Nagkanya kanyang agenda muna ang walo sa ilang araw na bakasyon nila ng Holy week. Of course lahat with family. Pwera nanlang kay Aiah nag paiwan ng isang araw muna sa Manila para bigyan ang sarili ng pahinga. Si Mikha naman ay nakabalik na rin sa taping ng HIH. Alam ni Mikha na hindi pa nakakauwi ng Cebu si Aiah. Nanghihinayang ito dahil ito ang plano nilang magkasintahan. Focus na muna si Mikha sa taping para mabilis ang itong matapos kasi binigay na rin sa kanya ang magiging schedule nito sa susunod na linggo kasama ang walo. Medyo napangiti ito ng malamang hindi naman pala siya magtatagal sa taping.
Mikha's PoV: "Definitely i am gonna surprise her"
Kay Aiah naman nag stay ito sa isang hotel para i pamper ang sarili. Na meet din niya ang isa sa mga dati niyang kaibiga. Hinayaan lang muna ng magkasintahan ang isa't isa. Hindi naman nawala ang communication nilang dalawa. Natapos ang araw ni Aiah at nakahiga lang ito sa kama ng tumunog ang telepono nito.
"Bhie ❤" calling
Aiah: "Hiiiiii"
Mikha: "Hi baby!"
Aiah: "Not busy?"
Mikha: "Done my take! How are you babe?"
Aiah: "Im good! Just having rest then gonna fix my things for tomorrow's flight"
Mikha: "I miss you always!"
Aiah: "I miss you too babe!"
Mikha: "You went to Sab?"
Aiah: "Yeah she invited me. I sent you message right?"
Mikha: "Yeah i just read it now"
Aiah: "Hey, are you okay?"
Mikha: "Yeah Im okay"
Aiah: "Someone is sleepy, tired or what?"
Mikha: "I want to see you"
Aiah: "Yeah and someone is being clingy. Babe, tiis lang please. Next week makikita mo rin ako"
Mikha: "Pwede sama sa Cebu?"
Aiah: "Kung pwede lang why not di ba?"
Mikha: "Yeah, btw kumain ka na?"
Aiah: "Yeah I had too much kina Sab so no food for tonight na. Ikaw?"
Mikha: "Tapos na rin. Kinda jealous right now though?"
Aiah: "Mikha Lim?!"
Mikha: "Not what you are thinking babe, kinda jealous because some people could spend time with you this vacation and I cant"
Aiah: "That's why you sound so gloomy?"
Mikha: "Supposed to be this our time right?"
Aiah: "Bhie, we will have our own soon."
Aiah can hear Mikha's deep sigh. So she change the topic.
Aiah: "Btw, you will go home tomorrow right?"
Mikha: "Ah yeah?!"
Mikha sound so unsure.
Aiah: "Do spend time with the fam ha. Enjoy Mikhs"
Mikha: "Babe?"
Aiah: "Yes!"
Mikha: "Nothing. I just miss you so much"
Aiah: "I miss you more Mikhaela"
Nag usap pa sila ng ilang halos isang oras ang dalawa at nagpasiya na rin magpaalam sa isat isa. Aiah have a very early flight the next day to Cebu. She will spend almost 2 days with her Mama and Papa. And maybe to talk to her father about her relationship. Hindi na nakatulog si Aiah kaagad sa kakaisip kung anu ang magiging reaksiyon ng Ama. Hindi na nito sinabi kay Mikha ang plano.
Kinaumagahan maaga ang nagising si Aiah para sa flight nito pa cebu. Sa airport naghihintay ang Papa at Mama niya sa kanya. Nakita kaagad siya nito at niyakap ng mahigpit. Nagpasiya na munang umuwi ang pamilya para makapagpahinga si Aiah.
Halos mag hahapon na ng nagising si Aiah. Lumabas ito sa room para puntahan ang parents. Naabutan niya ang mga ito sa sala nila na nagpapahinga lang din.
Mr. Arceta: "Aiah anak gising ka na pala!"
Aiah: "Hello Papa!"
Tumabi ito sa ama at yumakap.
Mrs. Arceta: "Nagugutom ka na nak? Paghahainan kita ng food"
Aiah: "I miss you so much Mama, Papa!"
