Us Happened

Conflict

Mika

My intuition is telling me to not look so sick if I ever call Kiefer because he'll peel me alive for sure. I could almost hear his, "I told you to take care of yourself when I'm gone eh." And sermon closer to that so I decided to call Mama first.

"Oh napatawag ka Potchi?"

"Mama, sama ng pakiramdam ko po." Wiping my nose after.

"What happened to you? May laro pa naman kayo tomorrow, tsk. How are you feeling? Kaya ba? You want me to come over?" I miss Mama at times like this.

"Kaya naman po, mejo may cough and colds lang. Uminom na ko meds. Sakit ulo ko Ma." I love running to my Mama whenever I'm sick kahit ganito ako kalaki kapag nilalagnat ako Mom would always give me that warm hug and pat me to sleep.

"Aww, ang potchi ko papababy eh. Do you need me there?" As much as I want her beside me I can't. Gabi na and wala siyang matutulugan dito sa kwarto namin. Parehas pa naman kaming malaki di kaya sa single bed ko.

"Wag na Ma, pahinga lang ako."

"Asus ang baby. Lovenat lang yan, call Kiefer para bukas fully recovered ka na." Tignan mo tong nanay ko may sakit na ko nakuha pang mang-asar.

"Dami mong alam Mama. Sige na, ba-bye. I miss you, pakiss ako kay Papa ah." I heard Mama laughing on the other line.

"Papa's girl ka talaga kahit kelan. Sige na sige. Matulog ng maaga hindi umaga Mika Aereen. Aawayin ko yan si Kiefer kapag napuyat ka pa tonight." I let out a low chuckle before ending our call. Now time to face the King Eagle.

Kiefer

Ilang araw na lang we'll be celebrating our monthsary again. I still can't decipher how my dreams turned to reality, iniisip ko na lang I must've been so good during my past life that God blessed me with successful basketball career, supportive family, healthy body and a loving soon-to-be lifetime partner. Sabi nila it's hard to juggle both, lovelife and career, mahirap nga wala namang madali but if you have that someone so understanding it won't be too hard.

My almost 2 years relationship with Mika believe it or not was smooth sailing, we had bumps along the way but managed to iron out stuff. Ako kasi, katulad ng araw araw kong sinasabi sa sarili ko she's it for me. I just can't imagine having anybody else beside me but her and I'm betting my life, my whole family will kill me if I ever let her go pa.

Suddenly my conversation with Dad popped into my mind, I asked him how'd he realized it was Mom for him and he said, "You'll feel it. Nung niligawan ko si Mama niyo alam ko na siya na. Us men, we don't usually go for woman with substance eh. Feeling kasi natin end game na lagi, which is partly true. Ako nung naging kami ng Mama niyo, I could no longer think of anything else but the future. I wanted to be the best person for her, for my family. Gusto ko wala masasabi sakin. Everyday I will tell her how much I love her, at araw araw din iniisip ko kung paano ko mapapanatiling akin lang siya."

Hearing my Dad right now makes me even eager to be successful. Gusto ko din ako yung the best, para kay Mika, para sa pamilya ko at para sa sarili ko.

"Kaya ikaw, if you can see a future with Mika, bulag ka na lang kung hindi." Natawa ako sa side comment ni Papa.

"Hold on to her and never let her go. Trust her, understand her, love her like how we all love your Mama that way she'll love you back and will always have reasons to stay."

Dad was right, some people would most probably think I'm just head over heels, my family though who's always one step ahead of me prolly know by now what I want. Kung pwede lang right after graduation I'll ask her parents for Mika's hand in marriage I'll do it but I know I cannot. Masyado pang maaga, marami pang pwedeng mangyari but I gotta make sure breaking up is not part of them.