trabaho.

The next morning, he visited with flowers and my favorite chocolates. Pagkakita niya sa akin ay kaagad niya akong niyakap at nag-sorry.

"Are you mad at me, angel?" he sounded so worried.

I giggled. "I'm not. I understand how busy you are."

He sighed. "But still." He clacked his tongue, seeming so disappointed with himself.

My arms snaked around his nape and pecked his lips. "It's okay, Vince. Huwag mo ng isipin iyon."

He pulled me closer then rested his forehead on my shoulder. "I'm really sorry, angel. I'll make it up to you," he said then kissed my shoulder.

Ngumiti ako ng may tunog. "Okay na, Vince. You don't have to make it up to me. I understand."

He breathed out then looked at me. He smiled gently as he caressed my face. "I'm so lucky to have you in my life. My personal angel."

I giggled then wrapped my arms around his nape. "Cheesy!"

Tumawa lang siya at niyakap ako muli ng mahigpit. Nagyaya siyang kumain sa labas para makabawi sa akin. Ipinagpaalam pa niya ako kay mama. He was planning on spending the whole day with me which made me happy.

After having lunch, we decided to watch a movie of my choice. He didn't complain even if he did not like the it. He even bought a big teddy bear for me. Gusto pa sana niya akong bilhan ng bracelet pero tumanggi ako dahil masyadong mahal ang gusto niyang bilhin. Muntik pa naming pinag-awayan ang pagtanggi ko. Kahit ngayon nga na nasa loob kami ng sasakyan papunta sa favorite restaurant ko ay hindi pa rin maipinta ang mukha niya.

"Vince, smile ka na. Please?" Buong lambing ko pa siyang nginitian.

"Why won't you let me buy you stuff?" nagtatampong sabi niya.

Lumapit ako at iniyakap ang mga braso sa beywang niya habang inilagay ko ang baba sa balikat niya. Alam kong madali lang paamuhin si Vince. Hindi niya ako matitiis kapag naglalambing na ako.

"Diba hinayaan naman kitang bilhin yung teddy bear kanina? Pero yung bracelet kasi, Vince, masyado siyang mahal. It's too much."

"So? I can buy it for you. I want to give you every thing, angel."