Epilogue

“hui Jamie!” tawag ni Grace saken
“huh? bakit?”

“nakatulala ka lang naman kasi dyan! para akong nakikipagusap sa hangin, mabuti pa nga yung hangin nagpaparamdam eh, e ikaw? para kang estatwa dyan na nakatulala sa kawalan! ano bang nangyayari sayo?”

“hindi ah” depensa ko sabay kalikot sa kung anong meron sa harap ko
“hoy babae! sabihin mo nga totoo saken”
“anong sasabihin ko naman Grace?” tanong ko sa kanya
“abay malay ko ba kung anong bumubulabog sa isip mo?”
“wala nga..” sagot ko
“ay naku ewan ko sayo! napaka selfish mo!”
“ako selfish? adik ka ba talaga?”
“ewan ko sayo!” sigaw nya sabay walk out

“baliw!” sigaw ko din naman, tinotopak na naman yung si Grace

“ay nga pala, may pumunta kagabi na customer may ipipick up ata dapat na pictures, kaso saktong nakaalis ka na nung dumating sya.. baka babalik mamaya para kunin” sabi nya habang nakadungaw

“sige, salamat” yun lang sagot ko..

masyado akong tinatamad ngayong araw kahit alam kong nandito na si Pedro sa Pinas parang biglang ayaw ko syang hanapin.. e kasi, hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko at kung pano ako aamin

tsaka, pano pag tinanong nya kung kelan ko pa naramdaman to? anong isasagot ko? ay kafrustrate!

tanghali na nga pala kami nagbubukas ni Grace, sigurado naman kasing walang pupunta pag umaga.. kaya ayun, tanghali hanggang gabi na lang kami open

tumayo ako at kinuha ang camera ko
nadaanan ko si Grace sa table nya

“Jamieeeee!! san ka na naman pupunta teh?! ”
“ano ba Grace? para ka namang baliw pag nawala ako sa paningin mo”
“e emotera ka kaya! malay ko baka tumalon ka na lang dyan sa tulay!”

napangiti ako bigla, naalala ko si Pedro nung una kaming nagkita

“hooy! ano yan?!” tanong nya sabay tayo saka lumapit saken
“alin?” tanong ko
“yang ngiti na yan? hmm, ikaw ha?”
“ewan ko ba sayo Grace, ang hirap mo intindihing tao ka!” bulyaw ko sakanya saka lumakad palabas

“teka teka! oi Jamie, gwapo yung customer kagabi, akin na lang yun ha?” napatigil ako sa sinabi nya

nilingon ko sya “para namang gamit yung customer, tsaka kilalanin mo muna yung tao pwede? akin akin ka dyan” iling kong sermon sa kanya

“eee! basta Jamie ha? may Pedro ka naman na eh, hintayin mo na lang yun! malay mo mabaliw din ang langit papuntahin sya dito sa Pilipinas, o diba? edi happy together tayong apat”

“echusera ka Grace, pumasok ka na lang dyan sa loob at magbantay, babalik din ako mamaya”

haaay! Grace, kung alam mo lang, nabaliw na nga ang langit at pinapunta sya dito sa Pinas, yun lang hindi ko alam kung saan

naglalakad lakad lang ako, uupo sa isang bench titingin sa paligid, pag may ilang mga tao nang katabi aalis tapos lakad uli

ganito lang naman ginagawa ko para mag unwind eh, masaya na ako sa mga simpleng bagay lang.
sabi nga, mababaw ang kaligayahan ko. simula nung mag resign ako sa dati kong trabaho at mag tayo ng sarili kong studio, hindi na ganun katindi yung pressure na dinadala ko, mas naeenjoy ko na ang araw araw ko.

sa paglalakad ko, isang shot lang ang kukunin ko, yun yung scene na nagkalat na ang liwanag ng araw sa kalangitan -- ang sunset. isang shot lang.. ke panget o maganda isang shot lang talaga, ewan ko kung bakit nakagawian ko na eh.. tapos idinadagdag ko sa collage ko dun sa studio


pagkatapos kong kumuha ng picture ng langit naglakad na ako pabalik sa studio

“ay! ayan na pala si boss!” bungad ni Grace saken
“huh? anong boss ka dyan?”
“teh! andito na yung customer kagabi!”
“ha? o e asan?”
“nasa studio, tumitingin ng mga pictures”
“ah, o sige puntahan ko muna”
“teka! Jamie ha?”
“tss, oo na! bruhang to talaga” sagot ko sa kanya saka ako pumasok sa studio

“good evening sir, how may I help y --” humarap sya saken at ..

natigagal ako, hindi makapagsalita.. syet!! bakit nandito ka na?! hindi pa ako ready!! feeling ko ang haggard ng itsura ko, OMG Jamie! dapat nag CR ka muna waaaaaaaa

pero hindi rin sya nagsasalita, natulala din ang loko, mas lalo akong kinakabahan eh

“Pedro” mahina kong sabi, pero dahil tahimik sigurado akong narinig nya yun

“oh my gosh! sya si Pedro?!” biglang singit ni Grace na nagpagulat saming dalawa
“Grace anong ginagawa mo dito?”
“e kasi ano.. eee! sya si Pedro?”

hindi ko masagot si Grace kaya tinignan ko na lang si Pedro

inalok nya kamay nya saken “I‘m --”
“Damon” sabay naming sabi, halata sa mukha nya na nagtataka sya bakit ko alam

“I heard you on the radio last night” sabi ko habang nakangiti
“ah, I see, so I don‘t have to repeat myself again?” tanong nya naman
tumango lang ako habang nakangiti sa kanya

“I‘m Jamie by the way” sabi ko sabay alok ng kamay sa kanya
pero imbis na ishake hands nya, hinalikan nya yung likod ng palad ko
my gosh! Pedro! ganyan ka ba talaga pag si Damon ka?!


“nice to finally meet the girl I love”

“wala na! yung dream boy ko pala pag-aari na ng kaibigan ko, tsk daya! dyan na nga kayo!” biglang singit na naman ni Grace

tumawa na lang ako sa inakto nya, tapos hinarap ko uli si Pedro este Damon

“now that you heard my side, how about hearing yours?” sabi nya
“saken?! teka ano --”
“hey Grace wait up!” bigla nyang putol sa sinasabi ko

“huh?” lumingon naman si Grace samin
“can I ask you a favor?” sabi ni Pedro
“what is it?” tanong ni Grace
“can you translate every tagalog word or sentence she will about to say?” sabi ni Pedro
tumingin si Grace sa kanya

“ganda ng translator mo ah?!” bulaslas ni Grace
“pero sige na nga, gwapo ka naman eh, okay game!”

magkatabi sila Pedro at Grace na nakaharap saken

“anu ba to, ang awkward” bulong ko
“tsk, sige na teh nang matapos na tayo dito!” sabi naman ni Grace

“do you really need a translator? I can always speak in English” sabi ko, nahiya naman kasi ako bigla kay Grace

“no, I want to have a translator, you may speak in Tagalog and I will not understand some words from you, so I need Grace here, just go ahead and start” sagot nyang may ngiting nakakaasar!

arte lang talaga ng isang to e noh?
huminga ako ng malalim

“eto na, sa totoo lang simula nung naghiwalay tayo para na akong baliw kakaisip sayo”

“here we go, the truth is since we parted ways I got crazy cause I can‘t stop thinking about you, I can‘t sleep at night, I can‘t eat --”

“hoy Grace! anong?! ayusin mo nga!!”
“ano? maayos naman ah?”

tumawa si Pedro

“it‘s not what I said! my gosh, why do you need a translator!” bulyaw ko sa kanya
“she‘s doing a great job, now continue” sagot naman nitong eeee! ano ba? naman eh!

“tsk! Grace wag mong dadagdagan na naman tong sasabihin ko ah?”

“hindi kita makalimutan, as in yung sinabi ko sayong after few days makakalimutan mo din ako, nagkamali ako grabe, I mean sa sarili ko, hindi ko pala magagawang kalimutan ka, pinakain mo ata ako ng may gayuma eh!”

nakatulala si Grace saken, o ngayon pano mo itatranslate yun?


“umm, she said she didn‘t forget you -- oh look at the time, it‘s my snack break. bye!” mabilis na sabi ni Grace at umalis na sa harap namin

nagtawanan kami ni Pedro, nung medyo nahimasmasan na kami nakangiti na lang ako sa kanya

“you know what I wished at the lantern before?” hinapit nya ako bigla sa bewang, sus maria! kinakabahan ako

“what?” tanong ko

“I wished to be given a chance do this”

KAYO NA BAHALA MAG IMAGINE KUNG ANO NANGYARI.. WAHAHHAHAHA

BINIGYAN HUSTISYA KO LANG ANG ENDING ^_^

Chapter Fourteen (Ending part 2)

dito na ako sa umpisa mag A/C para wala nang satsat sa dulo.. haha

bakit ba ayaw nyo pa matapos 'to? pwede magbigay ng reason? haha
mahihirapan na po talaga kasi ako pag hindi ko pa tinapos ngayon.. mahahati yung isip ko dito tsaka sa school works ko, di naman pwede dahil priority ko po pag-aaral as of now.. kaya pasensya na po talaga.. pero pinagiisipan ko din naman kung gagawan ko ng sequel kasi sa sem break ko naman wala akong gagawin.. ayun, o kung hindi sequel, bagong FF na lang.. pero sa SEM BREAK pa yan ha? at kung may papasok din na idea saken.. depende talaga sa mga bagay bagay.. hehe

pasalamat po kayo sa mga kumota sa comments isa sila sa rason kaya may update ngayon.. haha, wala na akong maipang bablack mail kaya sige na! ignore nyo na ng bongga ang comment box.. -_____- wag na kayong mag comment, maiintindihan ko naman eh.. kahit pa open sa anonymous user yan kung hindi nyo talaga trip edi wala.. :/

pasalamat din kayo sa kantang to kasi eto ang major na nag pa-emo saken kaya nakasulat ako.. haha OMG!! Jay ng buhay ko!! huhu, pangarap lang kita.. :(

PANGARAP LANG KITA by Parokya ni Edgar

 

salamat pala sa laaaahhaaaaaattt ng sumuporta, sa lahat ng napilitang mag comment dahil sa kakulitan ko.. haha at salamat sa mga nag eencourage at sa mga pumepressure saken.. haha, pag pressured ako feeling ko mas nag fufunction utak ko eh.. lol xD

salamat po talaga! sa mga new found friends ko, sana anjan padin kayo kahit matapos na to.. at sana pag may gawa ako, basahin nyo uli.. wag kayo mag sawa saken.. hehe :P

eto na po.. pasensya sa kadaldalan ko

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His POV

what is she doing here?!

