BEA's POV
"Beatriz, apo? Ayos ka lang?" napatingin ako kay lola nang pisilin niya ang kamay ko.
"A-ah.. opo ayos lang. Pero.. l-lola, anong sulat po yung inaantay niya?"
Kinakabahan ako. Sobra ang kaba ko sa mga sinabi ni lola. Is it you, Jho? Are you the one I'm looking for?
"Hindi ko masyadong alam ang tungkol doon, basta ang natatandaan ko ay may kaibigan siya na nasa malayo kaya sa sulat lang sila naguusap."
"Sulat.." bulong ko habang nakayuko at malalim ang iniisip.
"Bakit? Nakwento niya ba ang tungkol doon?" Agad akong umiling at ngumiti sa kanya.
"Ah hindi po. May naalala lang ako. Sige po lola, gigisingin ko lang si Jho. Kain na po tayo."
Tumango siya at nagpaalam na akong lalabas na. Mabagal ang pagkilos ko at para akong nawala sa sarili.
Natutulog pa rin si Jho kaya lumuhod ako sa harapan niya.
Is it you, Jho? Tell me.. ikaw ba si J?
Gusto ko sanang sabihin sa kanya pero hindi ko yata kaya.
It might be you.. but what if it's not?
"Jho? Gising na." I touch her arm and shake her lightly. She opened her eyes and I immediately smiled. "Good morning."
"Bea?" she said sounding a little hoarse. I stood up and offer my hand to her.
"Tara?" she looked so confuse maybe because kagigising niya lang. I find her really cute at that state.
"Saan tayo.. bakit ka nandito?" Umupo siya at tumingala sa akin.
"What?" I chuckled before sitting beside her. "We were supposed to go out for breakfast diba? Nakalimutan mo na?"
She gasped and quickly faced me.
"I thought..."
"You thought it's a dream?" nangingiti ako habang para naman siyang nahihiya. I saw her cheeks blushed. Can someone really be this cute early in the morning? "You were sleeping nang dumating ako. Ayaw na kitang gisingin so ahm.. I cooked breakfast."
After saying that, I suddenly felt shy.
"Nagluto ka?" tanong niya sounding more surprised
"Yes. But I promise, papalitan ko yung mga nagamit ko. You and lola were sleeping kasi when I came, kaya nagpaalam ako kay ate Myka and she allowed me.. I'm sorry." I looked down and played with my fingers. Will she be mad at me?
Suddenly, I felt her hands at mine. I watched how her hands played with my fingers like what I was doing just awhile ago.
My eyes searched for hers. Her eyes are round and brown. It's not the first time that I'm staring at her but it felt like it was.
Is it you? My mind screams but my mouth just can't...
I want it to be you. It must be you, Jho. Please say it's you.
"Thank you, Bea." Narinig ko naman siya pero para akong nawawala sa sarili. I just kept my eyes at her, not wanting to move even an inch.
I've been wanting to meet her all my life. She was my saviour. My only hope when everyone left me. She was... my first love..
I felt her hands at my face and my immediate response is to close my eyes and lean back at her hands.
This is how it felt to be home.
