Flames and Vengeance (South Series # 1) COMPLETED- To be published

Epilogue 3

When I'm with her all things are irrelevant, clichè as may it sound, the only person who can make me feel content is her, basta nand'yan siya, kumpleto na ako. I only rest my worries away when she's beside me. Panatag ako sa kung anong meron kami, I know for a fact that our love is deep, the faith we have for each other anchors us to a lifetime commitment.

"Will you stop staring!" she said in a very bossy way and without even glancing at my side. 

"I'm not staring at you, baby," I chuckled, then kept my posture.

"You do, and it's like 15 minutes already," she looked at me. "Mag-aral ka nga, ako ba isasagot mo sa bar mo?"

I smirked, "I didn't know how long your beauty is caging me," I laughed. "Ang daya! Ikaw nakakapag-aral kang hindi nakatitig sa akin, pero ako inaakit ng ganda mo."

"Calixto!" she hissed when my hand unconsciously slid inside her pullover shirt. "Mamaya na sabi 'yan eh, mag-aral ka na nga! Panay ka biro!"

Lalo akong napangisi. "Mamaya? Okay."

"Baby," she called me with her alluring eyes and soft voice. "Can you get my compress bag? Ang sakit ng puson ko."

Tumango ako, ganito kami lagi tuwing nagkakaroon siya, halos parang pinipiga ang puso ko tuwing nasisilayan ko siyang namimilipit sa sakit. Every year, it's getting worse.

Nakatitig lang ako sa kanya, habang nakahawak sa compress bag niya, "Still painful, my love?"

Tumango siya. "Yeah. Pero hindi na gaya ng kanina. Cali, magreview ka na, I'll just nap to ease the pain."

Ako naman ang napailing. "I'm fine. Papasa ako."

"Alam ko," sabi niya habang sumisilay sa mga mata niya ang pangamba. "Pero ayokong mangyari sa atin sng kila Ate Trish. Baka maisip ko rin na sagabal ako sa bar mo."

"Baby, you're not," I uttered. "I'm inspired to study more, kasi lahat ng 'to para sa iyo, para sa atin, sa magiging pamilya natin."

She smiled genuinely. "Wait for me, okay? Promise, after bar ko, lahat ng gusto nating gawin, pwede na."

I grinned. "Noted. Can't wait for that day."

Nakatulog siya habang ako nakatitig pa rin sa kanya. Well, honestly, I can't still process how she fell in love with me, for years she's my angel, my anchor and my inspiration, and now she's the only future I see, pero hindi ko alam kung minsan ba sumagi sa isip niyang pwedeng maging kami dati. Being with her made me desire for settlement, contentment and stability.

"I love you so much, Trinabella," I whispered like an oath and a prayer. "Mahal na mahal kita."

When I thought she was in deep sleep but she's not, a little movement was made by her, pinulupot niya ang kamay niya sa bewang ko para mayakap ako, hindi matapos-tapos ang ngisi sa labi ko.

"Hindi mo na kailangan na gayumahin ako," natatawang sabi niya. "Mahal na mahal din kita."

"Talaga?" may halong ngiti at pagsamo sa boses ko.

"Yes," she answered. "Never been this sure, you're my everything."

I kissed her temple. "Hihintayin kita."

Tinignan niya ako na parang may naiisip siyang ideya. "Hypothetical, what if you have to wait longer than what I'm saying, okay lang ba sa iyo? Mahihintay mo ba ako?"