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ISAY'S POV
"Oh its nothing" sagot ko kay Mike.
"Jowa means boyfriend or girlfriend"
Sabi ng isa kong estudyante
"Guys...stop...ok? That ends our practice this afternoon. Just go and wait for your snacks in the cafeteria."
"Thank you and goodbye ate Isay"
The kids altogether said
I looked at Mike and he is smiling all the time.
"Wow this place is amazing!"
"Really?"
"Yes! Did you establish this by yourself?"
"Yes..uhm can we talk downstairs?"
"Sure"
Dinala ko siya sa labas para fresh air. Gusto ko talaga yung pang probinsya na lugar. Yung tahimik at payapa kaya dito ko itinayo ang secret project ko.
"So when are you going back to Bangkok?"
"In four days time I guess..."
Ouch ang bilis naman. Tatanggapin ko na lang na hanggang dito na lang siguro. I'm happy na naging kaibigan kong thai na to.
"I see...Mike, have you heard the news already? Have you seen the papers?"
Natakot ako pero wala eh. Kailangan kong sabihin sa kanya. Pero mas nagulat ako na alam niya na pala.
"Uhmm...yeah!"
"Really?! How?!"
"I could not believe my eyes at first. Lee and I went to this museum and we saw your portrait with your dad there. Then after going out, I saw the papers. That's when I called you."
"I....I'm sorry I lied to you."
Ngumiti siya at tumawa.
"What's funny?"
"No nothing. I'm sorry. Its just that others take pride in being a daughter or a son of the Mayor and here you are hiding it."
"But it won't be that long...I will run for Mayor in the next elections."
"What?! Wow! That's amazing, Isay!"
Nakikita kong bilib na bilib siya sa akin. Mabuti pa siya. Si papa hindi. Pati ako wala na ring tiwala sa sarili ko.
"No. Not amazing. I am maybe not cut out for this. This is the reason why dad I always fight. I always say no to him. But he really wants me to run and I don't know why. So one night I just got tired and said yes and he became happy. But he doesn't want me to have a job or be involved with kids that's why I hid this from him. He wants me to have projects like tree planting and more like out of the open that people can see. I'm still not comfortable about this honestly. I feel like I will be a bad public servant."
Naka tingin lang ako sa magandang kapatagan at sa ulap habang nag kukwento kay Mike. Seryoso na pala itong nakatingin sa akin.
"Isay? You help a lot of kids out here and its not definitely easy and are you saying you're going to be a bad public servant? You are going to be a bad-ass Mayor!"
Nako may pa bad-ass ka pang nalalaman dyan. Halikan kita dyan eh.
"Haha thanks Mike. So yeah this is my life. And my dad does not know a single thing about this. That is why I enjoy biking around with my motorcycle... just to forget things. Feel the adrenaline...and just for once feel a moment of freedom. Its just me and my dad you know and we have not develop that great relationship yet ever since mom died."
BINABASA MO ANG
Once In A Manila Holiday
Aventura✴️If it's meant to be, it will be.✴️ ~~~~~~ Mike, is a Thailander who is a good son to his parents but is having a hard time looking for a job after passing the CPA Board Exam on his third try. He is well-educated and is fluent in English. After str...
