"SUMMER 2000"
John, an ten years-old boy had his vacation on his grandparents' place. He was playing his guitar under that old mango tree on his Grandfather's field when a seven-year old girl came.
"Hello," greeted the little girl.
John smiled.
"Panguha mo ko ng mangga." continued the girl.
"Ha?" a bit schocked, John asked. "Hindi naman kita kilala."
"My name is May-May. I am seven-years old. I love singing and dancing. I study at--"
"Okay. Okay!"
"Gusto ko nga ng mangga"
After a while, John's grandfather came.
"May," called Lolo Alberto, John's grandfather.
"Hello! Lolo Alberto pogi! hihihi!" smiled May. "Penge po akong mangga, yung yellooooow!"
"Osige, ikukuha ka ni John." said Lolo Alberto and looked at his grandson.
"Kilala mo po sya?" asked May.
"Apo ko sya, tulad mo nagbabakasyon din sya dito." answered Lolo Alberto.
"Ang sungit nya" whispered May to the old man.
"Hahahaha! John, ikaw na muna bahala kay May, ha? Apo sya ng Lola Melissa mo, yung kaibigan ng Lola mo." utos ng matanda.
"Opo," said John politely.
Umakyat ng puno si John habang si May naman ay umupo at kinalikot ang gitara ni John.
Nang makababa si John ay iniabot nya sa kamay ni May ang maliit at berdeng mangga. Inis na inis si May, malapit na syang umiyak ng ipakita ni John sa kanya ang isang hinog pero maliit na mangga.
"Joke lang. Hahahaha! Iyakin ka pala e! Maliit lang naman bituka mo diba? Kaya maliit lang dapat sayo. Pag malaki kana, ikukuha kita nung malaki nang mangga." smiled John.
"Thank youuuu!" smiled May. "Wala kang sayo? Ayaw mo ba?"
"Kung ikukuha mo ko, bakit hindi?" biro ni John. As he sat down and played his guitar again.
Nagulat si John when he saw May climbing at the tree, he stood up and called her attention.
"Anong ginagawa mo dyan?" asked John.
"Ikukuha kita ng mangga," ngiti ni May.
"Nagbibiro lang ako, bumaba kana dyan."
"Don't foooool me! Blehhh!" replied the naughty girl.
Then suddenly...
"Aaaayy!" screamed May.
She slipped from the tree's branch and fell down. Good thing, John catched her before she could fell on the ground. They both fell in the grass.
"Arayy kupo..." complained John. "I told you, bumaba kana. Ang tigas kasi ng ulo mo e. Ayan tuloy nahulog ka. Buti nalang nasalo kita. Next time, makinig ka sa mas nakatatanda sayo."
"Hindi ako marunong bumaba e. Kaya nagpahulog nalang ako." sagot ni May at binigay kay John ang isanng hinog na mangga. "Alam ko naman na sasaluhin mo ko e."
Nagulat si John sa sinabi ng mas bata sa kanya. Hanga sya sa confidence nito at hindi na nakuhang nakasagot pa.
From there, they became friends, they always play under that mango tree. Lolo Alberto made them a tree house in between the mango and caimito tree.
"Ayan! Ikaw na ang bago kong boyfriend!" said May.
"Ha? Bagong boyfriend? Niligawan ba kita?" asked John.
"Hmn, kelangan ba ng ganun-ganong kaartehan?" asked May.
"Hahahaha! Sige na nga, girlfriend na kita" smiled John.
After that summer vacation, John and May didn't see each other anymore. Hindi na din kasi bumalik pa si John sa grandparents nya para magbakasyon, sabik na sabik pa naman si May pag summer kasi iniisip nya na baka mag-bakasyon ulit si John doon.
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