Me: ganun talaga nung panahon namin. Pagka graduate ng college pag papamilya na nasa isip namin. Simple lang ang buhay noon. Basta masipag at matyaga ka mabubuhay ka. At mapapagtapos mo pa ng pag aaral mga anak mo hanggang college.
Kim: Grabe sana ganun kasimple ang buhay. I can’t imagine na naitago ninyo ang relationship ninyo. Buti hindi kayo natuluyan nung ginulpi ka.
Me: Well aside from gulpi eh muntik pa akong barilin ng byenan ko. Nung nalaman niyang ako ang amang dinadala ng anak niya.
Kim: OMG! SERYOSO????
Me: Yup! Kasalanan ko din naman. They trusted me their daughter pero ako pa ang nakabuntis. Pero ang maipagmamalaki ko lang ay pamilya lang namin ang buo that time kahit na hindi kami mayaman. Somehow I gained their respect.
Kim: Grabe sir! Pero swerte mo talaga sir. Imagine sa dami nang nanligaw sa asawa mo ikaw pa ang naka una sa lahat. First holding hands, first cuddle, first kiss, ikaw pa ang unang nakakita sa katawan niya at na first blood mo pa sir.
Me: Bakit? Hindi ba swerte ang boyfriend mo sa iyo?
Kim: sir may sasabihin ako pero wag mo akong tatawanan ha.
Me: Bakit naman kita tatawanan?
Kim: basta sir.
Then she whispered on my ears. Virgin pa siya. Dun ko lang nalaman na wala pa siyang boyfriend. Ma focus siya sa kanyang studies and after finishing her degree from Ateneo ay nagfocus naman siya sa career.
Me: Hindi naman nakakahiya yun.
Kim and I became really close and one sunday morning ay dumalaw ako sa apartment niya.
Kim: Sir! Napadalaw ka?
Me: Bored ako sabahay eh. Gusto ko sana ng makakausap.
Kim: Naku sir nag gegeneral cleaning ako ngayon dito sa apartment.
Me: Tulungan na kita.
Kim: Naku huwag na po sir. Nakakahiya po.
Me: I insist Kim.
Wala siyang nagawa that time and she obliged. Sakto namang wala ang land lady niya. She was wearing a white spaghetti strap top and a blue short. Di maiiwasang tigasan ako. Ang puti ng kanyang singit at kilikili. Nakakataas balahibo.
After cleaning she treated me for a dinner. Nagpa deliver siya ng food and we ate. Father figure ako kay Kim while daughter figure naman siya sa akin. Father and daughter ang peg namin sa isa’t isa. I was the father that she never had habang nagkaroon naman ako ng anak sa katauhan niya especially may kanya kanyang buhay na ang mga anak ko. She told me na nag apply siya to be a flight attendant sa isang sikat na Dubai based airline. She wanted to do it to broaden her horizons. She was on schooling and minsan tinutulungan ko siya financially. She was hesitant at first to accept any financa help pero this time tinanggap na niya. Hinihintay na kang niya ang tawag sa kanya which was anytime soon na.
Typical father and daughter bonding and we would even watch movies together. Di maiiwasang may mabuong special relationship between us. I would hold her hands as she would hold back. She would always stay on my townhouse unit in Mahogany sa BGC since strict ang land lady niya at bawal may lalake.
Kim and I became really close and she started to call me Tito. Ok lang sa akin since I am more than twice her age and ka edad niya ang youngest ko na si Iigo. We would hang out on my condo and this time we started to flirt with each other. I would hug her from behind and would kiss her on her cheeks alternately and she would allow me to do so. I would tickle her on the waits while my arms are wrapping around it and she would giggle. I felt odd at first because I just can’t imagine na nilalandi ko ang anak ko pero iba pa rin ang call of nature. Syempre lalake ako and 5 years na akong tuyot. There are times na di maiiwasang tigasan ako pero pasimple ako sa pag ayos.
Every friday night ang tambay namin ni Kim sa aking townhouse unit. Iniwan ko na ang bahay namin sa Paraaque kay Iigo since he’s planning to get married and have a family na. Pinaubaya ko na sa kanya ang bahay and he opened his own engineering firm. Yung guesthouse ang naging office niya para makatipid sa expenses. I chose to live in a 2 bedroom condo since super laki na nung namin sa Paraaque para sa akin na nag iisa na lang sa buhay. Yanna resides at New Manila in Quezon City since malapit ito sa St Lukes kung saan siya nag pra practice as a doctor with her husband. Bela lives in Valle Verde since their law office was in Ortigas.
Parang love nest ang peg ng townhouse unit ko. We would sleep on one room and pag tumatabi siya sa akin DAMN! Super bango ng kanyang buhok. From staying on my condo ay napunta kami sa out of town trips. Ewan ko ba pero ang gaan ng pakiramdam ko kay Kim. Kapag magkasama kami ay nararamdaman ko sa kanya si Amalia. One long weekend ay niyaya ko siyang magpunta sa isang private beach house La Union. It was owned by Ben and he offered it to me. I bought her a branded halter bikini set.
Me: Kim for you.
Kim: Thank You Tito.
She hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. She opened the paperbag at nagulat siya.
Kim: Tito ang revealing naman nito. Hindi naman kagandahan katawan ko.
Pabirong hirit sa akin ni Kim.
Me: Trust me Iha. Just try it.
She went to the bathroom and changed. Then she went out with a cover up.
Me: O bakit balot na balot ka?
Kim: Tito hiya ako eh.
Me: Don’t worry iha. Ako lang naman ito.
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