Unlabeled [Baguio Series #1]

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And it all happened. We became a thing because he said that he won't take no for an answer, but, to be honest, I like it too. Hindi lang naman ako siguradong mahal ko siya , pero alam ko naman sa sarili ko na may parte na pinaniniwala ko lang ang sarili kong overwhelmed lang kaming dalawa.

Para kasing ang bilis para sa akin. Can you fall in love in those days just because you felt genuinely happy? I doubt. I, also, felt genuinely happy back in the days when we were in Baguio, but...is that enough reason for you to fall in love with someone you don't really know?

And then I remembered that he only has three weeks left in his month-long leave. Napangiti na lang ako nang tipid.

Bago kami umalis sa Subic Bay ay nag-dinner na muna kami, tapos ay dumiretso kami sa hotel kung saan siya tumutuloy sa Olongapo. Medyo malapit lang sa amin but it will take 15 minutes if I'll go there by tricycle.

Three weeks...

I'll give him his three weeks... and then I'll see to it if I'll go on or forget again.

"Can you sleep here?" tanong ni Travis sa akin habang pareho kaming nakahiga sa kama, nanonood sa TV.

Umiling ako. "Mapapagalitan ako," I chuckled.

Ipinatong niya ang braso niya sa balikat ko. "But you're 23 na, right?"

I laughed. "I'm in a province. Of course my parents are very, very strict when it comes to time. 11:00 PM ang kailangang uwi ko."

Tumango-tango siya bago niya ipinapatong ang ulo ko sa balikat niya. "Okay, then. We'll do it. I'll follow my girlfriend's parents' instruction." He smiled.

I laughed. "You're really my boyfriend?" tanong ko.

Tumingin siya sa akin nang nakakunot ng noo. "Oo. I know you like me too so there's no reason for the both of us to take this slower," he smiled. "We're going to get married soon."

I chuckled. "Wala nga akong alam tungkol sa 'yo. Hindi ko nga alam kung ilang taon ka na."

He sighed, thinking. "Do you want my slam book?" hinampas ko ang dibdib niya kasabay ng pagtawa. "Joke lang! I'm 27. I'm four years older than you."

Tumawa ako. "Tanda naman ng boyfriend ko," I hugged him.

"Okay lang, anong gusto mo, mas bata sa 'yo?"

Umiling ako. "I don't like younger men," natawa ako nang maalala na ang ex ko ay mas bata sa akin. "The last time I dated someone younger than me, muntik nang masira ang buhay ko."

"Why? What did he do?"

I shrugged. "Cheating. I don't want to have sex with him, so he had it with someone else," I chuckled.

He scoffed. "Typical assholes. Mabuti na lang at naging boyfriend mo na ako. You're not going to deal with those assholes, hiding in a goodie looks, because I'll be your last boyfriend."