"SHUNTTT???" Tawag ng batang babae sa batang lalaki. Kanina pa ito sigaw ng sigaw. Kanina pa niya hinahanap si Shunt pero di pa rin niya matagpuan. Minutes later nakarating siya sa isang bahay kubo. Kumakatok siya sa pintuang kawayan nito pero walang sumasagot. Kaya naman binuksan niya na lang ito at akmang papasok na sana siya ng hilain siya ng batang lalaki.
"Rebekah?" Magkahalong pagtataka at gulat ang tono nito.
"Shunt, where have you been? Did you know how long I walked from Hacienda to what's so called this land is. Is this still one of your properties?" reklamo ng batang babae at pinagmasdan ng maagi ang paligid.
"This is also part of our properties--"
"Then, why this bahay kubo is here? It can't be a rest house because there are lot of things inside that bahay kubo and besides I notice that it is like a house of poor people I have seen when daddy campaign with his supporters in poor's people land." Putol ng batang babae sa batang lalaki at itunuro ang bahay kubo bago ito hinarap lalo. "And I'm wondering why I found you here?" taas-kilay nitong tanong at pinagmasdan muli ang tahimik na paligid.
"We must go home. I am sure your dad was worrying right now. You are his princess, right?" nagmamadaling aya ng batang lalaki at hinila na ang batang babae.
"Yeah, you're right and dad will also get furious if you're not going to take off your hand from my arms." Mataray na sagot sa kanya ng batang babae at nauna ng umalis.
Pagkarating nila sa mansion ng batang lalaki ay agad silang sinalubong ng mga magulang ng mga ito.
"Where have you been, my child?" Tanong ng babaeng nasa middle thirties na edad. Ito ang ina ng batang babae.
"I was walking towards a farm of this hacienda mom, when I saw Shunt walking near the way to sugar cane... so because of my curiousity I followed him." Sagot ng batang babae.
"Where did you found him, sweetie?" tanong ng babaeng nasa middle thirties rin.
"I found him near the bahay kubo, tita. But I am wondering why I found him there and where really he came..."
"Rebekah," pigil sa kanya ng kanyang ina. "Shunt was curious too. You know like you he is curious too, honey. Maybe he is just curious to know what place it is and what things are in there. Like what you did. You are curious why he is walking towards that sugar cane, while Shunt is curious too 'bout what other things or plants or animals after that sugar cane is." Paliwanag ng ina ng batang babae.
"Yeah, you're right mommy. But it is dangerous there. There is no other human being walking or passing by there but a lot of dangerous animals. I am just concern with Shunt, mom and you know naman that I can't imagined when all of you are sad because shunt was got hurt by that dangerous animals. I love all of you."
"Oh! A sweet of you, sweetie. You know that we love you too, right Xandra? And of course tita Shanaya have a pasalubong for the two of you. And I brought a school supplies for this coming school year." Masayang wika ng ginang. "Anyway, anong year na nga kayo this coming school year?"
"Four!" sabay na sagot ng dalawang bata.
"Oh? Lets go?" aya ng ginang at sabay silay pumasok.
Marami silang pasalubong, lahat ng mga nauuso at gusto nila ay binibigay sa kanila especially sa batang babae na si Rebekah pero walang problema 'yun kay Shunt dahil hindi naman yun kawalan at nakakasagabal sa kanyang masayang buhay at hindi naman si Rebekah makakasagabal sa kanya kung ibibigay lang ng mga magulang nila ang gusto nito, kung si Rebekah lang lagi ang pagtutuonan ng pansin ng mga ito maybe hindi na ito hahadlang sa mga gusto niya at baka sakaling kung na kay Rebekah na ang lahat tiyak na magiging masaya na ito, makokontento at wala ng gagawing ikakagalit niya.
Pero paano kung magsawa na ito sa yamang tinatamasa? Paano kung pakialaman pa rin siya nito? Paano kung pati siya gusto din ni Rebekah pakialaman? At paano kung gusto rin ni Rebekah ang gusto niya? Hahayaan niya pa rin ba ito?
