The possibility of us

Chapter 16

4:30 am

Her alarm rang and the noise echoed across the store. She woke up and rattled. Zhaira tried her best to compose herself, but she's still having a hard time standing and walking straight.

"Zhaira! Saan ka pupunta?"

"Sa cliff"

She removed Zach's hands off of her and went outside the store. She entered her car, but when she leaned her head, she fell asleep again.

5:00 am

Zachary was preparing his stuff and about to leave. Fast approaching his motorcycle, almost about to wear his helmet on when Zhaira suddenly jumped onto his back, still drunk.

"Hoy!!! Anong ginagawa mo?'

"Hatidmoko please"

"Ano? Zhaira pauwi na ako. Taposna shift ko at pagod na ako"

"Sigena please, sa cliff lang. Please! Please!"

She pleaded like a child begging for a box of candies.

"Zhaira!"

"Please... Ngayonlang"

Zachary can't say no to her. She let Zhaira ride on his motorcycle and drive her to the cliff where she always  watch the sun rises.

"Zhai. Zhai hoy gising!"

"Ha?"

She slowly opens her eyes. The sun goes up as she tries to widen her sight. She smiled upon seeing the light as they hit the rising city below them. Calmed and at peace she fell asleep again this time  on Zachary's back.

"Oh, ayan na ah! Zhai? Anakng"

He entered their house 5:30 in the morning. He then was greeted by his mother.

"Nak good morning! Alam mo naka-set na yung pang paella ko pero may mga kulang pa ibili mo nalang ano?"

Her mother noticed Zachary's facial expression that seems to be so annoyed.

"Oh bakit? Teka hindipupuntaba girlfriend mo?"

She entered the house still dizzy. Crumpling her messy hair and pulling herself together.

"Good morning po"

Zach's mother's eyes widened. A smile grows on her lips.

"Zhaira?!!!! anak!!!!"

"Nanang!!!!!"

Enthusiastically as she is, she ran towards Zhaira and kissed her cheeks multiple times. They hugged each other tight out of their excitement. After years of being apart, Zhaira finally her mother figure.

"Ang ganda ganda mo parin oh!"

"Nanangna-miss ko kayo pero"

"Oh? bakit"

"Medyo nahihilo pa po ako"

"Tekanakainom ka? Naku masakit nga sa ulo yan sige nak pagtimpla kita kape"

"Nay!!!!!"

"O Bakit Zach anak?"

"Nandiroako oh!"

"Ito namn nag-selos agad."

"Ang sungit pa rin ng anak niyo"

"Ha Ha. Sinabi mo pa. Sanay ka naman na dyan"

Although trying to be irritated, Zachary cannot contain his happiness seeing Zhaira being with his mother again. Zhaira's mother died when she was little and she found someone to call her mother in Rosa.

Rosa lead Zhaira on Zachary's bed to rest for a while.

Zachary, having his coffee outside their house is approached by his mother.

"Nak"

"po?"

"alam ko na bakit"

"alinpo?"

"Kung bakit ka nasa graveyard shift bigla at kung bakit ka laging may extra"

With his denying face and eyebrow raised he said

"Wala naman nang"

"Oh saan ka pupunta?"

"Palengke, bibilin ko na mga kulang sa recipe mo"

"Kasama mo yung tasa anak?" 

He gave his cup to his mother and walked his way to the market.

"Wag pa-obvious nak"

Rosa shakes her head. No matter how hard her son tried to hide everything, mothers surely know and can see through things in their children.

"Zachary. Hindi ka talaga makahindi ano? Siyaparintalaga"

~ Actions speak louder than words.