Gino: And I kissed you…
Nakangiti siya habang inaalala iyon.
Mikay: Yeah… And I was just eighteen back then! Parang ngayon ko lang naisip na ang aga ko na pala talagang lumandi…
Natatawa na lang siya… Pero sumulyap ito sa kanya at tila hindi nito nagustuhan ang sinabi niya…
Gino: Don’t say that… Hindi ka naman lumandi ah… At lalong-lalo ng hindi ka malandi…
Mikay: Eh anong tawag mo dun?
Gino: You’re just in love… And it just happens that you met the man you love that early…
Mikay: Aba! Confident na confident ah!
Napangiti na rin ito…
Gino: Oo naman… kasi ‘yun yung totoo… Kaya kahit bata ka pa lang, talagang sinigurado ko nang mapupunta ka talaga sa akin…
Mikay: But how did you notice me at the airport? Of all people, bakit sa ‘kin ka pa lumapit?
Gino: Hindi naman kita dun unang napansin eh… We were sitting side by side on the plane before we had a stopover in Japan… I was just on the other wing… And I was staring at you the whole time you were sleeping…
Mikay: But why?
Gino: Ewan ko… Basta ang alam ko lang… biglang bumilis ‘yung tibok ng puso ko nung nakita kita…
Mikay: Ay! Anu ‘yun, love at first sight? Ang korny mo ha! Sobra!.... Pero okay lang… Kinikilig naman ako eh!
Makahulugan itong tumingin sa kanya…
Gino: Suddenly, I want to go back to the hotel…
Mikay: Then, what are we waiting for?
Umiling ito…
Gino: Not yet… I just need to do something first….
Mikay: Ano yon?
But she got distracted dahil sa ‘di kalayuan ay may napansin siyang flickering lights na nakapaligid sa Eiffel tower.
Mikay: Hey, look! The tower and its lights… Alam mo, nung bata pa ‘ko, mahilig akong maglaro sa tabi nyan… Then, every 20mins, its light will flicker… Pakiramdam ko naman, those were cameras trying to capture me… So what I’d do is I’d try to strike many poses… Feeling ko sikat na sikat akong artista… Pero hindi ko naman akalain na magkakatotoo pala ‘yon…
Gino: Sana nakilala na kita nung ganun ka pa kabata…
Mikay: Bakit naman?
Gino: Para bata pa lang tayo, tayo na… Para magkasama tayo lagi sa school at wala ng makaporma sa ‘yong iba… Saka para na rin maging playmates tayo… Sigurado magiging paborito kong laro… ‘yung bahay-bahayan…
Sabay ngumiti ito ng nakakaloko…
Mikay: Ay naku! Ewan ko sa’yo…
Gino: I can just imagine how you were as a kid… We could have easily crossed each other’s path before, you know… if only I had chosen to have a vacation much often in the Philippines…
Mikay: Alam mo… Pag nakilala mo ako nun, hindi mo ako magugustuhan kasi masungit ako… spoiled-brat… selfish… Basta lahat na ng pangit na ugali nasa akin…
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A Sweet Mistake
FanfictionMikaela or Mikay, as what friends call her, grew up a spoiled brat with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her mom died when she was still young. Having been an only child, she has always been daddy's little girl. At the age of 21, she still enjoys a care...
CHAPTER 57: Flickering Lights
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