I'm here at the salas sitting beside this guy who feels at home. Akala mo kaniyang bahay para siya ang masunod kung anong channel ang papanoorin namin. Ang kapal!
"Fine! What do you want to watch?" bigo niyang saad. I can't help but to smile happily.
"Paw Patrol," I happily said. When I looked at his face he has this weird stares at me in return I just look at him confuse. Inagaw ko ang remote sa kaniya at ako na ang naglipat sa channel ng Paw Patrol, bagal bagal niya eh.
He chuckled. Kahit yata anong gawin nito magmumukha pa rin siyang gwapo, tunog gwapo.
"Never expected that you want a kids show." He smirked at me before watching the show. What's wrong in watching kids show?
"Why you didn't leave?" I ask while my eyes are fixed at the show. Nana Sey would scold me at my rudeness, she told me it's rude to talk to someone without looking at them. I don't get it why it's rude.
He shrugged. "My conscience can't leave you alone."
I heard a car engine outside our house. "Driver mo?"
He shakes his head. Baka sila Nana? Nagmamadali akong tumayo para sana salubungin sila Nana pero hindi nakikisama ang paa ko. President held my waist to support me, I hiss after the pain starts to kick in.
I just wait at my place. I wait for the door to opens. A woman in her mid 50's enters the house. Masiglang nakangiti si Nana Sey sa akin ngunit nong tumingin siya sa kasama ko nawala ang sigla ng ngiti niya, napalitan ang ngiti niya ng mukhang pilit.
She fake a cough before walking towards me. "Rara, may bisita ka pala." She eyed President from head to toe like she's assessing him.
"Ah opo hehe," I awkwardly laugh. Nana Sey caught us at this position, President's one arm is wrapped in my waist.
"Tinutulungan niya po akong tumayo, medyo naaksidente yong paa ko eh," depensa ko. Masama kasi ng tingin ni Nana Sey sa kamay ni President na nasa bewang ko.
"Ganon ba?" She looked at my feet, she gasped when she saw my left foot. Who wouldn't be?
"What happened, hija?" She looked at me with her eyes looking so concern at me. I can't help but to bit my lips. First day of school this happens to me?
"Nadulas sa hagdan," he revealed. Napatingin ako sa kanya bigla. Bakit niya sinabi?
"Ah eh ano Nana...ano kasi...ano." I sighed. I give up trying to cover my clumsiness. Nana looks at me with her teasing smile. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang kurutin yong tagiliran ni President, hindi naman kita ni Nana eh.
He hissed after I pinch him. Umiigting yong panga niya habang masama ang tingin niya sa akin. Buti mga sa kaniya, nilaglag niya ako.
"Rara apo kain na tayo–" Abuelo looks shock upon seeing President. He immediately smile at me.
Naglakad si Abuelo papuntang kusina habang dala dala niya yong mga plastic na galing sa isang restaurant. Inaya na ni Nana Sey si President na dito na sa bahay kumain. Sa sobrang feel at home niya naman pumayag siya, walang hiya yata ito sa katawan.
We were eating in silence here in the dining table. Nana Sey fix the table for us, she didn't let me help her saying 'Baka lumala yang paa mo' and I can't argue at her anymore.
Abuelo is staring at President. I tried to get his attention by faking a cough but he didn't even glance at me. Ako yong nahihiya para kay President, wala man lang siyang pake sa titig ni Abuelo patuloy lang siya kumakain.
"Paano kayo nagkakilala, Rara?" Finally! Someone break the silence.
"School po. President po siya ng SSG habang VP ako," I introduce our relationship. This is really too much for meeting someone for the first time.
She nod her head before continuing to eat her food. "Ngayon lang kayo nagkakilala?" This time Abuelo asks. I just nod at him, I'm still chewing the food in my mouth. Don't talk when your mouth is full.
"Thank you Ciaran, hijo, sa pag asikaso kay Rara." I'm eavesdropping right now at their conversation. Baka kasi kung ano na naman sabihin ni President kay Nana na ikapahamak ko.
"Welcome. Aalis na po ako." I heard a car engine and a car door opening and closing. Mabuti naman at aalis na siya.
"Mabuti na lang at wala siyang sinabi kay Meira." I heard Nana Sey whispered those words.
I'm here at my bed, staring at the ceiling. There were questions that was stuck at my head. Magkakilala sila? Anong alam ni President? Ano 'yong hindi nila sinasabi sa akin?
I lazily got up from my bed. Nakatulog ako kakaisip sa sagot sa mga tanong ko. Napasimangot akong makitang wala pa ring reply si Mama sa mga message ko. She must be really busy.
"Good morning Meira!" Princes greeted me. She's sitting in the bench beside the pathway here in our school. I sit beside her, she puts her head in my shoulder and she starts to vent her annoyance.
"Nakakabwisit talaga iyang Marlo na yan, ang ganda niyang tirisin." Tinaas niya pa iyong kamay niya na parang tumitiris ng insekto.
Tinawanan ko na lang ang mga pinagsasabi at pinaggagagawa niya. Tumayo siya mula sa pagkakasandal sa'kin at umupo siya sa harapan ko. "Friends?"
"Friends." Hinigit niya ang kamay ko at pinag dikit ang mga ito.
"Marlo to Princes, you are the four group members." The teacher pointed from Marlo to Princes. Princes raise her hand. "You can call me Princes with single S."
"Okay."
"You and you, partners." Hindi ko na pinakinggan ang sinasabi pa ng teacher. Princes told me about her plan that she's suggesting, maganda naman yong plano niya.
I'm currently here at the middle of nowhere. I was finding the library but I ended up here, in a garden that was hidden from the crowd. I just wanted to look for a book to read I didn't expect to get lost and find myself in a paradise.
"Meira?" I heard a familiar voice, as I turned to the direction of the voice I heard. I saw a tall handsome man, standing at the side of the tree. President...
"Gracias!" I exclaimed.
"Help me, naligaw yata ako." Lumapit ako sa pwesto niya. My eyes are teary when I lock a staring contest with him. He sighed and he close the distance between us, hugging me.
"I- Hinahanap ko yong library tapos napunta ako rito. Maganda naman dito pero nakakatakot," pagsusumbong ko. What would happen to me if he didn't saw me? He somehow help me calm down myself by hugging me...
I'm walking behind him. I'm already calm before he leads the way out. Nakakahiya yong nangyari. I snapped out, I let out my frustrations to him. There's nothing wrong in letting out your emotions it's just sounds so petty to me and it feels weird venting out to stranger.
The feeling of getting lost and being alone in a foreign place, it all feels that day. It still got affects on me... It can still make me cry... and it can still make me lose my mind.