“what are you doing here?” I asked

she smiled then she showed the post-card I sent to her while we were in Malaysia

that post-card has the address of the Hotel Lailah and I have stayed at.

“but --”

“I can‘t marry someone I don’t love, right?” she said smiling

“umm, by the way I thought you two want to have a picture?” she said referring to Lailah

“ah, yeah over here” Lailah pointed

I followed

“no! just me, I look like a dwarf next to you” she suddenly said, so I stopped at my tracks

Jestine smiled at her and took her picture

Jestine is still looking at Lailah so ..

“she‘s Lailah .. the one I ... had a tour with the past week” I said

I don’t know how to introduce Lailah to Jestine. this is so sh*t!

I don’t know the status of our relationship so I don’t know how!! 

for goodness sake, why did Jestine suddenly showed up?!

“hi, I‘m Jestine. his Girlfriend” my eyes widen as she introduced herself to Lailah

I looked at Lailah and she’s showing that fake smile of hers again

“nice to meet you” then she shook Jestine’s hand

“umm, I‘ll go ahead now.” she said then grabbed her luggage

Jestine on the other hand wrapped her arms around mine as Lailah get in the cab

Her POV

andito na ako sa taxi, umiiyak, wala na akong pakialam kung anong isipin ni manong driver!

babayaran ko naman sya pagdating ko sa airport eh, ang hindi ko lang talaga matangap, yung nangyari kanina ..

ansaket!! bakit kailangan ganun?!

pano ako?! akala ko ba ako mahal nya?

at dapat ba talaga dalawang beses masaktan puso ko?!

pakla akong natawa sa naisip ko..

‘mahal‘ ?? e isang lingo pa lang kaming nagkasama eh

pano magkakaron ng pagmamahal sa isang lingong yun?!

ayoko na, pagbalik ko sa Pilipinas kakalimutan ko na din sya

kung anong mga nangyari dito iiwan ko na din dito

ang bigat sa dibdib kasi! sobra!

pagdating ko sa airport, ichineck-in ko agad yung gamit ko

pagkatapos nun umupo muna ako

2:45 pa flight ko, 2:20 pa lang

sa di kalayuan may natanaw ako

napapikit ako sa nakita ko, nangingilid na naman kasi luha ko.

tama na, ayoko na talaga

pagdilat ko, inaasahan kong wala na sila sa paningin ko

pero mali ako, andito na si Pedro sa harap ko

“Lailah I‘m sorry” sabi nya

“nothing to be sorry about” malamig kong sabi

“but --”

“everything that happened between us are just passing fancy, you were dump; I was dump, we were both just looking for something to focus ourselves to, something to pour our feelings on, and the convenience of each other is there, so we thought we had this mutual feeling.. but the truth is? -- this feeling we have? -- this is nothing, nothing more than a playful feeling. besides, aren‘t you happy that you‘re with Jestine again? isn‘t this what you want? to get her back? don’t worry about that feeling too, it won’t last long, after a few days or weeks it will be gone, just like a scratch. I‘m sorry but I have to go”

tumayo ako at akmang aalis na nang hawakan nya yung braso ko

ang sakit!! ang sakit sakit ng puso ko ngayon!! tama na please, naiiyak na naman ako eh

“can you at least tell me your real name?” sabi nya

tinangal ko yung pagkakahawak nya sa braso ko at hinarap uli sya

“can you at least let me leave with my dignity and pride?” sabi ko sabay talikod uli sa kanya

iniwan ko na syang nakatayo dun at pumasok na ako sa gate papuntang plane, alam ko hindi na sya makakasunod saken kaya inilabas ko na lahat ng luhang kanina ko pa pinipigilan habang kausap sya

bakit ganito? masyadong nadurog ang puso ko ngayong lingo, masyado akong nasaktan. masakit! 

sobrang sakit.. ang bigat bigat sa pakiramdam, sana pag balik ko ng Pinas mawala lahat ng sakit nang to, dahil hindi ko na alam kung saan pa ako huhugot ng lakas, lalo ngayon wala nang nagmamahal saken.

AFTER 1 YEAR

“Jamie, hindi ka pa ba uuwi? lika na!”

“oo andyan na, wait lang”

“akala ko magpapaka emotera ka na naman dun sa studio! tong babaeng to, simula nung --”

“hep! tantanan mo ako dyan sa kakulitan mo ha?”

“oo na! sungit!”

“babye Grace”

“bye! ingat ka sa pag dadrive” sabi nya

kumaway na lang ako kay Grace pagkasakay ko sa kotse.

andito na yung kotse saken! ^_^ mga 8months na din

natuto akong mag drive after a month nung dumating to saken.

isang taon na, isang taon na ang nakaraan pero hindi ko padin nakakalimutan si Pedro

nakakatawa noh? kasi naman ako pa mismo nagsabi sa kanya na after ilang days o weeks lang mawawala na yung feelings na to..  pero ewan, mapaglaro ang tadhana eh, yung saken mismo hindi nawala.. well ewan ko lang sa kanya, isang taon na eh.. baka kasal na sila ni Jestine. haay.

His POV

“so this is Philippines” I said while walking out the airport

just a few months ago, I found out that my real mother is a Filipina, my dad told me to go here and meet her

while I was at the plane, I was excited and nervous at the same time because of two things, I’m gonna meet my mom for the first time, and I’m gonna look for someone

they say Philippines is not that big, but not that small either to find a person easily, so good luck to me.

I’ve been here for almost three days now, my mom is a really nice and sweet lady, I must have inherited my sweetness from her.

anyway she asked me to go to a studio nearby to pick up some pictures of my younger siblings. but when I get there one of the employee told me that they are closed already, she also told me  that the keys are with her friend that just left. I guess I’ll just have to go back tomorrow to pick the pictures up.

Her POV

ay nako! traffic na naman, kelan ba luluwag ang EDSA! nakakainis

rush hour na kasi! ayan tuloy, tsk! makapag bukas na nga lang ng radio!

“ayan mga kapatid! balik na tayo sa program natin, magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat” napangiti ako

naalala ko kasi yung kabaliwan ko nung may problema si Pedro, mukha pala akong tanga nun noh? haha

“ayan! may caller na tayo sa kabilang line .. Hello”

“Hello?”

“ay! may accent ang lolo!”

“yes hello, how may we help you?” pag iinarte nung DJ, mukha ngang Englishero yung caller, accent pa lang eh

“umm, I don‘t really know what to say or do here” sabi nung caller, baliw pala to eh tatawag tas di alam gagawin

“ay, kamusta ka naman teh! e how about give others a chance to call us, you can --”

“no wait!”

“ay ang taray! o game, what is your problem ba?”

“I don‘t know where to start but I met this girl in Singapore”

kinabahan ako bigla sa narinig ko, pagka go nung stop light tumawid ako at nag park sa gilid

“and then? wait, is this girl a Singapore citizen?” tanong nung DJ

“no, she‘s a Filipina”

“wow, baka marinig ka nya! okay and then?”

“when we parted at the airport, she told me that the feelings I have for her is just a passing fancy, that after a few days or weeks my feelings for her will fade, that it will be gone for good. but it‘s been a year already and I still have the same feelings for her, and now I‘m sure, a hundred percent sure that I love her”

umiiyak na ako habangng tumatawa, baliw na ata ako anu ba yan..

sigurado akong si Pedro ‘tong nasa radio.. hindi ako pwedeng magkamali

“ay! how sweet! what‘s her name?” tanong nung DJ

“to be honest, I don‘t know her real name” sagot ni Pedro

natawa ako bigla.. adik ka kasi Jamie! ayan tuloy hindi nya masabi kung ano pangalan mo

“eeeh?! susko, na no-nosebleed na ako dito ha! hmm, how about her? does she know your name?”

“no, but she gave me a name to call me, and I gave her a name too. and we are the only one‘s who knows it, besides the people we met at Singapore”

“oohh, I see! can you give us your real name? so if someone would contact us, we can contact you too?”

“my name?” tanong nya

tahimik lang akong nakikinig, hindi ko pa alam tunay nyang pangalan.. pero promise Pedro, maglaro man tayo ng tagu-taguan, hahanapin kita saang sulok man ng Pinas. bakit? kasi alam ko na din, sigurado na din ako sa sarili ko.. siguradong sigurado na ako ngayon …

“my real name is ..”

Mahal kita

--END--

yay! tapos na po.. haha, may konting logic po dyan.. sa tingin nyo ba maghahanapan pa talaga sila?

basahin nyo uli yung 'AFTER 1 YEAR hanggang sa POV ni Damon' :)

ayun po, kung ano man ang naiisip nyo mangyayari after nung word na END .. icomment nyo na lang po.. hehe kung meron man.. :)

DAANG DAANG PASASALAMAT SA MGA NAGBASA AT SUMUPORTA..

I LOVE YOU ALL! MWAH!

Chapter Fourteen (Ending part 1)

I rode the car and went looking for her
but there’s no sign of Lailah.. I’m so stupid!! why did I thought of leaving her?!

