MS#1 "To Exist" || Book 1 (Completed)

Chapter 37: Rest

PERSEUS' POV

"My Andromeda..." I called her sweetly as I can.

"What?!" she blurted out.

Napatawa naman ako ng bahagya

Paano ba naman kasi yung itsura niyang hinarap sa akin. She looks annoyed but she's blushing.

Hmm, I wonder if it still the effect of the kiss?

Dunno.

"Kailan tayo magpapahinga?" tanong ko

She then stopped walking and look at me then the others.

"Are you lack of energy?" she asked

"48%" sagot ko naman.

Tumingin ulit siya dun sa dalawa sa likod

"Ayos pa ba kayo?" she asked

"Hindi." Calix answered with his two arms crossed.

"56% na energy ko" Leica said

"Sorry, I forgot to give us a rest" she said tapos naging malungkot ang mukha niya "Nasanay kasi akong nandyan si Esia to heal and full our energy..."

"Look, ayaw naman ni Esia na nagkakaganto tayo. I know she's happy where she is right now." nakangiting sabi ni Leica

"Mas masaya sana kung nandito pa rin siya" Calix bitterly said.

Napaupo na lang kaming lahat sa may field between the battle field we entered earlier and the battle field we are about to enter.

Tahimik na forest naman ang pagitan kaya mas ayos na ditong makapagpahinga.

"Heyy" I said as I came closer to Andromeda

Hindi nya naman ako sinagot. Nakapikit kasi siya at parang niraramdam ang pekeng hangin.

Sinadya kong ilapit ang mukha ko sa mukha niya. Maybe an inch apart only.

I poke her cheeks to get her attention.

"Tss." she sighed before she open her eyes

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya kaya naman napangti ako kahit halos maduling na siya sa lapit ng mukha namin.

Napaatras siya kaya naman ayun magkalayo na ulit mukha namin tapos tiningnan niya ako ng masama like she wants to end my life and for sure she's killing me in her mind.

Nag-angel sit naman ako at pinagmasdan siya.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" mataray niyang sabi.

"Masama ba?" I asked while smirking

"Tss, mukha kang manyak" sabi naman nya.

"What's manyak again?" I asked.

Napatawa naman siya.

"Hey, is it a funny word?" tanong ko ulit sa kanya. What? It's unfamiliar to me.

Mas napatawa naman siya.

"I thought--- 'kala ko pa naman alam mo. Buti na lang hindi." she said while laughing

Sa halip na macurious kung ano yon ay napangiti na lang ako. Sobrang ganda niyang panooding tumawa.

Specially, once in a blue moon ko lang namang makita how she laugh like that. Nakakagaan ng loob.

She....

She's so beautiful...

Kasama na ba sa program kong maattract sa kanya?

She stopped laughing then look at me again seriously.

"Manyak! Pervert person! A green jerk!" sabi niya.

"Im not perverted. Sa mukha ko ba na 'to, my Andromeda?" giit ko naman.

She raised her right eyebrow as if she's not believing.

"Depende na lang kung gusto mo manyakin kita" pangloloko ko tapos sabay ngisi ng isang malupitan

She blushed and hit my arm.

"What??" natatawa ko pang sabi

"Whatever Perseus" she said sabay siniringan ako.

"Ano nga bang stage na tayo?" biglaang tanong ko habang nakatingin sa taas

"Stage 95" she replied.

"100 nga lang to diba? So 5 more stages" I asked switching my eyes to her.

She nod

"We're so close" I smiled. Pero 'di ko pa rin maiwasang malungkot

"Sorry nga pala" I mumbled.

Nagtaka naman siya

"For what?" she asked.

"Sa pagiging makulit? I know that you really hate clingy people. Tapos ako kahit alam ko na ayaw mo, ginagawa ko pa din. I mean-- you can't blame me. I just can't help it when it comes to you." I stated.

"I admit. Minsan talaga napakakulit mo and clingy also but don't feel sorry for that. Sinabi ko bang ayaw ko sa Perseus na makulit at clingy?" she said while smiling.

I grab her hand and hold it really tight.

"Thank you, my Andromeda." I mouthed.

"P-para san n-naman yan at kailan pa naging madrama ang program mo?" nagtataka nyang tanong.

"For accepting me..." ngumiti ako sa kaniya.

"I'll always accept you. Kahit ayawan ka pa ng lahat ng tao o mavirtual man" sagot naman nya

"A-ayoko na y-yatang tapusin ang laro..." sabi ko.

"Perseus..."

"I think Im selfish because I know once na matapos na ang game na 'to. Hindi na ulit ako magiging ganto kalapit sa'yo. I can't hugged you anymore or even hold you anymore, hanggang tingin na lang ulit ako don sa screen. I d-dont w-want that to happen again. That world will create again a barrier between us." I paused. "Pero mas ayaw ko namang manatili ka rito sa laro na kung saan nakataya ang buhay mo. I just want to exist with you"

Humigpit ang hawak niya sa kamay
Pinagmasdan ko ulit siya.Kung magiging totoo man ako, I want to spent eternity with her.

Her face then came closer to mine...

"Kung ganon... I want you to remember this kiss." she said softly then press her lips against mine.

For nth time, I feel this strange beating again.

Pagkahiwalay nya, she blushed right away tapos umiwas ng tingin.

I smiled at her then whisper,

"I won't forget it..."