HAJ & SETCH (COMPLETED)

XIX

“Our sons grew up by themselves. Thet wanna live a life away from wealth. They wanted it so as a parents, we gave it to them.” kwento ni tita.

Tita na akong tawag sa iyaha kay formal daw kaayo ug Mrs. Ramos pay akong gamiton.

Naa gihapon mi ron sa sala. Ga kwento si tita sa akoa about sa kung paanong ga trabaho sila Haj nga dato naman sila daan.

Tita explained everything.

“Not until, Kaj unexpectedly come back to our house. He told us nga magpakasal na sya. And there I knew, my sons are all grown up na jud. Imagine, we let them go when they were just 18 year old and now.. isa sa ilaha ang mag buo na ug sariling pamilya.” tita wipe her tears of happiness.

Na ingon na pud ni tita ganiha kung nganong naa sila diri ron sa pilipinas. It's because, kuya Kaj is getting married.

Abi nakog minyo na si Kuya, mag minyo pa lang diay. But he already have 1 kid.

“Kaj is a good father, surely he will be a good husband” tingog ni mama.

Kami ra tulo babae naa diri sa sala, tapos sila papa kay naa sa gawas. Boys talk ug girls talk yarn?

Nag chika nag sugod sila mama ug tita Amira so ning kaon nalang ko sa food nga naas center table.

Lami man diay ang borikat nga pan noh? Matuk'an kos kalami.

“Haj will be a good husband, too.” ana pas mama.

Niubo kos kalami sa borikat.

Nanan'aw nuon sila mama sa akoa.

“You good? Water oh” tita hand me a glass of water.

I nodded. “Okay lang, tita. Thank you”

Balik na silag chika. Pero ako feeling nako ang pan kay ning bara sa akong tutunlan.

Ngano kaha?

“Speaking of Haj, is he coming?” mama asked.

“He will. Pero to be honest, I don't know where he is right at this point.” tita checked her phone. “See? No message either. Let me call him..”

Tita ring Haj.

“Where are you?”
“What!? What are you doing there?”
“I'm with your dad and Kaj.”
“Okay, take care.” she ended the call.

“What happened?” mama look worried kay tungod pud sa reaction ni tita.

Tita Amira sighed. “He's still in manila. Visiting a friend. Mo apas ra daw sya human niya didto. Hays, Haj is really different from his kuya.”

Hilom kong nitando. I don't have to ask more, I can wait for Haj. Atleast I already met tita and tito.

“Ma, Tita, sa kwarto lang ko,” I excused my self.

Pag sulod nako sa akong kwarto, ga ring na akong cellphone nga gibiyaan ra nako diria.

Aemie's calling.

Himala kay nanawag sya ron nga ga call man mi ganiha. Usually di ni sya manawag ug more than 1 time a day kay busy sya but right now, she's calling.

Siguro di sya busy.

“SETCH! Oh thanked God! You answered!” she looked relived.

“Why? What happened to you? Wait, where are you?” napansin nako iyang background kay lahi.

“I'm on my way to manila.”

Tama lage ko naa syas airplane.

“Wait, what?! You're coming back here?” my jaw dropped.