I went back to the hotel, the one we were in before we went to Malaysia, hoping that I might see her there

“excuse me” I said to the receptionist with a husky voice
“yes sir?”
“have you seen a girl, long hair, fair skin tone, dark brown eyes and --”
“I‘m sorry sir, but no ..”
“are you sure?!” I asked again
“yes sir, I‘m sorry sir but I have to attend to other customers” then she left me

“urgh!!” I shouted

“I came in a while ago” I heard a voice that made me calm down
“Lailah”

“how dare you left me there! you know that I don‘t know how to drive! you idiot! and for your information, I‘m a girl! I‘m not supposed to be left alone in a --” I didn’t let her finish anymore

I hugged her, I felt her body shaking

“I hate you” she said while crying on my chest
“I‘m sorry” I said then parted with her

“what are you doing here? why did you look for me?” she asked
“cause I realized something”
“what? that you’re a jerk?” she said between small laughs while wiping her tears
“no”
“then what?” she asked

“that I can‘t live without my happiness”
“you don‘t know what you are talking about” she suddenly changed again into a cold Lailah
“but I know that I‘m so damn happy when I’m with you. and I think I love you”
“that‘s just what you think, you don‘t even know my real name!” she always contradicts what I’m saying

“I may not know your real name but I know this girl who lose on a bet with me and got drunk with Soju, this girl that always yell at me, this girl that always fight with me, this girl that cries too much, this girl that wished with a floating lantern. and if you know this girl, please tell her that I love her”

she’s now crying but smiling at the same time
so I guess, it’s all good now?

“will do”

“can I hug you again?” I asked
“who said you couldn‘t?” she said smiling

I hugged her again, and this time, longer.


Her POV

nakakapagod ang araw na to, sa totoo lang araw-araw naman nakakapagod eh
pero ngayon, may kakaibang halo na yung pagod na nararamdaman ko
yung pagod pero may saya? basta ganun! ang gulo lang..

nung nakahiga na kami sa mga kama namin, napatingin ako kay Pedro
possible ba? na sa maiksing panahon, e mahalin nya ako?
at possible din ba na mahulog ako agad sa kanya? ang gulo naman!
kung ano man tong nararamdaman ko e bahala na! basta masaya ako ngayon

pag gising ko, ang tahimik ..
tinignan ko yung kama ni Pedro, kaso wala na sya dun.
bumangon ako tapos pumunta sa tapat banyo, nung nasa harap na ako ng pinto bigla kong naisipang kumatok

“occupied” narinig kong sabi sa loob, ibig sabihin andun nga ang loko loko
buti na lang kumatok na ako ngayon, kung hindi malamang nangyari uli yung nangyari nung isang araw

lumabas syang bagong ligo tapos nilapitan nya ako

“morning” tapos ..

*PAK* hinampas ko sya sa balikat

“loko ka talaga!!” nagulat kasi ako!
“what?!” tanong nyang nakangiti
“I hate you!” tapos pumasok na ako sa banyo

naririnig ko syang tumatawa, baliw talaga yun!! kaasar!
halikan daw ba ako?! kahit pisngi lang yun, aba! swerte nya ha?!
pag tingin ko sa salamin, hala! namumula pala ako?! eee! kasi naman eh

punta kaming Sentosa ngayon
dun kami banda sa beach, magrerelax lang kami dun, uubusin naming lahaaaaaaaatt ng oras namin na magkasama, kasi bukas babye na, babye na kaya talaga? pero pano kami? I mean, may something diba?

“let‘s go” aya nya nung tapos na akong mag-ayos
lunch time na kaya kakain muna kami

“where are we going to eat?” tanong ko
“anywhere, but I would like to have a picnic” sabi nya, nag stop sya sa isang grocery store
bumili na kami ng mga kakainin namin dun, tapos dumiretso na uli kami sa Sentosa

since hindi naman tirik ang araw dito tulad sa Pinas, e hindi naman sya kainitan
nagrent kami ng stretch chair, pero isa lang.. tabi na daw kami, sira ulo talaga sya e noh.
ang sikip tuloy namin, kung kelan naman gusto kong matulog, hmp!

“are you sleepy?” tanong nya, tumango naman ako
“come here” inaya nya ako sa tabi nya tapos sabi nya sa balikat nya daw ako.. eeee!! wag ganyan!!

nakakunot noo ako, nagaalangan kasi ako, naman eh!!
tapos bigla nyang hinawakan kamay ko saka ako hinatak paupo

“lean on me” sabi nya, sh*t sh*t sh*t!!
wala akong magawa, kinakabahan ako na ewan, pano na ba to?

maya maya, wala na, nakasandal na ulo ko sa dibdib nya, ipinikit ko na lang mata ko at natulog..

pag gising ko, bandang 4 na

“sorry I slept long” sabi ko
“it‘s okay, I didn‘t mind” sabi nya naman, parang kagigising lang din nya eh

nagpalipas na kami ng oras sa mall hanggang 6 saka kami umalis uli

“where are we going now?” tanong ko
“let‘s watch a movie” sabi nya
“okay? but why are we heading for the car?”
“we‘ll watch on a drive in”
“ooohhh, okay!” sagot ko, di pa kasi ako nakakanuod sa ganun, yung parang sinehan pero nasa kotse kayo? basta yung ganun!

sa kalagitnaan ng panonood namin bigla syang nagsalita

“we don‘t know each other‘s name yet” sabi nya
“huh? mmm, we‘ll tell tomorrow before we part ways at the airport” sagot ko
ngumiti lang sya tapos tinitignan nya lang ako, ngumiti na din ako

“what do you do for a living?” tanong nya, interview ba ito?? haha
“I‘m a photographer, I‘m not known yet but I‘m going there” sabi ko sabay tawa

“how about you?” tanong ko naman
“I‘m in a band”
“wow --”

“Lailah, ma-hal ki-ta and I want to be with you” bigla nyang singit saken

“you know your Tagalog right, don‘t you?” sagot ko naman na nakangiti, hindi ko pa alam isasagot sa kanya dahil naguguluhan pa talaga ako

“I‘ll go after you, after 2months? I‘ll just have to make arrangements back in Australia, ‘kay?” sabi pa nya
“are you sure?” tanong ko naman
“yes” tapos nginitian nya ako uli

umuwi na kami, bukas ng after lunch ang flight namin pareho
hindi ako makatulog, pinipilit ko sarili ko pero ewan!
basta, ang hirap matulog, lalo na pag iniisip ko mga nangyari kanina, napapangiti na lang ako

kinabukasan, eto na, paalis na kami sa Hotel namin.. hingang malalim Jamie, hingang malalim

papunta na kaming highway ngayon, iiwan namin yung kotse dito.
gagawa na lang daw sya ng paraan kung pano mababalik samin yun, pero sa ngayon iwan daw muna dito

“hey look at our shadow Lailah, we‘re holding hands” sabi nya, paglingon ko nakita ko nga

ngumiti ako, wala lang appreciate ko na kahit shadows lang e magkaholding hands kami

tapos maya maya

he intertwined his fingers to mine

napatingin ako sa kanya, sabay napangiti, he is something isn’t he?

swerte sigurado yung ex nya sa kanya

“hey, we don‘t have a picture together yet” sabi ko, wala pa naman talaga kasi
“wait, I‘ll ask the girl over there to take our picture”
“okay, I‘ll get our bags” sabi nya naman tapos ako, lumapit ako sa babae

“excuse me miss”
tumingin yung babae saken, wow ang ganda ganda naman nya!! @Q@ kaingit!!

“yes?” tanong nyang nakangiti
“can you take a picture of us?” tanong ko
“oh, sure” sagot naman nya saka ko inabot yung camera ko

“Pedro! come” tawag ko, tumingin sya saka sumenyas na papunta na sya

hinarap ko uli yung babae at nginitian .. kaso .. nakatingin sya kay Pedro
tas napatingin din ako kay Pedro, pag angat nya ng mukha nya halatang gulat sya

“Jestine?!”

Chapter Thirteen

His POV

I have a surprise for Lailah later tonight, I just have to kill the time, and it’s all good to go
I hope she likes it, it’s a bit hard to do especially in a short span of time, but I managed
after all, money talked with this one

“why are you smiling? you‘re creeping me out” she said
“I‘m not smiling” I said, but I’m smirking
“really? then what do you call that curve on you lips?”
“a smirk?!” I said then I took a glance from her, she laughed. a music to my ears

after that, we became quiet again

“I‘m tired!” she said while stretching and yawning
“let‘s go back to Singapore” I said
“what?!” she said in a questioning tone
“I said, let‘s go back to Singapore”
“why?”
“I will be departing after two days, I just want to relax there, besides I‘m more familiarized there than here”

“okay, we‘ll go now?”
“yup, we‘ll just take a quick stop at Mitchie‘s house to bid goodbye”


“bye Mitchie! thanks for everything!!” she said while waving her hands out the window as we drove away from Mitchie’s family

“I can‘t believe I only got two days left to stay abroad, then I‘ll be all stressed out again” she said with closed eyes

“why don‘t you come with me in Australia?” I asked
she abruptly opened her eyes then looked at me

“are you serious?” she said leaning to see my reaction
“yes, and don‘t disturb me, I‘m driving”
“sorry -- but --”
“it‘s okay if you don‘t want to, I‘m only suggesting anyway”
“ooohh!” she said nodding

“maybe next time” she said in a low voice that kinda disappoint me for some reason

“hey, I‘ll take a nap, I‘m kinda sleepy so --” yawn
“okay”

she leaned on the windowpane

why do I have this strange feeling?
why does it feel like --
nah! I don’t know myself anymore!

for goodness sake, I’m Damon! one of those chick magnet back at Australia, a dumper, I’m not a sweet kind of guy, but why am I doing all this, not even with Jestine that I did this? urgh! frustrating!

we’re almost back at Singapore, just a few more minutes and we’re there
I can’t help myself but feel nervous, well .. I don’t know actually what am I nervous about but.. yeah

“Lailah?” I slightly tapped her shoulder to wake her up, she’s been sleeping the whole trip! -_-
“hmm? -- ooww! my neck!” she said while opening her eyes

go figure, who wouldn’t have a stiff neck for sleeping on the same position for how many hours?

anyway ..

