#InloveWithTheEnemy Part4
I was in the canteen , sitting, waiting with a book on my hand authored by one of my faves , Malcolm Gladwell. Suddenly , I heard a familiar laugh. I raised my head and saw Micheal with a girl. The girl was smiling while Micheal was laughing at what she's saying. Tsss , Mr. Congeniality , I thought. I saw the girl hit Micheal on his arm and they laughed together. I felt an unfamiliar churn in my stomache, as if my intestines were in chaos, a painful twitch on my heart .This Homo Habilis , why is he ,,,,, why is he talking to this girl?? But then again , why should he not? And most importantly, why am I feeling this way? I shook my head and looked down.
"Here's your salad and orange juice Courtney"
I looked up and saw Micheal. He sat beside me.
I said thank you and rolled my eyes at him.
Micheal : What ? What did I do wrong?
Me : Go away , you Homo .
Micheal : *pouts*
I can't help but laugh.
Me : Stop that. You look like a platypus.
And we laughed.
It's been 2 months since the day he took me to the amusement park. And since then, I'd say we've become "friends" Who would have thought right?
Micheal : Naa kay buhaton ugma?
Me : It's a Saturday so I think wala. Why?
Micheal : Great. *coughs* hhmm Will you go with me tomorrow?
Me : Where?
Micheal: *smiles* It's a surpise.
I stared at him with critical eyes. Oh well , the last time he took me somewhere, I enjoyed it a lot so....
As always , were both early birds so when I arrived 30 minutes earlier , he was there already.
Me : So where are we going?
Micheal: Let's go to my house.
As soon as my brain processed his answer my jaw dropped. I stared at him with wide eyes.
Me : Whaaaaat??????!!!!!!
Micheal just laughed at me.
Me : Are you power tripping?
Micheal : Don't worry, I'll let you meet someone..
Me : Whooo? Y-your parents???
Micheal : Stop asking questions.
He held my hand and literally dragged me.
Wala najd ko kasabot sa kong nafeel that time but nangibabaw jd ang kulba. I was gonna meet his parents. I was wearing simple shorts and a hello kitty tshirt. What the hell?
Me : Homooo why didn't you say you were taking me to your house, I could have worn something more decent?!!!
Micheal stopped walking and faced me. He looked at me in the eye and smiled. Iyang gitarung akong buhok. Gently combing by hair through his hand. He kept the baby hairs behind my ears. He touched eyebrows nga nag abot because I was annoyed , he pinched my two cheeks ug iyang gistretch as if making me smile. Then he said,
Micheal : Your hair is usually a bit messy, your eyebrows untamed, your lips are without chemical colorings in it, so with your cheeks , no fancy clothes, no accesories but I have never seen anything more beautiful than this view.
Me : I ...... I ...... I'll shut up na.
He held my hands one again and said, "Let's go."
Layo ilang Micheal. It's in a mountainous barangay. More than an 1 hour from the Metro, we had to take 3 rides.
On our way there, I was greeted by the cool breeze and the green trees.
Pagnaog namo , we had to walk for a few meters then I saw an average sized hut or kubo surrounded by different kinds of plants. It was simple yet sophisticated.
Micheal : We're here.
My nerves are really on alert. I was gonna meet his parents , gosh.
Micheal : Nanay? Nanay? *while nanoktok*
Ako kay nagdry na akong mouth and my heart was beating real fast.
Then the door opened and I felt like my soul was gonna run away. I saw an elderly woman show up with a gentle smile on his face.
Nanay : Mikeeey! Happy Birthday anak.
I was shocked. I looked at Micheal.
Me : What? Birthday diay nimo?
Micheal looked at me and smiled then he looked back at his Nanay and nagbless and kiss sa cheeks.
Micheal : Si Courtney diay Nay, classmate nako.
Nanay smiled at me warmly. I smiled a shy one.
Me : Good Noon Nanay. Nice to meet you . *Nidool ko nya nagbless pd.*
Nanay : So ikaw diay si Courtney Inday? * then Nanay looked at Micheal and laughed.*
Micheal : Naaaaay ba!
Nanay : Hahaha Ali sulod mo.
It was clean and neat inside. It felt very homey and comfortable.
While Micheal was cooking something, Nanay and I talked. She was very sweet and humorous. Now I know where Micheal gets it. Then she gave me a photo album with Micheal's baby pictures. While I was scanning through the pages, she told me the stories behind each picture and I kept on laughing. He was a naughty child.
Then Micheal showed up and saw what we were doing.
Micheal : Naaaaaay! Pakauwawan man pd ta nimo Nay uy.
Me : Shut up Mikey. Hahahaha * I sticked my tounge out at him. *
Micheal turned red then Nanay and I laughed. He walked back to the kitchen.
But then I noticed something.
Me : Nanay kinsa diay ni? *I showed her the picture.*
Nanay : Mao na ang Papa ug Mama ni Micheal inday.
I was shocked.
Me : Unsa Nay? I thought ikaw iyang Mama.