Mr. Arceta: "Miss na miss ka na din namin iha"
Aiah: "Ma, konti lang kakainin ko we will go out remember"
Before Aiah's flight she informed her parents already that she will bring them to a dinner date. Matagal na rin kasi nung huling labas nilang pamilya. Huling uwi kasi ni Aiah ay yung sinalanta ng bagyo ang cebu kaya hindi nito na enjoy ang bakasyon. Mabilis ang oras at nag reready na ang mag anak sa dinner nila. Si Aiah ay nakahanda na at naghihintay na lang tawagin ng parents nito sa room. Gusto niyang tawagan si Mikha pero nagdadalawang isip ito baka kasi kasama nito ang parents. But she informed the latter that she will have a dinner date with parents but the Mikha didn't reply yet. She just shrugg it off and continue waiting for her parents. After few minutes tinawag na siya ng Mama nito na ready na ang sasakyan. Bumaba na ito at umalis na silang mag anak. Aiah brought her parents to luxurious dinner at ocean park. Bahagyang nagulat naman ang parents nito.
Mr. Arceta: "Grabe naman anak ko, salamat dito iha."
Aiah: "You both deserve this Papa, Mama!"
Mrs. Arceta: "Gumagastos ka na naman ng malaki Maraiah ha. Mag ipon"
Aiah: "Ma i have savings no worries, for you and papa I can spend how much I want"
Mrs. Arceta: "Ang sweet naman pero anak ha. Mas maganda may sariling ipon"
Aiah: Mama, I have wag na kayong mag alala.
Maya maya sinalubong na sila ng waiter.
Waiter #1: "Good evening Ma'am how can I help you?"
Aiah: "Hi good evening. Reservation for 3 for Aiah Arceta."
Waiter #1: "This way Ma'am please"
The waiter guide them on their reserved table. Nang makaupo aya agad inabot sa kanila ang menu at naorder naman sila. Ini enjoy lang ng mag anak ang view sa paligid at nagkukuwentuhan lang sila about sa buhay buhay lalo na kay Aiah. Few minutes later their food came and they started to eat their dinner. Sa kalagitnaan ng dinner biglang nagsalita si Mr. Arceta.
Mr. Arceta: "Kamusta kayo ni Mikha?"
Sobrang seryoso ang tanong nito na napatigil si Aiah sa pagkain.
Aiah: "We both okay Pa"
Napatingin kay Aiah ang Mama nito nagpapahiwatig na sabihin na ang dapat sabihin.
Aiah: "Pa, me and Mikha-"
Mr. Arceta: "I know"
Hindi alam ni Aiah ang magiging reaksiyon ng mga oras na yun.
Aiah: "Papa?"
Mr. Arceta: "Why you hide it from me?"
Napayuko na lang si Aiah. Di alam ang isasagot.
Mrs. Arceta: "Pa, not here!"
Mr. Arceta: "You know Ma, that I am not mad. It is just I am disappointed"
Aiah: "Papa, Sorry. I didn't mean to hide it from you naman. It is just I don't know how to say it"
Mrs. Arceta: "Both of you stop na muna yan. We both in public place."
Mr. Arceta: "Aiah, look at Papa"
Tumingin naman si Aiah sa Ama. Nangigilid na ang mga luha nito.
Mr. Arceta: "Seryoso ka ba sa pinasok mo? That thing with you and Mikha?"
Aiah: "Papa, I never doubted my feelings for Mikha and never will."
And her tears fell down. Good thing medyo malayo ang pwesto nila sa tao.
Mrs. Arceta: "Aiah anak wag ka umiyak please"
Inabutan ng tissue ni Mrs. Arceta ang Anak.
Mr. Arceta: "Aiah ayaw lang kita masaktan. Hindi kita pinagbabawalan pero mag isip ka ng mabuti. Hindi sa tutol ako pero hindi rin ako sumasang ayon sa inyong dalawa. Baka nagpadalos dalos lang kayo nang nararamdaman niyo"
Aiah: "Coz we are both girls?"
Mr. Arceta: "Maraiah don't think that please. You being both girls are not the problem."
Aiah: "Pa, I hope you will see and you will feel how much I love Mikha. Like her, I tried to stop this feelings also. Pero hindi ko napigilan. This is the first time I felt this way. Yung kahit anung uncertain ng mundo sa inyong dalawa. Pag magkasama ko siya lahat ng doubts and worries ko nawawala."
Mr. Arceta: "Are you happy Iha?"
Aiah: "I am pa! I am!"
Mr. Arceta: "Then I am neutral about it. Let see until I meet Mikha in person"
Aiah: "But are you disappointed of me?"
Mr. Arceta: "Of what you did? Hiding from me? Yes! But of who you are? No Aiah."
Aiah: "Papa, I am so sorry for hiding it from you."
Mr. Arceta: "Naiintindihan ko naman why you need to do it. But please don't do it again"
Aiah: "Yes Pa, pasensiya na po talaga.
Mr. Arceta: "Aiah nak, Kung mahal niyo ang isa't isa hindi kita pipigilan. Pero ipapaalala ko lang sayo na dapat sa pagdedesisyon sa buhay dapat mag isip ka ng maraming beses para di ka mag sisi sa huli."
