Hindi natuloy sila mommy sa Thailand, dahil nanghinayang akong sayang ang bakasyon, sabi ko pupunta ako. I don't know if Trina has weird telepathic ability, just few minutes after mom cancelled our vacation, she called me. Pinagpaalam niya ako kay mommy.
"Dalian niyo nga," si Trina na kanina pa nakasimangot. "Kapag tayo naiwan na naman ng eroplano... ewan ko na lang talaga!"
Umakbay si Xandro kay Trina. "Alam mo Trin, gano'n talaga minsan maiiwan ka-"
Agad siyang nakatikim ng batok kay Trina. "Sana ikaw ang totoong maiwan."
Naiwan kami ng eroplano, kasi 'yong mag pinsan. The Thailand plan happened. Thanks to the convincing power of Trinabella.
"Bagal mo kasi," bulong ko kay Rylie na nasa tabi ko. His eyes were shut, ewan kung talagang antok talaga siya, o naglalambing lang dahil isang linngo kaming hindi nagkita. His head on my shoulder was heavy, pero hindi ako nagreklamo.
"Malay ko bang 4 pm ang flight," bulong niya. "I thought 5."
"Didn't I tell you?"
Now, it's me who's confused.
"You didn't," he answered. "Sabi ni Xandro, 5 pm. Kung siya magiging doctor ko, parang kakabahan na ako."
I chuckled, he pinned his head on my shoulder a little deeper.
Una sa Bangkok kami, Trina wanted to go shopping. 'Yon ang unang agenda niya. Half of me believed that she wanted the stores to be taken to her home. Lahat talaga maganda sa kanya. Mura ang mga tinda sa mall na pinuntahan namin, way cheaper than the prices listed in Manila.
"Let's buy this," Rylie pointed the anklet.
"Hmm, para sa iyo?"
"Sa atin, for sure a promise ring scares you," sabi niya. "This will be hidden, pwede ba, babe?"
"Okay," I offered him a genuine smile, pero no'ng nakita ko ang presyo, napa-compute ako. "No, not that. Too expensive, the other one."
"This one," he pointed.
"No, the last one," I said, he creased his forehead. "This one," I pointed.
"Sige," sabi niya, he pulled me closer, his arm on my waist. "Nasaan na 'yong dalawa?"
Luminga-linga ako, there she was, our fashionista friend. Trying every ring on her finger.
"It's a pity , only having ten fingers," Trinabella uttered with deep annoyance. "These rings are all cute, ugh-"
Xandro gazed at her with awe. "Sometimes I wonder how can Tita sustains your lifestyle."
"Speaking of mom, let's find cute plates," she said. One of things she's obsess with too, expensive and luxury kitchenware.
"Hmm, ganyan ba siya kagastos talaga? Parang hindi naman, dib?" puna ko, halos binulong ko na lang 'yon kay Rylie.
"Maybe she had a fight with his bastard boy again, that's her coping mechanism," he chuckled. "Xandro, just let her!" he shouted.
Ang sunod na pinuntahan namin ay ang pagbibilhan ni Trina ng pasalubong niya sa mommy niya.
"This is too expensive," I murmured to my boyfriend. "Plato? Thirty thousand ang isa? Baka hindi na lang ako kakain kapag ganyan, matakot pa akong mabasag ko."
