151 Flowers For You ✔

CHAPTER 19

"Kaiden's your boyfriend now? Sinagot mo na siya, Dari?"

She's asking that because she heard yesterday night when I called him boyfriend. I went straight to mo room to avoid Mom's question, but now, wala na akong kawala.

I nodded, smiling. "Yes, Mom. Kaid is my boyfriend now."

"Wahhhhh! Kinikilig ako!" she exclaimed using her most energetic voice. Grabe talaga si Mom. She's way more kinikilig than I am. "Can you tell me the whole story?"

I told her it and she's like a child who's just listening to it intently. Sometimes, she will ask questions, and I will answer it. We were just smiling when we heard the sound of our door na parang ino-open.

We looked at it and saw a silhouette of a man na parang may nilalagay sa loob. Mom was about to go when I stopped him, and I secretly went there. I realized that it was the anonymous man who keeps on giving me flowers nang makita kong may flower na parang pumapasok sa loob.

When he was about to drop the flower, I held the flower that made him stopped. Nakita niya yata akong hinawakan ang flower. "If you're the man who keeps on giving me flowers, bakit ayaw mo pa magpakita?"

He dropped the flower and got something. When I looked at what it was, mail 'yun katulad ng dinala niya rin dati. He got my hand and held it as he gave the mail before running away.

Wait, tama ba 'yung nakita kong ginawa niya, or am I just hallucinating? Hinawakan niya ba 'yung kamay ko.

I pinched myself to know if I was just dreaming, but I got hurt and that just mean one thing...

Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko!

"Dariantha?" I almost jumped nang marinig ko ang boses ni Mom. "What are you holding?"

I looked at the mail and the flower that I'm holding. "Mom, the anonymous man held my hand! Hinawakan niya po, Mom! And I already know what is the texture of it. Kapag nahawakan ko pa ng isang beses, I will know immediately na sa kaniya po 'yun, Mom!" I was like a child na binigyan ng maraming laruan if you will see me right now.

"Dari, I was just thinking. Paano kung kilala na pala natin siya, but he just chose na itago ang identity niya? I mean, nakakasalamuha natin siya ng halos araw-araw, pero hindi natin alam na siya pala iyon? What if it's like that?"

I smiled. "I also think that we already knew him, Mom. And mayroon na akong tao na pinaghihinalaang siya 'yun," I answered. 

"And who is that?"

"Secret muna, Mom. I'll tell it to you if I already proved it," I told him, still smiling.

"Sige na, hindi na kita kukulitin. But don't you have a shooting today? Bakit hindi ka pa nagbi-bihis?" she asked.

Umiling ako. "I don't have for today, Mom. Besides, Sunday po ngayon, so we can have our bonding again, right?" I secretly hid the mail behind me para hindi na mapansin pa ni Mom.

Nagu-usap pa kami when my phone rang. Sinagot ko 'yon when I saw kung sino ang tumatawag. 

["Hello, Dariantha?"]

"Yes, Ackley?" 

["Mom told me na pupunta kami riyan with Dad to have a bonding. Is it okay with you three?"]

Napakunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. Before, they are not asking us if it's okay, instead, they will just surprise us. "Wait, I'll just ask, Mom." Binaba ko muna ang phone, but I didn't end it. "Mom, is it okay lang daw ba if Dad, Ackley, and his Mom will join us in our bonding?"

Sakto namang Dalton went downstairs when I asked it. He's still drowsy, but when he heard it, his eyes widened. "What?! No way! Tayong tatlo ang magba-bonding, hindi sila kasama! If they want, mag-bonding din sila ng sila lang! 'Wag nila tayong pakialaman!" he exclaimed.