The Girl Suitor [ON GOING]

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I looked at how Kislev intertwined his fingers to mine. For the past couple of minutes we've been driving around and all he does was whispering things to make me calm.

How can I calm if I'm about to meet his parents, again. It's been so long since the last time we saw each other and guess what, it's not worth remembering. Naiisip ko pa lang ang naging sagutan namin ni Kislev noong breakfast na iyon ay sumasakit na ang ulo ko. Kung bakit ba naman kasi isa't kalahating siraulo 'tong si Kislev!

"Stop fidgeting," he calmed me as he pull over his car at the parking lot of Charles de Gaulle Airport

Inis kong tinampal ang kamay niya sabay baba ng visor para matignan ang sarili. Oh God! I look awful as hell. Kung bakit ba naman kasi nila naisipan na ngayong oras pa dumating!

I inhaled and exhaled a few times before muttering "Let's go.", Kislev opened the door for me and clicked the alarm of his car. He even offered his hands but I declined it. I'm not ready to explain to his parents what's our status! Even we haven't talked about it yet, it's just... Kislev's one hell of a headache. Just. That.

I abruptly stopped from walking when Kislev turned his face on me, he has this smile telling me that it's going to be a scandalous act—me being with him as he fetch his parents.

You have no idea how scandalous this is!

Nasusuka ata ako!

"Everything's going to be fine, I promise." He leaned in to kiss my forehead before grabbing his phone for a call

I smiled weakly, how come I hate the word "promise" and yet when Kislev told me that... I just wanted to trust him that he'll never break his promise to me. God, love is such a sick bastard!

He glanced back at me while waiting for his parents, I was just standing behind him and thinking how about should I welcome them. Ni sa tanang buhay ko ay hindi pa ako sumalubong ng pamilya sa airport!

It's just so not me! Hello?

I kept myself calm even though my knees are wobbling like hell. Sinulyapan ko ang suot ko bago kumalma nang tuluyan. Mabuti na lang talaga at hinayaan ako ni Kislev na magpalit ng damit dahil hinding hindi ako sasama dito kung hindi maayos ang damit ko. Hinila ko ang imaginary crease ng Trumpet skirt ko bago nag-angat ng tingin.

Kahit na mukhang hindi ko naman masyadong pinaghandaan ang salubong na ito ay nakatanggap pa rin ako ng puri kay Kislev. I just want to look nice every now and then, it just felt different when he's the one complimenting me. Like he'll never lie about how I look. He's that real.

Making me realize that in life, even though the things we didn't want will eventually be ours if it's meant for us. Like how I never thought of loving nor liking Kislev for a reason because I loathed him so much. Yet here we are now, defining the labels between us.