Beneath the moon
I watched the two of them laughing while holding a can of Heineken beer in each hand. I know that it's my father's favorite drink and Rade is in favor of drinking whatever that is alcoholic. They chose one of the eating place in the Singapore food trail, nearer to the famous Singapore Flyer and a view of the sun. Me, my sister and my father adores this place. There are always lots of people plus the amazing view where we can relax and see the sunset. Now, the sun is still preparing to set so it's not yet dark. Luckily, I got out of the office faster than I thought. The two of them didn't see me yet. My father leaned on Rade and say something to him that makes him laugh harder. I stop walking and smile at the sight. Some people don't get my father because he sometimes say a lot of things most especially when he's drunk and seeing Rade looks like enjoying his company makes my heart flutter. I shake my head and stopped admiring the sight. I don't want to let my feelings for Rade exceed to its limit. You know, to lessen the pain if ever.. Ha! I continue walking towards them until Rade saw me and waves at me. My father smiles as I walk close to them. They look like old friends, I smiled at the thought. I take the seat between the two of them.
"So what's up guys? Did I kept you two waiting?" I look over for the waiter or any staff of the food trail, I am starting to get hungry again.
"Oh no, no, we thought that you will be there much longer. We're fine. So what happened?" My father said.
"Just some glitches in the system and looks like some of the one we wrote are corrupted. Sheila panicked so she have to call me mostly to calm her down while the data and documents were retrieved. So there, everything's fine by now and she is calmed down."
"Really ,that's good good."
"So, what were you talking about. Did my father told you anything to embarrass me?" I asked Rade. Rade is smiling and looks like he is nearing to laugh again.
"No, nothing embarrassing." then he laughs which makes my father laugh too. I rolled my eyes and calls the waiter on the side.
"Can we try to order and eat something without hearing any laughter from the two of you?" That make them stop laughing though they are still grinning like mad men.
Me and Rade ordered some chinese food while my father is in the mood for Japanese so he have to stand up and look for a stall with that kind of food offering. We talk while we eat. My father began telling us some trivias again that I might have heard over some dinners or lunches before. Then I look at Rade and he looks interested to whatever my father is saying. He asks some follow up questions with what my father is talking about and my father is more than happy to answer his questions. I feel like laughing whenever I can see an excited glint in his eyes. He is always happy when someone humors him.
The sun have already set and the lights in the ferris wheel of the Singapore flyer reflects on us. The three of us laughing with some old lame jokes and stories shared. Most of the time, I just listened to the two of them and I realized, there is contentment springing in my chest. Sometimes, while my father is talking, Rade and I looks at each other and he have this big smile in his face that earned another butterflies inside me. I always smiles back.
It's already 11 pm on the clock. Time flies. We decided that maybe we should go home since we still have work tomorrow. My father and Rade finished 6 cans of beer each and I don't know if I'm impressed.
"Tito, you and Celaena can ride with me. Just tell me where you live, alright?" Rade tell my father.
"Sure, sure Iho." My father answers while tapping Rade's head. "You're a good guy, Rade. A good guy." my father says while looking at me.
"Cel, you should probably start looking for a guy like him. I like this kind of attitude, dearie." I made a face with that. While Rade is looking like he's suppressing his laughter. But he failed then he laughs wholeheartedly which makes my father laugh too.
I started walking, leaving the two of them. I don't know why I'm being pissed but it looks like they are making fun of me or they probably have some shared secret.
"Hey, Celaena, wait up!" the two of them walks fast like wild dogs behind me.
We dropped of my father in his apartment. I said goodbye to him and kiss him on his cheeks.
"Bye, Pa! Love you!"
"Bye, 'nak, love you more!"
Then he went inside his apartment.
It's just Rade and me inside his car. I'm still not speaking so he breaks the ice.
"Why are you and your father not living together?"
"We used to. Me and my sister. But it's too far from where I am working. I cram and this is his apartment where he can catch a ride faster to where he is working. So, we decided that I will look an apartment near my workplace with my sister. Whenever we want to hang out or eat dinner together, we meet halfway. Our usual hang-out is in Singapore food trail or in Marina Bay Sands."
"Ahhhh, I see."
"Yes. But what did my father said to you? I leave you two for four hours. Did he say something embarrassing or ...whatever."
"So that is why you've been silent."
"...."
He looks at me and he is grinning like an idiot.
"Well, I have this very interesting conversation with your father."
I lean a little bit to him, looking at him in the face and wait for him to speak.
"Yeah, yeah, I know that already. Looking interested and all at him. So what is it?"
While driving, he is still grinning.
"He said that, you never had a boyfriend..." I think my face is going red.
"And he said, maybe...." I think I would like to be eaten by the ground.
"....you still never had your first kiss." That's it, I would like to be eaten by the road and never look at him. Again. I feel so embarrassed. I slowly straightened my seat and leaned on the window of the car. He's about to say something when I held up my hand on his side to stop whatever he is going to say.
"Stop it. Don't feel so smug knowing that I let you kiss me just yesterday. Alright, that's my first kiss. Don't be smug about it. DON'T."
I can see his reflection on the window and his grinning stops replaced by a simple smile. He parks the car outside a small convenient store then he put my hand down as I look at him. I have my other eyes closed and still afraid looking at him, little bit craning my head on my side. Then he says,
"It has been an honor to be your first kiss." He said while smiling genuinely, still holding my other hand. This could be a stupid lovesick note to myself because when said that with a smile, I melted. Rade earns another butterflies.
