[Jusmine's POV]
andito kami ngayon sa Merlion, medyo nag sa-sight seeing, grabe ang ganda ganda ng singapore, siguro kung hindi ako nahanap nila mamy dito narin ako ngayon kasama nila mama, napangiti nalang ako.
masaya ako na nahanap nila ako, kasi kung hindi, malamang wala akong Justine ngayon.
masaya ako kay Justine, sobra pa sa masaya, alam kong kailangan naming sabihin ito kayla mamy at dady, pero hindi pa rin maalis sa isip ko ang takot, sino bang hindi? boyfriend ko ang ampon na anak ng mamy at dady ko, magkapatid kami sa pangalan, at sa mata ng ibang tao. Pero wala talagang magagawa ang isang tao pag puso na ang tumibok, hindi na itong kayang labanan pa.
"hi miss"
napatingin naman ako sa nagsalita, isang mukhang americano na napadpad sa singapore.
"can I help you?" I asked.
"well... It looks like your alone, can I keep you company?" He asked.
napatayo naman ako sa grass lang na kinauupuan ko, I was takiong pictures of the great scenery of merlion kasi, tapos ngayon may umepal pa, kaya sige na nga tatayo na nga ako.
"well... I'm not alone" sabi ko at tinignan ko sila mama at papa with trisha, papalapit na sla samin.
"your Xandra?" he asked.
tinignan ko yung suot ko kung may nakalagay ba akong name plate, wala naman. "why do you know my name? do I know you?"
"Leero" tanong ni papa.
"tito George? andito po pala kayo" he said in a perfect filipino accent.
"Leero, andito ka pala, where's your dad?" tanong ni papa sakaniya.
"well... he's in the house, I was just roaming around..." tinignan niya ko. "...nandito pala si Xandra tito"
"yeah. she's here for 2 weeks, kaya pinapasyal-pasyal lang namin siya" sabi ni papa.
"pa, bakit niya ko kilala?" tanong ko.
"well... tito George here told me that if her daughter visits here, he would be so happy if i meet her" he said with a grin.
kung titignan ko lang si Leero he's a type of a boy next door, mukha siyang americano na hindi marunong mag-tagalog, pero sobrang fluent naman magtagalog.
"why would you be happy pa?" tanong ko.
kumamot naman si papa sa batok niya, obvious naman na type niya tong lalaking to para sakin. "he's a nice boy Xands, I just thought that you can be friends"
"well... I'm very sorry, I think I didn't even introduce myself" sabi niya at umubo siya. "hi I'm Leero Santiago, and Its really nice meeting you"
he's offering a handshake. I took it "Jusmine Rean" sabi ko.
medyo naguluhan siya sa sinabi kong pangalan. kasi nanliit yung mga mata niya ee.
tinignan naman ako ni papa. I smiled a bit. "sorry papa, nasanay na kasi ako ee, pati po kasi sa school yun na ang gamit ko" ngumiti ako kay Leero. "Xandra Miguel"
he smiled. "do you want me to tour you around the city?" tanong niya.
tinignan ko si papa. he nods. si mama naman ngumiti lang, mukha namans siyang masaya.
I sighed. "Sure"
"sige na baby, mauna na kaming umuwi, nilalamig na kasi si Trishy ee" sabi ni mama.
lumuhod ako para maging magkapantay kami. "I'll see you later baby aa? I love you" I kissed her nose.
"I love you too ate" he said with a smile. lumakad naman siya papalapit kay Leero, pinalo niya ng mahina yung bewang nito, kasi yun lang yung abot niya ee. "alagan mo si ate ko aa!" utos niya.
natawa kami nila mama at papa.
lumuhod din si Leero para maging magka-height sila. "yes mam Trisha, ako na po ang bahala"
tapos ayun umalis na sila mama.
dinala niya ako sa botanic gardens, wala akong ginawa kung hindi ang kunan yung ga nakikita ko ng pictures, honestly magaganda sila.
"so are you a student?" tanong niya sakin.
binaba ko yung camera na nakasabit sa ulo ko. "well... yes"
"san ka nagaaral?" tanong niya.
"Currently a second year student at University of Sto. Thomas" sabi ko.
"anong course mo?" tanong niya.
