Kaya Pala[On Hold]

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"Saan tayo pupunta?" Tanong ko nang makapasok na siya sa driver's seat.

"You'll see," he answered and winked.

Chris is the type of guy na punong puno ng surprises. Like, every move he make is already planned.

Hininto niya ang sasakyan sa gilid ng kalsada at bigla akong nilagyan ng piring sa mata.

"Para saan 'to?" I asked but he didn't answer me and after a minute he already manoeuvred the car kaya hindi na ako ng tanong pa ng kung ano ano.

Hindi ko na alam kung saan kami pupunta at matapos ng ilang minuto ng pagmamaneho at katahimikan ay hininto niya na ang sasakyan at lumabas. Tinawag ko siya ng ilang beses, tinanong kung saan siya pupunta pero hindi siya sumagot.

Nagsimula nang mamasa ang kamay ko sa sobrang kaba. Tatanggalin ko na sana ang piring ko nang biglang bumukas ang pinto sa gilid ko.

"Sino ka?! Nasan si Christan?!" I screamed in a nervous tone.

"Mahal chill, ako 'to," he said and chuckled.

Parang nabunutan ako ng isang malaking pako sa dibdib nang marinig ko ang boses niya.

Inalalayan niya ako pababa ng kotse at pumunta sa likuran ko para tanggalin ang piring.

I gradually opened my eyes and saw the dazzling night lights of...

"Intramuros?"

"Yes my love," he answered and smiled. "Alam kong isa 'to sa mga lugar na paborito mo kaya dito kita dinala," he added. Agad ko siyang niyakap ng mahigpit nang sabihin niya 'yon.

He really know every little details about me, at isa 'yon sa nagustuhan ko sa kaniya.

"Halika, I prepared something for you," saad niya at hinila ako papunta sa isang lugar kung saan may isang mesa na pinapalibutan ng candles.

"When did you prepare this?" Namamanghang tanong ko.

"Kaninang lunch pumunta ako dito," bigla akong nakaramdam ng paru-paro sa tiyan nang malaman ang ginawa niya. "And also our dinner for today is...your favourite!" Mas lalo akong na-excite nang makita ang yumburger at isang large fries sa harapan ko.

"Thank you for this, I really appreciate it,"

Lumaki ako sa pamilyang may kaya lang kaya kahit ganitong mga maliliit na bagay para sa 'kin sobrang laki at sobrang special na.

"Anything for you mahal," my face heated when he uttered those words.

After we finished eating, a familiar song played. Christan stood up and lend me his hand.

"May I have this dance mi lady?" He asked.

I smiled widely and placed my hand over his. We swayed by the melody that the song created.

"Will you be my boyfriend?" Tanong ko sa kalagitnaan ng pagsasayaw namin. Bigla siyang napabitaw sa pagkakahawak ng bewang ko dahil sa gulat.

"H-Ha?" Saad niya nang may pagtataka sa mukha.

"Hatdog," nagsalubong ang kilay niya kaya tumawa ako ng pagka lakas lakas.

"Tayo na?" 'Di makapaniwalang tanong niya.

"Yes!" I answered full of excitement.

As I stare at his eyes I see how happy he was when he heard my answer. He's been courting me for 2 years and sa loob ng dalawang taon na 'yon hindi lang ako ang niligawan niya, pati mga magulang ko rin. Kahit magulo ang pamilya na kinaroroonan ko tinanggap niya pa rin at hinabaan ang pasensya niya.

He showed me how sincere he is, how much he cares for me, and how much he loves me. And this is the only thing that I know I can do to repay all those things that he did.

"I love you so much, Loraine Beltran," he said full of love and sincerity while staring into my eyes.

Lord pwede bang paki pause muna ng oras? I wanna cherish this moment with my man. I intimately stare into his manly eyes as I tipped my toes and lean towards him.

His lips is only an inch away from mine and in one move our lips will touch.

"And I love you too, Christan Lazaro," I whispered. And the last thing I knew we were already kissing.

We stayed for another hour before we decided to go home because it's getting late already.

Sa gate pa lang ng bahay rinig na rinig ko na ang sigawan nina mama at papa.

"Ano?! Sumama ka na doon sa kabit mo!" Sigaw ni Mama. "Nakakahiya ka! May dalawang anak ka na nangangabit k-"

"Bakit?! 'Wag kang magmalinis dito Lorena alam ko kung ano ang ginagawa niyo nung boss mo!"

Hindi ko na pinansin pa ang sigawan nila at agad nalang pumasok sa kwarto, and I saw my suster sitting on the edge of my bed crying her heart out.

"Shh tahan na, andito na si Ate," I hugged her and sang her favourite song.

She's only 9 years old and she's suffering too much. If only I could fix our family and get it back to how it was before I'll do it, but I cant. Alam ko sa sarili ko na nagsasama na lang silang dalawa para sa 'min ni Leia, alam ko na hindi na nila mahal ang isa't isa.

Kinabukasan maaga akong gumising para hindi ko makita sina mama at makasama sa hapag pero pinaglalaruan ata ako ni tadhana at pagkalabas ko sa kwarto nakita ko silang dalawa kumakain kasama si Leia. Laughing at each other, pretending that everything is fine, pretending that our family is fine.

I didn't mind them and walked towards the door. I was about to go out when my dad called me.

"Loraine hindi ka ba kakain?"

"Hindi," sagot ko at lumabas na ng bahay.

My dad left and abandoned me when I was just a kid and he told me that he wanted to pursue his dreams at hindi niya pa ako kayang buhayin, tanggap ko ang rason na gusto niyang ipagpatuloy ang pangarap niya pero hindi niya ba yun magagawa while keeping in touch with me? Pero dahil marupok ang nanay ko at mahal niya pa kuno si papa, binalikan niya. When they got back together, they had Leia.

Masaya kami, lalo na ako dahil natupad na ang pangarap ko na maging buo ang pamilya namin. Unti unti ko nang napapatawad si Papa, unti unti ko nang tinatanggap yung mga nangyari dati, but I saw him with his workmate, at first I didn't mind it at all kasi akala ko ganon lang talaga sila kalapit sa isa't isa.

I made myself blind from what's happening behind me kasi takot akong aminin sa sarili ko yung totoo at natatakot ako na baka masira ulit ang pamilya namin.

Until I saw with my two clear eyes the scene they made inside her office, it was his boss. And then last night I found out na totoo pala talaga yung sinabi ng dalawang babae sa McDo, my mom is having an affair with Esmeralda's dad.

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