Angela's POV
"Big sister!!!" Maymay greeted me excitedly when I entered the house. I gladly hugged her tightly. After a second, she let go of the hug and helped me with the bags of food that I was carrying.
"Where's your brother Kokoy?"
I asked and roamed my eyes around.
"Brother is in his room, sleeping," she politely replied. From what I heard, I nodded and we walked together toward the kitchen.
She placed the bags on the kitchen table and excitedly picked up the cooking utensils that were going to be used. I also started to take care of the ingredients.
"Big sister, someone came here lately. He's looking for you," Maymay said while she was busy with what she was doing.
"Who is it? But hey... Remember what I've been always reminding you and your brother, huh? Don't talk to someone you don't know. Maymay, it's dangerous," there was a melody of concern in my voice as I sliced the vegetables.
"But big sister... He knows you well and he said you also know him—" I rose my right hand, sending her a signal to stop what she wanted to say.
"Maymay, enough. Just don't talk to strangers. There are many bad guys here in the village," I said and went back to what I was doing.
"But he says he's Clar—"
"Maymay! What did I say earlier?" I interrupted her and wore a long face. She pouted her lips in front of me and never speaks again.
"Just wake up your brother. The food is already done," I commanded. Maymay silently left the kitchen. She went straight to the room to wake up Kokoy.
I sighed and shake my head. I went back to what I was doing and prepared the plates for dinner.
"Come here, let's eat." I invited them after I saw them approaching my direction.
"By the way, how's your school?" I asked before putting the food in my mouth.
"It's fine, sister. I can cope up in the class," Kokoy politely responded while busy putting rice on his plate.
I nodded at what I heard and shifted my gaze to Maymay.
"You, Maymay? How's your school?"
I asked patiently. Maymay didn't utter a word which made me worried. I frowned as I put down the spoon I was holding and stared at her sympathetically.
"Maymay, how are you at school? Why are you quiet? Aren't you feeling well?" I worriedly asked and touched her neck and forehead.
"Big sister, you don't want to listen to what I said earlier. Someone came here—"
"Here we go again, Maymay," I uttered as I combed my hair because of losing patience.
"It's true, big sister! Isn't it Kokoy?" she turned to her brother. Seemed like she was looking for an ally.
I could see the sudden lightening of Kokoy's face as if he remembered something.
"Ah! Yes, big sister! Maymay is right. Someone came here earlier. His name is Clar—"
"Angela!" I was startled by the sudden appearance of Bel behind me.
Because of that, Kokoy stopped at what he wanted to say.
"Bel! You scared me to death! You just popped out like a mushroom! My goodness!" I hissed and slapped her arm which made her wince and laugh at the same time.
"I'm here to eat. What's the dish for today?" she asked with a laughed and picked up her plate before sitting down in an empty seat.
I couldn't help but smile and shake my head at what I was seeing.
Bel is Bel.
"Sauteed sardine," I replied.
"Wow! I'm sure it's delicious because you're the one who cooked this," she complimented and winked at me before getting rice and dish.
"It won't work, Bel. You're just complimenting me so that I will let you eat here," I teased, and then she laughed.
Guilty!
"Nooo!" she answered immediately while laughing.
Maymay and Kokoy laughed too.
We ate happily together but for just a few minutes, there was a knock on the door that made us stop. I glanced at the door and at Bel.
Tok! Tok! Tok!
The knock repeated. I curiously look at Bel.
"Do you have anyone else expected to come here, Bel?" I asked. There was a curiosity in my voice. She frowned while thinking.
"No one," she replied.
"Maybe it's Waldo?" there was a suspicious melody in my voice while asking her.
Waldo was her companion in doing bad habits.
"Huh? Waldo? No! Waldo isn't here in the village anymore. The police caught him last week," she explained. My eyes widened in surprise. It was unexpected. All I could do was nod and head to the front door.
Tok! Tok! Tok!
"Wait!" I shouted to the person who kept knocking outside.
Who is this?
I quickly opened the door. When I looked up, my eyes widened and my lips formed an "o" because of the unexpected visitor standing in front of me.
"Hi..." he said shyly and smiled a little at me.
I hurriedly closed the door again and leaned against it.
I held my chest tightly. I felt my heart want to go out of my chest.
Did I see him? Or maybe I'm only hallucinating?
"Who is that, Angela?" Bel asked from the dining and approached me. She frowned and wondered at my behavior after seeing my face. She was almost close in my direction when suddenly her phone rang. She stopped and looked at the caller's id. She seemed to hesitate whether to answer the call or not. She even looked at me. I just nodded at her.
"Answer that, Bel. Maybe that's important," I said. She nodded at me as if she agreed with what I said. She answered the call and walk away, heading back to the dining.
I looked back at the door again.
Is that him?
I asked myself again and bit my thumbnail because of the nervousness and excitement feeling eating my entire system.
Tok! Tok! Tok!
I was startled when he knocked for the nth time.
"It's now or never,” I whispered. I sighed and bravely face the door again. I slowly opened it.
"Hi," he uttered when I finally opened the door.
"I'm back."
I felt my heart skip a beat. Butterflies started to roam inside my stomach.
"Angela..." he added.
