SUMMER PARADISE

CHAPTER 6; Meet the family

6:02 p.m. Naka linya kami ngayon sa cashier, para mag order ng kape

"Kate, ikaw ba iyan?" sabi ni tita while tinapik yung babaeng nasa harapan namin sa counter na kumakausap sa cashier.

"Lyn?! Omygosh!"

"Ikaw nga!!!" Umalis si tita sa linya at ibinilin yung pera sa akin kasi ako na daw mag order at magbayad, while she make chika to her friend na matagal na niyang di nakita. They're obviously close kasi makikita mo sa mga mata nila ang bakas ng kasayahang nararamdaman nila sa muli nilang pagkikita. I miss my friends tuloy. Matatagalan din yata bago kami magkikita ulit. I felt sad kapag nakakaisip ako ng ganiyang bagay, yung mga bagay tungkol sa paghihiwalay, tapos malalayo ka sa taong espesyal sayo, It's very saddening.

"Isang black coffee at Cappuccino with maraming cream please" I smiled. I love Cappuccino at mas lalong love ko yung maraming cream,lalo na kapag didikit ito sa labi mo.

"Black Coffee and Cappuccino na may maring cream, will be serve right away ma'am!" sabi ng cashier na babaeng maputi na singkit ang mga mata na may di katangusan ng ilong pero maganda.

Binayaran ko iyong order ko before ako pumunta sa table kung saan sina tita Lyn.

"...by the way, this is Zia, pamangkin ko, anak ni kuya Nax, Zia, this is your tita Kate, my very close friend since highschool" pagpapakilala samin ni tita Lyn

"Ang gandang dalaga naman nitong si Zia, ilang taon ka na ba langga?"

"..s-salamat po, I'm 17 po tita Kate" I smiled shyly.

"Oh, my son is 1 year older lang pala sayo" she smiled back. She's so pretty. Siguro gwapo din yung anak niya hihihi

"May 18 years old ka na palang anak?" tita asked.

"Yes, I have 4 kids already"

"...wow you don't look like a mother of 4 kids huh" tita chuckled. They just chika all they want while I'm here sitting beside tita Lyn habang iniinom yung Coffee ko.

"Excuse me" sabi ni tita Kate habang sinsagot yung tawag niya sa kaniyang phone.

"Ihatid mo nga, I'm here sa Coffee and Pastry store"

"bilisan mo" parang may pinapagalitan siya sa kabilang linya.

"I'm sorry, anak ko yun, ang bagal kumilos, pinapahatid ko kasi yung wallet ko kasi nakalimutan kong dalhin, tapos andami pang likramo" patawang sabi niya.

They continued talking about their lives. I opened my camera and took a picture of them smiling and laughing. Tiitigan ko ung camera, tita Lyn is so happy. Sana ganito nalang palagi. I always wanted to see her na ganito kasaya. I don't want to see her crying nymore. It hurts me. Parang tintadtad yung puso ko seeing the people I love na nasasaktan at nahihirapan.

Naalala ko tuloy si Mark... my ex boyfriend dumating ang araw na iniwan niya ako. I cried. Ilang beses ako nag makaawa para balikan niya. Ganun ako ka tanga! But then my friends slapped me with hurtful but truthful words, hanggang sa nagising ako and let him go, kung saan siya masaya, ikasasaya ko na din. Infatuation lang iyon...pero masakit.

"You're finally here, kanina pa ako nagugutom dong!" sabi ni tita Kaye, I didn't saw the guy's face kasi nakayuko ako, looking on my camera, nang tumingin ako sa lalaki.

"IKAW NANAMAN?!" we both shouted.

"Magkakakilala na pala kayo?" tita Kate wondered.

"NOPE!" Sabay naming sabi ulit.Tita Kate and tita Lyn both chuckled.

"You're both so cute" tita Lyn joked.

"yuck!" I protest

"super yuck!" he second the motion.

"...by the way I'll formally introduce to you, my first son, Kurt Valentino de Luna...Kurt, this is your tita Lyn" she point on my tita.

"mom huwag mo ng isali yung second name ko!" he protested. Tinawanan lang siya nila tita

"It's nice to formally meet you hijo" tita Lyn smiled.

"...and this is Zia, her neice" He smirked but I just gave him a death glare and looked away.