Chapter 31

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Crystal Dwight's POV

"Dwight!"

The loud voice calling me interrupted my precious sleeping hours. Sino naman ang namb-bulabog sa ganitong oras?

"Dwight?" he called again. "Love, what happened to you? Why aren't you responding? Open the door, Love!" 

I rubbed my eyes as I forced them to open. I stretched out my hand before I got from my bed. Anong ginagawa ni Ryle rito? Pwede naman siyang tumawag kapag may kailangan siya. With my blurry vision and unstable mind, I walked through the door to welcome him. 

"Okay ka lang, Love?" he asked immediately when I opened the door. He's standing in front of our yard wearing a white T-shirt and jogging pants. "Gosh, Dwight. I've been calling you for an hour but you didn't pick it up!" he roared while I was walking close to him. 

Wow, man! Calling me for an hour? What an exaggeration!

"I thought something bad happened to you! You made me worried to death!" 

I opened our small gate and cast a blank stare on him. 

"What are you saying, Ryle? Are you out of your mind?" I asked. "You just disturbed me from sleeping."

He chuckled. "Sleeping? You're still sleeping at this hour? Ala-sais na, oh. Didn't I tell you that you sleep early?" He said without a pause. His hand landed on both of my shoulders and turned me around. He began to push me back to our house. "Magpalit ka. Let's go jogging." 

"Love!" He called again when I was about to go back to my room. 

"You don't even wear a bra," he said, which made my sleepiness go away. 

When I looked down and realized what he said was true, I covered my front with my hands and ran quickly back to my room. Embarrassment was killing me as I closed the door. How could I forget that I am not wearing that when I come out of my room?   

I changed into a simple shirt and a jogging pants to. We jog until we reached the Dreem Plaza. Naka-ilang ikot rin kami bago kami tuluyang huminto. Mga 30 minutes din siguro ang ginugol namin sa pag-jojogging namin. 

We both seated at the grass as we watched the sun on its journey over the horizon. 

"Oh, water." Inabot niya sa akin ang  bote ng tubig na agad ko namang tinanggap dahil nauuhaw na talaga ako. 

"Thanks,” I replied after I took a sip. 

"Love, I have big news for you!" he began with his eyes shining. 

"Ano naman?" usisa ko. 

"My mom cooked dinner for us last night!"

"Totoo?" What I heard gives happiness to my heart. Did Tita Effie did that because she was touched by what she read on the gifts she received yesterday. Sabi na eh, she cared a lot for his so. Palaging sinasabi ni mama na walang magulang ang hindi kayang tiisin ang mga anak nila. Masaya ako na simpleng paraan na ginawa ni Tita Effie. Malaking bagay na ito sa simula ng pag-aayos ng relasyon nila bilang mag-ina. 

Masaya ako sa desisyon ko na i-approach siya at ibigay sa kaniya ang mga bagay na palagi naming ginagawa ni Ryle nang magkasama na para naman talaga sa kaniya. 

"Yeah. Until now, I'm still thinking why mom did that!" His smiles on his face was priceless. Ito ang ngiti ni Ryle na kakaiba, masayang-masaya siya. "Alam mo naman, diba? My mom rarely does that!" 

I couldn't help but smile too. I am happy for him. After all this is what I wanted. 

"Sabi sa iyo, eh. Tita loves you but she just doesn't know how to show it!"

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