To Fall Apart

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

"Andy!"

"Coming!" I shouted back at Papa when he knocked on my door. Mabilis kong kinuha ang sling bag ko at cellphone bago binuksan ang pinto.

I stopped when I saw Papa leaning against the wall, his sleep eyes are looking at me. Ngumuso ako at lumapit para yakapin sya.

"Good morning Pa." I said.

"Good morning sweetie." he replied and I felt him kissing the top of my head. Ngumiti ako bago kumalas ng yakap.

"He's already waiting for you." he said. Tinawanan ko lang si Papa ng kumunot ang noo nya sa akin.

Well, today is Saturday. Today is our roadtrip to Tagaytay so I woke up early for this trip.

"I don't understand. The sun is not yet rising. Ang aga nyo umalis." Papa said. Tumawa ako at naglakad na pababa habang sinusundan ako ni Papa.

"We'll catch the sunrise." I said. Tumigil si Papa bago nagkibit balikat sa akin.

"Well, that makes sense. That boy knows how to be romantic huh?"

I smirked at Papa.

"You know him." I said meaningfully. Papa nodded at me. Dumeretso ako sa kusina para kuhanin ang hinanda kong pagkain para sa aming dalawa ni Van habang lumabas si Papa para kausapin sya.

Pagkalabas ko ay naabutan ko silang nagtatawanan. I cleared my throat to caught there attention. Ngumiti ako at inabot kay Van ang dala kong pagkain para mailagay nya sa kotse habang nagpapaalam ako kay Papa.

"Take care Andy." Papa said. I nodded at him.

"And you rest." pangaral ko. Tinawanan lang kami ni Papa bago kami pinakawalan. Pumasok sya sa bahay habang naiwan kami ni Van sa labas.

I felt Van putting his hand on my shoulder. I smiled at turned around to look at him.

"Hi!" I said excitedly. Van chuckled because of my energy. He crouched and planted a soft kiss on my forehead.

"What did I miss while we're apart?" he asked and I smiled.

"I slept very early last night for this trip. And I even dreamed about it." I said while I'm walking into his car. Mataman naman syang nakikinig habang nakasunod sa akin.

"You dreamed of me?" he asked smirking. Kumunot ang noo ko sa kanya.

"I said about this trip. Assuming ka na naman." sabi ko at tinawanan nya lang. Pagkabukas ko ng front seat ay nagulat ako ng makita si Venice sa likod na nakapikit. Napadilat sya dahil sa kadaldalan ko kanina.

"Oh, hi Ven." I said when I went inside. Pumasok na din si Van sa driver's seat.

"Hi ate Andy!" maligayang bati nya. Napangiti ako.

I'm glad that we're okay now. I mean, I remember her confronting me about going away from Van if I cannot love him back. I guess, she's just being protective with her brother. After all, he's her only family. I cannot blame her for what she did before.

"Will you join us for today?" tanong ko at mas naexcite sa ideyang yun.

Venice pouted the shrugged her head. Napawi ang ngiti ko.