My Destination (MY Series #3)

Travel 31

Travel 31

"Jah Rodriguez, twenty four, business graduate but also licensed engineer. Bakit? Wala, masipag lang. Maaga tignan sa age ko pero sakto lang talaga 'yan. Bakit hindi ako busy? Tamad lang sa ngayon." Sagot niya.

I'm just asking for his surname and his age but he introduced himself to me.

"Witty, huh?"

He laugh a little. "But kidding aside kaya hindi ako busy ngayon kasi katulad mo, nagpapahinga lang din muna ako, lumalayo lang din ulit ako. Nakakapagod kasi." Sagot niya.

Umayos ako ng upo dahil doon, if he will open up at this rate I will be happy.

"Can I share my story? Do you want to hear it?" He asked.

I nodded twice. I'm hesitant to ask him about himself, it's been two months or three months I guess since we're here but I don't have any idea about him except him being so close to my Aunt and to Wia's family. Aside from his transparent personality, wala na akong alam tungkol sa kaniya.

"Spill it out, i'll listen." I said.

Under the starry night sky, in front of this pretty bonfire and calm sea, he is now talking about himself which made me feel soft.

I always feels soft whenever it's about Jah I disobey my own rules because of him and I don't regret any of it.

"I graduated business because of my family but I still pursue engineering because that's what I want to. Syempre priority ko rin sarili ko, kaya ko naman e. Nagta-trabaho ako no'n habang nag-aaral, hassle at mahirap pero kinaya ko naman."

"Actually masaya din kasi madami akong nakilala, mas nag-boom din yung career ko sa business tapos sa engineering din, after I graduated, nag-take agad ako tapos pumasa din. As of the moment, wala pa naman akong naha-handle na projects pero at least licensed na diba?" Sabi niya sabay tawa.

He's so hard-working, no wonder why he is this reliable. He grew up so well with a pretty good mindset.

"I admire you for being so hard-working Jah." I said.

"Thank you. Tamang pahinga lang ako ngayon kasi ilang araw na lang naman babalik na din ako. Pinapabalik na nila ako." Kwento niya.

"You can stop here, ayos lang hindi ko naman na kailangan malaman 'yan." Sabi ko para mabigyan siya ng sign.

He nodded to me. Nag-kwento pa siya sa akin ng iilan, isa na doon ang tungkol sa kanila ni Uno. They're super close but they keep on bickering to each other, halos lahat pala ng nakakakilala sa kanila ay sanay na sa gano'ng ugali nila.

"Hindi ka pa ba matutulog? Late na." Sabi niya pag-tapos mag-kwento.

I had fun listening to his story. He is really kind and hard-working. Hindi na talaga ako nagtataka kung bakit sobrang close niya kay Auntie at sa pamilya ni Wia. Maybe because of business and because he's this reliable.

"Matutulog na, maaga pa daw bukas e." Sabi ko.

"Ah oo nga, pupunta kayo ng siyudad diba?" Tanong niya.

I nodded to him. "Yes, you won't come?"

He smiled a little. "Hindi e, may kailangan kasi akong ayusin." Sabi naman niya.

I smiled. "Alright, do you want pasalubong? Bibilhan ka na lang namin nila Wia."

"Hindi na Seah, i'm good. Tara hatid na kita sa kwarto mo." Sabi niya sabay lahad ng kamay sa akin.

Kinuha ko 'yon para makatayo ako ng maayos. My knees fell asleep so he gave me some time to recover. Masiyadong nag-manhid ang tuhod ko, muntik pa akong matumba dahil dito.