Gotta Be You {Chandara} - COMPLETED

22. CALL ME BABY

I opened my eyes and bumungad sa harap ko ang maamong mukha ni Chanyeol. Mahimbing na mahimbing pa din ang tulog n'ya sa tabi ko. Ang sarap n'yang titigan. I smiled after remembering everything that happened last night. Sa totoo lang, para pa ding panaginip sa akin na umabot kami sa ganitong level when all these years I honestly felt na one-sided lang talaga 'yung love na nararamdaman ko for him.

Akma sana akong babangon mula sa kama ngunit iniyakap ni  Chanyeol ang kanang kamay n'ya sa akin trapping me with him.

"Don't leave me, please baby," narinig kong anas n'ya na tila nagsusumamo.

"What are you saying? You're so silly. Ang aga-aga pa. Para ka namang sira..." Medyo natatawa kasi ako sa pinagsasasabi n'ya. Naglalambing siguro. Ngunit natigilan ako nang lingunin ko s'ya and saw that he's weeping with his eyes still closed. "Channie... Are you awake?" I asked him feeling worried.

He didn't respond, but tears still stream from his eyes. Teka. Is he actually having a bad dream right now?

"Channie, wake up. It's alright. I'm right here with you." Pinunasan ko ang namumuong pawis sa noo n'ya. Yumakap din ako paharap sa kanya at hinalikan s'ya sa labi.

I saw huge relief from him when he opened his eyes and finally saw my face. Lalo pa n'yang hinigpitan ang yakap sa akin nang mapagtantong panaginip lang pala lahat.

"Thank God it was just a dream."

"Ano ba naman kasing napanaginipan mo?" Nararamdaman ko pa din kasi ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib n'ya so I got curious.

"It was a nightmare. I don't want to talk about it," he replied, obviously still shaken. It must be real bad then.

I heaved and tried to comfort him. "It's just a dream okay? I'm not going anywhere."

"Promise?" He looked at me, waiting for an answer.

"Promise." I even kissed him on the lips and he responded with so much love. Mukhang matatagalan talaga bago ako makabangon ngayon.

***

Contrary to how I envisioned it, life has been quite good to me. Sunod-sunod ang mga naging endorsements ko and even signed exclusive brand deals with some global luxury brands. Na-enjoy ko lahat ng variety show appearances ko. I even got to do a fun movie called 'Missing Korea' and a couple of bit roles sa ilang dramas. Paris Fashion Week was also an experience with my glam team that I will never forget. It was amazing shooting cover photos and spread for top fashion magazines. Ang daming opportunities ang dumating which was the same case for Chanyeol and his band. We both got busy that every chance and free time we get, we'd try our best to spend together.

It was an early Saturday morning and kakatapos lang namin mag-breakfast. He went straight here from a dance rehearsal kaya halos inumaga na din s'ya nang makarating dito sa apartment ko. I told him to sleep some more pero gusto daw n'ya to bond with me all weekend and masasayang lang daw ang oras kung matutulog lang s'ya since he's flying to Japan on Monday night to do some shows.

Kasalukuyan kaming busy sa pagbuo ng isang malaking limited edition Marvel Studios puzzle na ni-release ng favorite luxury streetbrand ko na Supreme. Pasalubong s'ya saken ni Channie when he did an appearance sa New York Fashion Week. Pero mukhang mas s'ya pa ang nag-eenjoy sa puzzle kesa sa'ken ngayon.

"Hey, I heard tinanggihan mo 'yung concept ng music video mo with Punch for that OST you did. What happened?" I got so curious after hearing about it from Baekhyun the other day. The management of SM apparently had a fit and was harsh on Channie because of his decision not to shoot it. It was the soundtrack of a KDrama na pagbibidahan ni Gong Yoo, so it was really a big deal and mataas ang expectations for Channie to deliver since he'll be doing this solo and not as part of EXO.