The Playful Destiny

Five

VERA'S POV

nakabalik na ako sa bahay nila kaycee and buti na lang at tulog na parents nya i don't need to explain bat ako nasa labas. 

"so how was it?" unang tanong ni kaycee pagkapasok na pagkapasok namin ng kwarto nya. 

na alala ko naman yung nangyare ngayong gabi kaya naman nag tititili ako at natalon talon pa papalapit sa kanya

"wow ha ganyan ka kasaya?" sarcastic nyang sabi, mali bang maging masaya? 

nawala naman ang ngiti sa mga labi ko at umupo ako sa harap nya "bakit? bawal bang maging ganto kasaya?" tanong ko 

"i don't know vera are you really sure about yohan?" tanong nya na nakapag pataas ng kilay ko

"don't act like you don't know the guy kaycee" sabi ko, anong mali kay yohan? kilala naman nya yung tao

"yeah! and i was 12 years old that time vera, how old are we? 18! many things have changed" masungit nyang pahayag so anong gusto nyang sabihin? sa mga taon na yun naging salbahe yung tao? 

"are you saying na iba na ugali nya ngayon? kaycee tayo nga hindi nag bago" 

"i know, but ilang years kayong di nag kita? sana wag ka muna mag tiwala masyado" mahinahon nyang sabi 

"i think i like him" i confess, gulat na gulat naman si kaycee at nanlaki talaga ang mata nya

"what?" tanong nya out of her confusion "you like him? are you sure?" dagdag nya

"yeah, i mean im happy kanina and i can't explain yung dapat kung maramdaman" paliwanag ko sa kanya, at bigla naman syang napatayo

"are you sure? like him as in gusto mo syang maging boyfriend?" paglilinaw nya 

"yes?" sagot ko naman at lalong nagulat ang lola mo

"vera! wake up! you guys just met each other after 6 years! and you're saying na you like him? like literally like him?" kaycee, i can tell that she's getting annoyed just the tone of her voice

"anong mali don? he's sweet, he's caring, he's a gentleman. what can i ask for?" sabi ko, totoo naman eh yohan is one of a kind di ko maexplain pero i can really see myself dating him 

"wow! flash news i can name 10 males that does that to you on a daily basis"  kaycee, at galit na talaga sya

"what? what do you mean?" i asked. 

"what i mean is, for pete sake vera sa school pa lang marami ng caring, sweet, and gentleman sayo! you just turned your eyes off! ayaw mo lang sila makita. and i know someone who genuinely likes you!" sabi nya at umupo na uli sa harap ko

"so what kaycee? kaylangan ba yung gusto mo para sakin ang magustuhan ko?" tanong ko, kaylangan bang diktahan nya ako?

"no vera of course not! what im pointing here is that kanina lang uli kayo nagkausap, nagkita. oo alam kong mabait at sweet at caring sya sayo noon sa camp but vera please isipin mo rin na lahat ng tao nag babago, i know you know that!"

"im not implying that yohan changed but please take sometime to get to know him before you say na you like him. malamang sa malamang infatuation mo lang yan" she said, at kitang kita sa mga mata nya na parang luluha na sya. eto ba yung sign Lord? 

"is that what you did with terrence?" tanong ko  sa kanya, napatingin naman sya sakin 

"yes vera, even tho simula nung bata tayo magkakasama na tayo, kahit na lagi tayong magkakasama. ni hindi ko nga kinikwento sayo na rence are giving me signs na gusto nya ako"

"ayoko lang masaktan ka vera, kaya gusto ko kilalanin mo muna yung tao. sige you can like him but please wag mong madaliin yung mga bagay bagay. yan ang payo ni daddy sakin when i talk to him about rence" 

"sabi nya na kahit malapit ako kay rence i need to know him more. there's always more vera sana maintindihan mo ako" sabi nya at yinakap nya ako 

now i get it, i need to pull my self together tama si kaycee dapat kilalanin ko pa ng husto si yohan. 

"thank you kaycee, and im sorry" sabi ko sa kanya at lalo naman nyang hinigpitan ang yakap nya

"im always here vera." kaycee

paano kung di ako na warningan ni kaycee? masasaktan ba ako? tama sya, buti na lang at andito si kaycee hays thank you Lord! and thank you kaycee! note to self! always talk to kaycee before anything else! i swear she's the mom of our group!!!