Til We Meet Again, Next Life

🌺Chapter Four🌺

🌺We Are All Different🌺
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Chris

Something about something could mean everything in the simplest way possible.

And some things could change just by one act or word said by someone who intrigues you.

"I'm sorry" Response ko sa sinabi nya.

But something about her statement amazes me. Nabigla ako. I never expected something so personal on the first conversation.

I wanna know what happened. Did her mom cheat on her dad? Or...

"Ok lang... Hindi ko rin naman dapat sinabi yun" she said, shrugging her shoulders.

Alam nya ang mga isasagot nya. No guilt, no regrets...

No lies.

I've met women. Gold diggers, cheaters, hypocrites, two-faced... But her kind...

I haven't seen anything like it. My heart skipped a beat.

She amused me. I never thought I'd get this close to a human being without even trying that hard.

Tahimik akong natawa.

I tapped the table while leaning back on my seat. I want to continue our conversation. Pero wala na akong maisip na tanong.

"Alis na 'ko" She stood up again. Ubos na ang ice cream na kanina nya pa pinaglalaruan. Iiwas na naman sya.

"Wait" I grabbed her wrist as she walked by me. "Kailan kita makikita ulit?" I saw her brows met sa tanong ko. She gently removed my hand from her wrist.

"Gusto mo kong makita ulit?"

I grinned. Tanong laban sa tanong. Hindi ko alam kung nananadya ba sya o ganito talaga ang ugali nya.

"Gusto kong... Malaman ang storya mo" Yun lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko.

Nawala ang ngiti sa labi ko at naguilty ako. On the first conversation? Sinabi ko talaga yun?

This clueless girl. She stands out from the crowd. I noticed that when I met her at the park. The moment she walked away and acted like nothing happened.

Baka nga allergic sya sa tao.

"Pwede ba-"

"Wag." Nawala ang ngiti sa labi ko nang pangunahan nya ang sasabihin ko "Hindi mo gugustuhing malaman yan. I'm not book you can read to amuse yourself"

I clenched my jaw, holding a laughter.

"San ka umuuwi?" I stood up and caught my hands inside my pockets "Hatid na kita" I smiled at her again. She tilted her head slightly. Nalilito sya.

"Narinig mo ba ang sinabi ko?"

"Sige na, hayaan mo na akong bumawi. I let out an important part of your life out of you. I stole your me time. Let me take you home"

"I don't trust you" she stepped back.

I looked at her. Defeated. Yup. She got me. I'm still a stranger kahit papano sa paningin nya.

"Wag mong isipin na, being friends with me could fix the way I am" she continued "Don't try to fix problems with the wrong solution. Hinding hindi yan mag wo-work" she gave the smallest amount of smile I've ever seen in my life before turning around and leaving me there, standing in awe of her.

Mabilis ang pintig nang puso ko. Something about this girl, is making me think everything about her matters.

Like how every tick of the clock matters.