Limerence (Dauntless Series #2)

Chapter 40

It was a typical Sunday for me. I woke up, bathe, eat, and got ready to attend the mass. Sunday is a special day for me because that's where my family gathers together no matter how busy we are. At siyempre, hindi pwedeng hindi kami magsimba. Kaya ngayon ay nakaupo ako sa sofa habang hinihintay ang pamilya ko kasama si Eli. Nanonood kami ng Supergirl.

"Can I be Supergirl later, Nana?" sabi niya nang hindi pinuputol ang tingin sa T.V.

"I don't recall seeing you in that costume, ah? We'll buy at the mall later na lang and then we will ask Noni to take a picture of you wearing that. Photoshoot!"

"Okay!" masaya niyang tugon. Binalik niya na ang kaniyang atensyon sa T.V. kaya hindi ko na siya pwedeng istorbohin unless siya ang maunang magsalita. She's always like that. Once she's busy with something, you can never disturb her. It's either she'll be annoyed or just ignore your whole existence.

Medyo natagalan pa kami bago makaalis dahil may kausap na kliyente si Seamus. That consumed ten minutes so we're late now. Agad akong tumayo nang nakita ko siyang pababa na ng hagdan habang inaayos and cuff ng long sleeves niya.

"Ang laki-laki mo na pero nagpapakarga ka pa rin sa Papa mo, Eli. You're gonna be 3 next month."

"But I'm still a baby. I'm Mama and Dada's baby forever."

"Walang forever---" pang-aasar pa ng kapatid ko. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin ngunit tinawanan niya lang iyon. Kapag iyan, napikon at umiyak, bahala siyang magpatahan niyan sa loob ng simbahan.

Eli frowned. "Meron!"

"Wala!"

"Meron nga, I said!" Her voice was so loud I bet the residents from another block could hear it.

"Eli, stop shouting at Noni. It's bad." Pawdrig said. Magrereklamo pa sana si Eli pero nang narinig niya ang boses ni Papa ay agad itong bumaba sa pagkakakarga ni Pawdrig at tumakbo kay Papa. Baka magsusumbong.

Nauna na akong pumasok sa kotse. Inayos ko ang nagulo kong buhok at pagkatapos ay nagcellphone na lang habang hinihintay ang pamilya ko. A message notification pops out. I clicked it.

Marceu:

Are you busy today?

Saoirse:

Not really. Why? We have a date?

Natawa ako sa reply ko. I can almost picture him suppressing his smile after reading it but he cannot control it so he smiled anyway. It didn't took long for him to send another message.

Marceu:

Yes. At 6 p.m.

Saiorse:

Okay! Where do we meet?

Marceu:

I'm done at work around 5 so I'll pick you up this time. Don't worry, I won't be late.

Kung hindi niya lang sinabing tapos na siya sa trabaho mamayang alas sinco, baka hindi ko seseryosohin ang sinabi niyang susunduin niya ako mamaya. He's always late at our dates because of his work and I never hold it against him. I'm an understanding girlfriend. Knowing his nature of work, I'm lucky that we can still go out on a date at least thrice a month. At wala ring kaso sa akin iyon. Hindi naman kailangan na palagi kaming magkita dahil pareho kaming busy sa mga ginagawa. Kahit nga hindi kami magdate, ayos lang. Hindi naman magtatapos ang relasyon namin dahil lang sa ganoon kababaw na dahilan. I've learned my lesson.