“where are we?” she asked
“Marina‘s bridge”
she looked around

“what are we doing here? what time is it?”
“pass 9 o‘clock”
“really? how long did I slept?”
“the whole trip”
“aw, sorry”
“no, it‘s okay”

“why are we here exactly?”
“here” I handed her a floating lantern, the one that you lit at the bottom? then you’ll set it out to the sky? that one

she just looked at me, with that questioning look on her face

“what am I suppose to do with this?” she asked
“well” I paused, then I looked around

“you‘ll lit it, and let it fly to the sky”
“then?”
“you wish to it”
she smiled, I guess she now knows what I’m trying to do

“here” I handed her a lighter
I held the upper part so she can lit the bottom

“it‘s ready” she said smiling
“are you ready?” I asked
“yes” she answered
“make a wish then”

she closed her eyes
after a minute she opened it

we both let go of the lantern
we’re looking at it as it goes up

“now close your eyes again”
“why?”
“just do it” I said, she followed

after a few minutes ..

“now open it, and look up”
“are you playing games with --”

“.. you did this?” she asked with teary eyes
I just nodded

“why did you do this?” she asked still smiling and I guess what I just saw is a tear of joy

“well, you said that you want to see a meteor shower, but I can’t do that so I thought of another way”

“thank you” she said, then she hugged me

I’ve got this damn feeling, I can’t understand!!

then.. it all follows

I kissed her.. I.. felt that it was the right thing to do.
she looked at me, and .. I don’t know, I can’t read her, was I the only one who felt that it was right?

we went back to the car and I started driving

awkward silence ..

“thank you again by the way” she said
“it was nothing” I answered back

another silence between us and it’s killing me inside!!

“Pedro --”
I stopped the car, I want to straight things out

“lets talk” I said
“okay .. we agreed that we will always talk things out, so ..” she paused
“do you like me?” she asked after

I became quiet, I don’t know what to answer .. but

“I don‘t know what is this feeling, just to be honest”
“thank you for answering honestly, but ..”
“but what?”
“I think I need to go back to Malaysia”
“what?! why?!”
“I didn‘t get to spend much time with Mitchie” she said with a cold voice
“why are you doing this to me Lailah?!” that stupid sh*t of sentence fumed me up
“I don‘t know!! I don‘t understand either!” she said then she attempted to open her side of the door
“don‘t you dare get out of this car” I warned her
“what do you want me to do?!” she yelled

I can’t take it!! damn! why is she doing this?! and why am I feeling this?!

“I‘m the one who‘s getting out of this car” I said then went out of the car

“Pedro!!” I heard her yell to me, but I didn’t look back instead I continued walking
“Pedro!!!!!” I heard her again, and now I think she’s crying

I walked still, away from her but then I stopped, what the hell am I doing here?
I turned to look back, I saw a light from a car.. but it passed me, I guess it’s not her
stupid me!! I run .. I run back to her .. I’m seeing the car, but there’s no one there anymore!

“Lailah!!” I yelled as I look from left to right, sh*t! I’m so stupid!!

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A/C (PAKIBASA PO.. IMPORTANTE ITO)

o ayan! kinilig kayo sa umpisa pero bigla ko kayong pinalagapak pagdating ng huli e noh? haha alam ko, hayuff ako.. xD

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, gagawin ko na yung last chapter (chapter 14) yun na yung ending.. bilis ba? kailangan po eh.. haha, masyado na akong nagiging busy kaya hindi ko na magagawang harapin itong FF ko as much as possible.. kaya ayun, tatapusin ko na lang.. ayoko naman kasi iwan din to na nakahang lang.. (kahit cliffhanger ang ending, haha)

mmm, balak ko sa ending hatiin sa 2parts.. wag po masyadong iexpect na mahaba ang ending na tulad ng Ace of Hearts, no no no no.. hindi sya ganun.. haha parang isang chapter lang sya na mas mahaba ng konti?? basta ganun! hahatiin ko po.. haha kasi nasa isang part ang.. dendenen.. twist.. xD super bitin ang ending alam ko.. at siguradong papatayin nyo ako sa mga katakot takot nyong comments.. haha pero wala po, ganun talaga.. mahalin nyo na lang ako sa mga comments nyo.. lol

salamat sa paghihintay at pagsupport sa FF ko na to.. :)
ito ang pinaka maikli sa apat na gawa ko.. haha, pero full length na tong matatawag.. xD

ayun.. tama na, bored na magbasa yung iba.. haha

maraming salamat pala sa mga silent reader na nabasag ang pagiging silent.. haha, dahil sa inyo napatunayn ko sa sarili ko na kahit papano e magaling pala talaga ako.. haha xD

salamat din sa mga all out supporters kasi kayo yung mga nageencourage saken para gawin at ipagpatuloy ito.. :)

Chapter Twelve

andito na kami sa reception sa isang hotel, at kanina padin inom ng inom tong si Pedro
sigurado ako may problema sya, kaso ayaw naman nya akong kausapin!
pano ko malalaman kung galit sya saken?

nagkakasiyahan yung mga bisita at yung bagong kasal kasi bina-baby carry si Mitchie nung asawa nya
medyo kanina pa sila ganyan, tradition ata? ewan ko eh
tapos medyo nangangawit na din siguro tong si Lexter kaya medyo halata na nahihirapan na sya

“aayy!!” napaupo sila ni Mitchie sa lapag!

“aish!” nagulat ako nung biglang tumayo si Pedro
naku san pupunta yun??

“let me do it” tapos binuhat nya si Mitchie
OMG!! Pedro!!

“no! no!! put her down” sabi nung mama ni Mitchie

“Peter!” tawag ko sa kanya tapos tinignan nya ako ng masama saka ibinaba si Mitchie
lumakad sya palapit saken

“hey, don‘t be -- aray!” hinatak nya ako palayo sa mga tao

“what‘s happening to you?!” tanong ko, nakakatakot na kasi sya ngayon
“this is all your fault!” bigla nyang bulyaw saken habang hawak padin braso ko
“what did I do?!”
“she‘s getting married!” nagulat ako sa sinabi nya, si Jestine ba yung ikakasal??

“you mean Jestine?” tanong ko sa kanya tapos naramdaman kong humigpit yung hawak nya saken

tumingin sya sa malayo tapos patapon na binitawan yung kamay ko saka sya umalis
bumalik ako kila Mitchie, hihingi ako ng pasensya sa nangyari

“Jaymie, are you sure you‘re still handling everything just fine?”
“yes Mitchie, don‘t worry” sabi ko saka yumakap sa kanya
“okay, just be careful okay?”
“will do, thank you”

ngayon, hahanapin ko naman si Pedro, kaninang umalis sya pababa yung daan nya
so i-aassume ko na nasa baba sya

asan na ba yun? andito na ako sa casino! ayoko pa naman sa mga ganito, wala kasi akong alam
tsaka ambaho dito! puro yosi mga tao, kaasar lang

“ayun!” andun sya sa mga slot machine!

“Pedro” tawag ko sa kanya habang binababa nya yung lever ng machine
slightly tinignan nya ako, pero mas focus sya sa laro nya

“I‘m sorry” narinig kong sabi nya
“it‘s okay, but what happened? if you don‘t mind telling I mean”
“I bumped to some friends of ours, they said she‘s engage to someone now. shi*”
nakita kong nag grit yung ngipin nya, tsk. anu ba yan! kagabi lang tinulungan ko pa sya, tas ngayon wala na pala talaga?! anu ba yan! minsan na nga lang ako tumulong eh

“sorry to hear that” sabi ko
“ne, it‘s okay.. I know you‘re a jinx” tapos nag smirk sya
“what do you mean I‘m a jinx?!” aba! ako malas?! excuse me!

“nothing”

*ching ching ching*
“aaaaaaaahh!!” tapos nag clap clap pa yung matandang katabi namin

“see? even an old woman can won this game, but me? with you around? I don‘t think so”
“hmp! you‘re playing a lousy game! let‘s go there! where the real game is!”
-____- tinuro ko yung may bola na iikot sa parang roleta, tas pupusta ka kung saan sya lalanding.. tas ano.. ayun, ewan ko na!! di talaga ako marunong dito, feelingera lang ako!

“okay, but we’ll play with your money”

umirap ako, kuripot naman neto!

“urrghhh!! I‘m starting to believe what you said to me a while ago”
“which one? that you‘re a jinx?” tapos tumawa pa sya!!
nakakainis! konti na lang tong chips namin!!

“lets bet this all, this time” sabi nya
“what?! but what if --”
“that‘s the point of the game, taking risks”

nilapag nya lahat ng chips namin sa black na color
nilipat ko sa red
tapos nilipat ko pabalik sa black
waaaaaaaaaaaa!! nakakaloka ang bola!!

ililipat ko pa sana uli sa red kaso sabi nung bantay bawal na daw
waaaaaaaaaaaa!! pano kung sa red yan!? sayang bet namin!!

tapos tapos tapos.. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! sabi na sa red yun eh!!

tumingin ako kay Pedro na nanghihinayang, as in hinayang!!
“told you you‘re a jinx” sabi nya pero nakangiti sya
malungkot padin ako!! kasi naman, sayang eh, tsaka ganun ba ako kamalas?

“don‘t pout, let‘s go” tapos tumayo na sya at nagumpisang mag lakad


His POV

“it‘s okay even if we didn‘t won, at least we took the --” as I looked back, I saw no Lailah again!
for goodness sake, why does this girl always let me walk alone, and whenever I look back, she’s not there?!

“waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!” I heard a shout, and I’m very positive that that’s from Lailah!

I rushed back inside

“what happened?!”
“I won!” she said excitedly
“you won? but where did you get the chips?”
“our seatmate here, gave me some”

I looked at the roulette

“you betted on the green one?!” I asked
“yes!! the ball landed there!”

“oh my gosh! you won!!” I said then I lifted her
“yeah!!!”
“you won, and we‘re rich!!”


“waaaaaaaaa!!” she said while diving into a bed of money
as in really!! we or should I say she won tons of money!!

ow, what the?
“hey, you forgot to change this one” I said showing a chip to her
“ne, you can keep that, it‘s just a change compare to all this!!”

“I will buy a house with this” she said holding a bunch in her right hand
“and I will buy a car with this one” looking at the one’s on her left hand
“and I will spend all of this!!” she said throwing some in the air

“back in my country, what you’re holding is like the half of it”
“well back in my country, it‘s like double or even triple!!”
I just smiled at her as she closed her eyes, it’s not everyday that you get rich

“hey! what will you do with your share?” she suddenly asked
“mine? you‘re giving me a share?”
“yeah! why not? I mean I can‘t spend it all alone”
“wow, thanks but if you‘re asking me, I‘ll spend that all here”

she rose from her bed then looked at me

“I like your idea! this is just once in a lifetime opportunity”
“so?”
“let‘s do it!!” she said excitedly

the next morning we took a tour
roaming around Malaysia
with our brand new car!!


