When Love Grows (COMPLETED)

Chapter 47

When Love Grows (47)

I couldn't remember celebrating Christmas as great as how I want it to be. It was my first Christmas celebration I didn't thought it would be this ecstatic to be complete. Maayos na kami nila Mama at Papa. Si Miguel sinusubukan na rin naman nila Papa na maging maayos sila para sa akin. It was too gratifying after everything that happened. What a beautiful Christmas gift. Ganito pala ang pakiramdam kapag pinaparamdam na sa'yo ng mga taong mahal mo na mahal ka rin nila. That's how love is, love do stringed people for peace. It forgive and accept,if not now, there would be it's own time to grow so it could love unbreakable.

"Anong oras kayo aalis bukas?" after our exclusive celebration of Christmas, Miguel was readying their things for tomorrow.

Inangat niya si Maya habang natutulog para ayusin 'yung unan. "Maaga siguro. Matulog ka na. Pagod ka?" he walked to me.

I was looking at him. "Medyo. Balik ka agad."

"Babalik ako. Pag tapos na pasukan ni Maya dito na kami. Araw-araw na tayong magkasama baka mag sawa ka na sa mukha ko," I tip toed a bit to pecked on his lips.

I smiled at him. "Hindi ba mahal 'yung bahay nung engineer?"

"Sa totoo lang ayaw magpabayad. Ang gusto lang niya may tumira doon sa bahay. Wala naman kasing pamilya dito, aalis na rin sa Pinas. May project kasi siya sa probinsiya kaya hindi na rin niya matuluyan," nakakaantok 'yung haplos niya sa buhok.

"Anong surname?"

"Aranchez."

I shook my head. "Hindi nga familiar. Paano 'yung trabaho mo kapag dito ka na?"

"May project si Megan dito sa Maynila. Dito rin nakataira 'yung mapapangasawa niya si Engr. Val, kinukuha nila akong kasama. Kaya hindi ako nag-aalala na hindi ko kayo kayang buhayin kasi kayang kaya ko," I felt him touched my belly.

I touched his face. "Sana matapos na pasukan ni Maya," we both chuckled.

"Miguel, thank you. Thank you for adjusting for me. Thank you for your plans so you can be close to me. Please 'wag kang mapagod sa 'kin."

"It would be so hard for you to do all the plans. If things gets rough to hinder kakapit lang ako sa'yo. You have me. Kami ni baby..." I smiled. "Paano 'yung lupa kay Ate Megan?"

"Naintidihan naman ni Megan na hindi ko na kukunin. Sa bahay nakalaan 'yung pera. Ako bahala. Maibabahay rin kita," he chuckled and knelt facing my belly.

I was looking down at him. "Aalis muna ako. Kumain ka nang kumain. Mahal ko kayo ng Mama mo," hindi niya ako nilubayan ng tingin.

Everytime he talks to my belly I would always imagine him talking to our three year old son and just the thought of it melts me already. "Matulog ka na," he tried to pull me with him palakad. "Sige na, Precious."

Our only connection while he was away was through phone calls an text messages. I had saved his number when I bought a new sim. I would call him when I'm bored and misses him too bad. Minsan nga nagulat siya na tumawag ako na umiiyak and he thought something bad happened but the truth was that my emotions were just uncontrollable at that moment. Minsan hindi na bago sa kanya na tumatawag akong naiiyak dahil alam niyang mood swing. He called me crazy when I was laughing too much through something trivial dahil nga natawa ako sa kwento niya pero mukhang nasobrahan ko naman yata tumawa. We couldn't face time because his internet was ruined when he intentionally broke it nung nalaman niya na umalis na akong San Juanico. Could've been better if we could see each other's faces.

I sent him a picture of us here at home in New Year's celebration. We stayed inside dahil hindi pumayag si Papa na sa garden kami kumain kasi baka raw may ligaw na bala o kaya fireworks, mabagsakan kami. May picture rin naman siyang sinend kasama sila Tita Sally, they celebrated new year all together.