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cloud

after waiting and organizing for almost 2 freaking hours, nagsidatingan na rin silang lahat. nauna lang ng konti sila ate kare and the rest kila kuya jeno atyaka kila jisung.

hindi naman gano'ng kalakihan 'yung rooftop namin, hindi rin naman kaliitan. tangek, basta enough lang naman siya para magkasya kami and there's still a room for a lot of things.

so ayan, chikahan silang lahat akala mong mga hindi nagkita ng 10 years.

medyo close rin naman yung dabarkads ko sa tropapips ni kuya mark dahil there are times na parehing circle eh nandito sa bahay namin.

during those times, maglalaro kami ng monopoly or kahit ano tapos may magkakapikunan (which is either me and haechan or me and kuya jeno).

tapos ngayon nga, nagluluto ng ewan ko kung ano 'yon si kuya jaem sa griller kasama niya si injun na naggugupit yata nung baboy? ah, basta naglululuto sila. sila ate kare naman at giselle eh nasa may table at kumakain na nung caldereta. si ningning at winter? ayon naglalaro sila nila haechan, chenle, at jisung ng league of legends yata or mobile legends.

napako ang tingin ko kay kuya jeno na nakaupo sa may bandang corner ng rooftop tapos nakahalukipkip lang siya. so, i made my way to him at sinamahan ko siyang tumitig sa kawalan.

"alam mo bang mahirap tumitig sa kawalan?" nakita kong napalingon siya sa'kin from my peripherals for a second. "trust me, you do not want to do that always."

"cloudy..."

i looked at him and to my surprise he was still staring sa kung saan man siya nakatitig. gago, akala ko kasi nakatingin siya sa'kin kasi diba lagi namang ganon? my god, cloud.

ilang saglit pa eh lumingon na siya sa'kin bago siya naiyak.

i engulfed him in a tight hug, kahit pa mas matangkad siya sa'kin eh i still managed to do so.

"i'm so so sorry," paulit-ulit niyang sabi habang umiiyak pa rin siya. syempre inaalo ko din siya hanggang sa maramdaman ko na lang na lumingkid 'yung kamay niya sa'kin.

"i'm fine na, kuya, don't worry. sabi ko nga sa'yo kanina, diba? i already forgave you. ikaw pa eh malakas ka sa'kin," biro ko pa at natawa siya konti.

tumigil na siya sa pag-iyak the moment na naghiwalay kami sa yakap. pinunasan niya luha niya tapos eh kiniss ako sa bunbunan. kabog, ginawa akong bata.

"hoy, love birds kakain na!"

and that is our cue.

"gago, anong love birds?" jisung commented but no one payed attention to him.

hmmm....

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jisung

cloud: andy

jisung: bsket

cloud: can i steal you for a moment

jisung: what for

cloud: told u i wanna tell u something

jisung: 1 sec

jisung: i am in a heated battle

jisung: dont wanna lose against ningning

cloud: bilis ambagal

cloud: teh ano bilisan mo

cloud: tangina

cloud: dali

cloud: jisung park

jisung: eto na

cloud: meet me downstairs

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cloud

napakatagal, napakakupad.

nakaupo ako ngayon sa may couch dahil napakatagal bumaba ni jisung.

"sorry," heard him speak behind me as he make his way to the other end of the couch. i eyed him a look tapos doon niya na-realize na pinapalipat ko siya ng upuan sa katapat kong sofa.

"so, what do you want to tell me?"

he said calmly pero ako? hindi ako makakalma. mukha lang akong kalmado pero nagpapparty na organs ko.

"i'll get straight to the point..." i started and he just nodded. "i like you."

"what? speak louder, please."

"i said i like you."

"what?"

i don't know what else to say. tangina, sabi ko na nga ba't maling desisyon ito.

"you know what? just- nevermind." i stood up from my seat but was stopped immediately when i felt his hand wrapped around my body.

hindi naman ako gano'ng kaliit pero it is just enough for him to put his head on my shoulder.

gago he's back hugging me...

"i love you."

kinalas ko sa pagkakayakap ang mga kamay niya atyaka ako humarap sa kanya.

we stared ar each other for a minute before stealing a kiss from him. pinalaki talaga akong maharot ng nanay ko, jusko ka, cloud.

"does that mean you love me, too?"

i shrugged. "i don't know what else to call it. alam mo bang high school pa lang crush na kita?"

he laughed as he hugged me again. "ako din."

after a wholeass minute of hugging eh nagdesisyon na kaming umakyat, holding hands syempre maharot akong tunay.

joke lang, ayoko nga makipag-holding hands. we talked about it before going up to keep out relationship a secret. he also told me na kinausap siya nila kuya mark tapos ayon nga sinabi niya sa kanila na bet niya daw ako.

tumabi ako kay kuya mark na nakatingin sa'kin as if i made a crime.

"don't give me that look, we didn't do anything. i asked him for help," i explained and he just laughed.

"you're a terrible liar. we already know, i mean no one actually told anyone but it was so obvious. don't keep it a secret anymore."

fair enough, hayaan na nga.

basta ngayon, bahala na. kung saan man 'to mapunta i'll accept it.

besides, this is just the start.