XYREE'S POV
months later...
academic break namin ngayon since malapit na mag-pasko at babalik kami sa school next year na ng january
since the day na may nangyari sa'min ni gavin i haven't talked to him, even in school because i've promised besides masyadong masakit 'yung mga nangyari nang mga araw na 'yon, i don't think kaya ko ding kausapin siya
*ding dong* *ding dong* *ding dong*
rinig kong tunog ng doorbell kasalukuyan akong nasa sala at nanonood ng movie
"nanay rosa may tao po pasuyo naman po" i said pero 'di sumagot si nanay rosa
"nanay rosa?" i called her name but still she didn't answer 'di siguro ako marinig
tumayo na lang ako para buksan ang gate
i'm far from our gate but i saw matthew standing in front of it
"matthew?" i said
"hi" he said napakamot pa ito sa ulo habang nakangiti
"anong ginagawa mo dito? 'di ba dapat nasa spain ka?" i asked
"ah, yeah pero 'di muna ako sumama i told my mom and dad that i'll be there on christmas eve" he said
"and why?" i asked
"ang dami mong tanong xy papasukin mo nalang ako" he said
i widely opened our gate
naglakad na ito papasok ng bahay, kapal din talaga ng mukha nito ni matthew
"oh ijo anong ginagawa mo dito?" tanong ni mama
"bored ho ako sa bahay tita ako lang po kase mag-isa nauna na po sa spain sila mommy" he politely replied
"ganon ba? sige at dyan kana lang muna tumambay tutal mag-isa lang din naman dito si xyree" papa said
"salamat ho" he replied
umupo nalang ako sa sofa at pinagpatuloy ang panonood
"sige na mauuna na kami" paalam nila mama at papa
hinalikan ko naman sila sa pisngi
i looked at them while they're leaving before i continued watching
"anong pinapanood mo?" matthew asked
"the space between us maganda siya matt" i said and smiled
"sige nga panoodin ko din" he said
tumabi siya sakin at humiga sa hita ko
"matt naman eh nakakakiliti yung buhok mo!" i complained
"shh 'wag ka maingay nags-start na 'yung movie oh, stay still" he said
wala naman akong nagawa kundi hayaan nalang siya
lumipas ang isang oras at patapos na ang movie
tumingin ako kay matthew at nakitang tulog ito
hay nako matthew, ginawa mo pa akong kama
i stared at his face ang gwapo din talaga nito ni matthew, i just really wished na ikaw nalang nakilala ko at hindi si gavin
hinimas himas ko ang buhok niya at pinaglaruan ito
i poked his cheek and pinched his nose
"hey sleepy head wake up" i said
"hoy matthew gising!"
"mattheeeew"
ah, ayaw mo ah
i pinched his cheek as hard as i can
"ouch! what the hell xy what was that for!?" he exclaimed
i laughed
"i'm sorry, here" lumapit ako sa kanya at hinalikan ang part ng pisngi niya na kinurot ko
huli na ng ma+realize ko ang ginawa ko, oh god
"i-im s-sorry i d-don't know why i did that" i said
"nah that's fine actually can you do it again?" he said at binigyan ako ng nakaka-lokong ngiti
"siraulo ka talaga mattheeew!" i said
at hinabol siya habang may hawak na unan
tumakbo naman siya
naghabulan kaming dalawa sa sala hanggang sa mapagod kami
sabay kaming umupo sa sofa
"thank you matt, you always make me happy" i said as i looked at him
"it's my pleasure" he said
"but why? i mean pwede mo naman akong hayaan nalang or sumn" i asked
"because i like you" he said
nanlaki naman ang mata ko sa sinabi niya
i like you
i like you
i like you
parang sirang plaka na nagre-repeat sa utak ko :yung sinabi ni matthew, ako? gusto niya? but how? and why?
ang daming tanong sa utak ko
"i ahm... hehe" he awkwardly said
hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at humarap sa'kin
"look xy i am not expecting you to like me back, just let me like you and make you happy everytime you feel sad, let me be your comfort zone, let me do the things that gavin can't do to you, i know na hindi ko mapapalitan si gavin diyan sa puso mo but please give me a chance" he said, you can here sincerity on his voice
tears starts to fall on my eyes
oh god what did i do to deserve this kind of man?
"but i don't want you to get hurt alam mo namang kahit ilang beses akong saktan ni gavin siya pa din talaga" i said
i saw sadness in his eyes
"t-thats fine nandito pa din ako xy, ayos lang sa'kin" he said
"ang selfish ko naman kung ganon matt" i said
he wiped my tears
"it's my choice and i'm taking the risk okay? don't feel bad about it" he said as he hugged me
he kissed my forehead
"i like you xyree i really do, so please give me a chance" matthew said
tumango naman ako bilang tugon
tumingala ako at nakitang nakangiti siya, ngumiti din ako
i'll try my best to like you matt because you deserve better, i just wish that one day my heart will open up again for a different person and when that happens i want you to be that person.
