The Next Stage (COMPLETED)

THIRTY TWO: Okay

Julia

Teka, ano daw?

I'll go with him for two months? Two months?

Hinila niya yung braso ko kaya bigla akong natauhan. Teka, paanong...

"Let's go to the plane first before anything else, I'll explain to you later." Sabi niya habang hila-hila parin ako.

Nung nakapasok na kami sa loob ng eroplano, mas lalo akong naguluhan.

What's happening?

"We'll go there." Sabay turo niya sa bandang dulo ng airplane na 'to.

Hila-hila niya parin ako kaya hindi na 'ko nakapalag.

Pero, makakapalag pa ba 'ko kahit hindi niya 'ko hinihila?

"I'll help you sir," sabi nung stewardess na sobrang tangkad, she's even taller than Zach. Wow lang.

Tinulungan nga siya nung babae. They almost touch each other's hands dahil sa ginawa nila. 

Pero, why would I even bother that? Mas kailangan kong pagtuunan ng pansin yung mga nangyayari ngayon.

"Here we go sir, enjoy your flight." Sabi nung stewardess then she smiled before assiting other people na papunta na sa seats nila.

"What was that?" I asked nung nakaupo na 'ko. This 'almost bed like' seat is so comfty, dagdag mo pa na nasa window side ako, mas lalong nakaka-enjoy.

Pero, hindi parin eh. I just can't believe all the things that happened a while ago up until now.

"Uhm, I booked a flight, 2 weeks ago..." panimula niya. Well, he have more stories and explanations to tell.

I just let him explain while keeping silent, listening to whatever he wants to say.

"I want to surprise you, kaya sobrang nag look forward ako na dumating 'tong araw na 'to." I smiled, so matagal na pala niyang pinaplano 'to.

Bago nangyari ang mga bagay na hindi naman dapat nangyari.

"Nung nalaman kong wala ka pang plano, and you're not even sure that you want to have a party that your parents wants you to have, doon na 'ko nakaisip ng idea na, why don't we travel together?"

"At first, I hesitated kasi hindi ko alam kung paano mang-surprise ng isang tao, it's not my thing. But the good thing is, your family supported me."

So all this time, tinago nila sakin 'to and I don't even have a clue, wow.

"So, don't worry, they knew it. Pinayagan ka nila na sumama sakin, even after all what happened, wala silang apila."

I nodded. And then nakaramdam ako ng kaba nung in-announce na aalis na raw yung airplane. Kaya napatigil rin si Zach.

Lord, alam mo naman na first time 'ko, pero sana 'wag naman pong maging last time dahil sa kaba ko.

"Is it your first time?" Tanong ni Zach habang nakangiti sakin. Psh.

I slowly nodded at napapikit nalang ako nung naramdaman kong nasa ere na 'ko.

But I opened my eyes nung naramdaman ko na hinawakan niya yung kamay 'ko.

"Trust me, it will be fine." Sabi niya at mas hinigpitan niya pa yung hawak niya sa kamay ko.