Book of an Angel

KABANATA 3

Days had passed and nalaman ko na Papa pala ni Caden iyong kaibigan na tinutukoy ni Papa na kaibigan niya na handang tumulong sa'min kaya para makapagpasalamat ako ng personal makikipagkita ako sa kanila sa isang restaurant

"Sorry Ti-Sir Montemayor for being late"

"It's okay hija and you can still call me tito" I used to call him tito and Caden's Mommy, Mom but time change everything or that event I made change everything

" So how's your father?" Tito Gin asked "Okay naman na po sila and thank you po for your helped Tito malaki pong tulong 'yon sa amin" sincere na sabi ko

"No problem hija. Alam mo naman na may pinagsamahan ang pamilya natin" nakangiting saad ni tito kaya bilang tugon ngumiti din ako

"How's your stay in US?"

"Okay naman po"

"Linda will be happy if she knows you're here. Can I invite you to our house?" matutuwa din akong mamkita ulit si Tita Linda pero what if magkita kami ni Caden sa bahay nila?

"Ahm tito I don--" he cut me off by saying

"Wag kang mag-alala Caden isn't there" reassuring me as if he really read what's on my mind

"Okay po for Tita Linda"

Nang nasa bahay na nila kami, Tita Linda was surprised to see me and of course she quickly hug me

"I miss you Angela! It's been a long time since we saw you" madamdaming saad ni tita

"Miss ko rin po kayo tita and sorry for the trouble I caused to your family po" sincere kong sabi kay tita Alam ko na kahit hindi nila sabihin alam kong napahiya rin ang pamilya nila dahil sa ginawa ko

Ilang oras na rin ng dumating ako sa bahay nila Tita and nandito kami ngayon sa living room nila at nagkwe-kwentuhan

"I wouldn't say na okay ako sa pag-alis mo but I know na you wouldn't do that na walang mabigat na dahilan and beside it's already part of the past so you shouldn't worry. Ang importante ay umuwi ka na" I was touched by what Tita Linda said, she really treat me as her daughter

"Salamat po sa pag-intindi Tita. Kamusta na po pala si Yana?" Si Yana ay kapatid ni Caden na kaibigan ko pero dahil sa nangyari she cut our friendship

"Ayon kabi-kabila ang fashion niya. Ewan ko ba sa batang 'yon hindi na lang gamitin ang tinapos niya" nakokonsuming saad ni Tita

"Nako hayaan niyo na lang po siya at nagsasaya sa buhay niya"

"Eh ikaw ba masaya ka ba sa buhay mo ngayon Angela?" Tita asked that caught me off guard

"Am I happy?"

"Masaya naman po ako" sagot ko kahit na alam ko sa sarili ko na may kulang

"Si Caden hindi mo ba kakamustahin?"

"Alam ko naman po na masaya na po sya ngayon"

"What is she doing here?" Tinatanong ni Yana habang nakaturo ang hintuturo niya sa akin

"Yana what's with your attitude?" Tita Linda

"Mom you know what she caused to our family especially to kuya Caden!" Naiinis na saad ni Yana

"Still you shouldn't treat her like that" saway ni Tita Linda kay Yana

"I don't understand why you still treat her like that when she doesn't even deserve such kindness" maanghang na sabi ni Yana

"Wait 'til kuya will see you" after she said that umakyat na siya sa kanyang kwarto ng padabog

"Pasensya ka na sa kanya Gin and Caden spoiled her kaya ganyan" paumanhin ni Tita sa akin na naiintindihan ko naman because it was actually my fault

"Okay lang po Ti---" my sentence was cut off when someone say "I'm home" in a happy voice "Hi Mom" "Oh you have visit-" hindi niya natuloy yung sasabihin niya ng lumingon ako sa kanya and suddenly his smile quickly fade and change into beast mode

"What are you doing here?" Caden asked me

"Caden bisita ko sya. Dinala siya ni Daddy mo dito for me" pagpapaliwanag ni Tita Linda

"Did you forget what she did?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Caden sa kanyang ina

"Ahm Tita I think I should go na po. I promised my parents to have dinner with them po pala" pagsabat ko sa kanila

"You should be" sagot naman ni Caden

"Caden!" saway ni tita kay Caden at humarap sa akin

"Sayang naman hija I thought makakasabay kitang mag dinner"

"Next time na lang po tita, sige po una na po ako pasabi na lang p okay tito na umalis na po ako" nasa labas na ako ng bahay nila ng may nagsalita sa likod ko

"Hindi ka ba nahihiya at nandito ka?" Si Caden na matalim ang pagkakatingin niya

"Gusto ko lang na makipag-ayos and your Dad invited me nakakahiya naman kung tatanggihan ko sila and besides gusto ko lang naman makita si tita. Sorry hindi na ako ulit pupunta sa bahay niyo" I said at tumalikod na sa kanya

"May hiya ka pa palang naiwan sa katawan" nang-iinsulto na sabi niya. Magsasalita sana ako pero naunahan niya ako "I hope wag ka ng magpakita sa amin even though my parents want you here" he said as he turn his back on me

Mabuti na rin na tumalikod na siya before he can see how weak I am when it comes to him. He change a lot from loving man to dangerous man. I know I messed up everything but I can't bear to see them hurting because of me. I'd rather go and runaway than staying and see them hurting.