"So,gusto mo parin bang mag group trip?"tanong ni Xian habang naglalakad sila."Oo naman."sabi ni Kim."Sige,let's ask our parents later." "Ah...Kim,random question lag,kung may manligaw sayo na kayag ibigay ang lahat,sasagutin mo ba?"tanong ni Xian."Ngayon?Hindi pa,kung kaya nilang maghintay at sincere sila,then oo.Bakit mo na tanong?"sabi ni Kim.
"Ah...wala naisip ko lang."Kim gave him a confused look."Wala yun,saan mo gustong pumunta sa group trip natin?"Xian asked changing the topic.Napaisip si Kim."I don't know...Tagaytay?"sabi ni Kim."Sige kung pwede."sabi ni Xian."Sana laging ganito noh?"sabi ni Kim."Kung makapagsalita ka naman parang ang bigat ng problema mo.Meron ba?"tanong ni Xian.
"Wala naman,naisip ko lang...paano kaya kung hindi ako pinastay nila mommy dito,edi hindi tayo magkikita ng mahabang panahon."Kim said while staring at the ground.They searched for a nearby bench and sat there."Hey gusto mong magjogging?"tanong ni Kim."Hindi mo pa yata kaya."nag-aalalang sabi n Xian.
"Ano ka,kaya ko na ah."Kim said and she started running."Kim wait!"Xian yelled.He started running after Kim and whenn he caught up, Kim talked."Sabi ko sayo kaya ko na eh." "Okay,I guess you can,tara,basketball tayo."sabi ni Xian."Sige."
Pumunta sila sa court pero biglang sumakit ang paa ni Kim kaya decided to go on the swing instead.Naguusap lang sila."Nung bata ako,kami ni Ella ang gumagawa ng lahat ng ito.Pero dahil artistic sya,we usually stay home and make random things from cranes,airplanes,draw princesses.Kung ano-ano."sabi ni Kim while remeniscing.
"Namimiss mo na sya noh?" "Syempre,we grew up together,sya ang laging kasama ko,ni hindi nga kami mapaghiwalay noon eh." "So parang tayo lang." Kim nodded."I wonder what you would look like 2 years from now."Xian said while thinking."Sana hindi ako mahirapan mag-tagalog." "Hindi yan..tatawagan kita araw araw."
"Talaga lang ha?"panigurado ni Kim "Oo,I promise.You better not have any boyfriends there."sabi ni Xian nagulat sya sa sinabi nya."At bakit naman hindi Mr.Lim?" "Kasi...we talked about this...Papa and I want to be the only guys in your life."Hindi convinced si Kim."Uh huh...sure."sabi ni Kim.
"Paano when I start working?what about my boss?" "Apply somewhere in which the boss is a girl." "What about my officemates?I don't want to be a loner,I want to talk to them." "Try to stay away from them." "What if they---" Xian interrupted her."Just please stay away from them...alam mo naman na seloso ako."
Kim nodded."Hey,just wath me play basketball,you stay here."sabi ni Xian."Ok." tumayo si Xian,got the ball and started dribbling it.Just then,boys about the same age as them,came to play basketball." "Dude,wanna play with us?"tanong nung lalaki."Uh..sure dude."Tinignan nya si Kim and all she did was give him a thumbs up.Napatingin yung mga lalaki sa direksyon ni Kim.
"Dude,kapatid mo?Pwedeng ligawan?"tanong agad agad nung lalaki."Ah no dude,kaibigan ko sya,and you better back off dahil akin sya." "Nakasulat ba pangalan mo sa kanya?Hindi naman ah?Problema ko ba kung ayaw mo syang ligawan?Hindi din naman ah."sabi nung lalaki while slightly pushing Xian.
Nakita ni Kim na parang galit yung lalaki at nung tinulak si Xian,she immediately got up to help him."Ano po bang nangyayari dito?Wala naman po syang ginagawa sa inyo ah."sabi ni Kim while holding Xian's shoulder."Ah..Miss,anong pangalan mo?ganda mo eh."sabi nung lalaki while winking at Kim.
