✓ FATE | SUNKI FF

Chapter 12

Destin Hart (Point of View)

Unti-unting lumuwag ang pagkakahawak ni Kairos sa balikat ko. Nakatitig lang ako sakaniya at ganon din siya sa'kin. Pilit na ngumiti si Kairos sa'kin at humakbang papalapit tsaka hinalikan ako sa pisnge.

"Thank you for listening to me. You should go back inside. I'll go now," mahinang usad niya sabay talikod at unti-unting naglakad papalayo sa'kin.

With each step, it feels like something deep inside me wants to come out. A voice that's been denial about its true feelings and an emotion that's been trying to hide from the depth of me.

"That's it?" Sabi ko na nagpalingon sakaniya. Kairos stared at me with a confused look. "You said you don't want me to doubt your sincerity...then do something to erase my doubts...say something to ease it,"

"Aalis ka nalang na parang wala lang lahat ng mga sinabi mo...like it's just a phrase for you. You like me...truly and insanely, pero hindi ko dama, Kai. Kung totoong gusto mo ako bakit hindi mo ipadama sa'kin na totoo nga na gusto mo ako."

Kitang-kita ang gulat sa mga mata niya ng marinig ang mga sinabi ko. Hindi siya umimik at hinayaan lang ako na magsalita. Dahan-dahan akong naglakad papalapit sakaniya, bawat hakbang kasabay non ang malalim na paghinga ko.

"If you think you fucked up...then you need to think of a solution to fix it. And walking away is definitely not the solution to it...it's not, kairos,"

"Hindi ako lalayo o lumalayo sa'yo...the distance was always been there between us. Nasa kabilang kalsada ako at nandoon ka din sa kabila."

"Tinititigan lang natin ang isa't isa. We are just there...feeling the emotions emerge upon us, but none of us dared to cross the road..." Napayuko siya at malalim na bumuntong hinga. "I am not walking away from you, kairos, so please come to me. Convince me, that...you're worth the risk." I stopped walking and there was a distance between us, just exactly as I said it. Kairos stared at me, breathing heavily. His eyes were full of emotions.

"Let me ask you one thing..." he said breathily. Nagtatanong ko siyang tinignan. "Do you still like Sebastian Grayson the same way you liked him before?"

Nagulat ako sa tanong niya at natahimik. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang isasagot. Dahil kahit ako nalilito na din. I like Sebastian ever since freshman year palang at hanggang ngayong naging third year na'ko gusto ko pa din naman siya. I was so sure that I like him all this time pero ngayon, hindi ko na alam.

"Answer me..." pagmamakaawa niya. "Answer me...so, I would know if I could go all out...because Destin...that's the only thing that's stopping me. I am respecting your boundary...that's why I never dared to take a single step even though my whole system has been telling me to."

Tumingin ako sakaniya at unti-unti umiling, I saw how his face lit up.

"H-hindi ko na alam..."

"Should I cross the line, Destin?"

"I-ikaw...bahala."

"Then, I should." He slowly walks towards me at ng nasa harap ko na siya doon ko lang napagtanto na amoy alak siya, dumagdag lang 'yon sa bango ng cologne niya. It's so manly.

Kairos instantly cupped my face with his hands.

Hindi na ako nakapagreact pa ng bigla niya akong hinalikan. Nanlalaki ang mga mata ko. Nalasahan ko ang alak mula sakaniya na parang nagpalasing at nagpabaliw sa'kin. Kairos encircled his one arm around my waist to support my weight at kumapit naman ang dalawang mga kamay ko sa dibdib niya. His other hand is guiding my head tilting it to make the kiss more deeper.