Clarity (A SANDRO MARCOS FANFICTION)

15. For

AIRI

I decided to have a plan just how a manager does her job. In management, we have a goal setting kind of method in setting a team or personal goal. I will use that method on my personal goals.

Una sa lahat, Specific. The goal should be specific. I wrote Vinny as the specific goal in my notepad dahil siya namain talaga ang goal ko in the first place. Sandro is just the minor character. Like I said, siya ang bridesmaid sa kasal namin ni Vinny. I will make him labas his inner self which is, Sandra. Ang babaeng may taglay na kagandahan.

For the Measurable, I wrote there quote and quote. "Dapat maging jowa ko si Vinny within this year. Kapag hindi siya magre-reply sa Instagram, ako na pupunta sa Australia para manligaw" Humigikgik ako. So kilig.

"What are you doing?" Sandro asked me.

May katabi pala akong tao na amoy arabo.

"Writing down my SMART goals." I replied, not looking at him.

Hinablot ni Sandro yung notepad na hawak ko at binasa.

"Hey! Give it back!" I spat at him.

Pinunit ni Sandro yung page ng notepad at binasa. He made a face and tore the page into pieces. Hinamapas ko braso niya. "Bakit pinunit mo?!"

Sandro rolled his eyes. "Palitan mo yan. Palitan mo ng Ferdinand Alexander Marcos. I am your boyfriend Airi. I should be the Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound goal." He retorted. Nanlalaki mata niya. Parang may lalabas na usok na white tapos hahamunin na ako sa bull fighting sa kama namin na sobrang lambot.

I made a face. "Hindi kita boyfriend."

"You said yes to me last two nights ago Airi." He replied sternly.

"We were drunk!" I exclaimed.

"We were not!" He answered back.

"Nakikipag-break na ako sa'yo!" I spat at him.

Sandro made a face. "Walang break break Airi.I told you already." He retorted.

"Crush ko pa rin nga si Vinny!" I hissed.

"So?"

"So, break na tayo dahil si Vinny talaga ang makakatuluyan ko." I insisted.

"Tell me that when you are not sleeping beside me with my shirt and boxers on." He smirked.

Nagpadyak ako. "Pinikot mo kasi ako!"

He rolled his eyes. "In my case, ginayuma mo ako."

"Mukha ba akong mangkukulam? Sandro alam ko na mukhang witch ang tawa ko pero hindi ako nang-gagayuma. Sadyang maganda talaga ako at mahinhin." I said, flipping my hair.

"Yeah you are beautiful Airi. No doubt about that. Mahinhin? I'm sorry. I think I heard wrong."

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Si Vinny pa rin ang makakatuluyan ko."

Sandro raised a brow and made me face him. "I am your Specific. We will date and get married, end of discussion. That should be the specific goal. I should be the specific goal," Diniinan pa niya yung 'I' "I am your Measurable. Give it ten years and I'll marry you after we have established our careers in our own industry and it is fucking achievable. I am your Attainable. Andito na ako Airi. You don't need to joke me about sex because I will gladly give it to you," He suddenly took off his shirt. "Kahit ngayon na Airi."

I made a face. "Suntukin na lang kaya kita?"

He rolled his eyes. "I am your Relevant," He continued. "I don't need to explain because we both know I am. And I am your Time-Bound. If you think about it, everything will be accomplished within ten years. Just like in planning, both of us are feasible. We are feasible. We are compatible. Like you said in management, you need chemistry that is needed in a team. We have chemistry Airi."

Sandro caught his breath after his speech. I blinked, looking at him. My mouth gape and it wasn't because he is handsome. Hindi rin dahil amoy arabo siya. It was because I clearly remember how we ended up being in a romantic sort of relationship and it was because binanatan niya ako ng economics-business management. Tangina.

52 hours ago, London

Still, Airi.

"Sinasabi ko sayo Simon. Kapag sinukahan mo higaan ko ingungudngod kita sa nipples ni Sandro!" I hissed at him.

Ungol lang ang sagot na natanggap ko kay Simon. I sighed and closed the door of my bedroom.

Sandro was brewing coffee for us in the kitchen. Bagong ligo na din siya kagaya ko. We came home after watching the sunrise by the Thames river. I hate to admit it but it was one of those beautiful moments that happened to me in my twenty one years of existence.

"What are you thinking about?" Sandro asked.

"Nothing." I replied. He gave me my cup of coffee and sat beside me by the couch. Unconsciously, I leaned my back on his chest like I always did.

Walang nagsasalita sa amin. We just sat there as if on a daze. As if we were having that moment in that small living room as the sunlight hit the windows. I could hear the dropping of water from our kitchen sink. I can hear the neighbour across us playing the piano.

"Should we date, Airi?" Sandro spoke all of a sudden.

My heart thumped.

"Pass." I replied immediately.

"That fast."

"I told you. I don't want to date you. We'll only end up breaking apart."

"But you want to date Vinny. What's the difference maliban sa spelling ng pangalan namin?" He asked, making a face.

I laughed and drank my coffee. "Vinny is an escape."

Sandro stared at me then swiped the hair, tucking it behind my ears. "Can I be your escape Airi?" He asked with sincerity on his voice.

I pressed my lips together and distanced myself a bit far from him. His sincerity makes me want to say yes.

"Bakit ba ako Sandro? You asked me that before. You got the answer. You are asking me again the second time. Bakit ang kulit mo?"

"I like you Airi and I like you to be my girlfriend. It's as simple as that." He replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"And if we break up?"

Sandro made a face. "Why are you thinking we would break up?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "It happens. Paulo and I broke up."

"I'm not fucking Paulo. I'm fucking Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos."

"And I'm Airi Juarez." Pagbiro ko.

"Don't change the topic Airi."

Napakamot na lang ako ng dede.

"Be my girlfriend, Airi Juarez. Be my girlfriend and I'll prove to you something like not breaking up exists. I'll prove to you that I can be your Ferdinand Marcos in this world full of Paulo Contis."

"Hindi kita gusto. Si Vinny ang gusto ko."

He smirked. "I highly doubt that Airi."

"Pwedeng halikan na lang kita? Baka kasi libog mo lang yan."

He made a face. "Between us two, ikaw ang malibog."

Hinampas ko braso niya. "Pwede ba Sandro, ang hinhin ko kaya."

Sandro rolled his eyes. "Just think about it Airi and give me an answer before midnight."

My eyes widened. "Pine-pressure mo ba ako?!" I exclaimed.

He smiled and pinched my cheeks. "Let's cuddle?"

Yung caterpillars nautot sa sobrang kilig. Kalma guys. Si Vinny ang makakatuluyan ko sa huli. 

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MWA