Dare

CHAPTER 4

My boyfriend's family is treating me like an official part of their family is a different level of fulfillment.

They really loved me pero pagdating kay Kuya niya medyo naiilang ako. Siguro dahil negative agad ang kwento saakin ni Von. Siguro dahil palagi silang nag aaway dahil laging nagseselos si Kuya pagdating sakanya. For him, si bunso ang paborito ng mama nila. Well, mabait naman daw itong si Kuya Sakk dati. Nag rebelde lang daw siya nung naghiwalay ang mga magulang nila and that's explained why malayo ang loob nilang magkapatid sa isat-isa 'eh dahil may grudges pa silang pinanghahawakan sa puso nila.

Hindi pa nila napapatawad lalo ang kanilang Ama.

Pasalamat nalang ako dahil matured si Von mag-isip at siya ang mas nakakaintindi sa sitwasyon nang pamilya nila.

Day off naming pareho at napag usapan namin na magkita kami sa favorite eat out place namin—
Ang Totobits.

"Baby, gusto ko lang malaman mo na wala akong kahit na ano—pagmamahal lang kaya kong ibigay sa ngayon pero alam mo ba kung anong meron ako at sobrang yaman ko?" he asked out of nowhere habang kumakain kami ng fishball, kwek-kwek at kikiam at ang napakasarap na calamares na sinasawsaw sa suka.

Napainom ako ng Yakut bago sumagot. It was mixed ice tea and pineapple juice.

"Your love, attention and your existence is all that matters. What is money? Paper only, duh." saka ako tumawa, "Eh ano naman ang meron ka at pinagyayabang mo saakin na sobrang yaman mo ha?"

With everyday we became so close and comfortable.

"Meron akong ikaw,"

I'm loving that I choose him. I was so attracted to the point I cannot or I don't want to see myself loving another guy. He always giving me assurance. He is not afraid of showing and telling how he feels everyday.

"Kumakain na nga lang nambobola ka pa!" hirit ko na parang mapupunit na ang labi ko sa lawak ng ngiti ko.

"Because of you I smile a lot more that I used too." and there he goes throwing another punch line.

He's always vocal about his feelings.

After we eat naglakad lakad kami sa may Park, konting tsimisan tungkol sa mga nangyayari sa kanya kanya naming trabaho and then next thing I knew telling my trauma to him again. It's like he's my human diary, my therapists who is always ready to listen— to heal me.

"You'll be alright in time. Mabubura din siya sa alaala mo lahat nang masasakit na naranasan mo sakanya papalitan natin ng good memories. Nandito lang ako. Hindi kita iiwanan kahit anong mangyari." his assurance that I'll always love to hear from him.

"Hindi rin naman kita iiwan. Nagpromise na ako kay mama mo at sinabi niya na ako na ang bahala sayo kaya kung nagbabalak ka na iwanan ako,"

We stopped walking and I held his hand, "Si mama mo ang makakalaban mo."

Nagtawanan kami at inaasar niya ako na, "Wow, feeling anak yarn?"

Nang gumabi na ay dumeretcho kami sa apartment at nag pahinga. Nakahiga lang kami habang nakapalupot ang mga kamay niya sa katawan ko. Bawat pag uusap namin ay pawang nakatukoy sa future naming dalawa. Sinisigurado na hindi namin iiwan ang isat-isa kahit anong mangyari.

He started playing my hair whispering I love you in my ears, "I promise that I would fall in love with you every single day of my life. I promise I would take good care of you. I promise that someday I will marry you and have kids that play around in our own house—"

and with that we both fell asleep in each other arms as rain started to pour.

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"Oh fuck!" bulalas ko nang makita sa orasan na it's already 4AM and when I checked on my phone it widened my eyes because Mama has 14 missed calls.