Everything About You

Chapter 38

"Good morning Anak!" ani mommy ng makitang pababa ako ng hagdaanan?

"Late na nagising ang Prinsesa ah! Hi 'cous! Miss you!" Bungad ni Kuya Griffin ng makita ako.

"Late na kasi ako nakatulog eh. Uhm kumain na kayo?" tanong ko tsaka lumapit sa kanya para magbeso. "Hi mom! Good Morning!" dagdag ko ng makalapit kay mommy.

"Opo kumain na kami nila Graciella, tagal mo gumising eh."

"Saan kaba napuyat bunso? Ayiiiieee." bigla namang lumitaw si Ate Ella sa gilid may hawak na baso ng chocolate drink na paborito ko.

"Grabe ka ate, sina Julia kasi kausap ko kagabi!" nakangiting sagot ko.

"Sina Julia lang ba talaga?! Dalaga na ang bunso may boyfriend na ba?" Ate Ella smiled teasingly at me and gave me a meaningful look.

I blushed a bit and smiled at her shyly. "Nako may manliligaw na yan Ella." Dagdag na nangasar si Mommy kaya naman lalo akong namula.

"Anak, uuwi na tayo ng December 26, sa Philippines na tayo magnew year kailangan na naming umuwi ng Daddy mo at nagkaproblema sa company. Pero kung gusto mong magpaiwan we will let you be with your cousins naman." Ani mommy habang kumakain ako ng late breakfast.

"Sasama napo ako umuwi sa inyo mom."

"Get yourself ready Rafi, we'll go shopping later for your pasalubong or maybe gift?" Ate Ella said after exiting the kitchen.

2 weeks na rin kaming nandito sa Italy with the whole clan of Dela Vega at tulad ng nakagawian, sama-samang nagcecelebrate ng Christmas ditto ang lahat.

2 weeks na rin kaming sa screen lang nagkikita ni Zky. Yes, constant ang communication namin kahit na umalis ako ng bansa. We never fail to update each other of our whereabouts. That's the sweetest thing Zky has ever done, he is consistent kahit na hindi pa kami in a relationship ganito na sya.

Today is December 24 at mamaya ang complete family dinner ng mga Dela Vega for the noche buena kaya alam kong maya maya lang ay aayain na ako ni Ate Ella para lumabas.

Naligo ako at nagayos na pagkatpos kong kumain. I decided to wear a white long sleeves peplum blouse paired with dark skinny jeans and a black combat boots with a red bow wool beret hat.

Nakalugay ang mahabang natural na kulot kulot kong buhok at naglagay din akong nang konting rosy pink lipstick to keep myself simple and not put heavy makeup at all.

"Yes ang pretty mo talaga!" Ate Ella exclaims when she saw me walking down the stairs.

"Tara napo?" Aya ko kaya agad naman syang tumayo at sumabay na sakin padiretso sa labas kung saan nagaantay ang sasakyan.

We decided to eat first before exploring the mall. Madami na syang napamili samantalang ako ay apat palang para ipanreregalo ko sa girls na naiwan ko sa Pilipinas.

Habang nagiikot kami ay nadaanan namin ang adidas outlet store.

I pulled ate Ella inside and look for something that I can give to the boys. Hindi naman din ako nakabili ng maipangreregalo sa boys dahil sa iba ang pumasok sa isip ko ng makita ang caps nila.

I don't know what push me to buy two of those limited edition black and white 3 stripes design cap. Ang alam ko lang saakin itong puti at ibibigay ko kay Zky ang itim.

Ate Ella helps me in choosing a gift for the boys and we decided to buy a same product with only different colors and that is a small cross body bags of adidas.

After 4 hours of roaming around the mall, we finished buying what we need to buy and go home after eating light dinner.

Pagkauwi namin ay umakyat na ako sa kwarto kung saan ako nagstay at inayos ang pinamili. I look at my watch to check time, Yes 4 pm palang! I will be the first one to greet him a merry Christmas! I'll make sure of that!

I quickly ran to the bathroom to wash up and change pagkatapos ay nagmamadali ko naring kinuha ang Ipad ko. Its 4:49 pm 11 minutes more ay idadial ko na si Zky to greet him. 7 hours advance kasi ang Pilipinas.

At exactly 5 pm I dial Zky on Skype and he answers it instantly after 3 rings.

Bumungad sa screen ko ang nakangiting Zky na halatang inaantok pero nakagayak sya at nakaayos for their Noche Buena.

"Hey Merry Christmas!" Bungad ko at nakitang mas lumuwang ang ngiti na meron sya.

"Merry Christmas too Saff. I miss you!" he said and extend his hand to hold the screen as if he is holding my face in it.

"I miss you too! Kumusta ang Noche Buena?" I stare at his face on the screen, gwapo parin kahit mukang antok na! "You look sleepy!" puna ko na nagpatawa naman sa kanya.

I heard him chuckle "Sorry pagod lang kanina. I played basketball with my cousins." He said. "How are you? Why are you so energetic? Kakaligo mo lang?" sunud-sunod na tanong nya.

"I went to the mall with Ate Ella. I bought some gifts for the squad." I showed him the paper bags. "And opo, naligo ako pagkadating namin, luckily saktong 12 am natapos ako so tumawag na ako agad." I added.

"You've been busy huh! Kaya pala no pansin ang messages ko." He pouted.

"Sorry na, kaya nga I called you immediately after doing my errands." I explained and gave him my cutest smile.

"Kailan ka uuwi? We will fly to France after Christmas." He said. Bigla naming lumungkot ang muka ko sa narinig.

"I'll be going home this December 26, ikaw naman pala ang aalis." I sigh and pout.

"Awww. Don't worry baby, I'll make sure to see you after holidays." He said chuckling a bitat my reaction.

Hindi ako kumibo. He showed me his wrist. "I'm wearing your gift, it's so cool!" He said showing me the rolex that I gave him before flying here.

"Where's my gift?"ungot ko ng maalalang wala pa syang regalo sakin.

"You'll see when I get back home from France okay? Don't be sad."

I sigh again and try my best to smile at him. "Take care there." I said and he nodded.

"I promise I will always call you so you won't miss me more." He said and smile at me again.

"Okay, sige na makigulo ka na dyan. Call me later if you're not busy. Bye." I smile and wave my hand before clicking the end call button.

So I guess we are going to be like this in the whole holiday vacation then?