Her POV

“I‘m so loving this life!” sabi ko
namamasyal kami ngayon at may sarili na kaming sasakyan!!

akala ko talaga malas ako eh.. pero hindi pala! haha
siguro mag eextend lang kami ng isa pang araw ni Pedro dito tapos babalik na kami sa Singapore

tapos after nun, uuwi na ako pabalik ng Pilipinas
at si Pedro? ewan ko eh kung saan na ang punta nya, malamang umuwi na din sya sa Australia
pero parang ayaw ko pa umuwi, ayaw ko pang maghiwalay kami..
kasi …

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A/C!!

masaya ako ngayon kaya magupdate tayo! haha

wwwwwwwoooooooooooooohhhhhhh!! partner ang JAEVON sa SMB!! ang saya saya!!

at narealize ko din na maikli lang pala yung plot ng story na to..

kaya mag ready na po kayong mamaalam kila Jamie/Lailah at Damon/Pedro :)

mga more or less chapter 20 lang to.. haha seryoso ako!! kaya ayun.. babye na sa kanila

AT!! kilala nyo naman siguro ako.. bitin queen ng mga FF so expect the ending to be -- BITIN xD

tsaka tsaka! wala pong hihingi ng epilogue.. dahil I intend this FF to be a cliffhanger.. haha just like the ace of hearts.. ayun! :)

kung ayaw nyo magcomment sige di ko tatapusin talaga ang FF na to.. haha joke lang!! comment po :) salamat!

Chapter Eleven

“tell me how did you met Mitchie” bigla nyang binago yung usapan
“me? I met her at a convention”
“convention?”
“yeah, I‘m a photographer and she was my seatmate at the bus going there, so yeah the rest is history”
“where is that convention exactly?”
“hmm, South Korea, why?”
“is that at the middle of the year, like May?” tanong nya

oh, pano nya nalaman na May yun?

“actually yeah, how did you know?”
“Jestine and I went there too!” sabi nyang medyo masigla
“Jestine?”
“my girlfriend .. I mean ex girlfriend”  tapos biglang nagbago expression nya

natahimik kami pareho, awkward ..

“umm, I‘ll go inside now okay?”
tumango lang sya tapos bumalik ako sa loob saka humiga sa kama ko

nakatingin lang ako sa kisame nung pumasok na din si Pedro
ang down down ng itsura nya, sorry naman at naungkat pa bigla si Jestine

“Pedro, can you tell me a story?”
“what? are you a child?!” sabi nya -______________________________- pilosopo mo talaga eh!

“pssh! I mean, something about you”
 tumaas kilay nya “about me? what about me?”

“tell me something about you”
“ne, don‘t wanna”
“okaayy, so.. mmm, something about Jestine?” kinakabahan kong tanong, baka magalit kasi sya saken

narinig ko yung mabigat na pag buntong hininga nya
kabahan ka Jamie!! kabahan ka!! baliw ka kasi eh, ayan tuloy, magagalit na yan, magagalit na yan! >.<

“I --”
“if you don‘t want to talk about it, it‘s okay.. I‘m sorry” bigla kong putol sa sinabi nya
nakita ko yung pag slightly smile nya

“I can tell it to you, but I don‘t know where to start” sabi nya

o_O talaga? sasabihin nya??

“you know, there are radio stations back at my country where they help people with their love issues and --”

pagtingin ko sa kanya nakatingin lang sya saken na parang na-aamaze?

“what?” tanong ko sa kanya
“nothing, it‘s just that.. you‘re different aren‘t you?”
“different? what do you -- anyway, forget about that, let‘s talk about you for a change” sabi ko
“okay, so what?” tanong nya, ay wala kaming mararating neto!
“wait there, okay?” tapos kinuha ko yung cell phone ko
“hello? ah, ano yung kaibigan ko kasi, sya yung magpapatulong po, foreigner kaya ako ang tumawag”
“………………”
“okay po, salamat”

“here!” saka ko inabot kay Pedro yung phone ko
“what‘s this?” tanong nya
“take it!! it‘s a long distance call!”



His POV

she’s crazy I tell you!
how can a stranger help me with my problem?
well, technically she’s a stranger too and she’s helping me but that’s a different case

anyway..

“Hello?”
“yes hello! how may we help you tonight?”

what the?! I looked at Lailah and she have her hand gestured as a phone, like what the hell?!

“are you kidding me?” I asked her
“I‘m sorry what?” she answered in a “DJ” kinda way

“hello, are you still there?”
I was looking at her, amazed!

“hello??”
okay Damon, just play along

“yes, I‘m still here”
“good! then how may we help you tonight?”
“I don‘t think you can”
“really? try us” she said
“no, I --”
“come on!” she said

“okay, fine.. here goes ..”

“I had a girlfriend, she broke up with me thru phone call”
“and why did she broke up with you?”
“I don‘t know”
“oh come on! how are we going to help you if you won‘t tell us the story?”

“fine … I love her still, that‘s why every time I have, I call her. but she always hung up on me”
“and why does she do that?”
“because I didn‘t fight for her. my family, well, they don‘t like her for me”
“why don‘t they like her for you?”
“simply because they don‘t, I really don‘t know their exact reason”
“okay, but why didn‘t you fight for her? I mean you love her right?”

“yes I do, but something at the back of my mind told me that I should just shut up and do nothing that‘s why I didn‘t fight for her, then I just realized that I do love her, but I was too late, she broke up with me”

“well that was stupid” she said in a Lailah way, not the DJ way
“I know right?”
“if she‘s not answering your call why don‘t you mail her?”
“mail? are you kidding me?”
“no, I mean it” now she’s back to Lilah, so I turned her phone off too

“here” then she handed me a post-card-like thingy from our hotel back in Singapore
“what am I going to do with this?” I asked
“mail it to her tomorrow, I think they mail it here faster that my country” then she laughed

“what am I going to say here?” I asked again
“am I you?! that I have to dictate to you everything you will do? huh??”
“well you‘re telling me already, so I --”
“fine! fine! tell her that --”

“on second thought, its much sweeter if it all came from me”
“gulo ng lahi ng baliw na to, sarap lang batukan, ang ewan ewan!”
“what did you say?”
“ah, wala wala!”
“you‘re pissing me again”
“I said -- nothing!”

“whatever, hey can I borrow a pen?”
“here”

“done! we‘ll mail this tomorrow, and by the way -- thanks. I feel a lot better now”
“sure, no prob! mmm, what did you say to her anyway?”

“I said I want us to get back together, and I‘ll see her soon”


Her POV

ngumiti na lang ako, at least natulungan ko si Pedro sa love life problem nya
at lease isa samin, e may masaya pa namang ending

kinabukasan

punta kami ngayon sa shopping area
mamayang gabi kasi yung kasal nila Mitchie, e wala pa akong regalo, kaya hanap muna kami

“how about this?” tanong ni Pedro, tinutulungan nya akong maghanap
“I don‘t think it‘s a good idea to give them that” tapos natawa ako, baliw talaga tong kasama ko
“wait, I‘ll just go outside to look for anything else”
“okay, I‘ll be here”

nakapili na ako at nagbabayad na ngayon dito sa counter
pagtingin ko kay Pedro sa labas may dalawang babae syang kausap
kanina medyo masaya pa yung itsura nya, tapos ngayon bakit nag-iba?

umalis yung dalawang babae, lumabas na din ako

“hey, what‘s the problem?” tanong ko
hindi sya nagsasalita, pero parang bad trip sya na hindi ko maintindihan
parang galit na gusto manapak pero para syang naghihina?? ewan! basta di ko sya maintindihan!
eto tuloy ngayon, habang naglalakad kami ang tahimik nya. hindi ako sanay sa ganito ha..

Chapter Ten

“yes, they are beautiful” I answered staring at her

I can’t help but stare at her, even though all I can see is a side view, still .. Beautiful
I removed my eyes from her when I realized something

‘why the hell am I staring at her?’ I shook my head, I’m getting crazy!
I looked up in the sky

I’m actually staring on blank air, thinking of .. hmm, now that I mention it, I’m just randomly thinking.

“you know what?” she suddenly asked, I looked at her, and she looked at me too
“what?” I said

she smiled, but she’s not happy

“I always ask Chis-- well I always, always! ask him to go on a trip to the province with me, cause I want to see the clear sky. away from the city lights, away from the city pollution, away from everything, I just want to be lying under the sky with the stars shinning bright.. ironic, cause when we broke up, that‘s the only time I get to see this” then she gestured her hands towards the sky

“I also want to see a meteor shower, but I guess that won‘t be happening tonight. but if I could just see a meteor, even if it‘s just one meteor, I‘ll take it. call me childish, but I guess that‘s my ticket, by wishing to it” she paused

“that, if I could get my parents back here with me” she continued
I looked at her, so she don’t have her parents with her anymore?

I saw a tear from her, then she slightly laughed and then wiped it

“Christian always tell me that it won‘t happen and it will never happen even in a million years, I know. but there‘s no harm in wishing right? I mean, what if the sky get crazy and grant it? I can’t take the chance of loosing it.” she said wiping every tear falling down from her eyes

“anyway, how about you? if you would wish, what would it be?” she said smiling at me
“me?” I asked, then I looked up

what would I wish?

