Ardent Joys of Paramour

Page 15 : Love in reality

"Paalala, totoo ang pag-ibig." Kendra mumbled as she scrolls through her phone. Angel raised her cousin's sudden statement. Angel was smiling on her phone as she keeps replying back to Rei's messages. The cousins were in the living room, gradually minding their own business in their own little personal space for themselves.

"Ha?" Angel's brows scrunched as she takes her attention to her younger cousin who is also busy on her phone but was still able to capture her attention on Angel's daily dose of loving from her lover.

Kendra took a deep breath then looked at Angel that is on the other side of the long couch. "Alam mo hindi lang ngiti at paru-paru lang pag nagmamahal diba?" Kendra says to her with such a word of strength. Angel was taken aback from the sudden question. She never thought Kendra would be all serious with her words so suddenly.

Often times her cousin would be stoic and mainly minding on anyone's business. The night was deep and the clouds covered the big blue full moon. Angel saw it by the window of their living room and Angel scatches the side of her cheek as she answers her little protective cousin.

"Alam ko." Angel gives a simple answer to that.

"Handa ka ba?" Kendra raised her brows and she crossed her arms giving her older cousin a taunting look.

"Pag ano?" Angel puts down her phone whilst she has gotten a little too into the conversation. Her cousin has something to say and Angel was there, waiting as her cousin fully convey what she trully is contemplating.

Kendra sighs."Pag may away kayo, pag may tampuhan. Malalang tampuhan ha. Handa kaba pag hindi niya kumikibo kaagad?" She talks it to her cousin, somehow it hit the nerve. Angel blinked and she thought about it thoroughly. They had rough moments but it was never to the point og crucial, not that Angel is hoping to have the most crucial event with Rei, she just never thought of it and she is fairly prepared if that day comes.

"Mag tatampo din pero susuyoin kung ganoon." Angel gives a plain answer, sulking if the whole situation gets bad? Somehow that would make the whole situation go bad. Angel can foresee it.

"What if malala?" Kendra continues and Angel gasped dramtically as she puts her hand onto her heart.

"What if ihagis ko sa labas mga illustration mo ha?" Sarkastikong pag ngiti ni Angel sa kababatang pinsan at naningkit ang mata. Bagkus sakanyang mukha ang konti pagkakairita sa pinsan niyang ngayon nalang sana nagiging sobrang madaldal mga ganoon naman na bagay ang sinasabi.

"Nginang toh, masaya na iyong tao oh." Usal ni Angel at napakibit balikat sabay pag nguso nito na parang nakagat ba ng langgam para maging malaki masyado.

Napasinghap ng hangin si Kendra at tumayo sakanyang pagkakahiga sa sofa. "Hoy! Pinapahanda kita sa mga mangyayare ignorante to." Nag rolyo ang mata ni Kendra dahil sa asal ng nakakatandang pinsan.

"Pinapaoverthink mo'ko eh!" Mahinang sagot ni Angel pero matinis ang tunog parang bata.

Naningkit ang mga mata ni Kendra sabay napailing. "Luh si Ate, on audit masyado."

Nagsalubong ang kilay ni Angel."Ano!?"

"Oa po." Agad nang kumaripas ng takbo si Kendra ng lumapit na sakanya ang kanyang nakakatandang pinsan, napabungisngis nalang ito habang si Angel ay mangiyak-ngiyak kakaiyak kung preperado ba siya kung sakaling ipapasampal ng realidad sakanya na hindi lang tamis at halik ang mayroon sa pag-ibig.

Napasinghap si Rei ng malalim, hinubad niya ang kanyang face mask at huminga ng malalim. Napuno ito ng pawis bagkus sa kanyang mga ginawa kaninang umaga at sumapit na nga ang gabi. Maayos ang araw niya kahapon, kaya pala. Dahil ngayon ay dinadaganan na naman siya ng hirap. Dalawang cafe shop ni Rei ay napuno ng maraming mga costumers dahilan na tumulong nalang siya sa pag gawa ng iinomin tsaka mga pagkain. Nawari't masaya siya dahil nabibigyang pansin ang kanyang cafe ngunit dahil kokonti lang ang satffs niya ay nag ddooble ang gawain.