Chapter Eight

Avyanna Elyse

“Avyanna, here,” matapos kong mag antay ng ilang minuto ay agad na tinaggap ko ang paper bag na nag lalaman ng napkin ko, infairness di gaya sa nababasa kong halos isang karton ang bibilhin dahil sa walang ka alam alam kung saan  o anong brand ang bibilhin.

“Thankyou,” I said and opened the paper bag.

Eh? Ano to?

My eyes widened when I saw two types of things na ngayon ko lang nakita.

The first one is like a rubber? Cup? A rubber cup? Ano to? Balloon?

The second one is like a Cotton stick? About 3-4 inches ata? Tapos may string sa dulo?

“ANO TO???!” I shouted sabay pag bukas ng pinto.

“Tampons and menstrual cup? Just use whatever you want,” he said while placing some utensils on the table.

“Hah? Pano? I don’t even know how to or what is this, sabi ko napkin, aish,” I said slamming the door.

“Yan kasi nakikita kong ginagamit ni Xali! Wait I’ll buy one,sorry!” he shouted while ako? Pikon.

**

Habang kumakain kami ng tahimik bigla akong namabulunan dahil sa biglaang pag balik ng ala-ala ko kagabi, noong hinalikan ako ni Rigel.

“Sabi niya di niya ako hahalikan kahit kasal na kami,” I whisper underneath my breath.

“Hinamon  mo’ko, kaya wag ako sisihin mo,” Rigel said making me surprised.

“Narinig? Mo?!” I shouted but instead of answering me he laughed.

“Natural, akala mo naman napakahina mong bumulong, geh ubosin mo na yan mag la-laba pa tayo,” he said and stood up.

“Eh? Mag la-laba na naman?” I said and let a big sigh out.

“Laundry day natin ngayon, ayan na naman yang katamaran mo,” he said at biglang pinitik ang noo ko.

“Di ba pwede na sa laundry shop nalang?” I said with matching beautiful eyes.

“May pera ka?” he asked na ngayo’y naka sandal sa dingding.

“Eh, ikaw meron, sige na, yong sa company? Wala na yong pera dun?” Sinimangutan ko siya.

“Fine,” he replied and turned his back on me.

“Pero,” biglang pasunod na wika nito.

“Pero? Ano?” I immediately replied.

“Let’s have a date,” he said and made me speechless. 

**

After naming I drop-off ang laundry namim sa laundry shop ay agad na kaming nag tungo sa amusement park kung saan gusto kong pumunta para sa date namin ni Rigel.

Ang bilis lang ng araw, dati halos kinamumuhian ako ni Rigel tapos ngayon siya kusa nag anyaya na mag date.

Habang nag bya-byahe kami patungo roon ay panay naman tingin ni Rigel sa damit na suot ko, di niya kasi talaga gusto Ito at napaka ikli daw. But in the end he let me since gusto ko raw talaga.

*Earlier*

“What are you wearing?” he asked, natapos kong mag palit ay agad nakong lumabas, ngunit biglang umepal asawa kong echus.

“Ahh, damit?” I answered.

“Your skirt is too short, change it,” he said gesturing me to go back inside.

“Ayoko nga, ang ganda kaya tapos di ko pa nagagamit, tama na to,” I said not listening.

And then silence came, agad kong narealize na baka mabastos ako sa mga lalake doon.

“Wait, I’ll go change,” Sabi ko at akmang papasok pero pinigilan niya naman ako.

“No, I changed my mind, wear whatever you want, I don’t care as long as I’m right besides you,” he said and smiled pulling my hand.

Ang mas nakakagulat ay bigla niyang binaba ang kamay niya sa palad ako ngayon, our  fingers  entwined and palms facing forward, kinilig ako bigla!

I just looked at his hands, ang sarap pala sa pakiramdam na hawak hawak mo ang kamay ng mahal mo, and mas masarap pa noong nakita kong suot suot niya ang wedding ring namin!

