We waited for about 3 minutes before my parents arrived. They brought the fruits and vegetables they gathered.
"Y'all arrived at 7 pm, why took you both so long?" Moira asked in a way of worried manner.
Even I was worried about them because it was already too late. Also, they were bringing a lot of veggies and fruits.
Moira and I were worried so much, they shouldn't go home two, without us because it was already late at night.
"Sorry, your dad finished all the harvesting fruits," Mama explained as she held both hands.
Papa smiled with a comforting eye, trying to say "sorry" to us. His smile is very comforting, that's why we couldn't help ourselves to smile too.
"Mama look!" I laughed and pointed to dad's face. "Papa always had that smile every time he said sorry in quiet," Uttered in chuckled.
Mom laughed and pushed a bit dad's broad shoulder before glancing at the man on my back. She raised her eyebrows while tilting her head to look in my back, trying to see who it was.
"Is that--- Nikolas!" Mama yelped and push me a bit so she could come closer to Niko.
With a wide smile plastered on her face and open arms as she went closer to Niko. She hug her tightly and pinch Niko's cheeks causing him to laugh harder, that was a sweet scene for me.
"Why didn't you tell me that Nikolas was here? I wish we could bring him fresh flowers from the farm." Mama said and one by one took out her belongings.
"Mama, I didn't even know he was coming here. I thought this man was already abroad." I respond.
"Papa, Heart knew that Niko was coming. She just didn't tell us because it was supposed to be a surprise," Moira exclaimed and give me a look of teasing eyes.
"I did not know about Niko's sudden visit," Defended in startling words.
I glared at him and immediately stopped what she was saying in front of our parents. She's inventing different stories, lies and I didn't even know that Nikolas would come.
"Heart is--,"
"Heart!?" They all shouted together in shock.
"Yeah, Heart... What's wrong?" He asked upset, while I just pinch my hands to avoid the tense eyes.
"Mom it's normal to us. Hon usually called me like that every time he teased me or annoyed me." I alibi and smiled forcedly.
While facing Nikolas who is now tense and worried about what he just called me.
"Ahh, I thought you didn't call each other by the original name. I was just wondering, but go ahead." Mama explained and slowly sat down on the wide and long chair.
I smiled at them without any effort and one by one he handed them each one of the plates. Nikolas took a glass, spoon, and fork while his sister Moira just stared at the two of us.
My heart could see her disappointed eyes as she looked at mama and papa balanced in us too. Scared that they might think differently because Nikolas suddenly called.
Maybe they were used to us calling each other with honey. Instead by calling each other by the real and pure name only.
Why did he forget that? yet we do not separate that word whenever we call each other. It seems that little by little he seems to be forgetting it all. Our memories and some different things we used to do before.
Even the simple callsign we had before, he had forgotten it all already. I'm thinking what else could he forget, aside from that three words we've been using for years.
What could he forget again? aside from those three words? What else could it be? Lists! why am I very affected by what's going on in his life, forgetting those things we had before is fine! it's all fine.
I stop from staring at my food and just continue eating before they could sense my weakness in front them. Grabbing myself a toast, while Nikolas is pouring each one of our glasses with water.
In the other glass is a cold and juicy pineapple juice. Hmm, it smells good.
He's the one who made that juice. I already said that he doesn't need to do that because he's my guest but he did insist his himself doing it. As I taste his homemade juice, it was tasty and a bit sour but overall it's good.
Not bad to drink at all.
"The taste of this juice, who mixed it?" Moira broke the silence that surround us.
"Niko made it, I told him not to bother to help me on mixing the juice. But he forced himself to make it, so I just let him do it instead of arguing with him not to do it." I explained and added a spoonful of rice and a dish.
I saw that Niko's plate was empty, so I also scooped it up with rice and a little dish. He doesn't like a lot of dishes and rice so I don't spoon too much.
"By the way Niko, when did you come home to the Philippines? You didn't even say nor told your girlfriend,"
Dad was supposed to add more to his sentence, but I already reacted by choking the food I was about to pour into my mouth. I saw how my dad's eyes widen and put his glass quickly to help me. Niko approach my water before helping me to drink it slowly.
"Heart are you okay?" Mama asked to assure me if I'm fine or not.
A simple nod of my head showed up and everyone see it, a sign of I'm fine and there's nothing to worry about.
When I was about to spoon another piece of rice came from the plate. Niko suddenly uttered those familiar words that I've been thinking about lately. Though I refuse to continue remembering it all.
"Hon, are you sure you're fine? Do you need me to help you?" He uttered in graciousness in his eyes while all of the eyebrows that he had plastered were so beautiful.
How can this man do this?
God! wake up Heart! this man won't be yours again, ever again. You already let go of him now fixed yourself and to never stared at him again, ever!
I screamed out at myself as I shook my head quickly before continuing to eat my food. Before he could speak another nonsense and sweet word to me. Moira's eyes can't stop glancing at me for a while, maybe she thought I couldn't see it nor feel it.
"If you informed us that you'll be coming home and has a plan to visit our daughter. We could have just prepared some food for you if you just tell us." Dad exclaimed as he put juice in his glass.
"HAAHAAHH, uncle it's fine. Mom was the one who tell me not to inform y'all, even my girlfriend's side. She wants it to be a surprise and so do I, that's why this happened." He uttered and explained how her mother planned on this kind of setup.