Words that can't be written

Chapter 12

Kinakabahan akong bumaba sa sasakyan nya at dala ang one bucket of chicken joy na gusto ng kanyang parents. I didn't know that this simplest gift could make them overwhelmed.

Pinaghandaan ako ng upuan ni Aiden kaya ngumiti ako sa kanya bilang pasasalamat. His small action makes me comfortable and makes my heart beat.

"O! My gosh! Is this Ashiana?" Ani ng nasa mid thirty na babae. I assumed that it's her mom. She looks so elegant and beautiful in a natural way. She also has sophisticated action. Talagang masasabi mong kagalang-galang.

"Yes po ma'am." I smiled.

Nahihiya akong makisali sa kanilang usapan kaya tuwing tatanungin na lamang ako ay saka ako sumasagot. Pinanood ko si Aiden na maglagay ng pagkain sa plato ko na alam kong hindi ko mauubos. Kaya bago pa nya ulit lagyan ay hinawakan ko na ang kanay nya para siya ay pigilan.

"Your tita Ashkenazi, where did she live now? I heard she's now a great psychologist, " Aiden's mom mentioned, but I really don't know who she is pertaining.

I only know my mom. "Pardon, ma'am?" Naguguluhan kong tanong sa kanya. Bahagya syang tumingin sa dad ni Aiden kaya pilit kong binabasa ang kanilang galaw pero hindi ko iyon magawa.

"You still didn't meet your tita? Sister of your mom, Ashtinia."

"I haven't." I replied.

Ramdam ko ang pagsusukatan ng kanilang tinginang mag-asawa. Ramdam ko din na may balak pang itanong si tita ngunit pinigilan na lamang niya ang kamyang sarili.

Maybe I can ask my dad about it.

"Thank you, po ma'am, and sir for the dinner." I politely thank them and give them a hug shows my appreciation.

"Next time sa bahay naman para ako naman ang magluluto para sayo. And call me mom or tita na lang. Ma'amis too formal." Tawa pa nya at muli akong yinakap.

Binigyan nya din ng mabilis na halik ang kanyang anak bago pinayuhan si Aiden na magdrive ng maayos para maihatid ako ng ligtas saamin. Pinaalalahanan pa nila ako na sa susunod na linggo ay doon naman daw kami sa kanila kakain.

Nahihiya na akong tumanggi lalo na't sila na mismo ang nag-imbita. She also thanked me for the foods that I bring for them.

"I like your mom." I commented and looked to Aiden, who's busy driving, and his beautiful eyes are on the road.

"I like you too."

I smiled. Siya lang ang unang lalaking nagsabi saakin niyan na nakapagpatibok ng puso ko ng malala. Ipinakita ko sa kanya ang mga larawang kinuha ko sa boutique at sinabihan syang ang gwapo niya roon.

Hindi ko sinasadyang humagalpak ng tawa ng makita siyang namumula na at nagpipigil ng ngiti. "I like you taking me a lot of pictures. Ikaw lang ang nakakagawa ng ganito saakin, Ashiana."

"Don't call me Ashiana." I told him. It reminds me of my mom.

"What do you want me to call you? Baby?"

Umirap ako sa kanya at sinamangutan. Ano ang tingin niya saakin bata to call me like that? Ang corny nya din no!

"Woman, just like the old times?"

"My woman."

Tumango ako sa kanya at kinuhanan sya ng larawan habang nagdradrive. I posted it to my story and put a caption,'my woman'

I hate him not because I am uncomfortable, but because he makes me feel the feelings of new, and I think I'm starting to like it too.

Naihatid na nya ako sa bahay at naabutan ko pansi dad sa sala kaharap ang laptop at may gimagawam I just great him and tell a story of meeting Aiden's family and he said it's  good.

"Dad, his mom also mentioned that I have tita named Ashkenazi?" Natigilan sya sa kanyang pagtatype at tinignan ako.

Inantay nya pa akong muling magkwento, so I did. "She's now a great psychologist, and I don't know where she's working but tita mentioned abroad?"

Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko na para bang gusto nyang maintindihan ko sya. "You're tita Ashkenazi. She's my first love before your mom. I know it's wrong to love her sister before that, but sorry to say, iha, I don't love your mom. We are from a fixed marriage that her parents made. I don't have any choice or I will lose all the inheritance and your tita Ashkenazi,  I promise  to her that I will correct and fix this mess but it happened that your mom is pregnant with you. I did choose your mom and you over her."

Ramdam ko ang bigay ng ipaliwanag saakin iyon. O understand him. It's hard to lose someone you love that you didn't even try to fight.

"Your mom is bitter with her sister, she send her sister away from us. Your mom stopped me from finding your tita and focused this family. I didn't know that it would turn this. Your mom will cheat and choose to leave us despite what we sacrificed together. "

Tumango ako sa kanya at yinakap si dad. He needs that. All his life, he chose us over his happiness it is more than enough to stay to his side.

"Do you want us to look for tita Ashkenazi?"

I don't know kung bakit ko iyon na isipan. It will be unfair to my mom. Yes, she did wrong, but she doesn't deserve this betrayal, but I can't let this chance pass without dad trying to fix everything in the past.

"No, I already made a decision to choose this family. I'll fix this family for you and for your mom."

"But, it's time for you own happines dad. Mom finds her own. How about you? Kahit makausap lamang si tita. I know you're waiting for that chance, dad."

"It will desrepected your, mom. She won't like it."

I smiled at him to give him an assurance that it's okay. At the end of the conversation, he still agrees and thanked me for being mature enough to understand things in his past.

He may love her that much.

He still didn't forget their memories together.

He even made a promise.

I wish I could have like a man like him who would love me unconditionally.