I look at him calmly and he also looked at me to, smiling like that was the greatest achievement of his life.

“Di mo alam kung gaano  katagal ko ‘tong hinintay na mangyari,” he said making my heart skipped a thousand beat.

**

“We’re here,” he announced habang pina-park ang car.

“Yeyyy!!” I happily exclaimed touching the air with my fingers above the sky.

“Let’s go,” he said now pulling and intertwined our fingers again.

**

“Anong ride gusto mong sakyan natin?” he asked while hawak hawak parin ang kamay ko.

Nahihiya lang ako baka mamaya pawisan kamay ko habang naka holding hands, gosh!

“Why? Will you ride it? Kung anong pipiliin ko?” I said while smirking again.

“Yes, what do you think am I? A coward?” he said with confidence.

What I remembered Rigel has fear of heights, tapos ang tapang tapang niya.

“Kahit ako?” I said laughing but imbis na mag react siya mukhang na slow pa.

“Hah? Ay damn,” agad na akong tumakbo nang na gets niya na ang sinabi ko.

“Pinag sa-sabi mo d’yan! Ang bata bata mo pa!” he shouted but I just laughed at him and continues to run.

Hanggang makita ko ang favorite ride ko, Octopus.

“Rigel!” I called him, gesturing to come close.

“Yan! D’yan tayo sumakay!” I said while jumping like a kid, well I don’t care anyway.

I heard him cussed when he saw what ride I am pointing.

Agad na akong bumili ng dalawang tickets para hindi na umayaw si Rigel at agad na hinila siya sa linya.

“Are you excited Rigel?!” I said while eyes are sparkling, excited nako!

Pansin kong tahimik si Rigel habang sa linya, at panay mura.

“Kaya ba natin yan? Avyanna?” he said and held my wrist.

Eh? Nan lalamig!

“Kaya Yan! Bakit anong kinatatakotan mo? Akala ko di ka “coward” ah?” I said making the quote sign on the air.

“As per my point of view, the momentum of that ride is not unassailable due to the ws—,”  agad ko na siyang pinigilan sa pag sa-salita dahil sa mga taong tumitingin sa kanya at hinila na siya papasok dahil kami na ang su-sunod.

**

“Ohh, damn goodness gracious,” he said ten times habang naka yakap na sa’kin, kung hindi mura sigaw ang maririnig mo sa kanya at Doon ay mas Lalo akong natawa, mas nae-enjoy akong makita siyang parang pusang takot kesa sa ride.

“Avy, damn you won’tget away from this, sisingilin kita,” he said now eyes closed, nasa pinaka taas kasi kami dahil sa pag tigil ng makina at para gulatin kami, mula sa taas ay bigla itong a-andar at bilisan ang takbo.

Dahil don ay napamura ito ng malutong dahilan ng pag tawa ko.

**

Matapos naming sumakay ng ibang rides ay bigla akong nakaramdam ng gutom.

“Rigel,” tawag ko nito, slowly pulling the bottom of his polo.

“Hmm?”

“I’m hungry,” I whispered and immediately nodded.

“Wait here, I’ll buy something,” he said and left.

*

Habang hinihintay ko si Rigel na bumalik pansin ko na halos lahat ng dumadaan ay nakatingin sa’kin.

“Is there something funny about my appearance? May madumi ba sa mukha ko?” I whispered.

“Just so you know, people are staring at your skirt,” someone said, agad naman akong lumingon at nakita ang isang matangkad na lalake na naka suot ng isang over sized t-shirt at isang black pants, gwapo naman pero mas gwapo asawa ko.

“Hah? Ay.. ahh.. uhmm,” di ko alam kung bat umatras bigla ang dila ko at yon lang ang nasabi ko.

“Nathaniel Silva, I don’t do F******k nor Twitter nor kahit ano kung gusto mo magkita nalang tayo o pu-puntahan kita sa inyo,” he said making me awkward.

