Serendipity (Thalassophile)

Forty-eight

Dylan is busy working his ass off in his office when his phone rang. Without looking at who's calling him, he answered, "Yep?"

Saglit na hindi nagsalita ang nasa kabilang linya at nang akmang magsasalita sya muli ay narinig nyang napatawa ito.

He rolled his eyes and asked boredly, "What's so funny?"

"You sounded someone I know... I mean we know."

He sighed, "Yeah."

"Tsk! Kaya ayokong banggitin eh! Nalulungkot ka nanaman tuloy. I'm trying to lighten up your mood here."

He smiled sadly, "Banggitin mo man o hindi, hindi naman sya nawala sa isip ko. Anyway, why'd you called?" Pag-iiba nya sa usapan.

"Oh. Yeah, huwag mo na akong sunduin. Still have to do something important."

"Okay. Tinatamad din naman akong sunduin ka ngayon." Biro nya kaya't nakatanggap sya ng isang malutong na mura galing dito na ikinatawa nya.

"Tarantado!"

"That's bad Babe."

"Bad-bad-in ko 'yang mukha mo eh." Singhal nanaman sa kanya nito. "Sige na. May kailangan pa akong tapusin. Magpapasundo nalang ako kay Dad mamaya. And don't worry, malakas ang loob ko dahil wala si Chase." Sunod na sinabi nito kaya't napatawa nanaman sya. "Ang saya mo ano?"

"Just tell him to fuck off. Because you're already taken."

"I already told him about that kaso hindi makaintindi. Minura ko na nga rin in Spanish sa sobrang kakulitan. Panay tanong kung sino daw ba kasi ang hinihintay ko. At hindi pa nagkasya do'n. Tinanong kung ikaw daw ba."

"You should've told him it's me. Para tapos ang problema mo."

"Babe, I told you, I won't use you because first of all, my love for Vincien goes deep. The least I want to do now is to lie even though he doesn't know anything about it. And lastly, kahit wala dito si Krislene, ayokong saktan ang kapatid ko. Anyway, I'll hang up now. Bye!"

Napangiti nalang si Dylan dahil sa sinabi ni Kristene sa kanya. Yep! He's talking to his best friend, Kristene. He just wanted to help her get away from her suitor but knowing Kristene, she's selfless, just like the woman he's so inlove with.

Even after two and a half years, hindi naman nabawasan ang pagmamahal nya dito. Hindi man nya ito nakikita, nakakausap o nakakasama, ito lang ang laman ng puso nya.

Yes. Two and a half years already passed and here he is, his heart is still beating loud and fast for only one woman whom he loves dearly.

In short, he's loyal to her.

Just imagine him answering his phone without looking at the caller. Napagaya na sya sa babaeng mahal nya. Because that's how Krislene answers her phone whenever someone is calling her.

And that's the time when he found himself staring at Krislene's collage photo on his phone. He has a lot of Krislene's photos. From her selfies, to their pictures together.

He wanted to make Krislene's photo as his phone's lockscreen and homescreen wallpaper. But he can't choose because he likes it all. Heck! He loves every picture of Krislene. Mostly, he wants to see Krislene's captivating smile each and everyday. So why choose one when he can use it all as his phone's lockscreen and homescreen wallpaper? There's still a lot of photos that he can collage too.

How are you my Queen? Kailan ka ba babalik? Malapit na akong mabaliw sa sobrang pagka-miss sayo. And I can proudly say that I'm 100% loyal to you.

Speaking of 100% loyal.

Napailing nalang kapagkuwan si Dylan nang maalala nya ang pagiging isa nyang assumero at tanga. In the first place, he really did made everything so confusing. Nasa harapan na nya lahat ang kasagutan panay pa rin ang hanap nya sa ibang tao. Kaya tuloy sa ibang tao nya pinilit tuparin ang pangako nya kay Krislene.