ch-ch-changes...

"trix tanggap na ko!" mike said on his text message with the smiley face at the end of the text. He finally got his letter from the university that he was applying for, He was so proud to get accepted because it was his father's alma mater.

oooopppsss, im sorry to have jumped my story this far, recap: the night of his senior year went out great by the way, there were good people, good music and of course good food, not to mention that one of his buds got crowned king of the night which made our group the center of attention which was really fun! and then summer came, i got really excited coz now i know i'd have more time to hang out with mike.. well it was just wishful thinking on my part. He and I became really busy going over applications for universities and colleges. He was really aiming on this one school where his dad graduated from and it would mean alot to his parents if he gets in,and lucky for him he did

"that's good news :)" i replied back. hooo! finally we'll have time to relax, it had been hectic this past few weeks, luckily i myself got in the university that i was rootin' for. "ok i'll see you tonight sa bahay ha? dinner tayo i'll cook." i sent him another message.
"sige! that'll be good." see you hal! love you!" he sent back.
Hay salamat, sa wakas we could just chill and talk about this... whew!

and so i cooked for him for dinner and of course for the whole family na din. food for dinner was sinigang and by the time that my parents got home dinner was ready... as everyone was trying to settle down their sits, dumating si mike.

"oh mike, tamang tama ang dating mo.. lika na kain na." my dad invited him.
"ah opo thanks po tito."
so we all sat down and said our graces. then we started eating and chatting happily then my dad asked him a question: "oh ano mike natanggap mo na ba yung letter mo dun sa university na gusto mo?" he asked.
" ah eh.. opo tito, kanina ko lang din po nakuha eh."
"naku, siguro your parents are so proud of you ano?"
"oo nga po eh, lalo na si daddy ."
"naku etong si tixie, kakatanggap lang niya din nung letter niya and we're actually planning to move her dun sa lola niya, ang layo kasi ng commute eh, lam mo naman ang traffic." my mom interrupted.

wait a second... did i just hear my mom tell mike that i might move to lola's house in manila??? uhoh! not good.. ok mom drop it! not infront of mike, we havent even talked about it yet...

"ah talaga po? hindi pa ho nababanggit ni trix sa kin," he said politely as he tried to swallow his food.
"eh kasi mike hindi pa naman sure yun eh." i said looking back at my mom giving her the look to drop the subject, but i guess she cant take a hint.
"chaka lam mo naman delikado na din ang panahon ngayon kaya mas maigi na din yung andun siya sa lola niya, para hindi din mahirapan mag pabalik balik dito sa bahay." my mom said.
"eh ikaw mike, commute ka lang din ba?" my dad interrupted.
"umm, binili po kasi ako ni mama ng bagong sasakyan eh, ok nga po tito kasi di ba, kahit hindi na umalis si trix kahit hatid sundo ko nlang siya." he offered, looking at my mom.
"naku mike, sige nga at pagiisipan namin ng tito mo."
"ma, iba nalang muna pagusapan natin halos buong summer na ito yung pinaguusapan eh." i said.

and so we did, we started talking about, how each other's day went. After dinner I offered to do the dishes and mike offered to help out, at least we both have time to talk about the "moving out" deal, which of course he didnt know and much worse i didnt! as i was carrying all the dishes towards the sink, mike started talking..

"lipat ka din pala sa lola mo eh noh?" he asked wiping off the table.
"ano ka ba, hindi pa naman yun sigurado eh, ni hindi pa nga namin napaguusapan yun, ito lang si mommy ang mapilit." i said.
"eh paano yan kapag nag decide sila na dun ka na? paano na tayo?"
"ito naman wala pa nga eh, di bale sabihin kay daddy may sasakyan ka na naman kaya pwede mo na ko hatid sundo." i said.
"hmm. bahala na." he said giving me a smack on the lips, then he just shrugged his shrugged his shoulders.

When mike left i went to my parents' room to discuss the "moving" issue.
"ma? totoo ba? plano niyo ni dad na dun ako kila lola sa manila?" i asked.
"well, titignan natin kasi lam mo naman na mahirap na ngayon eh, ang layo ng commute mo everyday, tas yung klase mo 8 nagsisimula, eh di anong oras ka niyan aalis dito?"
"isa pa anong oras ka niyan makakauwi, delikado pa naman ngayong panahon na to."my dad said looking up from the tv.
"eh dad may sasakyan naman si mike eh, siya nalang ang hatid sundo sa kin di ba?"
" paguusapan namin ng daddy mo, sige na magpahinga ka na." my mom said.

the issue was not even finished. even my sister was on to me as i entered our bedroom, she had a different opinion about it though.
"ate, ano titira ka kila lola?" she asked.
"ayoko! paano si mike di ba? naku sigurado mapa praning yun."
"pero ate, tignan mo nalang, si lola hindi naman yun strict, tapos imagine may sarili kang room and you can do whatever you want. ang lapit mo pa sa mga gimikan?" she said with a hint of envy.
"hmmm, hindi ko naisip yun ah, pero just the thought of it that sounds really interesting."
"di ba? tutal naman may wheels naman si mike so magkikita pa din kayo araw araw di ba?"

she has a point, and that idea made me think twice about being here. hmmm? parang ang sarap nga kila lola and to think na hindi naman siya strict and tama nga sis ko ang lapit lang ng mga gimikan dun, i can do whatever i want di ba? pero... paano si mike? he hates the idea of me going out on my own, let alone moving out and living alone with my lola...how can i tell him that, and the more i think about moving, the more inviting it becomes...shoot! is that bad? me having the idea of moving out??? naku patay ako nito kay mike kapag sinabi ko yung feelings about moving, but i dont know, maybe he'll like the idea of change? gosh! this is scary, i should just wait for my parents' decision the i'll go ahead and tell him after.
"ate si mike asa phone." my sister interrupted my thoughts.
"ah ok, sige thanks. hello?" i said as i answered the phone.

i guess i have to keep it as a secret for now, i have to think hard about this new opprtunity hopefully, he'll understand...