Tanghaling tapat na nagising ang mga babae dahil halos umaga na ng matulog ang mga ito sa di matapos-tapos na kwentuhan.
Kinatok na sila ni Dreigh kaya napilitan na silang bumangon.
Pagkatapos magrefresh ay nagbihis ng summer dress si Zandreaj. Para syang hubad sa kanyang nude knee lenght off shoulder chalis dress.
Paglabas nya ng cabin ay napatingin sa kanya si Blyther na kasalukuyang naglalagay ng inihaw na porkchop sa paper plate na may laman nang sliced apple, pear, grapes, lettuce and skyflakes crackers.
Ngumiti ng matamis sa kanya ang boyfriend na hindi maitago ang paghanga sa mga mata. Lumapit sya dito at masuyong yumakap na ginanti ng lalaki ng mas masuyong kabig sa kanyang baywang sabay halik sa kanyang ulo.
"Iloveyou." Bulong nya kay Blyther.
"Iloveyou more Mine. I love you more that I go crazy when ever I think I'll be apart from you one of these days for a long time." Masuyong bulong ni Blyther sa kanya.
May kudlit ng sakit sa dibdib ni Zandreaj sa sinabi ng boyfriend.
"You've made your decision?" Nakangiti nyang sabi dito na pilit itinatago ang kirot sa puso nya. She just can't imagine how her life would be far from Blyther but she just can't afford to be a hindrance to the materialization of his dreams.
"Not yet, I guess I have to hear from dad and Xinni, and also from Dr. Miranda. And of course we have to talk about it first." At mabilis syang hinalikan nito sa labi.
Inalalayan sya sa siko ni Blyther papunta sa cottage na gawa sa cawayan ang mga haligi at mesa at gawa naman sa tuyong kugon ang bubong. Nasa tabing dagat ito mismo na abot ng tubig hanggang bukong-bukong.
Tahimik sila while sharing with the food Blyther prepared for them. Pareho silang may iniisip na walang may gustong magsalita. Paminsan-minsan ay sinusubuan sya ni Blyther.
"Why don't we talk about your plans now?" Basag ni Zandreaj. Umiling si Blyther.
"No, not here. This moment is just so pleasant I don't want to ruin our moods with a conversation I believe we don't really wanna talk about." Seryosong sagot ng lalaki na bahagyang nagulap ang mga mata.
Tumango lang si Zandreaj.
Maya-maya ay binitiwan ni Blyther ang hawak na lettuce sa paper plate at bumuntong-hininga bago nagsalita na sa plato nakatingin.
"I never thought achieving my American soccer dream would be this hard. At first I doubted I would even make it to the qualifications. Still I tried, thinking there's no harm in trying. But I never really hoped for a positive outcome because I didn't really think I could also be like Dreigh. It was unexpected, really. And it never occured to me that now that it's here in my hand, it would be hard for me to just grasp it." Sumandal ito sa pagkakaupo at hinapit sa kanya si Zandreaj. Humilig naman sa kanyang dibdib ang girlfriend.
"Just go for it Vyb. Tama si Kuya Dreigh, this is a one in a million opportunity. Don't waste it. Who knows the bigger opportunities that it might offer you later, right?"
Tumingin ng diretso sa mga mata nya si Blyther.
"Bakit parang ang dali lang sa'yo?" Tanong nito sa kanya.
"No, it's not." At hindi na napigilan ni Zandreaj ang mapahikbi.
"Pero gaya ng sabi ko sa'yo, I don't want our relationship to hinder our chances of growing better as an individual. Just like what your love has done to me, I also want you to go far and reach your dreams. Discover more things about yourself and achieve the best version of you. I know there's more store in you, you just have to give it all a shot." Ngumiti si Zandreaj sa boyfriend habang nagpupunas ng luha.
"Paano tayo?" Malungkot na tanong ni Blyther.
"Gaya nung hospitalization and recovery period ko, we have to bear the pains of missing each other. Let's just look straight to our goal."
"That's the very reason why I have double thinking Mine. Those waiting days almost killed me. Missing you was the most painful thing I would choose to experience again. I doubt if I won't end up to a mental hospital instead of realizing my dreams." Ramdam ni Zadreaj ang hapdi sa boses ni Blyther.
Hinaplos ni Zandreaj sa pisngi ang boyfriend at masuyong ngumiti dito.
" I can not promise you too that it will be easy for me. I'm not even sure if how long I would try until I'll get used to being far from you. But that's how love is, I must not be selfish. We both must not be selfish. We must always give each other space so we won't be too dependent of the comfort we get from our presence."
Buntong-hininga lang ang isinagot ni Blyther.
"But I am dependent of you already. I just can't live a day without breathing the same air you breath Mine. If only you knew how much I'm trying not to visit you everyday that I have to do useless things just to make times pass without bothering you." Nasa laot ang mga paningin ni Blyther.
"I assure you we are feeling just the same. But we can not allow this overwhelming emotions that we both feel to manipulate us and set aside our dreams just to satisfy our longing for each other." Masuyong ani Zandreaj.
"Why have you became much more reasonable than me now?" Nakangiti pero malungkot ang mga mata na baling ni Blyther sa girlfriend.
"I have to, and once I am the one who is being unreasonable, you must act as the reasonable one too." Nakangiti pero seryoso si Zandreaj.
"Are you not afraid that we might lose each other because of our distance?" Nakatingin ng diretso sa mga mata ni Zandreaj si Blyther at pilit inaarok ang nasa isip nito.
"No." Sigurado ang tono sa sagot ni Zandreaj.
"Why? How sure are you?"
"Just as how sure you were whenever you tell me then that I am yours."
Napangiti si Blyther.
"What if I won't come back?" May panunukat sa tanong ng lalaki.
"That won't happen." Confident na sagot ni Zandreaj.
"How sure are you again? Napapangiti si Blyther na makitang confident si Zandreaj sa kanya at sa kanilang relasyon.
"Because I defied death just to come back for you, you will surely defy all the circumstances that block your way just to come back to me too. Because since you said I am yours, of course you are mine too. We both chose to be destined to each other and no one can ever change that."
Hindi napigilan ni Blyther ang mga luhang pumatak sa kanyang mga pisngi. He was just overwhelmed with words he heard from Zandreaj.
"What good have I done in this world to deserve a woman like you Zandreaj Zameeraj?"
And he kissed her the sweetest kiss he could ever reward her.
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PRETTY LITTLE DEVIL 2 (He's Ours)
RomanceAfter their SHS graduation, Vyrr Blyther was offered full scholarship as varsity player at the university Dreigh is attending in USA. For four years, he battled against homesickness and longingness for Zandreaj just to fulfill his childhood dream. A...
