Tú Eres Mi Sol

LXIV

"Hi Auntie, I'm so sorry I'm late. Na-traffic po kami, we left early but may banggaan daw sa may intersection just outside of the village", Dei told Rose Faulkerson

"It's alright, Hija. I told you that I'll pick you up but you didn't want to. On the way naman yung village niyo e."

"Auntie, nakakahiya kasi."

"Hija, You're family to me. Ano itong hiya hiya na ito? Where is this coming from? You're used to me picking you up. What changed?"

"Uhmmm.. Ay andito na yung orders natin, Auntie. This looks good!"

"Dei, Hija. You're changing the topic."

"Auntie.. kasi.."

"Are you and my boy quarrelling? What did Richard do this time?

"Wala, Auntie. Wala."

"Wala ba talaga? I am not convinced at all."

***

"Where are you?"

"Dei, what happened?"

"Come to our favourite coffee shop asap!"

***

"Dei, anong nangyari?"

"RJ, yung Mommy mo."

"Anong ginawa ni Mom?"

"We went to lunch and she asked kung bakit hindi ako sumabay sa kanya."

"Bakit hindi ka nga ba sumabay?"

"Kasi, Kasi"

"Ha?"

"Takot ko lang na ma-interrogate ng nanay mo. Baka hindi pa siya nagtatanong, sasabihin ko ay kami na po ng anak niyo."

Richard laughed

"Dei, parang namumutla ka."

"Dahil sa takot ko sa nanay mo!"

"We can tell her you know."

"If we do that, I'll have to tell my siblings and grandparents as well, and you have to tell your whole family."

"And Yaya Virgie and Yaya Pinky, Urrrgghhh.. The list never ends. I think we're not yet ready, Dei."

"I know, that's what I'm afraid of. For us to be outed before we are ready."

"By the way, I took back the spare key from Sam for the apartment"

"Good, good."

Richard holds Dei's hands. "RJ, huwag dito baka may makakita."

"Hindi ba normal na natin itong ginagawa."

"Hay, that's another thing."

"What another thing?"

"Yan, I don't know how to act normal around you anymore when there's other people around kasi...."

"Ha? Kasi ano?"

Dei whispers, "I just want to kiss you all the time."

"I'll get us a hotel room and we can kiss from now until midnight!"

"Well, good luck with that. Checking into a hotel without your dad, Kuya or your mom finding out?"

"Oh shoot! I forgot about that. Dei, what about we drive to the old farm tomorrow. I'm sure Manang Merting would be busy and we can kiss all we want sa beach or sa room."

"Pick me up at 5am? Para iwas sa metro manila traffic?"

"You'll wake up at 5 in the morning?"

"Errrr... Tulog pa pala ako noon no?"