He's Never Getting Enough Of Me

Granny

"Grannyyyyy!" Sabik kong sigaw habang tumatakbo papalapit sa aking lola.

Sinalubong niya ako at niyakap. Nakangiti man ay bakas pa rin sa kanyang mukha ang panghihina at medyo maputla ang kanyang balat. My grandmother is not getting any younger. It's making me sad.

Ate Angel hugged Granny like what I did. Worry is evident in her eyes.

"I missed you so much, mga apo. You two owe me a makeover because you didn't visit me for a long time. Alam kong busy kayo sa pag-aaral pero kahit na. Hmp!" Nagtatampo kunwaring sabi ni Granny habang naka pout at magkakrus ang mga braso.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Ate Angel na pawang nag-uusap at alam na namin kung ano ang gagawin upang masuya ang aming lola. "Sorry naaa. Don't worry, we brought a lot of makeups because we love making you even more beautiful, Granny." Malambing kong sabi at isinayaw pa si Granny.

"Just make sure you make me look like a teenager ha. If not, I won't bake your favorite pie." Sabi ni Granny at inaya kaming pumasok sa loob ng bahay dahil medyo mainit sa labas.

I missed this villa. We used to visit here every summer but when Ate Angel started college, we weren't able to come here very often and if nagkataon man na makapunta kami ay hindi rin kami nagtatagal dahil maraming kailangang gawin si Ate.

My eyes wandered around the house as we entered the white big double door with gold linings. The cozy living room greeted us and a river of memories flashed on my mind. The three of us used to bond here everyday and I'm looking forward to gladly do it again. Nakakalungkot lang dahil wala na si Grandad.

Umupo kami sa 8 seater sofa at nagpahanda si Granny ng makakain.

"How are you feeling, Granny? Buti naman at pinayagan ka ng doktor na umuwi agad. For sure, you're supposed to be confined in the hospital for about a week or two but knowing you, you surely played cute with Doc Caleb again just to make him let you go home." Bakas sa boses ni Ate ang pag-aalala pero idinaan niya na lang sa pagbibiro ang kanyang sinabi.

"I don't need to stay there. Hospital is making me feel sicker. Kaya nga nandito na kayo upang alagaan ako at hindi ko na kailangan manatili doon." Granny sipped on her green tea and held Ate's hand. "I'm fine, apo. You don't have to worry. Isa pa, Doc Caleb will surely check up on me regularly. He will take good care of me. I have a personal nurse to make sure I'm still breathing. Doc Caleb is a great doctor kahit na bago pa lang siya sa industriya."

Nakangisi akong tumingin kay Ate Angel nang pinuri ni Granny si Doc Caleb. May gusto kasi siya kay Doc pero kaming dalawa lang nakakaalam dahil natatakot siyang mapagalitan nina mom at dad dahil anlayo ng agwat ng edad nila.

She rolled her eyes at me and smiled warmly at Granny. "We hope you get better soon, Granny para makapunta na tayo agad sa dagat like we used to do before. Siguradong mas magiging masigla ka kapag nakapunta tayo doon at nakapag swimming. Diba, Chloe?"

I quickly nodded. "I agree, Ate. I so miss the fine white sand there na talaga. I'm so excited na makapunta again doon."

"Don't worry too much. I'm gonna make sure na gagaling na ako as soon as possible para masamahan ko kayo mga apo. But for the meantime, you two should go ahead and go to the beach." Granny said.

After chitchating with us, Granny excused herself to rest in her room. Hindi siya pwedeng mapagod dahil mahina pa ang katawan niya. Her nurse accompanied her so we just sat there and kissed her.

After we ate our snacks, we decided to go outside and roam around the villa. We sat on the concrete bench by the fountain that is surrounded by pink and yellow tulips. This fountain has been sitting here for years but it is obviously well taken care of because not even a single algae is visible.

"The gardeners did a really good job here. The flowers are still very beautiful. All these plants and tress is keeping the air in this villa fresh and clean which is very good for Granny and will help her heal fast." Nakangiting sabi ni Ate Angel habang nakatingin sa makukulay na mga bulaklak at sinisipa ang maliliit na bato.

I looked up the blue sky. "You're right. This place is my forever comfort zone. Siguro ate kung nagcollege na rin ako at na stress sa school works ay dito ako tatakbo at magrerelax. Makakasama ko pa si Granny."

She nodded slowly. "I hope she gets better soon and lives longer. I can't afford seeing her sleeping peacefully forever. Granny is a very special angel God sent us. She took care of us when we were kids because Mom and Dad were always away. Palaging ang kompanya lang ang inaatupag nila." Ate Angel sounded a bit rude by what she said about our parents but I can't blame her. What she said was true.

Our parents were always away either on the company or going abroad to close some deals. Kahit nga noong graduation ceremony ko nung elementary ay wala sila dahil mas inuna pa nilang palaguin ang kompanya.

"But we should still be glad even though they're not always there to take care of us because they give us everything we want, everything we need. Despite all the important events and accomplishments we celebrated without them, they still supported us by letting us do whatever we want and decide for ourselves." Malungkot man ay nakangiti ko iyong sinabi.

"We're very lucky we have Granny. She shouldered our parent's responsibilities by always being there for us."

I silently nodded and agreed to what she said. Nilanghap ko ang napakasariwang hangin at tahimik na humiling na sana ay kahit minsan, mapansin din ng mga magulang namin ang aming mga nakamit.

Naging mabait silang magulang pero marami ang kanilang mga naging pagkukulang sa aming dalawa ni ate pero sa tingin ko ay hindi nila iyon alam. Baka akala nila ay sapat na iyong binibigay nila lahat ng gusto namin. Pero hindi iyon ang mahalaga para sa amin, gusto namin silang makasama. Kaso lang kahati namin sa atensyon nila ang kompanya.