DAYS passed like a whirlwind. And now, summer's approaching. We never really know the time if we're happy.
Hindi ko alam kung bakit sa mga nagdaang buwan, hinahayaan na ako ni Mommy na kasama si Cade. She even knew that we were in a relationship even Ate Eirah. Pero wala na siyang imik sa akin. Hindi na niya ako sinubukang pansinin, gaya ng dati.
Mapait akong napangiti. “Wish I have a great family...”
I close my eyes and feel the wind in the air. It feel so good in the beach. Parang lahat ng problema ko nawala dahil sa katahimikang binibigay nito.
At mas lalo pang lumawak ang ngiti ko ng may humawak sa baywang ko at humalik sa pisngi ko.
“Baby,” he whispered lowly and kiss my neck.
Hindi ako nag abalang humarap sa kanya. “Hey, the food's ready?” I ask.
Inalalayan niya ako sa pagtayo at tumango. He put his right arm on my back and tuck my hair behind my ear.
“What do you want to do after we eat our breakfast munchkin? Snorkeling? Diving? Ano pa?”
I hug him and put my chin on his shoulder.
“Gusto kong mag swimming tayo riyan lang,” sabi ko at ngumuso.
I heard him chuckled. “Okay then. Kain muna tayo bago lumangoy para hindi tayo malipasan ng gutom. It's already nine am baby.”
“Okay po.”
He chuckled and pinch my nose. “Cute..”
Kumain kami sa restaurant na nasa loob ng resort. We also took pictures on the surroundings, selfies, the food's we ate and everywhere. Plan to upload it on my Instagram.
We already exposed each other, last month. It wasn't as chaos as I expected. Pero may iba talagang humindi. I got bashed but I also got defended by the people I don't know. And that makes me stronger. 'Yong kaya akong ipagtanggol ng mga hindi ko kakilala pero 'yong sarili kong pamilya hindi.
“Baby let's swim already?” he ask after we applied the sunblock on our body.
I bit my lip. Behind this see through, I was wearing a red strap bikini. My best friends, Annika and Abegail told me na bagay daw sa akin ang pulang bikini na 'to dahil sa kulay ng balat ko. Maputi ako kaya sumusilaw ang pula.
“Ligong-ligo ka na talaga 'no?”
Tumawa siya at sumiksik sa leeg ko. We're sitting on the recliner. He hug my waist while he rested his face on my neck.
“We came here to relax baby. Away from those stressful months we've experienced.”
Indeed. Those past few months was hell for us, not because of the people who bashed us and question our relationship but because we already reach the stressful happenings. Me, being in college while he graduated already.
Sobra ang iyak ko nung nag graduate siya at Cum Laude pa. I am so proud of him. And he already introduced me to his family as his girlfriend while I already introduced him to my family as my boyfriend. My daddy and brothers supported us while I could feel anger on my sister and mother but they just shut their mouth for I don't know what's the reason.
Walang sinabi sa akin ang Mommy niya. She just smiled and hug me. Hindi ko alam kung totoo ba 'yon o hindi, ang importante tinanggap at nirespeto niya ako bilang girlfriend ng anak niya.
TUMAWA ako nang masabuyan ko siya ng tubig at nakainom siya ng tubig sa dagat.
“M-Munchkin,” he said and cough a bit.
Kumapit ako sa kanya at natawa. “Sorry naman love. I was just enjoying the water e.”
He glared at me pero hinawakan niya pa rin ang baywang ko.
“Enjoying huh?”
I gulp when he caressed my back, drawing circles on it. He put his hands on my butt at binuhat niya ako para makaahon kami sa tubig. He sit on the recliner and I was sitting on his lap.
He comb my wet hair and look at my eyes.
“Why?”
He brush his finger on my cheeks.
“I can't believe we actually reach until here baby. It's our first anniversary already. You've been the blessing that I'm always thankful. Sabi nga ni Ronnie Alonte kay Loisa; hindi niya ako binago, binago ko ang sarili ko para sa kanya. And that's true enough. You didn't change me to be a better person, I changed myself for you and for me to better so we will last in this relationship. And look at now huh? We already reach a year of being together.”
My eyes starting to watered. “You never expected us to reach this together?”
He kiss the tip of my nose. “I expected.”
I gasp. “Really? Bakit? Tingin mo ba talaga, magtatagal tayo?”
“I love you and you love me. That was enough for me to believe that we would last.”
Tuluyan na talagang tumulo ang mga luha ko na kanina ko pa pinipigilan. I'm really such a crybaby.
He wipe the tears that keep on falling.
“Just like what Daniel said to Kathryn, a beautiful disaster. You're the disaster who broke my rules in life, but you are the beautiful disaster who came to me. And I love you.”
“Bakit alam na alam mo mga linyahan nila ha?”
Tumawa lang siya at kinikiti ako.
“Caden! Bwiset ka! T-Teka...”
Hindi pa rin niya kasi ako tinitigilan sa pagkiliti. Mas lalong lumakas ang tili ko kasi binuhat niya ako hanggang sa nakarating kami sa hotel room kung saan kami nagsi-stay.
He drop me off to bed at dinaganan niya ako. I look at him seriously. He lowered his head until he reach my lips.
I kiss him back with the same intensity while he started to roam his hands on my body.
We were doing it? It's okay with me though. I love him.
I was so ready when he stop. He drop off himself on the bed, next to me, and hug me.
“Cade?” I ask.
He breathe. “I'm sorry. I was carried out baby. I didn't mean to—”
I stop him by kissing his lips. “It's okay. I love you.”
He sighed and hold my waist tightly when I was the one on the top.
“I'm really such a blessed person to have you as my girlfriend. You have it all munchkin. You're understanding, considerate, respectful and most especially, you have a kind heart. I don't know what I did just to have you.”
“And I'm also blessed to have you. I was seeking for refuge because you know how chaos my life is. You know I don't have a perfect family to be proud of. I'm a wreck person. I'm not a perfect girlfriend. I'm not that pretty like my sister. I'm not that smart like you. I'm not that good in any sports. I'm not even good in dancing and singing. I don't know if I have a talent. Maybe I have but I didn't discovered yet. Puro what ifs ang nasa utak ko. What if pansamantalang kasiyahan lang pala 'to? What if you'll leave me because there are so many pretty girls there waiting for you? What if hindi mo na ako mahal? What i—”
He silence me. “Shh. Stop baby. Stop that what ifs of yours. That won't happen okay? I won't leave you okay? I'm in love with you.”
I'm in love with him too. If he'll leave me, I don't know what to do anymore. So much for seeking refuge if that will happen but I'm wishing it won't. It would really break my whole system.
❛ ━━━━━━━━･❪ ❁ ❫ ･━━━━━━━━ ❜
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