"A-anong sabi mo?” tanong ko kay Marcus.
Malinaw kong narinig iyong sinabi niya ngunit hindi nadecode ng isip ko iyon. Si Noemi sa gilid ko ay tumitili ng mahina at hinahampas na ako sa braso ngunit hindi ko magawang bumaling sa kanya at patigilin siya sa ginagawa. Nanatili ang tingin ko kay Marcus at pilit kung hinahanap ang ekspresyon niya sa mukha na magpapakitang nagbibiro lang siya sa sinabi niya!
“Let’s get married then we’re even.” He said it as if it was just nothing! What the hell?
“Seriously, Marcus? What do you think of marriage? Parang cravings mo lang na kung kailan mo trip ay kakainin mo lang anytime?”
Heck! Ano ba namang underlying principle iyon? Sana lang gets niya.
“Of course I know its real meaning,” he replied seriously.
I shook my head and I laughed without humor. “No, you don’t. Nababaliw ka na.”
He smirked. “You know that I am… when it comes to you.”
Mas lalong lumakas ang tili at hampas ni Noemi sa akin. Nakakairita na kaya hinarap ko na ang babaita.
“Magtigil ka nga, Noemi!” asik ko.
“Sorry na. Kinikilig kasi ako sa inyo e!” aniya at humagikhik. Napailing na lang ako sa tinuran ng kaibigan. I looked back at Marcus.
“I will pay you in any way that I can-”
He cut me off. “Then marry me.”
I shook my head. “Except that.”
He frowned and I saw a glint of disappointment and despondency in his eyes.
“Why?”
“Marcus, you… y-you’re my friend! For goodness sake!”
“Are we?” he said sarcastically. “Are we still friends, Jane.”
“O-of course,” I replied though my voice squeaked.
“Really? Or you just can’t really take the idea of getting married to me.”
“Marrying you is not an enough reason for me to pay my debt.”
“I wonder… if Kent’s in my shoes at this very moment. Would you immediately say yes if he offered the same,” he said, ignoring what I just told him.
I shook my head. I didn’t know where this conversation was heading but I got enough. Ang dami-daming nangyari sa araw na ito. The only thing I want to do now is to get home, lay on my bed and sleep. I feel too exhausted that I think I would pass out anytime. Mas nakakapagod pa ito sa trabaho ko sa araw-araw.
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If There's a Lifetime (Completed)
RomanceFor Jane Faith Aquino, it wasn't the red lights, nor the timing that was bad, but it is the countless times she hesitated. She was afraid to tell her best friend about her feelings because she was anxious of losing what they have. Now, she suffers...
