Hide And Seek (A Series #4)

Chapter 19

Namilog ang aking mata at agad dinalaw ng matinding kaba. "N-No, Tita. I mean, sa-saka nalang po..."

"We'll go when she's ready, Mama. Don't rush her. You're scaring her again." si Fidai habang tumabi sa akin.

I am so not ready! I even barely move when his mother is here but then I slowly acted normal around her so she'll not think I'm being rude or not good enough for her son, how much more go to their mansion and meet his family? His father? Oh my God. I don't know what to do and I feel like hiding.

"You had all the chance to introduce her to us, Fidai. Anong plano mo? Maging secret girlfriend si Aiofe habambuhay?" pagalit na sabi ni Tita.

"No, of course not. I was waiting till she graduates," agap ni Fidai.

Tumaas ang mga kilay ni Tita. Ngumuso ako ng bahagya. Fidai's arm on my waist made me warmer.

"Kailan ka gagraduate, hija?" inosenteng tanong niya sa akin.

I release my lower lip, I was biting it inwardly earlier. "Kahapon po, Tita..."

Her jaw dropped in surprise. "Oh my! Congratulations, hija! You did not tell me, Fidai."

Agad akong niyakap ni Tita kaya napabitaw si Fidai sa aking baywang. Natawa ako at bahagyang nasakal sa mahigpit niyang yakap.

"Mama, nasakal mo na ang girlfriend ko." pigil ni Fidai.

"Oops! Sorry, excited lang."

"It's okay," natawa kong sambit.

"Now, I don't want to leave. Did you have a party yesterday?"

"Hinihintay ka na ni Papa sa bahay, Mama." si Fidai.

Ngumuso si Tita kaya humalakhak ako ulit.

"Ingat po kayo, Tita."

"Yeah. My ungrateful son badly wants to drive me away." bigo pa niyang sabi.

Hindi natanggal ang ngiti sa akin labi. Tila ba ay nagtatalo pa ang mag-ina ngunit sa huli ay bumitaw naman si Tita at nagpaalam na umuwi.

Sa pagkakataon na sumirado ang pinto sa pag-alis ni Tita, agad akong hinalikan ni Fidai sa leeg. Umirap ako sa kawalan na may ngiti sa labi. Oh, I know saan ka pinaglihi, Fidai.

"You had fun talking to her," aniya at pinaharap ako sa kanya.

I snaked my arms around his neck and nodded. "Your Mama is very energetic and so nice to me."

Bigla niya akong binuhat kaya napapulupot agad ang aming mga hita sa kanyang baywang. As my feet left the ground, he started walking us back to his room.

"Naiwan ang photo album," puna ko.

He changed course to get the album on the couch.

"She's sometimes forceful, darling." marahan niyang sabi.

Like you, Fidai Augustine. Wow ha, hindi mo man lang nakita na ganoon ka rin, no?

Instead of saying something, I just grinned like a total crazy person on the street. Ramdam ko ang panitig niya na kuryoso kung anong iniisip ko ngunit hindi muna ako nagsalita. Tinulak niya pabukas ang pinto ng kwarto niya.

"Sa couch. Balcony." turo ko.

Nilapag naman niya ako roon. I let my two feet on the couch and slightly slanted them to the left as I leaned back and place the album on my lap.

Umupo siya sa kabilang upuan. The chairs in his balcony are like couches, cotton and foam yet it's a single chair. Kaharap niya ako at nasa aking upuan ang kanyang kanang kamay.