“I would wish.. for.. ”
“no wait! don‘t tell me, it might not be granted if you would tell me, so don‘t” then she smiled

she always flash a smile, but I can see in her eyes that she’s not that happy
now, I can prove that ‘the smile is one of the greatest mask of a broken heart’
and she is the perfect sample of it.

the next morning, she tried to woke me up early, cause they say that it’s a seven hour trip to Malaysia via bus, but I woke up late.. and she was kind of, mad a little?

anyway, “inaantok naman ako dude!! pano ako mag sasight seeing neto?”
I heard her saying while were on the bus, it’s already 9am
and by the way, the only thing I understand in her sentence is ‘dude’ and ‘sight seeing’

after that, she took out her earplugs and putted them on
she leaned her head on the window then closed her eyes, does she mean in her sentence that she wants to sleep?

anyway what else should I do? I also putted on my earplugs, then took some shuteye

I was drifting in my dreams when something slapped me back to consciousness
I opened my eyes only to see Lailah leaning on my shoulder, sleeping

I smiled then get back to sleep


Her POV

naalimpungatan ako nung naramdaman kong hindi na gumagalaw yung bus
pagdilat ko, nagulat ako nung nakasandal na ako kay Pedro, OMG! nakakahiya!
agad ko ding kinapa bibig ko, baka naglaway ako, lalong nakakahiya! pero buti naman at wala

tinawagan ko si Mitchie kanina bago kami umalis, sabi ko kung pwede ba ako magsama ng bisita
okay lang naman daw sa kanya, kaya eto nga at papunta kaming Malaysia

“Pedro” gising ko sa katabi ko saka ko sya niyugyog
“hmm?”
“the bus stopped” sabi ko
“are we there yet?” tanong nya habang nakapikit
“no, not yet I guess, we‘re here to eat” sagot ko, idinilat nya yung isa nyang mata
“are you hungry?”
“mmm, are you?” tanong ko naman sa kanya, kasi ako ewan, parang hindi na oo
“let‘s go then” sabi nya saka umayos ng upo

bumaba kami, saka humanap ng makakainan
sabi ko take out na lang, sa bus na lang kami kumain, baka kasi maiwan kami
mukhang kanina pa kasi naka stop eh

after 4 more hours

“Pedro! Pedro! wake up, we‘re here!” gising ko sa kanya

“Mitchiiiiiiiiieeeeeee!!” sigaw ko nung makita ko yung kaibigan ko
sinalubong nila kami dito sa bus station

“mom, dad, this is --”
“Lailah” pakilala ko sa sarili ko
di pwede masabi ni Mitchie ang pangalan kong Jamie.. di pwede malaman ni Pedro, ayoko
nakita kong napataas yung kilay ni Mitchie sa pagpapakilala ko sa magulang nya

“umm, and this is Peter” pakilala ko kay Pedro, ayaw ko naman sya ipakilala na ‘Pedro’, hello nasa Malaysia kami, ang awkward naman kung ganun ko ipapakilala ang isang Aussie..

“okay! so let‘s go now? you two have to rest, tomorrow will be a memorable day for me” sabi ni Mitchie

eto unang araw naming sa Malaysia, yung pangalawa kasal nila, tapos yung pangatlo?
ewan, gagala na lang kami ni Pedro kung saan

oo nga pala, pangatlong araw na to na magkasama kami
saglit pa lang, pero parang napaka close na naming dalawa

“Jamie, why did you introduce yourself to my parents as Lailah?” tanong ni Mitchie

andito kami ngayon sa kusina, nagluluto ng hapunan

“well, I guess it‘s our deal.. Peter is not his name either” sabi ko
“but why? I mean --”
“I don‘t know, it‘s kind of a game I guess?”
“a game?”
“yeah, hmm, we won‘t tell each other‘s name”
“I don‘t get it, why?”
“I don‘t know either” kahit alam ko naman talaga kung bakit.
ayoko lang sabihin kay Mitchie, weird kasi ng reason ko

“anyway, let‘s not talk about that anymore. let‘s get this food to them. I know they‘re hungry” dagdag ko

“just make sure you won‘t lose to your own game Jamie” naring kong sabi ni Mitchie, haaayyy

“here‘s the food” sabi ni Mitchie
“Peter! you should try this, it‘s a Malaysian specialty” sabi nung mama ni Mitchie
“really? okay”

“you cooked this Mitchie? it‘s delicious!” sabi ni Pedro
“uhh, no. I helped .. Lailah, she‘s the one who cooked it” sagot naman ni Mitchie
“well, it‘s good” sabi nya sabay ngiti saken
“I just --”

“if you like it, why don‘t you ask your wife to always cook it for you? we‘ll give you the ingredients you'll need” sabi nung mama ni Mitchie

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“wife?!” sabay naming sabi ni Pedro, tapos nagkatinginan pa kami
“no! no!! she‘s not my wife!”
“yeah, I‘m not his wife!” dagdag ko naman

ngumiti yung mama tsaka papa ni Mitchie

“you don‘t need to deny it!” sabi ni tita

oh dear!! hindi naman po talaga kami eh T_______T
he’s just a Stranger I met at the Bridge!

pagkatapos kumain pinapunta na nila kami sa kwarto namin, at oo sa iisang kwarto na naman

nasa labas si Pedro, dun sa parang veranda ng kwarto? yun

“Lailah, can I use your phone to make a long distance call?” tanong nya bigla saka lumapit saken
“huh? okay, sure”
“thanks” tapos lumabas uli sya dun

“hello Jes --” narinig kong sabi nya, kaso naputol tapos dismayado yung itsura nya
bumalik sya tapos ibinalik yung cell phone ko saka nagmukmok uli dun sa veranda

sumunod ako sa kanya
“what happened?” tanong ko
umiling sya tapos bumuntong hininga saka yumuko
hindi kami close na as in alam ko meaning ng lahat ng kilos nya
pero kung ako ang tatanungin, halatang may problema sya, ayokong manghimasok, pero ano kaya yun?

“are you sure?” tanong ko ulit, tapos tumingin sya saken

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A/C lang.. wahaha

natagalan ba update? o hindi naman?

basta ayun! may update.. haha

sino po yung nagsabing nabasag ko pagiging silent reader nya? wahaha \m/ astig!

at salamat sa mga nag comment pang iba.. waaaaaaaa ansaya saya lang.. haha

bibilisan ko na talaga tong FF na to.. di sila pwede magabot nung case study ko, baka madeads ako.. haha

sa next chapter malalaman nyo na back ground ni Pedro/Damon.. hindi nyo pa sya kilala talaga diba? ^_^

Chapter Nine

“hey Lailah!! I told you earlier that we‘ll go out around 7:30! like what the hell is the time now?! hurry up!!!” sigaw ni Pedro

natataranta naman ako sa kanya! saan ba kasi kami pupunta at kung makapag madali sya saken?!

“wait, I‘m done!!” sagot ko naman
nandito kasi ako sa CR, sya nandun sa labas
at opo, nasa iisang kwarto padin kami, pero hiwalay kami ng kama ha!
kumuha kami ng family room para dalawa kama, kawawa naman kasi sya sa lapag dun sa dating hotel

paglabas ko, nanunuod naman tong isang to
“you ready??” tanong nya sabay patay nung TV saka tumingin saken
“yeah, where are we going?” tanong ko ulit
di naman kasi nya ako sinasagot kaninang hapon pa ako nangungulit at iisa lang lagi ang sagot nya
“just wait ‘til we get there” arte lang nya!
tapos kaninang bandang 5 iniwan pa nya ako! lalabas daw saglit
e ang tagal tagal naman nya, halos kakabalik nga lang nya kaninang 7 eh! saglit ba yun? -___-

“let‘s go then” sabi nya sabay ngiti
ang weird na naman nya sa totoo lang

lumabas na kami tapos pumunta sa bus stop
bus po talaga ang means of transportation dito, taxi din pala, pero bilang practical bus na lang

pumara sya bigla ng taxi
nung papalapit na ako, bigla nya akong sinenyasan ng ‘stop’
edi tumigil naman ako, ako na uto-uto.. -___- sorry ha?

“come faster!” sabi naman nya, ay ako ba niloloko netong isang to?!
lumapit na ako saka pumasok sa loob

“wear this” sabi nya sabay bigay ng blindfold, haa???
“wha --” tapos napatingin ako dun sa driver, ngumiti naman saken.. hala!
“just wear it. you‘ll be fine, I promise, trust me on this one, ‘kay?” sabi nyang nakangiti
okay, sabi nya eh.. lagi na lang nya akong nadadala sa ngiti nyang yan! kainis

nahihilo naman ako dito sa blindfold na to.
at ang tagal naman namin makarating dun.
saan ba kasi yun eh!

“we‘re here!” sabi ni Pedro
hinigpitan ko yung hawak ko sa kamay nya
di ko naman kasi makita!! gusto ko nang tangalin tong blindfold ko!

“don‘t worry, I‘ll guide you. just wait there, I‘ll go around the cab” saka binitawan yung kamay ko
tapos saglit lang, naramdaman ko na uli yung kamay nya

“let‘s go” sabi nya
“I can‘t see!” sabi ko naman
tumawa sya bigla

“yeah I know, so hold my hand and trust me okay?” sabi nya saka ako inalalayan makababa ng kotse
medyo mabagal kami maglakad, natatakot talaga kasi ako -______- ikaw ba naman walang makita eh
bigla akong na-out balance, lumambot kasi yung nilalakaran namin, di man lang sinabi ng baliw na to
hmm, nasa buhanginan ba kami? bakit ganito?

“just in time” sabi nya sabay tangal nung blindfold sa mata ko

~_____~  <--- ako yan, sakit kasi sa mata!!
tapos may narinig akong … o_____o

“wooooooow” sabi ko sabay ngiti

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, pwede kiligin??! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
nasa beach pala kami ngayon!! kaya pala ang lambot nung nilakaran namin kanina
tapos “woooooow” fireworks.. ang ganda gandang fireworks!