Clark’s POV "H-hi..." she stammered while looking at my face. Looked like she was surprised by my sudden appearance, right here in front of her after seven years ago without seeing each other. "C-Come—come in..." she added and shyly bowed as I entered their humble home. "Sir Clark!!!" Maymay suddenly showed up like a mushroom and jumped up to hug my waist. I laughed a little and smiled while looking at her innocent face. I glanced in Angela's direction who was now confused by the scene. "Sir Clark..." Kokoy called me from the kitchen and greeted me. I just nodded and smiled back in response. After a minute, Maymay finally let go of the hug and play her toys on the salas. "How?" my gaze shifted to Angela. "I came here yesterday," I explained and smiled sweetly at her. She was surprised by what I said. "Since when you came back?" she asked in confusion while her forehead furrowed. "It's not important anyway. What matter is now," I answered and smiled for the nth time. "You woul
"Take care of yourself, huh? Be careful there.""Of course Angela, I'll be careful as you wish.""Uhmm...""Hey? Are you crying? What's the matter?""No! I'm not crying. It's just... I'm just going to miss you.""Aw... How sweet of you, Angela. Come here, I will hug you.""Wait, Angela! Before I forgot! Here, take this. Promise me you'll always wear it.""A ring?""Yep!""I bring a gift to you too.""A picture of you?""Yes. So you won't be able to forget me.""Haha! Of course! I'll never forget you.""Uhmmm... Clark?""Yes, Angela?""Hey, Clark sweetie! Come on! We're leaving!""Come on, spill it! Mom's calling me.""What are we?""Haha! Of course, we are---""Clark!!! How many times do I have to call your name for you to come over?! We're late for the flight!""Mom's getting angry. I gotta go Angela.""Uhmm... All right. Be careful there, huh? Take care of yourself, always.""I will. Come here, I'll kiss your forehead. Mwah! There you go..." (Giggled)"You're making me miss you even
Clark's POV"I'm happy to see you again, Angela," I uttered lovingly and held her right hand. I placed it on the top of my chest where she could freely feel my heart beating with love and joy.I'm longing for this moment to happen. I am happy that I'm already here in our homeland. I am ready now. I know. "You don't have any idea how much I miss you... I am always thinking of you every single day." I added and smiled at her sweetly. Being there in the States without a glimpse of her is freaking difficult. There is always sadness here inside my chest. I always look up at the sky. Watching the moon, hoping she's looking at the moon too. And waiting for the stars to fall to make a wish to fast forward the time. When it comes to her, my heart really softens. Fortunately, Angela and I were having a moment alone this time because her best friend was outside of the house. Talking to someone over the phone. I don't know what's up with her best friend. It seems she's jealous. But why? We w
“I'm prosti-" Ting! Her words were cut off when my phone rang. Indicating I received a message. We both shifted our gaze to the table where the phone would be found. I chose to ignore the text message and didn't bother to check it. I looked back at the woman I love and put a smile on my face. "What is it again, Angela?" I asked and tuck her some baby hair at the back of her right ear. She breathes deeply and slowly releases it. Looks like she's nervous. After that, she spoke. "I am a pros-" Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting! The text message's tone alert ruined our conversation for the second time around. I gasped, shut my eyes, and later sighed in annoyance. "Uhmm... Check your phone, Clark. It seems important," she uttered and caressed my shoulder. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at her deeply. I don't want to ruin our moment but my phone keeps on ringing with a message tone alert. The hell? She just caressed my cheek then after a second, I sigh for the nth time and nodded as I
Shall I kiss her? I could feel her heart beating so fast, so am I. I was also deaf and felt numb because of my abnormal heartbeat. We were only a few inches apart when I stopped when someone suddenly sneezed behind me. "Hachoo!" she exaggeratedly sneezed and afterwards cleared her throat. Angela blushingly took a step back away from me and pinned her hair behind her ear because of the thought we were almost caught kissing. I shifted my gaze at my back just to see the one who interrupted our moment. And here was the culprit. None other than Bel. "Uhmm, Clark. Maybe, you should go home. I bet your mom is looking for you right now. I'll take you to your car," Angela said hurriedly and pulled me out of the kitchen. I looked again at Bel who was now just staring at me. There was no emotion drawn on her face. "Maymay! Kokoy! Say goodbye to Sir Clark,” Angela called her siblings. Maymay ran in my direction and hugged me tight. "Goodbye, Sir Clark. Please, come back here again soon,” M
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After a half-hour, I was almost a half mile away from Angela's house. I took a glance at the stall of roasted and grilled chicken at the roadside. There were more chicken stores here. Looked like people in this village buy that kind of food. I couldn't blame them anyway. Grilled chicken was quite delicious. Most especially, it smells good. I looked at my watch, a few minutes before lunch. I decided to park my car on the side of the road, unbuckled my seatbelt, and get outside of the car. People on the street instantly looked in my direction, most especially in my car. Looked like this was their first time seeing this car model. Why would I not be having the latest car model? Our company is a car manufacturing company. I just ignored their stares and wore my sunglasses. I walked towards the stall. I bought two whole pieces of grilled chicken. Afterwards, I went to the convenience store to buy ice cream, chocolates and drinks. I just remembered the kids, Maymay and Kokoy. That was
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