The Promise - On Hold

The Promise

(Taglish ito guys, sana magustuhan niyo. By parts ito, hindi siya isang story lang. Antay-antay din ng update pag may time hahaha! Sa cellphone ko lang ito tinype. Cliche plot again naisip ko lang dahil sa "Maybe This Time" ni Sarah at Coco. Sobrang layo nito sa reality. Pure imagination. Maikli lang ito, babawi nalang ako sa part 2.)

Sarah is sitting at the stairs in front of her Aunt's house in Pampanga. Her family decided to go there for a vacation and for her parents to take care of some unfinished business. She is busy playing with her doll alone, because her sister is inside the house doing chores. She got bored eventually and was about to go inside the house when she noticed a kid looking at her. He is standing near the door of the house in front of her Aunt's. Yes, he is a boy.

He looks like a few years older than me, about 5 ft. tall, he has fair skin, he is wearing a checkered shirt and pants that is much bigger than his size. He smiled when he noticed that I am looking at him. It is a dimple showing smile to be exact. "Cute" she said on mind as he walks toward her.

"Hi." bati nito sa kanya.

"Hello?" sagot naman niya dito.

"My name is Bamboo. What's yours?" pagpapakilala nito.

"Aba! Englishero. Nakakaintindi kaya ng tagalog ito?"  sabi ni Sarah sa isip niya bago siya nagsalita.

"Ako si Sarah." sabi niya, wala na siyang pakialam kung naiintindihan ba siya nito o hindi.

Ngumiti ito, bago nagsalita. "Nice meeting you, how old are you?" tanong nito sa kanya.

"I'm ten years old. Eh ikaw?" tanong naman niya dito.

"12." matipid na sagot nito sa kanya.

Tumahimik ito at para bang nag-iisip ng susunod na sasabihin. Nagulat na lamang siya ng bigla ulit itong magsalita. Tinitigan siya nito.

"Sarah, I just came home from the US and I don't have any friends here. Can you be the first one?" tanong nito sa kanya.

Ngayon ay alam na niya kung bakit ganun ito magsalita. Hindi pala ito dito lumaki, tiningnan niya ito, napansin niya ang brown na brown at bilugan na mga mata nito, it is maybe one of his assets. Iniisip niya kung dapat ba siyang makipag-kaibigan dito. Hindi naman kasi sila doon nakatira, paano nalang kung bigla nilang kailanganin na bumalik ng Maynila. Oo nga pala, hindi nga din pala ito taga-doon.

"Hindi ako taga-dito eh, pero OK lang sa akin. I can be your friend habang nandito kami." sagot niya dito.

Then, we became friends. We talked about things. I have learned that "Bamboo" is just his nickname, I am glad it is, I mean, who would name their kid after a plant? It's a little it weird for me. I should start calling him Francisco instead or maybe Gaudencio. His real name is Francisco Gaudencio Lope Belardo Manalac, and yes, he has 3 names and it's quite long, I know. He grew up in the states like what he said, and he just came home for a vacation, that he doesn't know until when. It's almost lunch time when we finished talking to each other. He went inside their house, I went inside my Aunt's.