LIKE I NEVER LEFT °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

13. Songs

Amara

Hindi na ako nabigla nang makita si Four paglabas ko ng classroom ko para umuwi na. Today will be my last class for the summer. Next week, magsisimula na ang enrolment and in two weeks, balik pasukan na. Ipapa-enroll pa nga pala namin si Darryl.

"Tito Ethan!" Darryl runs to him as soon as she sees him pulling over.  Nawala ang ngiti sa mukha ni Four. Naniningkit ang mga mata niya at halos magtagpo na ang makapal niyang kilay. It gets worse while Ethan and Darryl walks to me.

"Amara." Ethan mutters and kiss me on the cheek. "Shall we go?"

Napalingon ako kay Four na nakatingin ng masama kay Ethan.

"Oh, tito Ethan. Sorry. Mom and I are coming with dad today." Darryl answers. "See you at the recital, tito. I love youuuu." She sweetly voices out.

"Sorry, Ethan." I whisper before allowing my daughter to drag me to her father's car.

The three of us have our dinner out— in Four's favorite restaurant to be particular. The place brings back so many memories.

"Are you okay?" Four asks in the middle of our dinner. I nod and force a smile. He pouts, not buying my nod. That innocent face is so good on him. "You're not okay." He mouths without a sound.

"Mom? Dad?" Napaayos kaming pareho ng upo matapos kunin ni Darryl ang atensiyon namin.

"Yes, love?" Four and I utter in unison.

"I love you both." She says, smiling...no, smirking. I hate it when I can't read her mind. Is she amused at me and her father?  "Tito Five wants to drive me to school tomorrow. Is it okay? And you two can fetch me in the afternoon."

Nagkatinginan kami ni Four.

"It's fine with me, baby." He responds. "You ask your mom."

"Yeah. It's tito Five. No problem." I agree. Hindi nakaligtas sa'kin ang pagtaas ng kilay ni Four. 

"He'd be so happy! So mom, can we go home with dad and sleep over his room again?"

"No." I quickly disapprove. "No, Darryl. We have to go home."

"Okay." She sips her drink and looks at me after with a smirk. "Can dad go home with us instead?"

"No." Sagot ko kaagad. "No."

Nakakainis lang dahil ngisi ng ngisi ang daddy niya nakakaasar.

"Why not?"

Well, she still won't be able to understand things so there's no sense trying to explain her the things that are too complex for her young mind. I shut up after reminding her that we will all be going out this weekend. That is something she really looks forward to so she agrees on my term.

However, Four stops by the house after he drives us home. He plays with Darryl until the little bean falls asleep.

"You should sleep already too." Four tells me after a while.

"Uuwi ka na?"

"Don't you want me to go?" Nakangising tanong niya. Aba naman talaga ang confidence.

"Wag kang feeler."

"Nagtatanong lang naman ako ah."

"Ba't ka ba nakakabwesit?" Hindi ko mapigilang ibulalas. Nakakaasar talaga kasi siya. Kahit wala nga siyang sasabihin, mabubwesit ka talaga.

"Nakakabwesit ba o nakakainlove?"

"Ang kapal talaga ng mukha." Protesta ko saka hinila siya palabas ng kwarto. "Ihahatid na kita. Umuwi ka na."