Goodbye Love, Let's Meet Again

C 3

Hermione

Nang umuwi na ang asawa ni Ate Alexia, agad narin kaming nag dinner. Pilipino din asawa ni Ate kaya naman hindi mahirap pakisamahan.

"Ate Alexia?" I called her.

"Yes, Minnie?"

Pinagmasdan ko munang umakyat si Thali sa taas bago ako nagsalita muli, "Does Natalia speak any European languages?" I asked, "Uhm, Spanish, specifically."

"No," Umiling siya, "Pero, when she was around five years old nag sasalita 'to ng Spanish out of nowhere."

When she was five? She first sang that lullaby to me when we were five.

"Nag salita ba siya ulit ng Spanish ng biglaan?" Ate asked.

"She did." I answered, "Pero hindi niya alam kung paano siya nakakapagsalita."

"That's weird." She chuckled, "She never spoke Spanish again, e."

Tumango ako, "Sige po, Ate. Akyat na po ako. Good night po!"

"Good night, Nie!" Ate replied.

I raced from the dining area up to my room, katabi ng kwarto ni Thali. Agad na rin akong humiga para matulog dahil pasukan narin bukas.

"Clara!"

Napatingin ako sa dalagang may maamong tinig, nakarating na pala mula sa Espanya ang pinsan kong si Samara.

"Buenas dias!" [Good morning!] Bati ko sabay sa pagbigay ko sa kanya ng mahigpit na yakap.

"Tengo muchas cosas que decirte!" [I've got many stories to tell you!] Masaya niyang tugon.

"No puedo esperar para escucharlas!" [I cannot wait to hear them!] Nakangiti kong sinabi sa kanya.

I gasped as my dream made me sit on my bed.

Why does the woman named 'Samara' looks exactly like Natalia?

Kuhang kuha niya ang bawat anggulo ng mukha ni Thali. 'yung damit na suot niya, kulay pula na may black shawl, yun din 'yung damit ng babae na nakikita ko sa park. Her voice, kaboses din siya ng pinsan ko. Her accent and language, she's definitely the woman I saw at the park.

Si Thali? I took a deep breath and rushed from my bedroom to hers. She looked like a starfish na may laway pa si bibig, napaka himbing ng tulog niya.

That was a freaking crazy dream! Nababaliw na ba ako? Ano ba ibig sabihin ng panaginip ko? Napahawak ako sa noo ko at bumalik sa paghiga. Its either I'm weird or si Thali 'yung weird. I open my browser and search for Spanish phrases, pinag aralan ko paano 'to bigkasin at kung ano ang mga ibig sabihin nito. Maybe this can challenge Thali's ability in speaking Spanish.