Ken Suson | Found You

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[𝟏𝟐] 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

"Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕ．" 
－ Ｐｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ

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𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐳

Akala ko malapit sa Hiraya Park ang bahay ni Felipe kaya ang bilis niya makarating, pero 'yon nga pala malapit lang ang bahay nila sa may sa amin. Hindi lumagpas ng isang minuto, andito na kami agad. Pagkababa ko sa motor niya, agad ko pinagmasdan ang bahay nila. Mas malaki pa ito sa bahay namin at feel ko in instant nasa probinsya ako.

Tahimik niya tinutulak ang motor niya papunta sa garahe nila, bumuntot nalang ako sakanya dahil ayaw ko magpaiwan sa gate, masyadong madilim kasi sa labas. May tatlong kotse nasa garahe, nakuha ang atensyon ko ng puting SUV, tinignan ko ng mabuti . . . . at shet, Ford Explorer SUV ito. Lahat ng kotse nandito ay tatak Ford. 

"Okay lang matulog sainyo? Oof," mahina kong sabi. Nasagi ng siko ko ang side mirror ng kotse at inayos ko ito agad sa dating posisyon.

"Mhmmm, okay lang. Ikaw ang pangalawang babae pinatulog ko dito sa amin." 

"P-pangalawa?" I almost got choked by my own saliva.

"Uh-huh. Tsaka alam naman nila lola na dito ka matutulog," he added.

"L-lola?"

"Don't make too much noise, ah? Tulog na kasi mga tito at tita ko."

"Tito at tita?"

I crossed my fingers at my back, hoping all of his family were already asleep. I didn't expect that na marami palang nakatira sa kanila or let me put it this way—AS IN BUONG SUSON NANDITO, MGA BAKS! Only his Lola knew that I'm going to spend the night here, paano pa kaya pagkagising ko na sabay pala kami kakain ng almusal and his relatives might get shocked in the morning, knowing that Felipe brought a girl home.

Before Felipe opened the stainless door that was connected to their dirty kitchen, I immediately blocked his way, "Ugh. Nagbago isip ko. Sa labas nalang namin ako matutulog." 

My heart is literally pounding right now because of nervousness. I don't wanna leave such impression to his family. Baka isipin nila na isa akong pokesa. 

"Gagi ka ba? Baka mapano ka pa sa labas. Okay nga lang kay Lola na dito ka matulog," he repeated with annoyance. 

"Seryoso ka talaga na okay lang sa lola mo?" ulit kong tanong. 

"Oo nga," naiinis niyang sabi,  "Sabi niya pa nga sa kwarto ko ikaw matutulog, since our guest rooms are occupied by my cousins."

"C-cousins? May cousins pa?"

I was stunned for a second. He shove me off and entered the house first. Nakalimutan ko na nasa sakanya pala ang bag ako, plano ko sanang tumakas, eh. 

"Ano?" I nearly jumped out of my skin when Felipe came back, "Hindi ka pa papasok?" 

"Papasok na po, papasok na," I sincerely said. 

I sensed he was getting impatient by my actions, I can really hear the annoyance from his tone. Siguro dahil magaala una na at hindi pa siya natutulog. I bet he's now tired and sleepy. Well, ikaw ba naman, mag-drive ng anim na oras.

As I entered the kitchen—the place was dark, the moon's beamlight gleamed the place through their clerestory window. Ang daming pasikot-sikot sa bahay nila, bumuntot lang ako sa anino ni Felipe, hopefully I won't get lost. He escort me to their living room—my attention went to the cylindrical 60" inch TV that was illuminating the whole area, I don't know why Felipe didn't switch the lights on.