Beauty Without Thorns

Ang malakas na ugong ng tren ang nagpagising sa aking malalim na tulog. Kinusot ko ang aking mga mata at tumingala para hanapin si Papa. Kasalukuyan niyang inaabot ang dalawang malaking bag namin sa compartment upang ibaba ito. I yawned and stretched a little before I finally stood up to help him. “Nandito na tayo, Pa?” tanong ko at sinubok pang kuhanin ang bag mula sa kaniya ngunit binawi niya ito agad sa akin. Instead, he puckered his lips and used it to point the medium sized box on the floor to tell me to carry that as a replacement. Hindi na ako nagreklamo at mabilis iyong dinampot lalo na’t pinagmamadali na kami ng conductor.  My eyes squinted as the fiery heat from the sun confounded my eyes the moment I stepped outside the train. I quickly placed down the box on the platform of the station before I hurriedly ran back to Papa to help him carry the rest of our belongings. “Ako na rito,

I wasn't able to scream nor utter my shock when I get to see him fully. My eyes shamelessly wandered on his face, feasting the glorious features that are owned by the man before me. His thick-arched eyebrows complimented his majestic eyes that, from what I remembered being at the shade of sincere red, though now in sterling gray that completely stole my breath away. My heart pounded ferociously when my view progressed lower his narrowed nose up until his uneven lips as if it was kissed by the cherry and baptized with his ancestors’ delicate touch. His sharp and defined jaw clenched that it made me woke up from my pleasure daze.Tumingala ako, noon lang din napansin ang katangkaran niya. Ang paningin ko ay hanggang baba niya lamang, kinakailangan niya pang tumungo upang makasalubong ang mga mata kong nag-aabang na masulyapan niya. At noong nangyari 'yon ay muli na naman akong binawain ng karapatang huminga. His obsidian eyes are like set of black holes, slowl

The next day, I was surprised to see Papa all dressed up when I went downstairs after I woke up and took a quick bath. He was wearing a formal white button-down polo and black jeans; I even saw his briefcase bag on the coffee table of our sala. His hair was neatly combed and his perfume was all over the place which confused me more. He only got to notice me when I chuckled a little because it was rare for me to see him like this. Even at his work, he doesn’t wear clothes that are too formal for his liking.“Aalis ka po?” I asked.Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay at sinenyasan akong lumapit para magpatulong sa necktie niya. Natatawa akong lumapit at inalalayan siya sa pagsuot nito. Pabiro ko pang pinagpagan ang kaniyang balikat dahil sa aliw.“Pupunta tayong school.”Namilog ang mga mata ko sa gitla. Ngayon na?!“Iniwan ko yung uniform mo sa cabinet mo, ah. Hindi mo ba nakita?”“Papasok na po ako sa klase ngayon din?” I uttered my disbelief. I haven’t even enrolled!Tumango si Papa. “Naasika