"Though, I never thought that it was your first kiss because man, you kiss really good." My eyes almost bulge out of its socket, I pull away my hand on his grasp and strike his arms a little too hard, repeatedly.
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. But seriously. Seriously, it's been an honor and it would not go into waste." Raising his left hand, he says. "I will treasure that kiss and the other kisses to come" I strike his arms again and he continue his giggling (in a manly way) fits.
"So what's up guys? Did I kept you two waiting?" I look over for the waiter or any staff of the food trail, I am starting to get hungry again.
"Oh no, no, we thought that you will be there much longer. We're fine. So what happened?" My father said.
"Just some glitches in the system and looks like some of the one we wrote are corrupted. Sheila panicked so she have to call me mostly to calm her down while the data and documents were retrieved. So there, everything's fine by now and she is calmed down."
"Really ,that's good good."
"So, what were you talking about. Did my father told you anything to embarrass me?" I asked Rade. Rade is smiling and looks like he is nearing to laugh again.
"No, nothing embarrassing." then he laughs which makes my father laugh too. I rolled my eyes and calls the waiter on the side.
"Can we try to order and eat something without hearing any laughter from the two of you?" That make them stop laughing though they are still grinning like mad men.
Me and Rade ordered some chinese food while my father is in the mood for Japanese so he have to stand up and look for a stall with that kind of food offering. We talk while we eat. My father began telling us some trivias again that I might have heard over some dinners or lunches before. Then I look at Rade and he looks interested to whatever my father is saying. He asks some follow up questions with what my father is talking about and my father is more than happy to answer his questions. I feel like laughing whenever I can see an excited glint in his eyes. He is always happy when someone humors him.
The sun have already set and the lights in the ferris wheel of the Singapore flyer reflects on us. The three of us laughing with some old lame jokes and stories shared. Most of the time, I just listened to the two of them and I realized, there is contentment springing in my chest. Sometimes, while my father is talking, Rade and I looks at each other and he have this big smile in his face that earned another butterflies inside me. I always smiles back.
It's already 11 pm on the clock. Time flies. We decided that maybe we should go home since we still have work tomorrow. My father and Rade finished 6 cans of beer each and I don't know if I'm impressed.
"Tito, you and Celaena can ride with me. Just tell me where you live, alright?" Rade tell my father.
"Sure, sure Iho." My father answers while tapping Rade's head. "You're a good guy, Rade. A good guy." my father says while looking at me.
"Cel, you should probably start looking for a guy like him. I like this kind of attitude, dearie." I made a face with that. While Rade is looking like he's suppressing his laughter. But he failed then he laughs wholeheartedly which makes my father laugh too.
I started walking, leaving the two of them. I don't know why I'm being pissed but it looks like they are making fun of me or they probably have some shared secret.
"Hey, Celaena, wait up!" the two of them walks fast like wild dogs behind me.
We dropped of my father in his apartment. I said goodbye to him and kiss him on his cheeks.
"Bye, Pa! Love you!"
"Bye, 'nak, love you more!"
Then he went inside his apartment.
It's just Rade and me inside his car. I'm still not speaking so he breaks the ice.
"Why are you and your father not living together?"
"We used to. Me and my sister. But it's too far from where I am working. I cram and this is his apartment where he can catch a ride faster to where he is working. So, we decided that I will look an apartment near my workplace with my sister. Whenever we want to hang out or eat dinner together, we meet halfway. Our usual hang-out is in Singapore food trail or in Marina Bay Sands."
"Ahhhh, I see."
"Yes. But what did my father said to you? I leave you two for four hours. Did he say something embarrassing or ...whatever."
"So that is why you've been silent."
"...."
He looks at me and he is grinning like an idiot.
"Well, I have this very interesting conversation with your father."
I lean a little bit to him, looking at him in the face and wait for him to speak.
"Yeah, yeah, I know that already. Looking interested and all at him. So what is it?"
While driving, he is still grinning.
"He said that, you never had a boyfriend..." I think my face is going red.
"And he said, maybe...." I think I would like to be eaten by the ground.
"....you still never had your first kiss." That's it, I would like to be eaten by the road and never look at him. Again. I feel so embarrassed. I slowly straightened my seat and leaned on the window of the car. He's about to say something when I held up my hand on his side to stop whatever he is going to say.
"Stop it. Don't feel so smug knowing that I let you kiss me just yesterday. Alright, that's my first kiss. Don't be smug about it. DON'T."
I can see his reflection on the window and his grinning stops replaced by a simple smile. He parks the car outside a small convenient store then he put my hand down as I look at him. I have my other eyes closed and still afraid looking at him, little bit craning my head on my side. Then he says,
"It has been an honor to be your first kiss." He said while smiling genuinely, still holding my other hand. This could be a stupid lovesick note to myself because when said that with a smile, I melted. Rade earns another butterflies.
"Though, I never thought that it was your first kiss because man, you kiss really good." My eyes almost bulge out of its socket, I pull away my hand on his grasp and strike his arms a little too hard, repeatedly.
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. But seriously. Seriously, it's been an honor and it would not go into waste." Raising his left hand, he says. "I will treasure that kiss and the other kisses to come" I strike his arms again and he continue his giggling (in a manly way) fits.
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