Hidden Desire

Akyat Ligaw

It was Thursday morning, kahapon nag-tapat na si Glai na manliligaw daw siya. Nagpalakpakan ang mga co-officers at visitors namin. Sobrang nakakahiya, but super kilig. Hanggang maka-uwi na kami, we were being teased. She sent me a recording of her song Sinta, ayon sa kanya she wrote the song for me since the first time she saw me, which was during the entrance exam. Ngayon lang nya natapos. Gahd! Parang mamamatay ako sa kilig. It has been that long.
I was pulled out of my reverie when my doorbell rang, I stayed at my condo, si Bianca umuwi sa Quezon City kagabi at naiwan ako sa condo ko. I opened the door and found Glai with two cups of Hot Coffee and breakfast for two on the other hand. It is 4:00 a.m. napailing na lang ako sa kanya.

"Glai, anong ginagawa mo dito? Masyado pang maaga, 6:00 a.m. pa ang call time natin." I said as I ushered her in.

"Umaakyat ng ligaw sayo." She smiled sheepishly ang cute nya ngumiti. Shit sobrang nakakagigil siya.

"Ay sus. You shouldn't have bothered. Upo ka." I said to her as I got back to my room to get my laptop, I was working on tomorrow's launch.

Pag-balik ko sa sala, inabutan ko siyang inihahanda ang breakfast na dala nya. She was unpacking the lunch boxes she had.

"Kain na tayo Mahal, ako ang nagluto nyan." She said smiling.

Namangha naman ako sa mga inihanda nya, masyadong pinageffortan nya pa na magluto.

"Glai, yung totoo? Natulog ka ba?" I said laughing.

"Ang totoo nyan, saglit lang ako natulog, para maipag-luto kita." She said smiling.

"Glai, again don't do that, wag kang nagpapakapagod." I admonished her.

"Hindi naman ako pagod, isa pa kasisimula ko pa lang manligaw, pagod na agad?" She said sheepishly.

Napa-iling na lang ako sa kanya, she's sweet and caring, charming and thoughtful at todo bigay sa effort.

"Glai, nanliligaw ka hindi nakikipag-paligsahan." I said laughing.

"Hayaan mo nang gawin ko to para sa'yo. Minsan lang naman eh." She said.

I took a seat at my couch, inilapag ko sa side table ang laptop ko.

"Ewan ko sayo Galura. Can you promise to do this once a month lang? Since it seems like hindi ka papa-awat talaga." I said to her.

"Daya mo, nakakatatlong breakfast na ako dito sa condo mo." She said.

"Nasa bahay kita, malamang talaga na pakakainin kita. Ano ba yang niluto mo?" I asked.

"Pork adobo." She said smiling.

"How'd you know that I like Pork Adobo?" I asked her.

"Bianca told me. I'm sorry Rhian." She smiled sheepishly.

"No, it's okay, but I'd appreciate it if you'd ask me." I smiled at her.

We ate and I worked on the central project's launch tomorrow, she was watching me work on my laptop, it was 4:30 a.m. mabuti na lang at 6:00 a.m. pa ang call time namin.

"Ang sarap naman ng luto mo Glai. Salamat for bringing breakfast. Next time ha? Wag todo bigay sa effort." I said to her.

"Ok po, mahal ko." She said smiling.

"Grabe ka mang-gulat kahapon. Thank you for writing me a song, hindi ko alam na ganun katagal na pala kita stalker." I said teasing her.

"Eeeehhhhh mahal ko, hindi mo naman ako stalker, secret admirer lang." She smiled.

I wanted to pinch her, nakakainis kasi yung pagpapabebe nya at pagpapacute. Shit, what the heck am I even talking about? She's more than a cute face, she's dependable and sweet, thoughtful and caring, beautiful and talented. She and I could form a band, to be honest, I used to play the drums myself, but because of certain passions I somehow had to stop. Tulad ni Glai na ngayon ay nag-aaral ng Psychology kahit na music naman talaga ang passion nya, I had to kill mine because it's not practical to chase after a childhood dream.