Our Secret Base (KathNiel) Complete

Chapter 7 : Shit Happens

But darling I will be loving you till were seventy
Ang baby my heart (heart) could still fall as hard at twenty three~

Waaaahhh! Bakit Thinking Out Loud naman tong alarm tone ko! Ano ba yan! Naalala naman ko yung viral na may child voice or female or echo daw sa musika niya. Napakilabot talaga!

Inisnooze ko muna. Ayokoooo pang maagising! Kahit mamaga ang mata ko, ayoko pa rin gumising. Ayoko siyang makita uli!

Flashback last night:

Hindi ako nakatulog. Hirap kasi. Lagi na kasi akong naalala si Stephen. Thinking about him makes my heart throb painfully.

I glanced at my wall clock. Alas sais na sa gabi. Ang aga naman para matulog.

Tumayo ako at lumabas. Pumunta ako sa kusina para gumawa ng gatas. I stopped when I heard my name.

My mom was speaking to someone on her phone.
"Nakauwi na si Pen. Hindi ko man ginusto na papauwiin ko siya agad-agad. Napuyat naman ang baby ko. Kasalanan ko ba yun?"

"Hindi naman mare." Narinig ko ang boses ni Tita Darrah. "Naging okay na si Pen. Malakas na bata yun. Alam ko na kahit mahal niya yung anak ko. Kahit anong pinagdaanan nilang dalawa. Hindi niya pinabayaan yon."

If only you would know Tita. I'm not that strong as you've said it.

I curled my hands into a fist. Ayoko nang umiyak.

"Can we see Stephen by tomorrow? Sasamihin ko si Pen in case."

I became alert. Mom! Not tomorrow. I can't face him yet.

"I think you should. Matamlay kasi yung anak ko. It hurts me to see him like this after Pen left. Baka bumalik na siya after niya makita si Pen."

Not you too Tita! Damnit! Think about me! Si Stephen lang ba ang kinakailangan ng tulong? Pati naman ako! We both need some space!

"Then that's agreed."

Ayoko na!

I don't care the glass shattered on my barefooted feet. I don't care if they know I eavesdropped their conversation. I don't want it! I want to disappear! I want to go back to Japan! Pinagsisihan ko tong ginawa ko!

Flashback ended.

May kumakatok sa pintuan.

"Pasok." I said weakly. I hid my face within my sheets. Kung sino man yon. Ayoko siyang makita nagkaganito ako.

"Pen?" Kuya Stanley mumbled. I peeked.

He is one of the people I could trust. He is the person who will listen to me always. I just love him as a friend and brother. I'm glad to have someone like him.

I hugged him in instinct. I cried, wailed, and vented frustrations on him. I wanted to be selfish just once.

Hinihimas niya ako. That's what I need. Comfort and consolation. I cried hard again when I remembered our secret base. Yung treehouse namin.

Pagkatapos akong nagdrama binigyan naman niya ako ng s'mores, ice cream cake at belgian waffles. He knows me too well. He knows that when I'm sad, I need sweets.

"Gusto kong pumunta sa treehouse namin."

Tumanggo si Kuya. Ako lang kain ng kain ng cake. Sobrang maga ang mata ko kaya hindi ko masyadong ipagmulat. Humikab naman ako pagkatapos kumain. Puyat pa rin ako. Walang kwenta tong beauty sleep ko.

Pinabababa ko si kuya at hintayin sa sala. Sasabihin niya si Mama na aalis kami.

I bathed and dressed. Wala na akong time magpa garang-garang manamit. I have to do there for some quick business.

Umalis kami. I said goodbye to Mom while not looking at her. I'm still mad but eventually she did that because that might me cheer me up which was exactly not.

We sped off. Hindi naman kalayuan yung subdivision namin.

Nagfocus lang si Kuya sa pagdrive habang ako ay humikab at nagsimulang pumikit ang mata ko.

College na at kami pa rin ang magjowa. Like any other couples, we were sweet and loving. There are times we fought and almost cause a misunderstanding. For instances, he cheated on me. But ang kinakailangan man sa isang relationship ay tiwala. Kung english man trust.

Hirap magtiwala lalo na yung tiwala mo sakanya ay nadudurog.

He promised multiple times. He said he's going to be on my side no matter what. Umaasa ako kaya ako nasasaktan. I could understand his situation but my eyes and ears shut the world around me.

"Pen, nandito na tayo."

Dumilat ako at lumabas sa kotse. We walked on the path. The path I took two years ago. The very same path and place since the day he led me to his secret base.

We went up the stairs. I could hear my heat beating erratically. My mind was a mess. As I thought, I'm not ready to face him yet.

As we reached the top. My heart beats even faster. Like my heart tells me there is something. My mind became blank like I could not think tells me there is something wrong.

Nasa likod si Kuya at nakakunot ang noo. Baka nagtataka kung bakit tumagal ko tong buksan ang pinto.

I have second thoughts but we are here. There's no turning back.

As I slowly opened the door, my heart begins to gave a dramatic pace.

Then it stopped.

Everything around me stopped. Including my beating of my heart. I couldn't move or hear.

Si Kuya lang ang bumabasag sa temporal paralysis ko.

"Stephen!"

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Ala! Anong nangyare? Bakit nandun si Stephen? Anong talagang nangyari kay Stephen?

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