Nanay : Ay wala diay gisulti ni Mikey nimo inday? Lola man ko niya.
Whaaat?
Me : So asa diay iyang parents Nay?
Nanay : Haaaaay wala na iyang parents inday. Namatay,aksidente,5 years old pa siya ato.
I couldn't believe it.
Me : So ikaw ra diay ang nagbuhi ni Micheal Nay?
Nanay : Oo inday, ako kay iyahang Lolo , nawala namn pd. Mao bitaw Inday nga naglisud jud ko ug pag paeskwela ni Micheal kay gasalig ra pd mi sa pensyon ug sa baligya namo diris bukid. Pero maayo nalang nga kugihan ug bright na akong apo Inday mao nang naa siyay scholarship sa school ninyo ron. Bata pa lang dili gyd na siya hilig mangayo nako ug kwarta. Iyahang maestra pag elementary, gi refer na siya sa kanang inyong giskuylahan karon , gipatake ug scholarship. Mao nang pag grade 6 niya, nibalhin siya ug skwela nya kami nibalhin ug puyo didto sa syudad. Pero pag 3rd year niya , nasakit man ko anak maong gipabalik ko ni Micheal ug puyo diri. Sukad ato, siya ra usa ang nagpuyo sa syudad. Pero mag ulian na siya diri ig weekend.
I was silent after that, processing everything Nanay told me. It was time to eat.
Naglingkod ming tulo, I watched how Nanay put food on Micheals plate, he kissed Nanay on the forehead after. My heart ached. Here was Micheal, no parents,no grand house, nothing fancy but I know he grew up with so much love from Nanay. Then Nanay looked at me, and put food on my plate as well. My heart was swelling with a mix of both pain and happiness.
Nanay smiled warmly at me.
Nanay : Kaon na anak .
My heart hurt at the thought that sometimes we get the feeling of love and care not from people we want to experience it from but from others. And that's okay.
I looked at Micheal and he also smiled at me.
Our lunch was filled with stories and laughs. After sa amoang lunch Micheal took me to their garden to stroll.
Me : Thank you for taking me here.
Micheal : Thank you for coming with me.
We looked at each other and smiled.
I can't believe that after all the hate I felt towards him before , I'd come to this point in my life where I'd feel thankful that I got to know him. What an amazing guy.
Micheal : Stay here.
Ug niadto siyas likod, when he came back , he was holding a small pot with a plant in it.
Me : What is that?
Micheal : I ahm it's a rose. I wanted to give you flowers but I figured, it will wither with time. So I'll give you this , only i-if you w-want it. * he was stuttering*
I smiled brightly at him. He was always so thoughtful.
Me : I love it. I've always wanted to have a plant since I can't have pets.
Micheal : Why not?
Me : Oh Mama doesn't like pets.
Micheal gave me the pot.
Me : I promise to take care of this. Thank you Homo.
Micheal : You're welcome Dopamine.
Hahahaha Dopamines are known as happy hormones.
Me : I see what you did there. Dopamines huh?
He smiled..
Me : But shouldn't I be the one giving you gifts?
Micheal's face lit up.
Micheal : Well it's not too late to give me a gift you know.
Me : What would you want as a gift?
Micheal : Go to prom with me?
Me : Happy Birthday Homo. Looks like you have a date. *wink*
After that day, I went home with a happy heart. I placed the plant inside my room, just behind the window. I was ecstatic the first time I saw a rose in full bloom. I took a picture and showed it to Micheal. He congratulated me for doing a good job at taking care of the plant. Since then , we got even more close. We eat together, study together , have picnics and whatnot. I have never felt so alive. I looked forward to each day because he is my day. He showed me how to enjoy the little things in life. I've learnt to make friends. He introduced me to his other friends, which were our classmates, *how weird does that sound?* He makes me happy. I figured, he was also my daily dose of Dopamines . But don't tell him that *wink*
Prom Day
Micheal : Dance with me?
Me : I don't know how to dance.
*I said in a quiet voice*
Micheal : Courtney? The Courtney? Does not know how to do something? And gives up so easily? That's not who she is. Come on Dopamine.
He looked at me with encouraging eyes.
I smiled at him.
So we danced. He held my cold hands, and wrapped his other hand around me. We swayed to the rythm of the music. Amid the crowd of Juniors and Seniors , it felt like it was just the two of us.
I looked at him. He looked at me.
MC : It's time for the fireworks everyone!
The people gathered outside the pavilion. We stopped dancing and we went there together.
And so the fireworks started.
Me : It's so beautiful!!
Micheal : Very beautiful.
I looked at him and see him looking at me.
Well this is familiar.
We stood there. Staring at each other. While our classmates were busy taking videos.
Micheal : I wanna ask you something.
Me : What?
Micheal : You know the cartesian plane right?
Me : Uhm. Yes? with the X and Y axis?
Micheal : The Cartesian plane does not make sense without the X and Y axis. It needs each other.
Me : So what Micheal? You're not-
Micheal: Sshh. My question is ,
If life is a big Cartesian Plane and I am the X axis, willl you be my Y axis?
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