"I'm taking up Engineering, Electronics engineering" sabi ko.
i can see that he;s eyes widened. "really? hahaha! your cool" sabi niya.
"why? have you heard about my school?" tanong ko.
"well... yes, kasi halos lahat ng empleyado ni tatay ee graduate ng UST maganda kasi ang Business nila" he said.
natawa ako. parang ang cute kasi ng tatay nung nanggaling sa bibig niya, medyo slang.
"hey! why are you laughing?" tanong niya.
"hahaha! TATAY! its just so funny hearing from you" sabi ko habang tumatawa.
he smiled. "jologs ba? well... my tatay doesn't want him to be called dad or papa, I don't know why"sabi niya.
I smiled. "it looks like that your tatay is really cool"
"he is, except for the fact that he's always busy for business" sabi niya.
"how did you meet my papa?" I asked out of curiousity.
"well... your papa, is one of my dad's favorite employees, kasi sabi ni tatay, he's masipag at matalino, then when I met him, he's very awesom and funny just like tatay, at ayun lagi ka niyang kinekwento sakin, I asked him kung bakit sila nandito at ikaw nandoon, he told me that's its a long story" sabi niya.
maya maya ee lumabas na kami sa Botanic Garden at dinala niya ko sa isang coffee shop.
"wait, I'll just order for us" sabi niya at pumila siya sa counter.
I decided to look outside and took pictures for a while, since ang ganda ng nasa paligid namin.
minutes later, bumalik na siya may dala-dalang frap at cake.
"I ordered Caramel Frappe and Blueberry cheescake, is this okay with you?" tanong niya.
I smiled. "thank you" then we started eating.
"so tell me, bakit ikaw na sa philippines while your family is here in singapore?" tanong niya sakin.
"well... I'm not there real child, napulot lang nila ako, after 17 years, my real family came so they decided not to let me go, since mama and papa thinks na may karapatan naman ang real parents ko para makilala ako" I said then took a sip on my frappe.
He's eyes grew bigger. "waw! its like a teleserye in the Philippines!" sabi niya. "so is it hard? to find out your adopted?"
I shook my head. "from the start alam ko na, my mama told me that I didn't came from her, but I came from her heart, so its not really hard to adjust"
"good for you" sabi niya.
I nodded, "it is, and now I have2 families, and I both love them" sabi ko.
he smiled.
tinignan ko naman siya. "kanina ka pa tanong ng tanong about sakin, ee ikaw?"
"what about me?" tanong niya.
"it seems that your so close to your tatay, what about your nanay?" I asked.
he's smile vanish and he looked down. "I grew up not knowing her, I don't really know where she is" sabi niya.
shet! namali ako ng tanong sakaniya aa!
I sighed. "I'm sorry, school! what about school? san ka nagaaral?" tanong ko.
"I'm studying at National University of Singapore Business course" sabi niya.
"I've heard of that! may mga exchange students kami from that school! and there really amazing!" sabi ko.
he smiled. "yeah, Its kinda heart of surviving, but We have to, its one of the finest school here, and I need to make my tatay proud" sabi niya.
marami pa kaming napag-usapa and we ended going home narin, masayang kasama si Leero, sobrang masayahin siyang tao, halos lahat ng nangyayare sakaniya sa school ee kwinento niya sakin.
at sa totoo lang nakakasakit ng tiyan! kasi sobrang mga nakakatawa, lalo na pag nahihirapan siyang bigkasin yung isang Filipino words, wala akong ginawa kung hindi ang tumawa, sabi niya pa nga sakin, pinagtatawanan ko daw siya. sabi ko naman, because of your bulok tagalog, tapos siya din tumawa.
nakarating kami sa bahay nila mama.
"Thank you Leero, I really enjoyed this day" sabi ko.
"well... its nice being with you" sabi niya.
natawa ako. "thank you"
"I gotta go inside" sabi ko.
"sana maulit to" he said with he's america accent.
"well... I'll be leaving next sunday pa, so why not?" sabi ko.
"is that a date?" tanong niya.
"no! your my friend!" sabi ko.
"I like you Xandra, I do, kinikwento ka palang sakin ni tito George I think your my Ideal type, please go out with me" sabi niya.
nanlaki yung mga mata ko sa sinasabi niya. hindi ko alam kung paano akomagrereact.
*End of Chapter*