Rina

 

 

“Love, kailan kayo aalis para sa SEA games? Singapore kayo ngayong year diba?”

 

I nodded “yes, I think next month na”

 

I looked at her at naka pout na siya ngayon kaya lumapit ako sa kaniya, I sat on her lap.

 

“Why’s my love sulking?” I said while holding her cheeks.

 

She hugged me “mamimiss kita” 

 

Aww 

 

I love volleyball.

 

I love playing for our country pero parang ayaw ko na tumuloy pag nagkakaganito siya.

 

“It’s not too late for me to backout, love”

 

She didn’t answer at mas hinigpitan lang ang yakap sa akin.

 

“Love?” 

 

“you should play, that’s your happiness” 

 

Inalis ko ng bahagya ang pagkakayakap namin para matingnan ko siya.

 

I held her face “You’re my happiness my love. You’re at the top of the list"

 

Napatawa naman ako sa face niya.

 

“Love, wag mo na pigilan ang kilig mo, nanlalaki na butas ng ilong mo” sabi ko

 

Napangiti naman siya agad, she kissed my cheek “I love you, Rina”

 

“I love you too” 

 

We’re about to kiss when…

 

“So kailan ang kasal?”

 

Napatayo ako agad mula sa lap ni Win.

 

“Ate naman!!” Frustrated na reklamo ni Win.

 

Sumunod si ate Fany kay ate Taengoo

 

“Taeyeon!!! Knock first before you enter!! What if they’re doing something?” Sabi ni ate Fany, tinawanan lang naman siya ni ate Tangoo.

 

Winter held my hand at marahan na hinila paupo sa tabi niya.

 

She wrapped her arms around me.

 

“Mamaya na kayo ulit maglandian, tara na magluto Minjeong” sabi ni ate at nauna na papunta sa kitchen.

 

“Paalala mo sa akin love na palitan ang passcode natin” bulong niya sa akin, natawa naman ako.

 

“We should change it nga” pagsang ayon ko.

 

“Magluluto lang kami” paalam niya, i nodded naman agad.

 

She kissed my cheek bago sumunod kay ate Taeyeon.

 

“Rina, let’s go out!!” Sabi ni ate Fany na kagagaling lang sa kitchen 

 

“Saan po ate?”

 

“Sa baba lang, let’s have some coffee” she said, I immediately agreed

 

“Minjeong! Hiramin ko muna si Rina”

 

Lumabas agad ng kitchen si ate

 

“Saan kayo pupunta?”

 

“Magcocoffee” sagot ni ate Fany

 

“Hindi pwede Tiffany, May kape naman dito, bakit kailangan pang umalis?” Sabi ni ate Taeyeon

 

Ate Fany just gave her a look 

 

“Ah hehe joke lang, sige na mag kape na kayo, eto oh ang card ko yan na gamitin niyo kahit bilhin niyo pa yung buong coffee shop” 

 

Ate Fany rolled her eyes at nauna nang lumabas.

 

Sumaglit muna ako sa kitchen para makapag paalam sa girlfriend ko.

 

“Baby mag coffee lang kami ni ate ha?”

 

She nodded “sige, ingat ah?” Tumango naman ako

 

…

 

“Rina, I’m not pressuring you or anything ha?” Tumango naman ako “I’m just wondering if wala parin kayo balak… to you know…”

 

“Magpakasal?” I asked, tumango naman si ate

 

“You’ve been together na for… five years na diba?” Tumango naman ako 

 

Hindi ako agad nakasagot

 

“Look I’m not pressuring you…” natigilan siya at biglang napangiti “maybe I do pala” natawa naman ako

 

“Hindi parin ba kayo ready?”

 

“Ate, matagal na akong handa… I’m just waiting for her…waiting na tanungin niya ako…”

 

“Oh my god!!!” Napatingin sa amin ang mga tao dito sa coffee shop kaya sinaway ko agad si ate “You ask her instead!!!”

 

“What if she’s still not ready? I’m waiting for her to ask me because I know na ready na siya when that time comes”

 

“I think naghihintayan na lang kayo, wala pa ba kayo napapagusapan tungkol dun?”

 

Umiling naman ako.

 

“When we are with our friends tapos napupunta ang topic sa marriage nanahimik siya bigla”

 

“I think you should talk to her about it, look you’re basically married na naman, you’re living together na diba”

 

Napaisip ako…

 

Ate is right.

 

“I’ll try to talk to her ate”

 

…

 

I’m preparing our breakfast when Winter hugged me from behind

 

“Goodmorning” i said

 

“Morning, mahal”

 

I let her hug me habang nagluluto ako.

 

“Rina”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Yung napag usapan natin tungkol sa sea games… I want you to play”

 

I faced her.

 

“Are you sure?”

 

She nodded “I’m sorry for being selfish”