Broken Promises [EDITING]

CHAPTER 42: Monthsarry

SPG

HARRY's

"ARE you okay? Kanina ka pang wala sa sarili?" tanong ni Natalia habang hinahalikan ang balikat ko.

I'm seating at the edge of the bed, naked, and she's on my back hugging me. Damang-dama ko ang init ng katawan niya sa likod ko because she's also naked. Pero wala akong gana.

"Hey," tawag niya.

"S-Sorry." Tumayo na ako at pinulot ang mga nagkalat kong damit sa sahig at nagbihis.

"May stock pa ba sa ref?" tanong ko habang nagbibihis.

"W-Wala na, eh."

I looked at her. "We just went to a grocery last week, ah?"

She bowed down her head. "S-Sorry

I chuckled. I leaned closer to her and touched her chin then lifted it. "It's okay. Those are all yours." Then I kissed her forehead before standing up straight again.

"Magbihis ka na, may pupuntahan tayo," utos ko.

"Where?"

"Grocery," I said with a smile.

HABANG nag-gro-grocery kami ay panay ang kwentuhan namin. I'm pushing the cart while she's the one who's getting things and food. Nakakatuwa. Nakasanayan na namin ang ganito. Komportable na kaming ginagawa ang ganitong bagay.

Nang malapit nang gumabi, I texted Dianne na I am needed in the Emergency Room kaya late ako makakauwi. But the truth is, Natalia and I will just eat in a fine dining restaurant. Palagi na lang kasi kaming nakakulong sa condo niya, having sex, watching movies, then eating.

"Anong gusto mong order-in?" tanong ko sa kanya while handing the menu list to her.

"Uhh…Ikaw nang bahala. Malay ko ba diyan?"

Napangiti ako. Ang inosente niya talaga pagdating sa ganitong sosyalan. Pero kung titignan ang postura niya, mapagkakamalan siyang elitista.

I ordered various food para may choices kaming dalawa.

"Ang dami mo namang in-order," sabi niya.

"It's okay. Sige na, let's eat."

And just like the usual while we're eating, madami kaming napag-uusapan.

Then she stopped talking at tinitigan na lang niya ako.

"Matunaw naman ako," pang-aasar ko sa kanya.

She smiled. "I have something for you."

I creased my forehead. "Ano naman 'yon?"

May kinuha siya from her bag. It's a mini notebook na vintage ang design and maraming crafts and arts. Iniabot niya 'to sa'kin at kinuha ko naman. "Open it," utos siya, so I did.

Bumungad sa'kin ang isang poem. I turned every pages, bawat page ay may nakasulat na poem.

"Turn to the second page," utos ulit niya, na siyang sinunod ko muli.

As soon as I read the poem in my mind at sinabayan niya ako...

 I already admire you from the very start,

From you to being simple up to being smart

When I’m with you, I can’t help the beating of my heart

You are an abstract, a collage, you are an art

 

I know this is not just an infatuation