my happiness..

chapter II

i love you girl
wish to be by your side forever
not a moment of solitude
this i promise
this night is for you
baby your my happiness..

natapos na number nila ng hindi ko namamalayan..meaning my mind is wandering and i dont know where. .

"like it?"

"huh?"

"pinakinggan mo ba ung song?"

"ah..eh..masakit na kc ulo ko..uwi na ko.."

"tara..hatid na kita sa likod"

"no its ok..tell me na lng where ako lalabas!"

he didnt answer me..he just looked at me and grabbed my hand.

"its ok tlga you can show me the way na lng..di nmn ako baby.."

"prinsesa lng?"

" meaning?"

"wala.."

"you can let go of my hands now!"

"ayaw ko!"

deym..presko toh ah!

"ill call na mang jun para masundo na ko!"

"so maghihintay ka pa dito.."

i dialled mang jun's number and told him to fetch me up.

"thank you." i told him.

"welcome!"

"you can go back na sa loob..ill be fine!"

"maya na. pag nnjn na sundo mo.."

"masyado ka nmn kung mgcare sa bago mo sa isang stranger!"

"princess pangalan mo diba.at ako si vince..ibig sabihin hindi ka na stanger!"

"well are you usually like this sa lahat ng girls na hinihila mo sa crowd."

"yeah.bkit?"

awts. nakaramdam ako ng selos.so all along i wasnt special. hmp. "wala naman..natanung ko lng."

"feeling mo special ka?"

"conceited."

"thank you.number mo?"

"bkit?"

"sasabihin ko sa driver namen itext ka!"

"ganun?"

"kung ayaw mo ibigay sabihin mo lng."

i ended up giving my number. "itetext mo ba ko?"

"hindi."

"eh bt kinuha mo number ko?"

"wala lng..pandagdag ng number sa phonebook ko."

"ganun. anu ka kolektor ng number? aus hobby mo ah!"

"inggit ka? bkit ikaw wala ka ba collection."

"ewan ko sayo."

"xmpre itetext kita kinuha ko nga number mo eh..tinatanung pa ba un?"

"bt mo ko itetext?"

"ayaw mo?"

"tinatanung ko kung bakit di ko sinasabing ayaw ko!"

"so gusto mong itext kita?"

"huh?eh kinuha mo number ko eh!"

"anu gusto mong itext ko sayo?"

"huh?anu bng tanung yn?"

"crush mo na ko noh?"

"anu naman?msama bang mging kras ka?"

"hindi. cute ka nga eh. kaya lng un mukha kng barbie doll. pangit kung mgiging gf kita. sabihin nila bt ko nilabas ung barbie doll ng kapatid ko."

"anu bang mali sa suot ko?o sa aus ko?"

"how old are you?"

"18."

"at mukha kang elementary sa aus mo! mukha kang life size barbie alam mo ba un?"

"bkit ba?"

"curly hair..pink accessories..pink sandals..pink dress..kulang na lng pati buhok mo pink..kaya pansn na pnsin ka sa crowd.."

"so?anu ngaun kung pink? wala naman masama sa aus ko ah."

"sayo wala..pero sa iba..katawa tawa!"

"rude."

"barbie!"

"tse.wag mo na nga kausapin."

"pag niligwan kita..kawawa ako..mukha kang maluho."

"at sino may sabi na magpapaligaw ako sayo. pagkatapos mo kong lait laitin knina!"

"panlalait na ba sayo un?di pa nga kita nilalait eh.."

"at tlagang may balak ka laitin ako?"

"wala. kaw ngsabi nun di ako!"

"tse..humanap ka na nga lng ng kausap mo!"

"kaw gusto ko eh."

"eh ayaw na kitang kausap."

"bkit?"

"eh wala ka naman kuwenta kausap"

"sabihin mo nasosopla kita kaya gnyn ka!"

"tse.whatever!"

"cute."

"pardon?"

"sabi ko sungit!"

"tse..hmp!"

"pretty."

"heh.."

he stood there silently after that..eh amp.tinititigan ako.at naiilang ako.

"stop it?"

"what?"

"ung pagtitig!"

"conceited are we?"

