Pagbalik ko sa bahay ay agad na akong nagpalit ng damit. Kinuha ko ang phone ko at bumaba sa sala tsaka binuksan ang TV. Nang wala akong makitang magandang movie ay agad ko na iyong pinatay at kinuha ang laptop. Itinuloy ko ang mga trabaho na hindi ko natapos dahil kay Dark. After a while, Logan entered and reach for my cheeks.
"So, how's my grades, ate?" bungad niya sa akin. Hindi ko pa rin pala iyon nakikita kaya't umakyat ako sa taas para kunin iyon sa bag ko. Nang makaupo ako sa sofa ay binuksan ko ang envelope at tiningnan ang grades niya with a letter attached.
To whom it may concern:
Congratulations Mr/Mrs. Guevara. We would like to inform you that Logan Guevara is one of the students of Grade 5 Section-A who got the highest average for the last quarter. We hope that Mr. Guevara would still continue to achieve the required average for him until he moved up. Good day and god bless!
I can't help to smile while I'm reading the letter. He got the lowest grade on the subject 'Communication & Speech' which is 86. Not bad, but he was extremely excelling on the other subjects. Logan was not really good in making friends or making communication kaya't iyon ang pinakamababa niya.
When he went down, I just hugged him tightly and pinched his cheeks.
"Ouch! That hurts!" he frowned. I just laughed at him and patted his head.
"You're so great! Look at your grades! I'm really proud of you!" I hugged him once again.
"Anong gusto mong gift?"
"Nothing. Just your valuable time," he smiled at me.
***
"Miss, isang double dutch," wika ko kay Ate. I decided to treat Logan in an Ice cream Parlor.
"And ampalaya flavor for me," sabat naman ni Logan. Ampalaya? That must be bitter! Logan's really weird sometimes. Binayaran ko na ang mga order sa cashier at naghanap ng bakanteng upuan. I connect my phone to their WiFi. The password was indicated to their menu.
I checked my Facebook account and scroll on my newsfeed. A chat head from messenger suddenly appeared, Dark Arsen Fortalejo.
Where are you?
"Ice cream parlor. Just treated Logan. Y?" reply ko sa kaniya.
Take care, sweetheart.
Kahit pala sa social media, sobrang formal niya pa din. No emojis, no shortcut of words, and literally formal. I just 'seen' his reply nang dumating na ang order na ice cream. I stare at Loagn that was currently eating his 'ampalaya-flavored' ice cream. Curious lang ako, ano kaya ang lasa 'non? Ipinag-kibit balikat ko nalang ang curiosity ko nang maalala ang katagang 'Curiosity kills the cat' at kumain nalang ng Ice cream. Ito ang favorite kong tambayan ever since I was a kid. Bukod sa mae-enjoy mo ang ice cream at classy ang place, you can borrow books from their big book shelf. I just noticed na nagdagdag na sila ng mga displays. There was a big frame saying 'You can't buy happiness but you can buy an ice cream and that is pretty much thing' nang natawa ako ay napansin ko ang pagtingin sa akin ni Logan. I just shook my head and get a book to read.
Biglang nag-text si Mama at tinatanong kung na saan kami. I just texted our location at sinabi nila na susunod sila. Nang sabihin ko iyon kay Logan ay tumango lang siya.
"Hindi ba susunod si kuya Dark?"
"Bakit naman?" tanong ko sa kaniya. Natawa lang siya at nagkibit balikat.
Maya-maya ay dumating na rin sina Mama at Papa at um-order. Mama ordered strawberry flavor ice cream while Papa prefers coffee. I wasn't informed that they're also serving coffees and teas now.
