Sunday morning, I'm seated next to my mother like the usual, for breakfast. At naroroon din si Luca sa kaliwang bahagi ni Daddy, katabi ni Justin. He kept on glancing at me as he chew his food. I bit my lower lip to contain the giddy feeling. Tahimik ang hapag at hindi ko alam kung bakit ganoon eh palagi namang nag-uusap sina Dad at Luca kapag ganito.
Nag-tititigan lang kami ni Luca habang kumakain. Naka-suot na siya ng kaniyang white long sleeve polo at neat na naka-brushed up ang mahaba-habang buhok. Like a hearthrob straight from the 90s.
Napa-tigil lamang ako nang maramdaman ang pag-baling sa akin ni Mommy. I glanced at her.
"I bought you something, Bly. Nasa kwarto ko." She smiled. Uminom ako ng orange juice bago interesadong humarap sa kaniya.
"Really? What is it, 'My?" I asked.
"Just your typical kind of clothes. I bought five of them and a pair of shoes." Aniya. Nag-ningning naman agad ang mga mata ko. Whoa!
"Aw! Thank you..." nanginig ang boses ko nang yumukod at niyakap si Mommy. She patted my arm and smiled lovingly at me.
My heart is beating happily right now. Simula kasi noong ma-grounded ako, hindi na ako muling nakaranas ng ganito. I don't know, but it felt like the last time was ages ago when in fact, I have only been grounded for two months now- running three.
Kaya labis akong natutuwa na kahit iyon lamang ay nabigyan ako. Those are nothing compared to what I usually buy before. Noong na sa akin pa lahat ng cards ko at malaya pa akong mag-waldas ng pera. Now, I also realized what I learned from all these things. Natuto akong um-appreciate ng mga maliliit na bagay. At natuto akong mag-tipid. Somehow. Maraming hindi nakakakain na ka-edad ko at sobrang blessed ko na sa lagay na ito.
Nahagip ko ang nanatiling pag-tititig ni Luca sa akin. Kumibot ang kaniyang labi at nag-taas ng kilay. I smiled cheekily at him.
Tumingin ako kay Daddy na tahimik lang din na kumakain. No violent reaction. Parang wala lang siyang pakialam at hindi na kumibo pa. My heart still ached, though. I missed him so much. No matter how rough he is in handling me, Ama ko pa rin siya at gusto kong magka-bati na kami.
Buong agahan ay walang masyadong pakikipag-usap ang naganap sa hapag. Daddy only spoke after we all finished our meal. He turned to Luca.
"Just the usual for today. Abala pa rin ako roon sa site ng mga Ayala, and Engineer Teorico always needs my opinion." Ani Daddy. Kadalasang usapan nila ni Luca na hindi ko naiintindihan. The latter nodded like an Army.
"Pero baka ho sa susunod na Linggo eh hindi ako maka-tagal doon. Magiging abala na ho ako sa graduation ko." Magalang na sabi ni Luca. Daddy smiled.
"It's very fine, hijo. I'll have one of my junior architects take care of the firm while we're both busy." Ani Daddy. Tumikhim si Mommy.
"It's really supposed to be Architect Manuel's job to take care of the firm in your absence, Eduardo, instead of Luca. I don't understand why you entrust the firm to Luca. Hindi niya pa gamay iyan." Ani Mommy. Daddy chuckled at Mommy's intervention.
"Oh, believe me, Carmen. Luca's far way better than Manuel. Sa sobrang galing, namamangha ako parati. He could be the next President after me." Humalakhak si Daddy. Lihim akong napa-ngiti. Nakaka-proud lang. Kung dati ay baka umuusok na naman ang ilong ko sa labis na pamumuri ng aking ama ngayon sa kaniya. Pero ngayo'y napag-tanto kong mahusay nga talaga siya. Intern pa lang iyan.
"Hindi naman po." Nahihiyang sabi ni Luca. I sneered. Pa humble pa, eh! Ang sarap kurutin ng balbas.
"And also, I want him to have that kind of training already. Ayokong ilagay siya roon sa tasks ng mga Interns. I believe this young man will have a firm of his own someday. And it will be more bigger than mine." Naka-ngiti si Daddy habang tinatapik ang balikat ni Luca. I smiled widely, too. Naniniwala rin ako roon! Walang duda, maa-achieve niya iyon!
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