Love At First Sight

Chapter 19 - Christmas

NIKA'S POV

"Eto pa isalin mo dun!" Turo ni mommy sa isang container.

This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in him.

Actually wala pa namang Christmas. 3pm pa lang so 9 hours before Christmas pa. Nagpe-prepare pa lang kami ni mommy ng handa. Well, carbonara and fruit salad lang naman ginagawa namin. Si mommy nagluluto ng carbonara while I'm making fruit salad.

Pupunta kami ni mommy mamayang Christmas eve sa bahay-- I mean mansion nila 'lolo'. Inimbitahan daw kasi kami ni mommy doon hanggang bukas. Nag offer na lang si mommy na mag dadala kami mg food. Pero sinabi ni mommy na uuwi din kami mamayang madaling araw kasi nakakahiya kung dun pa kami matutulog. Buti na lang at susunduin at ihahatid kami ng driver ni lolo.

Sabi ni mommy na pupunta daw kami sa Baguio bukas para doon mag celebrate ng Christmas. I prefer nga na kaming dalawa na lang ni mommy. Mas gusto ko na makapag bonding kami. Ang sabi niya ay mag aadventure daw kami. Sounds exciting!

After ni mommy maluto yung carbonara at nilagay ko naman sa freezer yung fruit salad, nag pahinga kami sandali at nung 8pm na nag prepare na kami ni mommy dahil 10 daw kami susunduin.

I pulled my white dress from my closet. (A/N: Nasa media yung dress!:)"

I like the dress kasi maganda  yung cloth niya dahil comfortable siya sa skin. Buti na lang at hindi sleeveless yung dress kasi sobrang lamig sa labas.

Sinoot ko na din yung step-in ko na one-inch heel. Good thing dahil white din siya so terno sa dress ko. Hindi kaya ako magmukhang white lady nito? Haha!

Si mommy naman naka red dress na fitted sa katawan and back-less. An sexy ni mommy!

After a few minutes dumating na din yung driver nila lolo Allen at dumeretso na kami papunta sa bahay-- I mean mansion nila.

"Goodevening darlings!" Salubong ni lolo Allen sa amin ni mommy at nag mano naman kami.

Pinatuloy na kami sa venue.

Marami ding tao pero hindi ganoon kadami katulad nung party last time.

Nandito kaya si Christian?

Siguro? I don't really know. He didn't tell me anything.

But last time nandito sila. Well, that was few months ago pa. 6 or seven months ago? I can't remeber the exact date.

There's a part of me that's hoping he is here but there's also a part of me that wants to see him. I can't understand myself nowadays. It's driving me crazy.

I met a few friends tonight.

Si Nicole na apo din ni lolo. Ang daddy niya ay pinsan si 'papa'. Si Jessy na anak ng ka business partner ni lolo. And si Alvin na kapitbahay nila lolo kasama ang kapatid niyang three years old na si Suzy.

"Hija, may naghahanap sa 'yong lalaki kanina." Sabi ni lolo nang mapadaan ako sa table nila.

"Po?"

Biglang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. They said that if your heart beats faster than it's normal beat, it's either you're nervous or excited. But this time I feel like I'm nervous..... but excited too. I don't know why. Maybe I'm nervous because if I see Christian tonight, I'm not sure if I look pretty. And excited because I'm going to see him again.

Wait. Why am I thinking about him? What if it's not Christian?

"Puntahan mo sa gate. Nandoon yata siya."

I nod and went to the gate.

Sino kaya yung naghahanap sakin?

Habang naglalakad ako papunta sa gate, mas bumibilis ang beat ng heart ko.