"di ikaw ung tinitigan ko..un oh!sexy!"

i looked at the drection where he pointed out ung sexy. hindi naman xa ganun kasexy..im sexier..at my taste ang loko. "mary anne!"

"u know her?"

"klasmeyt ko xa sa psycho at my boyfriend na xa!"

"di pa naman asawa..aus lng un di ako seloso. pakilala mo ko."

"no way. di kme close!"

"ganun..eh di ako na lng magpapakilala.." then he head towards mary anne. hmp. i saw him. took out his phone and im guessing kinuha nya ang number nito. hmp mabubuking ako..walang bf si mary anne. di ko alam bt ko sinabi un!asar na talga tong mokong na toh. then he heads back to me. grinning.

"what?"

"wala xang bf. bt sabi mo meron? selos ka noh?"

"feeling mo naman. ang alam ko meron. niloloko ka lng nun malandi un eh!xmpre sasabihin nun wala para landiin mo xa..hmpf makaalis na nga dito. jn ka na!"

"hoy san ka pupunta..wala pa sundo mo."

"wrong. yn oh parating na. geh gudnyt!"

"text mo ko when you get home para alam ko kung ok ka na." then he opened the car's door for me. "gudnyt. tekker."

after going home..i went straight to my room..too tired and exhausted for what happen just this night..but one thing marked my mind. VINCE..then i remember he want me to text him when i got home. then i remember i dont have his number. so i didnt bother to look at my phone and headed to sleep. my ringing alert wake me up. damn who could this be. deym. unregistered number.

"hello." i answered in a sleepy voice.

"ganyan ba tlga boses mo sa phone?"

"hu's dis?"

"where you at?sabi ko text mo ko pagnakauwi ka na."

"vince..wala akong number mo.at bkit kelangn ko magtext sayo. pede ba gusto ko ng matulog ulit. bye." then i ended the call. toot toot..

sori juz wanna meyk sure ur ok.geh slyptyt.

hay..then naramdamn kong nanunuyo lalamunan ko so i went down to drink. when i saw my dad in the veranda. holding a picture.

"dad?"

"hey. kanina ka pa jn?"

"no just now..kukuha sana ko ng tubig? cnu yn?"

"ah. no one."

"no one??"

"past."

"ana?"

"you know her?"

"let me see? yeah its her right?the lady before mom."

"your mom told you?"

"i asked her."

"when?"

"i first saw this pcture sa old wallet mo. nakatago tlga..di nmn xa si mommy. di mo xa kamaganak. so i guess some girl from the past. then i asked mom about it. un sinabi nya sino nga xa."

"dont get me wrong sana baby.mahal ko naman ang mommy mo."

"pero mas mahal mo xa. what happened dad?"

"kung di ko xa iniwanan..wala ka."

"naiisip mo pa rin xa so maybe nireregret mo na iniwan mo xa."

"regrets are way of letting us know that sometimes somethings are worth letting go. just like her. i let her go. pero ang kapalit isang pretty lady in my arms today and forever."

"i love you daddy. wish i could do something about your love problem. hu do you miss more mom or her!"

"i miss them both. i miss your mom's way of pagaalala with us."

"and with her.."

"everything??"

"im sorry honey.. mahal na mahal ko sya."

"its ok dad. mom told me everything. i love you more kc di mo kme inwan."

"i wont ever do that."

"eh bat ngaun ayaw mo xa hanapin."

"dont you think im 18 years late para hanapin xa!"

"dad..with love walang late late.."

"bkit nainlove ka na ba?"

"hindi pa.pero malapit na!"

"hmm.. and hu's the lucky guy."

"dont know yet. but im pretty sure darating na xa."

"ganun.."

"yeah!"

"and hu woke you up at 3 in the morning?"

"some guy i met last night.."

"some guy??"

"its nothing..really dad..he's drummer and besides he dont like gurls in pink. he called me a lifesize barbie doll."

"oh ayaw ba nya un..my pretty lifesize barbie doll/girlfriend xa."

"dad naman eh..kaw din. im no barbie doll..its just me..this is me.."

"i like you like that..well he's one stupid guy to miss you."

"i love you dad."

"love you too honey."

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