Red Strings Entanglement

CHAPTER 28

"No one."

"How about kuya Jace?"My brows furrowed when he mentioned Jace.

"What about him?"I asked, curiously.

"You look good together."he said and I looked at him,unbelievably. I thought he was joking but he was looking at me all serious. D*mn!

Wait a minute!Baka inutusan si Jamie nila kuya.

"Sino nag-utos na sabihin mo iyan?"seryoso kong tanong.

"No one, tita."he said and shook his head, cutely.

"Did your titos told you?"I asked him. I'm pretty d*mn sure it was my brothers, or possibly my friends.

"No, tita."

"How about your dad?"

"That's just my opinion, tita."sabi niya at tumawa ako. Ang bata pa niya para maka-isip ng opinyon. Talagang mana sa ama.

"We're just friends, kiddo."

"He told me, he likes you."Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi niya at ramdam ko din ang biglang paglakas ng tibok ng aking puso.

"What?"I wanted to hear it again, more clearly. Dahil baka guni-guni ko lang ito. Nakakaimposible naman na gusto ako ni Ja-

"Kuya Jace told me he likes you."inosenteng sabi ni Jamie. Si Jace nagsabi sa kanya na gusto niya ako?Literally, sinabi niya iyan?!Jace Angelo Montezalde told Jamie he likes me-"As a friend."Napatingin ako kay Jamie sa kanyang sunod na sinabi na ngayon ay naka-ngisi sa akin.

D*mn! Alam kong pamangkin ko ito, pero parang trip ko siya itapon sa bintana. Gusto ko lang malaman kung marunong siyang lumipad. Can you fly my beloved nephew?

"Next time, Jamie. Complete your sentence."I said, while rubbing my forehead. I'm stressed with my nephew.

"Jamie, want some snacks?"said Amber, while holding some cookies. Shes leaning at the door and smirking at me and I rolled my eyes at her. I'm just gonna pray that she didn't hear it.

"Yes, tita Amber."Jamie said and excitedly ran towards Amber. Amber picked her up and left the door. Napailing lamang ako at nilagay lahat ng scarfs sa isang box. When I was done putting them, I decided to go down and put this at the bottom of the Christmas tree. I'm pretty sure they're already done.

While going down, I saw my friends and brothers chatting in the livingroom. Nandon din si Jamie na ngayon ay kumakain ng cookies. I shook my head at how cute my nephew is. Nang makababa na ako ay tinignan ko ang Christmas tree na tapos nang lagyan ng Christmas balls at ano-ano.

"Tita."Napatingin ako kay Jamie ng bigla niya ako tinawag.

"Hmm?"I asked him and he approached me while holding the star.

"Here."he said and handed it to me. I was confused about why he gave it to me. Ramdam ko din na nakatingin na silang lahat sa akin.

"Why are you giving me the star?"I asked him, confusedly. I levelled with Jamie to look at his cute brown doe eyes. "Aren't you supposed to be putting it at the top?"

"I want it to be you, tita Jewel."Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya.

"That's too high, Jamie. Tita won't reach it."I jokingly said.

"Tito Jace can help."Napapapikit ako sa inis, dahil nandyan na naman tayo sa Jace. Rinig ko ang pag-ubo ng mga kaibigan at mga kapatid ko at may iba din na pumipigil na tumawa. I fakely smiled and stood up. I looked at my side and was shocked to see Jace. Hindi ko man lang siya napansin sa gilid ko.

"Doon tayo sa itaas."he suggested and I nodded. Mabilis kaming pumunta sa second floor at ramdam ko ang pagsunod ng tingin ng mga kaibigan at mga kuya ko sa amin. When we reached up, I tried to put the star at the top. However, kulang ang height ko.