Four
She gave me another chance, another fucking chance to be with her and I have no plan to let her go again. Never.
"I-I still love you..." the words she finally said.
"I love you, Met. I really do..." I whispered, I kissed her forehead. She closed her eyes and smiled. "I'll never let you go again, I'll vow this soul to you."
Suminghap siya at hindi makapagsalita, nanatili ang ngiting malambing sa kanyang labi.
My fucking dead heart lived again. Hindi ko napigil ang ngiti sa sarili, I don't know how to control the happiness she's giving me effortlessly. Sobrang sarap lang sa pakiramdam na pinagbigyan niya ulit ako at hinding-hindi ko sasayangin ito, heto na ang huli. Dito na ako mananatili, kahit anong mangyari.
She never said it. And it was surprising that there's this word "still", she loved me even before. Now, I'll vow myself to be with her until the last minute of my breath and heart beat. Our relationship went smoothly sweet and very pure, the love I have for her never leaves my soul. She tattooed herself in my life, kaya hindi ko kayang hindi siya ang makakasama ko habang buhay.
I love how she handles my every little thing, time and day since we got back together. I love how her mind works out for our relationship now, her maturity is beyond my expectations. Araw-araw ko siyang nakakasama at ramdam ko ang lahat ng pagbabago ng pananaw niya sa isang relasyong ginagalawan naming dalawa, na hindi lang parating sarili niya ang iisipin kundi pati ang katuwang.
"Come back 2018?" Elexius said teasingly while removing his ball cap, pabagsak siyang naupo sa sofang malambot.
I sipped on the box of chuckie and raised my brow.
"Tsismoso ka?"
He laughed. "Just heard it from Haniel, madalas ka raw makitang nagsusundo sa Rockwell. Si Met ba 'yan?"
"Close kayo?" tanong ko ulit.
Kumunot ang noo niya at inalis ang kurbata, nahiga siya sa sofa at huminga ng malalim. I looked at him and smirked.
"Iyak ng iyak 'yan last time, nabanggit niya ba sayo?" he mocked. "Nakakatawa talaga mga babae, 'no, Kuya? Sila ang magtataboy, tapos iiyak dahil nagpataboy tayo."
Humalakhak ako. "Talaga? Girlfriend mo ba, umiyak kasi nagpataboy ka?"
Ngumuso siya at umirap.
"Asa pa, hindi ko pa nakitang umiyak 'yon dahil sa pagtataboy at hindi rin naman kasi ako nagpapataboy."
Dito siguro kami nagkaiba, he's not this kind of man who will give up even someone left him without a good bye. Kahit anong sabihin ko sa kanya na baka kailangan iyon ng babae ay hindi siya naniniwala, for me it's really needed. Maybe his young girlfriend wants to learn and be independent in life without someone's hold so she could learn many things around without consenting her. Lalo na at alam kong kapareho ko lang din si Elexius magmahal, kunsintidor at nagtitiis. I realized then it was her time to be free and to learn herself, first. Sa eskwela, hindi importante ang matataas na mark, ang importante roon ay may natutunan ka sa bawat pinag-aaralan. Ganoon din sa buhay na nararanasan.
"Wow, usapang bakla." Prudence laughed as he went in with Minther.
Naupo si Minther sa arm rest ng sofa at nanunuya agad ang tingin kay El, Prudence nodded at me. Ganoon din ang ginawa ko.
"Ilang taon na 'yan?" usisa ni Minther kay El.
Minura ni El si Prudence, ngumisi naman si Minther.
"Ulol, Minther. Manahamik ka." inis na sambit ni El.
