Perfectly Imperfect (The Perfect Girl Sequel)

Chapter Thirty Eight

KAZUMI

It's been a week since we arrived here in New York. The first few days, ayaw kaming paalisin sa bahay dahil baka raw may magtangka sa buhay namin, but I said I wanted to go out and that it's boring if we'll spend all our time inside the house. And I also told them that I could protect myself.

After many times of debating, pinayagan na rin ako, but they told me, if I go out, I should also bring my sisters with me. Gano'n din para kena Elle. None of us could go outside without each other. I mean it's fine with me so I didn't really have any problems with that.

Ngayon, andito kami sa Central Park. Every morning, tumatakbo kami galing sa bahay, papunta dito. Para naman may exercise kami. We've been eating non stop since we got here and it's not healthy any more.

I am seating down on one of the benches here. Tumatakbo pa rin sina Anne at Elle ata, naiwan ko sila eh.

Pinupunasan ko lang ang pawis ko ng may umupo sa tabi ko. Nginitian ko lang siya.

"Hello," he said, hindi ako tumingin sa kanya dahil baka may kausap lang siya sa phone.

"Are you alone, Miss?" nang sinabi niya 'yan, napatingin naman ako dahil mukhang ako nga ang kinakausap niya.

"Are you talking to me?" I aksed while I was pointing my self. He smiled.

Ang puti niya, syempre americano. Blonde ang kanyang buhok at kulay green ang kanyang mga mata.

"Yes, I'm talking to you. Is it bad?"

I shook my head and smiled. "No it's not."

Nilahad niya ang kamay niya. "I'm Daniel, by the way."

Agad ko naman 'yon tinanggap. "I'm Kazumi. Kazumi Coldsmith."

"Oh, are you also a foreigner?"

"No! Well my grand parents are German, but I live in the Philippines and my mom is part Filipina."

"That's nice... Is it beautiful in the Philippines?"

Naalala ko naman lahat ng lugar na napuntahan ko sa Pilipinas.

"Yes, very! It's also very peaceful there, well of course except for the traffics." I smiled.

"Wow, Philippines is very interesting!"

Nag-usap pa kami ng dumating si Anne at Elle. Tumayo naman ako para ipakilala si Daniel.

"Elle, Anne, this is Daniel, nakilala ko siya dito bago lang." I faced Daniel. "Daniel, this is Anne and Elle, my sisters." Nakipag kamayan naman sila sa isa't isa at tinignan ako ni Elle ng may mapanuksong tingin, agad ko naman siyang pinanlisikan ng tingin.

"Oh, you guys are twins, that's awesome!" sabi ni Daniel ng marealize niyang magkamukhang magkamukha silang dalawa.

Tumango naman si Elle, "Kazumi also had a twin."

Napatingin naman sa akin si Daniel, halatang nagulat. "Really? Where is she?"

I smiled and I pointed the sky. "She's in heaven."

Halatang nagulat siya sa sinabi ko at agad na tumungo. "Sorry, I didn't know," he said with an apologetic look to us three.

"It's okay, it's almost a year. We're happy. And she wouldn't want us to be sad."

Tumango naman siya at hindi nag tagal, nag paalam na kaming umuwi.

Days have past, palagi na kaming nagkikita nina Daniel. Nag-j-jog din kasi siya tuwing umaga.