Unexpected

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏

Sino ba yun? Siya din yung nakita kong blurry na mukha nang makita ko si Xia.

Ang weird na talaga.

"May I know her name?" Tanong ko habang nakatitig pa rin sa litrato.

"Max Vargaz." Inangat ko ang tingin sakaniya at kinunot ang noo.

"Is that her full name?" Tanong ko at pansin ko na bigla siyang napalunok at tumango na may pagaalinlangan sa mata.

"Yes." Sagot niya saka umiwas ng tingin sa pamamagitan ng paginom ng tubig.

Nakakapagtaka, bakit parang kanina pa siya kabado tignan? Saka bakit feel ko madami sa sagot niya ang hindi totoo?

Hays sumasakit ulo ko ha, oh sige kung ano man yan ako na mismo ang aalam ng totoo.

"Oh okay, anyways I know I've already ask so many questions but I want to ask this one- wait, here's the picture."  tumango siya saka kinuha ang inabot kong litrato. "Kung may anak ka na paano si Zev? I mean, you know she likes you, rather, she loves you?" Ngising tanong ko na ikinabigla niya, ibubuka niya na sana ang bibig niya nang magsalita ulit ako.

"I don't know what's going on between you two but I know for sure there's a feelings involve, I want to know what is she to you? What do you think to her? Like as a student or a person?" Tanong ko ulit pero nakatulala pa rin siya sakin na para bang iniisip kung ano isasagot.

"I know I don't have the right to ask this but Zevian is like an older sister to me and I'll do everything I can to protect her and the others, I can't let anyone hurt her again, especially her heart. She have been broken before I won't let that happen again." She got worse when her first love left her, the same day her dad did something that broke her more.

"I know, I know your point but the answer of your question is I'm still figuring out my true feelings. I can't just say something if I'm still confused, don't worry I won't hurt her, I can't and I don't ever want to." She sincerely answered that made me smile and nodded.

"That's good to know, but what should we do to Xia? She deserves to know that I'm not her daddy Max pero pano kung malungkot siya?" Tanong ko saka nagpout, ewan ko ba pero parang napamahal na agad sakin yung matandang bata na yun.

Matured na magalang sumagot e, tinalo pa yung nagbabasa nito.

"She'll be sad for sure but she will understand it, Xia is a genius kid para na siyang matanda kung magisip. Namana niya ang taas ng IQ niya sa kaniyang daddy, Max is the valedictorian in middle school then summa cumlaude in high school, college.. She doesn't able to finish it. She went missing in the middle of our last semester in fourth year of college, Xia is almost 1 by that time." Napa- oh na lang ako dahil sa sinabi niya.

Edi sila na matalino no.

Pero ang aga pala nila nagkaanak, naguguluhan talaga ako. Feel ko may kulang sa mga paliwanag niya kanina.

Bahala na nga.

"Impressive, I wanna meet her too, kapag nahanap o nagpakita na siya." I smile that made her smile too but it's a sad one.

"Well, let's hope for the miracle. Anyway, let's go back, for sure they're waiting for us especially Xia." She said then get up that I soon followed after nodding.

"Oh wait." Napahinto ako nang humarap siya sakin ng nakangisi. "Call me Aza, especially in front of Zane." Nagtataka ko siyang tinignan pero agad ding napa tawa ng binigyan niya ako ng makahulugang tingin.

Jusko to si ma'am, gusto pagtripan ang kaibigan.

Tumango ako na ikinangiti niya ng malaki saka tumalikod muli.