Roughed and Sweet

Chapter 14

HHWW. Lahat yata ng staff sa lobby ay pinagtitinginan kami.

Ihinatid niya ako sa Royale matapos ang tagpo sa bahay nila, nagpatila muna kami ng ulan saka kami umalis. Ang nanunuyang si Aaron lang ang iniwan namin roon na panay kanta ng.

'Raffe and Arny, sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G'

Sumakay kami ng elevator, soot parin namin ang ngiting wala na yatang makakapagpabura pa sa labi ko. We hold hands hanggang sa nasa tapat na kami ng unit.

"Bye" paalam ko.

He wave his other hand. "Bye, ma-mimiss kita"

Natawa ako. And I blushed.

Tumingkayad ako at binigyan sya ng halik sa labi, I wrapped my arms around his neck. He wrapped his around my waist. And we kissed.

"I love you" he whispers between our kisses.

"I love you too" and I kissed him again.

Kapwa kami humihingal ng naghiwalay ang aming labi, humalakhak ako at inintay ang pagsara ng elevator bago ako pumasok ng loob.

If this is a dream, I dont want to wake up. If this is a dream I want to live on this dream forever.

"Tito Ricardo is here a while ago" si Serendipity habang nag c-coc.

Bumaling ako sa kanya. "Yeah? Nakauwi na sila?"

Ang akala ko ay aabutin pa ng ilang buwan ang bakasyon nila dahil sabi ni Mommy ay gusto pa daw niya makapunta ng Monaco.

"Hindi, baka poster lang ng daddy mo yun, baka di pa sya umuuwi" sarkastikong sagot nya.

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever! Serendipity Noel Villamonte!"

Ibinaba nya ang phone. "Ew, don't call me on that stupid name!"

"Whatever! Bakit daw?"

"I don't know? You should call him, maybe it's something important dahil dinayo pa nya tayo rito"

She's right, hindi naman basta basta pupunta ang daddy dito kung wala lang. O kaya ay pwede naman syang tumawag.

I dialled dad's num but it's out of reach. Maybe, I should call him tomorrow. Right now all I want is to continue the dream, I lay myself on the bed and sleep.

I woke with dad's voice on the background, pagmulat ng mata ko ay naiwang naka awang ang pinto ng kwarto. He is here.

Inayos ko ang sarili ko at lumabas.

"Morning dad"

Naabutan ko siyang hinahalungkat ang ref at kinagagalitan si Serendipity.

"Ren, ano bang kinakain nyo rito? Puro fast food? Instant noodles? O isa ka pa Arny, look at you too, tignan nyo nga ang mga katawan ninyo kayang kaya ko yata kayong buhatin gamit ang dalawang daliri ko" aniya

Serendipity rolled her eyes.

"Dad ang OA!" I kissed him on the cheek.

Kumuha ako ng strip ng bacon na nakahain sa lamesa, ang daming plastic container na galing sa bahay. Padala siguro ni Mommy.

"Why are you here Dad?" Tanong ko.

"I just want to talk to you..about..something" aniya.

I nodded. "Ok shoot"

Umiling sya. "Not here" nilibot nya ang tingin sa buong unit. "On sunday, there will be a formal dinner at Ren's house..don tayo mag uusap usap"

Kumuha rin si Serendipity ng bacon. "About what Tito?" Tanong.

"Malalaman nyo sa sunday" sagot ni Dad.

Nagkibit balikat nalang ako.

"I should go, you too should eat healthy foods, mamaya magpapadala ako ng lunch dito" aniya, he kissed my forehead. "Take care baby"

"You too Dad!"

Ng makaalis ni dad ay panay ang reklamo ng katabi ko.

"Tito Ricardo is so OA! Why am i wearing this thing daw!" Aniya sabay turo sa soot nyang manipis na pantulog at maikling shorts.

"Why not cook real food, bakit daw ang dilim sa loob, walang laman ang ref, may beer, tanghali magising and whatsoever!"

Humalakhak ako. "Kaya nga gusto dito, lahat ng bawal pwede"

"Hey" she poke my arm.

"Hmm?"

"Im curious, do you have any idea what's going to happen on sunday? I mean duh! If its a normal dinner pwede naman text nalang di ba?"

Umiling ako. "I don't know cuz, naiintriga din nga ako eh"

Pareho kaming pumahalumbaba at nag isip.

"Hey" she pokes my arms again.

"Hmm?" Tinaasan ko ng kilay.

"How far did you guys go na ba?"

I eye her curiously. "What do you mean?"

She rolled her eyes. "The guy on the elevator, the delivery guy, did you guys...." she made movements on her finger.

I slap her fingers. "Ang bastos mo!"

Humalakhak sya. "Duh? Virginity is no big deal these days, I lose mine nga when I was 17"

"With whom?" Nanunuya kong tanong.

Tumayo sya at padabog na nagmartsa papuntang sala. Humalakhak ako, there! I hit her there! She lose her virginity when we were in highschool, when she was blindly inlove with Oliver. After a year pa naging official na sila.

"You know what Arny, I always remember that night"

Tumayo ako dala ang isang container ng bacon. Umupo ako sa sofa sa tabi niya.

"It was one of the best nights of my life..I don't regret it, even if given a chance to experince losing virginity again I will still do it with him"

I saw sadness in his eyes, the same sadness I saw 2 years ago.

"You're still inlove with him huh?"

She nodded. Pinunasan nya ang nag aambang pabagsak na luha. "Yeah..He already had my heart, and he didn't gave me a chance to get it back..he still has it, and I dont know if I will have it again"

I hugged her. She's still in pain, I wonder if I can handle the pain myself.

"Arny, please..fight for that boy, don't let your parents rule your life..they already did that to me, and you know what happened..the pain will sit in your crushed heart until you wont feel any love no more..you will only feel pain and regret" aniya.

I feel Serendipity's words through my heart. Lahat yon ay isinaisip ko, ang mga payo niya ang mga babala. Im also afraid of my parents, but I know Mom and Dad they want what will make me happy. And Raffe will make me happy.

I tap her back hanggang sa kumalma na siya sa pag iyak.

"Just ignore everything that I've said okay? Im on the process of moving on..I just can't help but, spit it out? I know Tito Ricardo loves you, he will not torture you unlike my dad" tumawa sya.

"Serendipity, you know you can always say everything to me right?"

She nodded.