O_O
nagulat ako nung bigla syang may nilagay sa tenga ko

“may I have this dance?” sabi nya, offering his hand

VERSE 1:

I remember so well
The day that you came into my life
You ask for my name
You had the most beautiful smile


VERSE 2:
My life started to change
I wake up each day
Feeling alright
With you right by side
Makes me feel things 
Will work out just fine


CHORUS:
How did you know
I needed someone like you in my life
That there's an empty space in my heart
You came at the right time in my life
I'd never forget 
How you brought the sun to shine in my life
And took all the worries and fears that I had
I guess what I'm really trying to say
It's not everyday that someone like you comes my way
No words can express how much I love you


repeat chorus





>///< pwede na kiligin? pwede na?!
ngumiti ako tapos binigay ko yung kamay ko

nilagay nya sa batok nya yung kamay ko tapos yung kamay naman nya sa bewang ko
nag-i-slow dance kami habang kitang kita yung fireworks sa ibabaw ng dagat

hindi ko inakala na eto pala yung surprise nya.. hindi ko kinakaya ito!!
magkatinginan lang kami, natatawa ba ako o sadyang ayaw lang mawala ng ngiti sa labi ko?
sakit sa pisngi ha? ewan ang saya ng pakiramdam ko ngayon, pero naiiyak ako

“you can lean your head on my shoulder if you feel like crying” sabi nya bigla
di ko na mapigilan kaya naiyak na ako sa kanya
naalala ko kasi yung kaninang umaga, kung pano kami nag break ni Christian
pero feeling ko pag inilabas ko tong bigat sa dibdib ko, magiging okay na ako
kaya sige Jamie, iyak mo na lahat yan!!

nung matapos yung kanta, natapos din ako sa pag-iyak, sakto din na grand finale nung fireworks display
ngumiti ako, saka pinunasan yung luha ko

“that’s better. you‘re maganda when you smile” narinig kong sabi ni Pedro
napatingin ako sa kanya bigla

“where did you learn that?!” tanong ko, wala naman kasi akong tinuturo sa kanya
diba nga asar na asar pa sya pag nagtatagalog ako? pano nya nalaman yung word na ‘maganda‘??

“oh, thank you by the way” nasabi ko nung nag sink-in saken yung sinabi nya saka ko sya nginitian
“but really, where did you learn that?” tanong ko uli

“well ..” napakamot sya sa ulo nya.. haha, para syang batang gumawa ng krimen!
“yeah?” atat kong tanong.. haha, nakakatuwa kasi, ang cute nya mag tagalog!
“remember earlier, I went out? well I kinda bump into some Filipino’s, so I asked them to teach me few a words” sagot nyang nakatingin sa dagat

cute cute mo Pedro! promise, haha

“really? what other words did you learn?” tanong ko
tumingin sya saken tapos ngumiti ng nakakaloko, as in big time na nakakaloko!
parang may evil plan?? eh, ewan!

“now what?” tanong nya, ay ako daw ang tanungin? sya nga tong nagdala saken dito eh
kibit balikat lang sagot ko sa kanya

habang naglalakad kami, napansin ko dumadami yung mga nakakasalubong naming tao
tapos pagtingin ko duuuuuun sa bandang unahan, may nakita akong parang bar??
saka ko tinignan si Pedro, tumingin din sya saken.. mukhang nagkakaintindihan naman kami

“umm, do you have Vodka?” tanong ko sa bartender
“what?! Vodka? are you crazy??” singit naman ni Pedro
“uhh, I think that‘s the only drink I know here” mahina kong sabi sa kanya
tumawa sya saka umiling.. edi sya na! hmp

“give her Adios ************” sabi ni Pedro sa bartender
ngumiti naman yun tapos nagumpisa nang gumawa

“in fairness I kinda like the name, like saying goodbye to Chri--”
“hep, no.. call him a ************” sabi nya sabay tawa
“no way!! you‘re so mean” sabi ko sabay hampas sa kanya
nagtawanan lang kaming dalawa

maya maya lang nandyan na yung inorder nya para saken
“bottoms up?” tanong ko
“NO! you don‘t wanna do that” sabi nya, napalunok naman ako, ano bang meron dito
inamoy ko, medyo matapang, saka ako uminom ng madami at inipon sa bibig ko, isang lagukan na to!

biglang umikot paningin ko
“aish! I told you not all at once!!” biglang sermon netong si Pedro, e sya kaya @__@ nagbigay saken neto
“what‘s in this anyway??” tanong ko sa kanya
“Vodka, Tequila, Blue Curacao, Gin, Rum, 7 Up, Sweet and Sour Mix, madam” biglang singit nung tender

@O@ napatingin ako kay Pedro, walanyang to, papatayin ba nya ako sa dami ng alak sa drinks na to?!
hinampas ko sya sa balikat
“you Jerk! you made me drink liquor again!” sabi ko sa kanya
tumawa sya saka inubod yung iniinom nya

“let‘s go” saka sya nagbayad, ngumiti yung bartender saken nung paalis na kami -___- I hate you too!!

“you‘re a stubborn aren‘t you?” sabi ni Pedro saken habang naglalakad kami sa dalampasigan
nahihilo ako, anu ba yan. ang hina ko talaga sa alak


His POV

“I thi --” I looked back, but saw no one following me, so where the hell is Lailah?!
I looked down and saw her lying on the sand under clear sky and bright stars

we’re a bit far from the people, and lights of the bars already
so it’s perfect for a star gazing, well if that’s what she intend to do
she’s just lying there, so I lay beside her

“aren’t they beautiful? shining up there, even though people don‘t care about them sometimes, they still provide a beautiful view up there. they are so unselfish, they are beautiful!” she said, in a drunk way I guess?

ka-emohan ko (BASAHIN NYO!!)

waaaaaaaa.. huhu

gusto ko nang tapusin ito.. hindi ako sanay na umaabot ng matagal na panahon ang FF ko
I mean yung pagpupublish ko.. hindi ako sanay na matagal bago ko sundan ng next chapter..
pero hindi ko alam kung papano ko ibabalik yung dati!!

yung dati na halos araw araw may next chapter ako, yung halos araw araw din sabog at pressured ako
di ko alam kung pano ko ibabalik yung dati..

ang laki ng problema ko sa pagsusulat ngayon! yun tatlong una kong gawa, lagi ako may mga reserved chapters, pero etong ngayon, wala! as in wala.. nalulungkot ako.. feeling ko nawawala ang writing skills ko..

lagi naman akong may nakikitang inspiration, pero ewan ko bakit parang kulang..
tapos sa mga kanta din nakakahanap ako ng inspiration, pero ang laki talaga ng kulang.. hindi ko na alam gagawin ko!!

gusto ko na din tapusin to before ako maging sobrang busy sa studies.. kasi Finals term na namin, ihinahain na samin mga case study namin na kasing tindi ng Thesis.. -____- seryoso ako, 3rd yr pa lang ako, pero On Line System na ang pinapagawa samen, Server Client pa yun.. kamusta naman at yun din ang ginagawa ng mga 4th year ngayon, pareho kami ganun? -_____- at ang daldal ko dahil ikinwento ko pa talaga sa inyo.. haha

anyway, sana naiintindihan nyo ako bakit medyo puchu-puchu ang mga updates ko.. feeling ko tuloy hindi ko namemeet ang standards nyo.. T^T

gagawa ako ng paraan para ibalik yung dati..
yung may reserved chapters ako, tapos kaya ko na uli makipag kulitan sa inyo.. nakakainis kasi, namimiss ko talaga yung dati.. T^T

pero wag kayong mag-alala, tatapusin ko to kahit anong mangyari.. kung ano sinimulan ko, sinisiguradon kong tinatapos ko.. ^_____^

ayun, salamat kung binasa nyo ito.. haha
assurance lang.. nung tinignan ko kasi yung list ng ibang On going FF, medyo napatanong ako kung bakit hindi na nila natuloy yung kanila.. :P

ayun, tama na.. haha, masyado na akong madaldal.. kung kakausapin nyo po pala ako sa FB, thru message na lang po ha? hindi po kasi ako madalas OL sa chat.. actually, never akong nagOL dun.. haha

at kung sa twitter nyo naman po ako kakausapin, okay! ^_^ lagi ko naman tinitignan mentions ko.. hehe salamat po pala sa mga nagbabasa nitong gawa ko..

sobrang appreciated ko ang pag cocomment nyo, sorry kung hindi ko kayo na-aacknowledge sa bandang baba ng chapter, excited kasi ako mag update.. haha, kaya hindi ko na naeedit.. xD

salamat po ulit. mahal ko kayo promise!! isa kayo sa mga inspiration ko, pero kulang.. haha, ewan ko kung bakit.. basta!! ibabalik ko talaga yung dati.. ;)

Chapter Eight

“well you answered his call, if you didn‘t I wouldn‘t know what exactly he was thinking of me.. I mean --” then her eyes are stating to be teary again

“okay stop, I get it, don‘t cry anymore” I said
she just nodded then get back to what she was doing

I was looking outside the window when I heard a door clicking
when I turned to see if she’s done

……………

“hmm?” that simple noise that she made, slapped me back to reality
“I umm, uhh, lets go?” I asked, damn this hormones!!
she’s wearing a black see-through blouse and a jeans. as in I can see her freaking curves, flawless flesh. damn this!!

“uhm, Lailah, you sure you‘re gonna wear that outfit out there?” I nervously asked
“yep” she simply said, then she used her shades to run up her hair

as we go outside, we both put our shades on
but even if I’m wearing a shade, I can still see how people look at her, and I’m freaking hating it!

“hey” I called her attention
she faced me immediately

“what?” she asked
without any word I grabbed her hand then pulled her  to the nearest bus stop

“hey, where are we going?”
I just looked at her, I hate it! I can’t tell her directly what I want to do.. urgh!

“what the?!” she said when I pushed her inside the bus
“hey! tell me where we‘re going!”
I looked at her, a bit irritated, then she shut up

now, here we are at Orchard street, the shopping street of Singapore
and now she’s standing in front of me with a questioning look

I grabbed her hand again then pulled her to a boutique

“aray ha! kanina mo pa ako kinakaladkad, bad trip ka!”
“get inside” I commanded her
she looked at the store we’re standing in front of

“what are we doing here?” she asked
“aish! just get inside!”
“answer me why?!”
“because!!”
“because what?!”
“people are looking at you, wearing that .. that .. urgh!! that see-through blouse of yours!”
“and so?!” she asked raising her eyebrow
“I hate it when people, mostly guys, checking you out! so change clothes!”
she was startled

I looked away from her
“I don‘t want to be roaming around Singapore with an eye catcher, I‘m a private guy you know”
“huh, what?!” she asked in a laughing way
“just go!”

“okay, okay!” she said raising her hands, as if surrendering to the police

after 30mins, she finally picked out a fitted shirt, still showing her curves.. oh shit!