Tuling ata to?

“Ay.. ahh.. teka who are you supposed to be? Did I made tanong ba? And why would I meet up with you” I said, raising my eyebrows.

“Well nasa isang campus lang tayo at I think you’re pretty enough to be my girlfriend, and also I like seeing you more often,” he said making me speechless.

“No!” I heard Rigel angrily said.

“Oh? And who are you supposed to be?” the guy said, now looking at Rigel.

“My wife,” he directly said making the guy laugh.

“So? You’re the boyfriend, dude don’t you think it’s a bit corny calling your girlfriend wife? And chill I was just lecturing her not to wear short outfits it could make other men do something bad,” he said now I am surprised of what he said, ang layo ng pinagsasabi niya kanina.

“Lecturing her? And what do you think of your self trying to lecture her? What are you a fucking father? Were you the one who fed her? And you don’t have the rights to dictate someone because of your opinion because no one asked, it for the first place, if you’re a real man you better know that every woman has the freedom to wear everything they want, problema na yon sa mga lalake, if a woman likes to walk naked let her at wag tumingin, matuto kang rumespeto,” Rigel seriously said and pulled me.

**

Agad na kaming nag tungo sa laundry shop para pick up na ang mga damit at ang comforter, pero hindi pa pala ito natapos, kaya napag isipan nalang namin ni Rigel na kumakain sa isang restaurant.

“I want steak,” I said habang pumi-pili kami menu.

**

Habang kumakain kami ay pansin kong kanina pa si Rigel na tingin ng tingin sa kabilang mesa, agad ko namang tinignan Ito at kitang may isang babae na parang di comfortable sa isang lalake na panay usap sa kanya.

Tumingin naman ako kay Rigel at sinenyasan akong tulungan siya.

“Huh? How? Natatakot ako,” I said still looking at the girl.

“Just lie, about something, basta susunod ako,” he said now urging me to go.

“Fine,” agad nakong tumayo at lumipat sa table ng babae at kitang kita sa mga mata niya ang saya.

“Besh, sorry natagalan kami ni Rigel, kanina ka pa ba  nag hi-hintay I’m so sorry ah? Wait sino siya besh? Kilala mo?” I asked pointing at the guy.

Agad naman itong umiling iling at agad na’kong tumango.

“Ahh, excuse me, we have an important law firm to settle po, could you please move in to another seat? It would be kind for you to do that so, thankyou,” I said making him stand up.

Sana tama pinag sa-sabi ko.

“Oh, attorney ang tagal mo ah,” I said sa loudest voice I could, nang makita kong sumunod agad si Rigel.

“Are you okay?” I asked, but the girl kept looking at Rigel instead of me.

“Miss?” I called her again and finally looked at me.

“A-ah, yeah, yeah thanks,” she thanked and looked at Rigel again.

**

Agad na kaming umuwi ni Rigel matapos ang date namin.

Tahimik akong pumasok sa room ko ng biglang bumukas ang pinto, sumunod pala si Rigel now seriously looking at me, now locking me in the wall both with he’s hands.

“Like I said, mag ba-bayad ka,” he said in a husky voice.

Agad ko namang hinawakan laylayan ng panty ko baka biglang mahulog. Chos.

He pressed his lips against mine and kissed it carelessly, holding my nape.

He kissed me like he was drunk to hell, now pushing me to the bed, and  looked into my eyes.

I was expecting something but instead he stood up and sighed.

“No, we can’t do this, you’re too young for this, maski tampon nya di mo kilala,” he said, shaking his head.

“Eh?” I reacted.

“I’ll promise you to buy you a expensive ring with my own money, marry you with the money I earned, and when we finally do that we’ll make babies every night,” he said while patting my head.

“Bakit?” I asked now seeing his eyebrows furrowed.

“Anong bakit?” he replied now napatigil sa pag pat sa ulo ko.

“Bakit every night lang?”