Dare

CHAPTER 1

"Hi,"

Two letters but means a lot to me.

The moment I saw this guy profile picture I knew there was something in it. Alam kong magiging part siya ng buhay ko.

Nireplyan ko ng "Hello," yung chat niya hanggang sa nagtuloy tuloy na ang topic namin. Syempre first few days puro casual talk, getting to know each other. What's your favorite number, color and music.

It was fun talking to him. Ang dami niyang sinasabe. His messages were always too long and I loved it.

Ayoko kasi sa mga taong dry reply.

We have the same field of work pero sa ibang branch nga lang siya naka destined. We have similarities and mutual friends kaya agad kaming nagkasundo.

It was July when I met him, his birthday was coming too.

"Ikaw yung birthday gift na hiningi ko kay Lord," isa sa mga favorite message niya na tumatak saakin.

"Hetong birthday ko na to ang pinakamasaya kasi nakilala kita, magiging girlfriend pa kita."

Nag uusap lang kami sa chat, di pa kami nagkikita pero kumportable nakami sa isat-isa. Letting me enjoy all of those cheesy messages na narereceived ko mula sakanya.

"Syempre naman. Soon you can be my boyfriend pero gusto ko makilala mo muna ako bago mo ko ligawan."

At hayun na nga napag usapan na namin na magkikita kami bukas.

Pinag iisipan ko pa sa sarili ko kung aamin bako sakanya na hindi na ako virgin, matatanggap pa kaya niya ako?

I am doubting myself. What if di niya ko tanggapin kasi di nako virgin? What if ma turn off siya? Shit. Bahala na.

Aamin ako.

Pumayag ako na makipagkita sakanya kinabukasan after ng shift. Ang sabi niya may apartment daw yung friend niya near sa city at nasakanya naman yung susi if okay lang ba daw na doon nalang kami para makapag usap ng maayos or if hindi ako sang ayon, pwede naman daw na sa Yisan nalang kami kumain at tumambay.

Syempre pinili ko nalang yung apartment. Doon nalang para tahimik, iwas gastos at hussle din. It's saturday, lahat yata ng tao nasa labas kapag ganitong weekend 'eh.

We need privacy.

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Nagkita kami sa meeting place.

Kabado kasi may bago na naman akong ipapakilala sa family ko but nope saka na yon kapag sigurado nako sakanya. Kinakabahan ako it's because after six years, finally, got to have a freedom of seeing myself with other man.

I saw him.

He was tall, wearing black pants and longsleeve with black shirt on it, green vans shoes. The cap he was wearing was something that it enhance his face, his outfit, how attractive he is tonight.

Jackpot!

"Huh? Sorry I was not focusing," nahihiyang sabi ko at tumawa siya.

"Sabi ko bili muna tayong snacks sa minimart then punta na tayo sa apartment, sure kabang okay lang tayo don? Baka kasi anong isipin mo saken 'eh."

Okay lang naman. I'm cool with that.

Ioopen up ko lang naman ang nangyari sa relationship ko with my ex, I wanna make sure that he would accept me for who am I, virgin or not virgin.

Ewan, I am curious my ex used to blackmailed me saying,"Wala nang tatanggap sayo kasi di kana virgin. Tignan nalang naten kung may magmamahal pa sayo."