(S.P.U. Series #2) Lost Steps (COMPLETED)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

"Nakapag-paalam ka na?" Cia asked when I went to her work to fetch her.

"Yeah. Ikaw?"

"Nakapag-paalam na rin."

Cia and I decided to have a short vacation sa Cebu. Sabi niya dapat na raw naming sulitin 'yung mga araw bago ako lumipad papuntang New York. And as much as she wanted this trip to be solely for the two of us, hindi naman pwede. Kawawa naman kasi si Alvin kung maiiwan siya dito sa Metro Manila habang kami nung mommy niya nagpapaka-sarap sa beach dun sa Cebu.

"Good. Puntahan na natin si Alvin."

"Pasalubungan na lang natin siya ng chicken nuggets bago natin siya sunduin sa bahay," she said, getting inside of my car and sitting to the passenger's seat.

"Sa tingin mo, nandun kaya sina Tito Danilo at Tita Camila ngayon?"

Parang gago 'yung tanong ko, I know. Kasi naman. Simula nung nalaman kong naikasal si Cia dun kay Alvis, hindi na ako nagtangkang mag-pakita pa sa kanila. Which was so easy for me to do dahil sobrang laki naman ng Metro Manila and I don't really have any matters that were connected to them... except only for Cia.

Kaya ngayon, parang hindi ko na alam kung paano sila kausapin o paki-tunguhan. It's been two crazy years.

Cia's face suddenly looked sad. I heaved a sigh. "Galit ka pa rin ba sa kanila?"

"Pa rin? Hindi naman ako nagalit sa kanila."

Her face looked like she wasn't buying anything from what I was saying.

"Fine. Medyo nagalit ako noon sa kanila for acting so okay with you being abducted by Ms. Karla's son. Of course that was my initial reaction when I learned about that. Sino ba namang hindi magagalit 'di ba? But, slight lang naman 'yun! Nabawasan naman 'yun because it was Tita Camila who told me where you were," sunod-sunod at mabilis kong sabi. Huminga ako ng pagka-luwag-luwag pagkatapos.

"Do you forgave them already?"

I shrugged. "Ano pa bang magagawa ng galit ko 'di ba? And besides, nandito ka naman na. That could end the whole discussion for me..."

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Pagdating namin sa Cebu, si Alvin 'yung may pinaka-mataas na energy sa aming tatlo. Puro tulog lang kasi 'yung ginawa niya kanina sa eroplano. Ayan tuloy... sumobra sa hyper.

"Anong gusto niyo? Dun tayo sa resto kakain o ipapadala na lang natin sa room service 'yung food?" I asked, though mas gusto ko 'yung sa resto kami kakain para mas feel namin ang beach life.

"Oh, oh, mommy, I want to eat outside! I want to see the beach while I'm eating!" excited na sabi ni Alvin kay Cia.

Cia laughed. "Okay." She tousled his hair which surprisingly didn't annoy Alvin. Usually kasi, galit na galit na kaagad 'yan kapag nagulo lang ng konti 'yung buhok. Arteng bata rin, e. "I'm sure you'll enjoy. There's a lot of food in there!"

"Is that true, Tito Gab?"

"Yes. They have buffet so you can get whatever food you want to eat." I smiled. And that seemed to hype him up because he was so eager to go to the resto.

At buti na lang maaga kaming naka-rating dito. Swerteng naabutan pa namin 'yung sunset. Kaya sobra 'yung pagka-mangha ni Alvin.

"Sorry for Alvin. Hindi kasi kami madalas pumunta sa beach nung nandun pa kami sa London," said Cia when Alvin went to the restroom.