Raven's
Nagpang abot akong kakulba ug kahadlok. Pero muag parehas raman tingali na. Ay basta nangulba nakog ayo.
“I'll order for our dinner.” tingog ni Luke ug naay gi dial sa iyang cellphone.
Ala syete nas kagabhion ug naa pa diri si Luke. Pag human nakog ilis ganina, naabtan nalang nako nga nag dula na ang duha. They got close to each other bisan karon pa sila ga meet.
I mean this is their second time meeting. The first one was sa mall.
That melted my heart. Mura silag mag ama nga nag bonding ron. Though he is really the father of Lucas, pero wala gihapon koy kusog nga iingon sa iyaha.
As a mom, mahadlok ko.
“Mama, I want fries po,” sulti ni Lucas sakoa pero ang mata naa kay Luke.
Ka cute.
“We will order that too” tubag dayun ni Luke ug nakig storya sa iyang ka phone call.
I saw how Lucas' eyes sparks. He looked very happy.
“30 minutes pa daw before ma deliver. Is it fine with you?” Luke asked Lucas. Gapaniid rako nilang duha.
“Yes, papa!” Lucas answered, he is so hyper right now.
But my eyes widened in shocked. Did my son just call him papa?
Luke just nodded and tapped Lucas head. He seems not bothered about it.
While I'm here, sweating bullets. What just happened?
“Raven, can we talk?” tingog ni Luke.
I raised my brow at him, “Ahhm..” I roam my eyes to look for Lucas but he's no longer around.
Napansin guro ni Luke nga nangita ko kay Lucas.
“I told him to go to his room so we could talk privately. He's a smart kid, he listen right away.” sulti ni Luke.
Nakahinga kog lu-ag.
Nitarung kog lingkud sa sofa and Luke was standing meter away from me.
Unsay gusto niya storyahan? Is this the right time to tell him about Lucas? I'm not ready pa uyyy. I wanted tell him but I'm also scared.
“Sorry diay kay karun rako usab nagpa kita. I got busy last week.” Luke's voice was filled with apologies.
“I-It's fine.. busy man sad kos work and I don't have time for.. uhh.. d-dates.” I stammered because I lied.
Nabusy sad ko but I didn't stop thinking kung kanus'a sya usab magpa kita. Sa milabay nga semana, walay adlaw nga di nako sya mahuna hunaan.
Ga practice pa gani ko kung unsaon pag ingon sa iyaha about our son.
“And also Raven,” he called me ug ni lingkod sa sofa, atbang sa akoa.
“Hmm?”
He enhale a big amount of air.
“About your son. Lucas..”
Hala shit! Mao na lage ni akong gina ingon ba. Holy lord enlighten me.
“What about h-him?” I am so nervous right now
“If I'm not mistaken. You got him when you're still in college.” his brows furrowed. Like, he's starting to know everything.
I gulped hard. Wa koy masulti. Naningot nasad akong kamot but I still try calm my self. I will let him say whatever he wants to tell me.
Siguro na bana bana na niya ang tuig.
“Then his father is—
His words were cut off by the two guys who just entered the house and start making noise.
“Raven, you didn't told me na naa diay kay visitor.” tingog ni Kuya. He's blushing and eyes are half asleep.
I panicked but I'm also thankful nga ni abot si Kuya kay para ma change topic na dayun.
“Is he drunk?” giduol dayn nako si Kuya to check if he's really drunk and if he's fine.
Nakaakbay ra sya sa lalaki nga ginaalalayan sad s'ya.
The guy didn't talk ug nidiretso na siya sa kwarto ni Kuya ug gipasagdaan nalang nako ang lalaki nga ihatud si Kuya didto.
Amigo guro ni ni Kuya. Last time that Kuya was also drunk, siya sad ang nag hatod. That's why, I trusted him na. But I never had the chance to know his name.
Still, I'm worried. This is not the first time nga ni uli si Kuya nga hubog. But whenever he came home drunk it only means he's hurt or problematic.
“Don't worry about Kevin, he is harmless.” I heard Luke's voice.
Nilingi ko sa iyaha, “Kevin?" I asked, he just nodded. So kaila sila atong kauban ni Kuya?
Nitando ko. “Ow.. okay. This is not the first time I saw him too.”
Nag abot dayun ang kilay ni Luke, “So you know him? Is he your boyfriend? Your son's father? Your what?” he asked with possesiveness.
Nakuyawan kos iyang reaction. Over thinking lage ni sya? Hoy dzong ikaw intawon ang amahan ni Lucas. Pshhh.
“Naunsa jud ka? He is my Kuya's friend. This is the second time I meet him. And what's with that reaction? It's like you're ready to kill someone..” I defended my side. He's too possessive.
He sighed before uttering words I can't understand.
“He lili wau.”
My brows furrowed, “What does that mean, Luke? Did you just bad mouthed me? I don't speak alien language..”
Instead of answering me, iya rakong gi talikdan while chuckling.
“Thay wasn't alien language.” he said then nigawas.
Siguro I should search for that meaning nalang. Heliliwao?
Wait, where is he going?
“Hey-
I stopped.
Luke came back with the delivery foods. He called Lucas and carried him to the dining room.
“Let's eat, Raven” tawag niyas akoa pero naa lang Lucas iyang atensyon.
They are now close to each other. I mean, that's a great news but I'm still afraid of what could happen next.
