“I just heard someone call her that. Nothing else.”
He shrugged once again. We kept on eating while watching the movie.
Near the movie’s end, Nana went inside the room without knocking.
“Roi, how are you feeling son? Are you better now?” Nana faced us on the bed. I can see the surprise in her face for the recognition in seeing me.
“Ah, senyo-“ I shook my head to cut what she was going to say. I made the grimace to make her understand that she shouldn’t continue whatever she has to say.
“Ah, Sena, what brings you here?” Sena? Okay.
Sena is not my real name. It’s not even close. But I decided to go with it.
“Nana, I was just hiding from uncle.”
“So that explains the whole commotion in the mansion,” Nana started.
“Wait, uncle? Who’s your uncle?” he interrupted.
“uh he’s..”
“Alex, the new driver.” Nana answered for me. I shot her a thankful glance. Regretting of not knowing the names of our servers. Well, there’re too many to memorize but I made a mental note to spend time in getting to know them and remembering all of them.
“Sena, your uncle is going to raise the alarm and call someone you don’t like within minutes if you won’t show yourself sooner.” My father is that someone.
“But-“
“C’mon honey, you’ve been missing for hours now, only to find that you’re hiding in our room alone with my grandson.” She cleared her throat. “You don’t want to have such a headache if you’re going to be grounded do you?” she gave me a warning glance.
“I can also see that you’ve been starved. Better run at your room. Myka served your favorite.” I nodded and dashed out of the room.
“Wait!-“ he shouted. But I still sprinted carelessly back to my room.
* * *
I went to uncle’s room. When I peered in, he wasn’t there. I decided to see if he’s at the study.
At the end of the hall, I can hear the sound of a Spanish classic closely muffled. That gave me the knowledge that uncle’s there. With a good mood I can tell because of the music.
I knocked three times on the door and entered the study.
“Uncle?”
He is seated at his favorite loveseat waving his hand to the beat.
I ran toward his back, and kissed his right cheek.
“Where were you? We’ve been looking all over for you. My men couldn’t catch you nor saw where you have gone. I was worrying again; I nearly called your dad.”
“Don’t! I was just hanging at Nana’s bedroom. I like her bed there.”
“If you were so tired, why didn’t you go to your room?”
“Like I said, the bed.”
“If you like the bed so much you can have it. Or I can buy you one exactly like that.”
“That’s not my point but thank you. It’s just that I like the bed because Nana sleeps in it. I like her smell. Is that weird?”
“Sweetie, I know you didn’t spent much time with your mom when she was still living so you sidestep your attention to our Nana. Is she more than a servant to you? That you love her as much as your mother?” He pulled me to the front and made me sit beside him so he could embrace me. I kept my silence.
