Author's Note: Pansinin kung kanino dedicated ha. Kung hindi makita in full, ito po 'yun: To those who requested for the pretend kiss.
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Message from Gerald: Morning Sa! Is it okay if we hear mass together? Someone told me of a quaint, little church. I’d like to check it out and I was hoping you’d keep me company.
Sarah replied: No problem. What time will you pick me up?
Gerald answered back: Can you get ready in 30 minutes? I’m already here in front of your house.
After she saw his message, she immediately ran towards the window to check if he was indeed there.
“Lokong ‘to! Ambush ah,” she said while still peeking out the window.
“Sinong bang sinisilip mo d’yan?” Mommy Divine asked.
“Ay kabayo! Mommy ano ka ba?”
“Eh ano ba kasi ‘yan?”
“Si Ge po kasi nagtext na magpapasama daw s’ya puntahan ‘yung isang church tapos biglang sabi na nasa tapat na raw s’ya ng bahay natin. Kaya sinisilip ko.”
“Anak simabahan agad? Kayo na ba? Bakit dadalhin ka na n’ya sa simbahan?”
“Mommy! Nagpapasama lang po ‘yung tao tapos iba na agad ang iniisip.”
“Kakaiba naman kasi ‘yang trip ng manliligaw mo. Sino ba ang kilala mo na nanliligaw tapos nagpapasama sa simabahan?”
“Wala.”
“O tignan mo! Naku baka sapilitang pagpapakasal ‘yan ha! Mag-ingat ka lang.”
“Hindi po gagawin ni Ge ‘yun. Mabuting tao po ‘yun at napakagentleman.”
“Nakikita naman namin ng Daddy mo ‘yun. At nakikita rin namin na napakagalang n’ya sa amin. ‘Lam mo ‘nak kung s’ya na ang lalaking para sa ‘yo, masaya na ako… hindi ako magrereklamo. Nararamdaman ko na mabuti s’ya para sa ‘yo. At napapansin ko rin na nitong mga nakaraang araw ay ang ganda ng mga ngiti mo kaya alam kong napapasaya ka n’ya.”
“My, ‘wag kayong masyadong umasa ha. Hindi po lahat ng bagay sa mundo ay permanente. Malay n’yo bukas lang eh tumigil na sa panliligaw ‘yan.”
“Bakit naman? Ayaw mo ba sa kanya?”
“Hindi naman po sa ganun Mommy. May mga bagay lang na dapat tuparin,” Sarah sadly replied.
“Naku anak parang may pinaghuhugutan ‘yan ah.”
Before Sarah could say anything more, her phone rang.
“Bakit hindi ka na sumagot? Pwede mo ba ako samahan?” Gerald asked when she answered her phone.
“Ah, oo. Sige samahan kita. Pasok ka muna. Katok ka na lang para pagbuksan ka ni Mommy. I’m just getting ready.”
“Hindi na. I’ll just wait out here. Baka makaabala pa ako sa parents mo. Just let me know ‘pag ready ka na at saka ako kakatok para ipagpaalam kita.”
“Ikaw ang bahala. Sige bye.”
It took her under 30 minutes to prepare herself. Right after she was done she called him to say that she was ready. A few seconds later, she heard the front door open. She went out of her room to welcome him.
“Mrs. Geronimo, pwede ko po ba isama si Sarah ngayon? May pupuntahan lang po kami kasi gusto ko po ipakita sa kanya ‘yung lugar,” Gerald told her mom.
