Unconditionally

-15-

Inside their room Mikha and Aiah have so many snacks between them. It's already two in the morning but the two didn't feel sleepy at all. After Aiah's confession the latter became more open about her adoration for Mikha making the latter blush. She lost count how many times she needed to let out a deep breathe just to calm herself. She didn't know Aiah can be so straight forward about what she feels.

"Actually I also have a confession to make." Aiah looked at Mikha with brows raised munching adorably at her bread. "You kept on asking me why I haven't dated anyone right?" The taller girl across her nodded her head.

"Nireto mo pa ako sa mga friends mo before na walang nag work kaya you stopped trying." Aiah laughs. She always tries to set Mikha up for a dated but after a year or two of trying she stopped after none of those worked. "I have my reasons kasi."

"And that reason is none of those girls didn't met your standards?" Mikha nodded her head.

"That's one of the reason but..." Aiah waited for Mikha to speak. The music producer looked away.

"Eto na." She let out a deep breathe, Aiah saw it making her more curious. "This is your time to confess."

"But they are not you." Aiah's breathe hitched. "Hindi sila ikaw kaya hindi nag work." She quickly glanced at Aiah, she saw her surprised reaction. She needed to look away, if she look at her straight in the eyes she thinks that she will not be able to confess.

"When we were in high school I started liking you Aiah, I started liking you but I just realized na hindi na siya basta like nalang eh nung nakita kita nung prom night." She chuckled. "Selos na selos ako doon sa date mo. Sobrang naiinggit ako kasi siya yung date mo at hindi ako. That time akala ko kaya ganun nararamdaman ko kasi we can't really spend time that time kasi bakod na bakod sayo yung date mo well di ko naman siya masisisi, after all ikaw ang date niya." Mikha brushed her hair back using her fingers licking her dry lips.

"But when I got the chance to dance you, remember our last dance that night?" Aiah nodded her head. "Looking at you that night so close, seeing those beautiful eyes looking back at me with your soft smile I suddenly had a realization na I am madly in love woth my best friend."

"You're... You're in love with me?" Mikha nodded still not meeting up Aiah's eyes. She felt relieve after telling her those words. It's been almost a decade that she's been keeping those feelings bottled up and now that she finally said it she felt like so much weight were lifted from her shoulders and there is no pressure off her chest.

"Yes I am in love with you." A gasped escaped Aiah's lips. Mikha looked meeting Aiah's eyes her eyes already tearing up. She waited for this moment. She waited for her to finally said those words. "I've been silently and secretly loving you since we were so young."

"Bakit hindi mo sinabi?" Aiah sat right in front of Mikha her hands already cupping her cheeks.

"Takot ako eh." A blink, it took only a single blink for Mikha's tears to fall. "Natatakot ako that if I ever confessed to you everything will change, everything that we have baka mawala dahil lang sinabi ko nararamdaman ko sayo." Aiah bit her lower lip wiping off Mikha's tears.

"I never imagined that I will be able to tell you what I feel." Mikha smiles. "Na sa loob ng halos sampung taon ikaw lang yung taong minahal ko." Aiah can feel tears building up. She doesn't have any idea that someone is loving her for so long, that Mikha has been so in love with her without expecting anything in return. "At sa sampung taon na yun ikaw lang yung taong patuloy kong minamahal." Aiah lost it she burst into tears throwing her arms around Mikha's.

"Di ko alam na you are suffering for this long." She closed her eyes burying her face on the crook of Mikha's neck. "Almost a decade yet I don't have any idea. I'm sorry." The sob hurts Mikha's heart, she felt as if someone is stabbing her heart hearing Aiah sobbing.

"You don't have to apologize Aiah." She smiled closing her eyes as she caresses the latter's hair. "Wala kang kasalanan and also it crazy at it sounds whatever I feel for the past years it's all worth it especially dito tayo dinala ng destiny." Aiah pulled away from the hug hitting Mikha's shoulder earning a groan from the other girl.

"Nakakainis ka! Napaka selfless mong tao." She wiped Aiah's tears caressing her cheek. She looked at her with so much love. Aiah can feel it, she can see through Mikha's eyes that everything she said is true that Mikhs Lim is indeed in love with her. Every thing that Mikha has done for her, every action now she understands, now she get it Mikha is always looking out for her because she only wanted what's best for her.

"Hindi ba ako magiging unfair if I still make you wait for me to figure out my feelings?" The pregnant girl held Mikha's hand that is cupping her cheek she leaned into the warm touch. "Ikaw matagal ka nang sure sa feelings mo sakin samantalang ako I am still figuring it out."

"You are not being selfish." Mikha smiled. "And even if it takes another decade of waiting I am willing to wait that long for you."

"Please wait for me." Aiah leaned her forehead with Mikha. "Please wait for me and Peanut." Chuckling Mikha nodded her head.

"Yes I will wait for you and Peanut." Aiah smiled pulling away from the shorter girl. "We will take things slow, we will take things in your pace Aiah."

Just a short update. Sorry guys sinisingit ko lang muna for now ang pag update since I have so many things to do at mag catch up sa work since one week akong MIA dahil sa sakit.

Anyways thoughts po?