“can‘t you get a descent clothes?!”
“what do you want me to wear?! my gosh! do you want me to look like a nun?!”
“if possible” I whispered
“what?
“nothing” then I scanned her from head to toe

“okay, let‘s go” I said
“where?” she asked

I stopped in front of another boutique
“wait here”

after 5mins, I went out of the store

she was controlling her laugh when she saw me
“what?!” I asked
“why are you wearing a same printed shirt as me??” she burst out a laugh
“you look gay!!” she continued
I smiled, I guess she’s back now, the Lailah that I‘ve met, the bubbly one

I threw in a jacket, even if it’s fridgin hot here, I don’t want to be seen wearing a same shirt as this girl
I still have my pride you know

she was still laughing when we get back to the bus station, but ..

“Dude!!” I heard a familiar voice, and that made Lailah and me looked at the one calling
“Arnold?! what are you doing here?!”
“whoa! we‘re here to pick you up, why do you sound surprised?”
“hell yeah I am! how did you guys find me?”
“well, this is accidental actually, we‘re only shopping here, but since we found you already, let‘s go!”
“huh?” I asked, looking at Lailah, she was smiling but I can see in her eyes that, she’s not happy

“ooohhh” I heard Arnold
“and you are, Miss?” he asked
“umm, I‘m ..” she looked at me
“yes?”
“Lailah” she answered
“nice name, I‘m Arnold by the way”
“nice meeting you” she said, then she looked at me

“I‘ll leave you two, to talk, ‘kay? we‘ll be waiting for you over there Dude” said Arnold
is this goodbye already??
I don’t feel like it yet!

I run my fingers through my hair, I can’t think of any words to say
“mmm, guess this is goodbye huh?” she started
“I guess so, so.. nice meeting you?”
“ne, nice not meeting you, remember, we don‘t know each others name?”
“oh right” then I offered my hand, she shook it

then I went to my friends
last look at her, I saw her waving a hand on me, so I waved back and smiled at her

we’re already on the road to airport, today, we’re departing for Hong Kong
I was looking outside, not minding my friends yelling and doing crazy stuffs
until Carlos took my attention

“Damon! you missed one hell of a night dude, we were at Sentosa beach the night you left us, we partied like freaks!! there was this fireworks show before the party and it was awesome! you missed it, then after partying, we headed to Malaysia, and maaaan --”

“hey stop the car!!” I yelled
they are all flabbergasted on what I did
“whoa?! what happened to you?”

Her POV


“Lailah!! Lailah!!” narinig kong tawag, kanina pa ako naglalakad pero imposible akong magkamali, si Pedro yung naririnig kong tumatawag saken

lumingon ako sa likod ko at nakita ko nga syang tumatakbo palapit saken

“hey, why are you here??” tanong ko nung nakalapit na sya
hinihingal sya kaya hinayaan ko muna syang makapag pahinga saglit

“did you forgot something?” tanong ko
umiling sya

“then what are you doing here?” tanong ko ulit
“I didn‘t go with them to Hong Kong”
“huh? but why?”
“I want to stay here for a while, and be with you having a tour” sabi nya
“aa- why?” wala akong ibang masabi, kakaiba kasi yung dating nung sinabi nya
“I just want to” sabi naman nya
“but, I‘m going to Malaysia tomorrow”
“then it‘s the perfect day to go to Malaysia with you, well if it‘s okay I mean”
“yeah, sure” sagot ko sabay ngiti

ang gaan ng pakiramdam ko sa kanya
parang, part of me trust him so much

“oh by the way, later let‘s go out, around 7:30 okay?”
“hmm?”
“I said --”
“yeah, I heard you but why?”
“it‘s a surprise, okay?” sabi nyang naka ngiti
“okay?” sabi kong medyo alangan

saan naman ako dadalhin ng Aussie na to?
at parang kabisado nya ang Singapore kung mag-aya ha?!
bahala na nga, last day na namin to dito ngayon
pupunta na kaming Malaysia bukas, para maghintay sa kasal ng kaibigan ko
ano na naman kaya mangyayari sa loob ng tatlong araw?

Chapter Seven

aray.. ang sakit ng ulo ko, ano bang nangyari kagabi? wala akong maalala
ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko..

may mali eh, dahan dahan kong dinidilat mata ko

-___- ~___~ o___o O___O

bakit, bakit ako naka bathrobe lang?!!
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

lumingon lingon ako, wala naman si Pedro

oops, teka, bakit parang iba tong kwartong to??
hindi yung kwarto na.. oh my gulay!! anong nangyari ba kagabi???

tumakbo ako sa CR
tapos tapos..

“oh, I forgot to lock the door, can you please go out for a while”
“waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
“whoa?!”

tumakbo ako pabalik sa labas
tapos saglit lang lumabas na din si Pedro na topless

@Q@ gulay, natutulala ako.. pero waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!

“jerk! hayop ka! anong ginawa mo saken?! walanghiya ka!!” sabi ko habang hinahampas ko sya..
waaaaaaaaa T_T

“what are you saying?!”
“you! you! aahhh!! bastard!”
“what the hell?!” tapos tumawa pa sya

“hey calm down! I didn‘t do anything to you”
natahimik ako sa sinabi nya

“then why am I in robe?” tanong ko
“well you started to strip off last night when you got drunk --”
“aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!” tapos hinampas ko uli sya, hayop! hayop!!!

“hahahah! I‘m only kidding! you said you‘ll take a shower coz you‘re feelin‘ hot, then you came out with just a robe.. don‘t worry, I slept on the sofa, okay? hahaha”

“I.HATE.YOU”

tapos tumawa lang sya ng tumawa, baliw!

*bzzt bzzt bzzt*

“hey, do you hear something?” tanong ko
“what?”

*bzzt bzzt bzzt*

“that! don‘t you hear that?!”
hinahanap ko kung ano yun feeling ko, cell phone ko yun!!

“hello?”
napatingin ako kay Pedro, shit! cell phone ko nga!!

“hey!” tapos kinuha ko sa kanya
“sorry, it‘s for you”

inirapan ko sya, obviously saken yun! malamang cell phone ko eh!

pagtingin ko sa screen

OH MY GULAY!!

“he-hello Babe?”
“**** ***! anong babe?!! nanlalalake ka noh!”
“Christian, pagpaliwanagin mo ako”
“ako ba ginagago mo Jamie?!”
[a/c: yan po real name ni Lailah, pronounced as ‘Jey-mi’, pero syempre hindi alam ni Pedro yan..]

“Chris --”
“bullshit oh! tapos nagsinungaling ka pa saken?!”
“anong --”
“hindi mo kasama si Kristal jan diba?!”
“pano mo --”
“huh, pano?! nakasalubong ko sya sa plaza kagabi! ano ha?! manlalalake ka na nga lang, sa ibang bansa pa, ****!”

“ano ba! hindi ako nanlalalake!”
“anong hindi?! hindi ako tanga Jamie!”
“nandito ako para sa kasal ni Mitchie!”
“edi sana sinabi mo saken!”
“e ayan nga diba?! magagalit ka?!”
“e pusang gala naman kasi Jamie! napaka sinungaling mo!”
“ang kapal ng mukha mo sabihin na --”

“at may kasama ka pang lalake dyan ha! kelan ka pa natuto lumandi ha?! dito nga ni hindi kita maipagyabang sa mga kaibigan ko eh, wala ka kasing katawan! bwiset! tapos dyan kumakalantari ka, syet! sana natuto ka din dito nun! yan ang hirap sayo eh, boring ang ipinapakita mo saken pero hindi ko alam makati ka pala!”

“gago!!! bwisit kang lalake ka! kung yan pala tingin mo saken eh sana mamatay ka nang hayop ka!! break na tayo!! walanghiya ka!!”

tapos binabaan ko na yung gagong tarantadong hayop na yun!!

“aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” sigaw kong inis na inis
“hey” narinig kong sabi ni Pedro

“I -- I‘m sorry, I didn‘t mean to answer it --”
“waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh” tapos sumubsob ako sa dibdib nya at umiyak
[a/c: may T-shirt na po si Pedro jan, haha]

“hush, I --” naramdaman kong huminga sya ng malalim



His POV

I know, I shouldn’t have answered her call
but there was this feeling that I should

now she’s crying, and I don’t know what to do..
I feel guilty!
sorry Lailah, I didn’t mean to hurt you

“come on, let‘s get out of here” I said to her while patting her back
but she shook her head

“come on Lailah, we‘ll go on tour, my treat”
she shook her head once again

“are you going to shook your head all day?”
she nod

oh boy
I pushed her slightly away

“look, if you don‘t want to move on with all this shit of his, then be it, but remember this.. I won‘t let you, so if you want this to be done the hard way, I‘m more than willing to do so”

she’s staring straight to my eyes with those puffy red eyes

“crap!” I can’t bare seeing her like that!
then she’s starting to cry again

“if you‘re going to cry again, I swear to whoever there is, I will kiss you!”

she sniffed, and tried to control her tears

“good, let‘s go” then I pulled her
“wait” she said in a husky voice
“what?”
“I‘ll go take a bath first”
then she looked at herself

“oh, sorry”
she smiled weakly
damn you Damon!! look what you did to her!
[a/c: Damon po ang real name ni Pedro, ahaha, ayan ha? yan na mga real name nila.. :)]

I’ll make sure to make her happy today, besides, this is the last day that we will be together..

“umm, Pedro!” I heard her calling me
“yes?”
“thank you”
“for what?”
“answering Christian‘s call”
“huh? what do you mean?”

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AC!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, wala lang.. haha, salamat po sa comments.. salamat salamat! mwah
sana hindi pa kayo nagsasawa saken.. malulungkot ako pag iniwan nyo ako.. huhu..

drama lang.. lol

pasensya na po pala kung natagalan ang isang to, exam week ko po kasi kaya medyo busy ako ngayon.. :p

itatry kong makapag update agad.. ^_^

comment po kayo, open po ito sa non-user account.. gamitin nyo na lang po yung 'anonymous' pero wag nyo din po kakalimutan pangalan nyo.. hehe salamat po ulit :D