Kim was irritated,she doesn't like guys na palaaway at masama.Lalo na kung sinasaktan nila ang bestfriend nya."Tara na,alis na tayo.Pasensya na ho,pero kailangan na naming umuwi."sabi ni Kim.Hinila nya si Xian papalayo at tinanong sya kung ano ang nangyari.
"Kasi eh...gusto kang ligawan agad agad,kung makapag suot ka naman kasi eh,short shorts."sabi ni Xian."Mainit ho eh." "Kahit na,dalaga ka na,dapat you should care about what you wear.Akala ko ba conservative ka?" "Conservative naman talaga ako,eh nasa bahay lang tayo kanina tapos gusto mo agad pumunta rito,kaya hindi na ako nakapagpalit."katwiran ni Kim.
"Next time cover up a bit more,I'm tired of telling guys that hindi ka pwedeng ligawan." "Di wag mong sabihin.At saka hindi naman fair yun,pwede kang makagirlfriend tapos ako hindi pwedeng mag ka boyfriend." sabi ni Kim "Bata ka pa...and uh...yun."sabi ni Xian."Ilang months lang naman po." "Kahit na,I don't want yo to be a princess for anyone except for me and dad."
"Sige na nga." nasanay na si Kim na overprotective ang tatay nya at si Xian sa kanya.Ilang minuto lang ay nakauwi na sila."Kim,Xian,kumain na kayo dyan."sabi ni Emma.They got their plates and ate.After that,Emma came up to them."Kim..we need to talk."sabi ni Ema."Ah... sige po sa taas lang po ako."sabi ni Xian.
Ng masigurdong nasa taas na si Xian she talked."Kim,you know naman na you rdad and I are leaving,since you'll be alone,I talked to Xian's mom to take care of you.Be good to them ok?"bilin ni Emma."Opo." "Last thing may gusto ka ba kay Xian?" "Opo,pero magkaibigan po kami."
Xian was going down the stairs to get water when he heard his name.He slowly went down the stairs to eavesdrop.He didn't hear what Kim's mom asked and part of what Kim said all he heard was "Magkaibigan po kami."He slowly went down the stairs and got water."Kanina ka pa nandyan?"tanong ni Kim
"No,I just got here to get water."sabi ni Xian."Basta anak ah,bata ka pa,take things slow."sabi ni Emma."Opo." sabi ni Kim."Bakit Kim?May napupusuan ka ba?"tanong ni Xian."Ah...eh...ah.." "Ano?" "Ah..meron..."sabi ni Kim."Sino?" tanong ni Xian.Kim's eyes got wide at Xian's question."Ah..uhmm...kaklase ko...ah..yun..kaklase ko."
Xian felt a jab in his heart when he heard what Kim said.He was hurt,he didn't wanna hear what else Kim had to say.He quickly went outside to go to his own house.His mom saw him and talked to him."Xian,anong problema?Are you ok?" "Mom,may iba syang mahal..." "Si Kim?sinabi nya sa'yo?tell me exactly what she said."
"Mom,I heard her and tita Emma talking,magkaibigan lang daw kami,sabi nya she likes a classmate..." "And how exactly did you hear her?did you eavesdrop?"tanong ng mommy nya.Xian nodded."I should've known na magkaibigan lang talaga kami." "Xian...I told you not to eavesdrop,don't jump into conclusions,you didn't hear their whole conversation." "Pero ma,I know a lot of our classmates like her,alam kong merong nagpaparamdam sa kanya."
"Xian...everything will be okay...sabi nya classmate lang,eh diba classmates kayo?At kung mahal mo na talaga sya,just let her feel that,bata pa kayo,take it slow,baka sa sobrang close nyo akala mo mahal mo na sya higit sa kaibigan."
"I do mom,I know I do." "Why don't you talk to her?" "No mom, I can't right now,can you call tita Emma,na I'll stay here na lang." "You do know they are leaving Kim with us right?"Nagulat si Xian sa sinabi ng ina."What am i supposed to do now?" "Xian,can't you tell that she also cares for you?I mean, wasn't she the one who asked if she could stay with us?She doesn't want to leave you either."
Sa gitna nang usapan nila,biglang tumunog ang doorbell.
Sino kaya yun?
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Chapter 17
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