Firm Tenacity (The Athletes #3) COMPLETED

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Promise

Hindi na ako natulog sa bahay nina Mina noong gabing 'yon. He immediately gathered all of my things and put them inside his car. Masyado na raw mahaba ang nilaan kong oras kay Mina. He's such a jealous boy...

I don't think he's really serious about proclaiming he's already my boyfriend. He seemed serious about it. Kaso madalas kasi s'yang mayabang at mapagbiro kaya iniisip kong purong salita lang 'yon.

Nasa condo pa rin kami, papasok pa lang. He cooked banana cues and put them inside a container. He was smirking while doing it, having fun, I guess. Samantalang naka halumbaba lang ako habang pinapanood siya.

If he's seriously my boyfriend now, I know I am still lucky somehow. Knowing his sweet and genuine sides...

"It hits different today," aniya at pinagkrus ang mga braso niya.

I stood straight. "Ang alin?"

"You... staring at me. Kasi ngayon, girlfriend na kita. So, this is the feeling of having a label? Para talaga sa mga teritorial ang label. What do you think?"

He bent in front of me to get closer. Napaatras kaagad ang mukha ko dahil sa gulat. He smirked before patting my head like a puppy. Kumunot ang noo ko.

"I don't know. This is my first relationship..." at nag-iwas ako ng tingin.

His smirk grew wider. "So you're accepting my proclamation now? Noong unang araw ayaw mo, ngayon ay payag ka na rin?" mapaglarong tanong niya at mas lalong nilapit ang mukha sa akin. Kulang na lang pumatong na siya sa countertop!

"May magagawa ba ako?" palusot ko, pero ang totoo ay nagustuhan ko na rin ang ideyang maging girlfriend niya.

Umiling siya. "Wala..." aniya at umayos na ng tayo. Umayos rin ako ng upo dahil baka mahulog ako patalikod.

That's how I confirmed we're really officially in a relationship. Unang beses niya rin ito dahil hindi pala siya naglalagay ng label sa mga nakakasama niya noon. What are they, then? Just flings? Pumayag silang lahat na walang label?

He has gotten so clingy every day. Kaya yata napansin na rin nila na iba na ang namamagitan sa amin. Even Kaji already drew a boundary between us. Wala naman kaming problema kay Franco dahil matagal na rin simula noong iwasan n'ya na ako.

Wala naman kasi silang mapapala sa 'kin...

"Ang swerte mo raw. Mooze Diego nasungkit mo. Hindi naman mahaba ang hairlalu mo," tawa ni Mina habang nasa library kami.

I groaned softly. "Mina, stop it. I'm already fed up with things like that on social media..." natatawa kong sabi.

Mooze's fans are really unimaginable. They even made a fan club for us! May love team pa sa facebook kung saan may mga stolen shots at edited videos namin. I appreciate the effort and time they're investing in it, pero hindi ba masyado na yata ang gano'n? I appreciate it, but I am not comfortable with it anymore.

"Are you happy?" she asked sincerely. Hindi nakatakas ang lungkot sa mga mata n'ya. "You're free to share your feelings for him in public now..." she declared.

"I am... happy," sagot ko pero ang isip ay naglalakbay sa sitwasyon niya. "Can I ask a question?"

She bit her lip and rested her chin on her folded arms on the table. Tumango siya, komportable naman kaya sa tingin ko walang magiging problema sa magiging tanong ko.

"What's between... you and Kuya Rovic?" nag-iingat ang boses ko.

I didn't look away even though her eyes seemed so shy. She chuckled with her small voice, and she then closed her eyes.