Aiah: "I understand papa."
Mr. Arceta: "Im asking your Mom about her. She seems so nice but I need to meet her"
Aiah give in a deep sigh.
Aiah: "Actually she wants to meet you.. I am the one who stopped her"
Mrs. Arceta: "Alam ba niya Aiah na sasabihin mo kay Papa mo to"
Aiah: "Nope"
Mrs. Arceta: "You and your sudden decisions Aiah"
Aiah: "Hindi ko na po kaya itago kay Papa eh. We supposed to have a vacation here. Kasama siya dapat but she have a taping. Supposed to be she will talk to Papa nung mga panahong we were starting dating. Pero pinigilan ko siya"
Mr. Arceta: "The courage! But still!"
Aiah: "You will meet her papa promise"
Mr. Arceta just smiled. He knows everything. He recalled how he heard Aiah and Mikha's convo on the phone last december when Aiah went home for vacation, how aiah sounded so happy everytime she will talk to Mikha. Everytime they will have video call with Aiah she will see how her daughter's eyes look at the younger one. But he cannot withdraw his card right now. Though he knows Mikha is Aiah's happiness he needs protect his youngest coz he knows she is too fragile. They continue their dinner. Mrs. Arceta excuse herself for a while. Tahimik lang si Aiah.
Mr. Arceta: "Aiah"
Tumingin ito sa ama.
Mr. Arceta: "Hindi ko sinabing hindi ako boto kay Mikha. Ang sabi ko lang gusto ko siyang makilala muna"
Aiah: "Okay Pa"
Mr. Arceta: "Smile na Anak. Hehe "
Aiah: "Papa naman eh"
Nabalik naman ang sigla ni Aiah bigla. Naintindihan niya ang gusto ipahiwatig ng ama. Nag kwentuhan pa sila ng ibat ibang bagay. Nag ikot ikot saglit bago magpasyang umuwi na rin.
Aiah checked her fone and no message from her girl.
Aiah's PoV: "Baka natutulog to. I miss you Bhie"
What she only said on her mind. Mikha knows she will have dinner with her fam tonight maybe she thought Mikha gave her time to be with her family.
Nasa room lang ito at nag babrowse ng may nag chat ito sa knya. A good old friend of her.
Cheska Fontanilla
"Hi Queen kamusta?" 👋
Bini Aiah Arceta
"hello there ches, how are you?" 😁
Cheska Fontanilla
"im okay.. manila right now?
Bini Aiah Arceta
"nope!
Cebu as of this moment.
Vacay! 😁"
Cheska Fontanilla
"oohhh okay..
holy week vacay!
btw i chatted u
coz I see a familiar face here.
Naalala kita bigla.. hehehe"
Bini Aiah Arceta
"so thank u to that person?🤔
you remember me? 🤣
Just kidding ches 😘✌
Cheska Fontanilla
"guily as charged here... haha
she is a bini also. I think. 🤔
Bini Aiah Arceta
"haha maybe one of
my co member
spendin' time with fam..hehe"
Cheska Fontanilla
"Ah okay..
wen u will gonna comeback?
miss ko na bonding natin
sikat ka na kasi 🤣"
Bini Aiah Arceta
"grabe to di naman,
if i wil hav free time let's bond"
Cheska Fontanilla
"sabi mo yan ha...
kamiss ganda ng
isang aiah eh 😉"
Bini Aiah Arceta
"mas maganda ka ches!
tumigil k jan haha"
Cheska Fontanila
"honored to be complimented
by one & only Bini Aiah" 😉
Bini Aiah Arceta:
"crazy! miss you girl" 😘
Cheska Fontanilla
"miss you much pretty girl
c u soon..."
Bini Aiah Arceta
"see u" 😘
Cheska Fontanilla
"cge na baka
i am disturbing u na..
gotta go na rin...
gudnight queeny! 😘❤"
Bini Aiah Arceta
"good night beb! 😘
nice chatting wit u"
Cheska Fontanilla
likewise queeny! ❤
Binaba na rin ni Aiah ang telepono ito. Till that moment ni isang mensahe galing kay Mikha wala itong natanggap. Nagpasiya na rin itong matulog at inaakap na rin ito ng antok. Nang tumunog ang ang telepono nito. She opened the message and it made her frost on her position and give her a million unexplained feelings.
Cheska Fontanilla
"Queeny! it's Mikha!
siya yung nasa resto.
she's w/ a guy.
gello daw name ksama sa HIH
marites ako ngaun! Hahaha
btw goodnight ulit queeny! 😘❤"
End of Chapter 15.
Author's Note
Ooopppssss!!!!
Onto the next chapter tayo friends. Hahahahha
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