Mile's Apart.

12

"oh." i handed him the coffee i made.
ngumiti sya at kinuha yun.

"your room is nice." he complimented.

"zaven...this is a guest room?" i said. it was true! may queen sized bed, a study table with only my books and make on top, a wardrobe, and some plants. wala nga mga design's, e!

"it's still nice!" he replied while looking arround. i shrugged and ate the cookie i stole from tasha.

"your room is nicer. you play drums?" i saw a drum set and an electric guitar in his room the other day.

tumango sya. "and guitar. do you...wanna learn? may acoustic guitar din ako, it's in zayden's room." sunod-sunod nyang sabi. "your hands are long too. it'll be perfect for you, elara."

nag isip muna ako bago tumango. "sge, when will you teach me?" i asked.

"whenever your free, love."

i froze.

"love?"

"yes, do you know i have a crush on you?"

ha....

harurut! crush back na agad!

"you do?" i wanted to hear him say that again.

"i like you, elara solene. and..." he stopped speaking and locked his eyes on mine.

"i want to court you." he said.

"you want to what?!" i shouted. he put his pointing finger on my lips, telling me to keep quiet.

"i want to court you. but, ofcourse if you dont want to, sabihen mo lang! i asked permission from tita and tito and they agreed." he innocently smiled.

nasamid ako ng narinig ang 'tita and tito' he was that brave?!

nakita ko kung pano nag panick si zaven at inabot sakin ang kape nya. kinuha ko naman yon at ininom. infernes, ang sarap ng gawa ko ha! char.

"nasamid ka sa laway mo?" he said while slightly patting my back.

tinignan ko sya ng masama and he laughed and pinched my cheek.

"you..like me?" i asked, did i hear that right ba?!

"yes, yes, and yes." he chuckled.

"what did you like about me?" i asked. looking at him. he smiled shyly and scratched the tip of his nose.

"well, your... smile, you laugh, your eyes, your hair, your attitude, your scent." he said, laughing. "i keep on falling for you everyday, and i love every second with you."

i looked at him in awe. it warmed my heart!
 

"may i court you, ms.verzosa?"he asked.

"will you treat me right?" i asked him. even though i know that he will never hurt me.

"ofcourse. I'll never do anything to lose or hurt you." he caressed my cheek.

little did i know.

"so....ano?" he asked again, with hopeful eyes.

ngumiti ako sakanya at niyakap. "ofcourse, zaven. but... " i let go of him. "im leaving in 3 weeks..." my smile faded.

"im willing to wait, elara. kahit nasa america ka na, I'll still court you. no matter what." he hugged me again and i hugged him back.

we talked about different things, listened to music, did skin care, and went on omegle for the rest of the night.