Red String

Chapter 4

I'm a failure. I wish i have become someone whom they're wanted me to be.

NAGEL'S CAFÉ

" P-pl-ease..cough..cough"

" S-av-e hi-m. P-pl-ease, p-prot-ec-t hi--"

" aaaah!"

" Kringgggg...kringgggg"

Napabalikwas ako nang bangon at sabay naman ang tunog nang alarm ko. Deym. That dream again. I facepalmed myself and after a minute tumayo na ako at dumiretso sa bathroom.

It's still haunted me. That night when accidents happened. Hindi ko pa din alam kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin bago siya mawalan ng hininga. Kanino ko ba dapat i protect si nathan? Nasa panganib ba siya? Wala akong idea.

Lumabas ako nang kwarto at nakita ko si nathan na kumakain nang cereal sa kitchen counter habang may binabasang libro. He's a bookworm.

I stare at his angelic face at napaisip. 'to whose i must protect you Nate?"

But i swore over my dead body na po-protektahan kita kahit kanino at sino pa man yan. Im not doing these things just because of the request by his deceased mother but because i love him. He is my world now, I'll do whatever it takes to protect him. I promise.

" You're become more independent na as time goes by nate should i separate with you na ba?" I teased and give him a kissed at his forehead at Kumuha din ako ng cereal at tinabihan siya sa upuan.

" Don't make me laugh dada. We both know naman na you can't leave without me." He stick out his tongue at me at bumalik ulit ang tingin niya sa libro na binabasa niya.

" You got me there" and we're both laughed.

After ng church service i decided to take a visit on our café shop near our company. Yes, i have one.nasa 100 square meter din ang laki nito at mayroong mahigit sa 10 ang employee since madami ang nagagawing customer dito. May balak din ako na magtayo ng branch dahil nakikilala na din naman siya pero hindi muna sa ngayon not until nathan is still a baby.ayoko mawalan ng oras for him gusto ko pading subay-bayan ang paglaki niya. Dagdag income na din ito para sa amin kaya kapag may free time ako pumupunta ako dito at tumutulong.

Dinadala ko na din si nate kapag pupunta akong café dahil wala nmaang maiiwan sa condo kasama niya. Tska hindi naman siya mahirap isama sa kung saan dahil alam niya naman kung paano mag behave.

" Lisa! You're here!" Bati ni bam my friend and also my manager here sa shop.

" Yep and i am with him again." Tinuro ko si nate at agad naman itong nag show ng respect by bowing his head.

" He's cute " -bam

" Ofcourse he's my son" i said

" Are you going to start na ba? Look they're waiting for you" ngumuso siya at sinundan ko ito kung saan nakaturo at napunta ang tingin ko sa mga babaeng nakapila at naghihintay sa akin sa counter.

" Geez. I dunno what they've seen on me." I chuckled.

" Look Nate that's how your dada loves by the girls. She's totally a chick magnet" bam said as he winked.