Short Stories Compilation✔︎

I was yours

"Hello, madlang pipol!" I yelled while holding the camera and made funny faces. Nakavideo kasi 'to for... wala lang, trip lang.

"Mabuhaaay!"

"Jake!" Agad kong reklamo nang hablutin niya sa akin ang camera, "akin na yan! Isa!"

"Kiss muna— nope. You're not getting this." Itinaas niya pa lalo ito nang pilit kong kunin 'yon sa kaniya.

"Hiii! I'm Jake the pogi!" Saad niya at nagpogi sign sa camera, "Ikaw naman, dali."

Itinutok niya sa akin ang gadget kaya kinuha ko na agad, inirapan ko siya. "Heh!" 

I faced the cam and smiled, "I'm Achlys!"

"And my girlfriend!" Agad na singit ni Jake na inirapan ko ulit.

"Hindi pa!" Pangongontra ko.

"'Pa', narinig niyo 'yon guys. May chance ako."

I shook my head in disbelief, "Ewan ko sayo." I just rolled my eyes at him and giggled.

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"Hoy!" It was him, Jake.

"Flowers oh," aniya sabay bato ng bulaklak sa 'kin.

"Abay gag–"

"Welcome!" He excitedly said and rushed away.

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"Hoy! Goodmorning!"

He wouldn't miss a day.

"Hoy, Achlys! Sabi ko, goodmorning!"

Everyday, he greeted me... checked up on me, gave me foods. He never failed to make me happy. I couldn't help but fall for him more.

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"Huy!" Ayan na naman. "Achlys!"

Inis ko siyang hinarap, "Ano na naman, Jake?"

"Narinig ko sabi ni Jio, crush mo raw ako."

Tinawanan ko lang siya, "Kapal!"

"Sus, deny kapa."

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"Huy—"

"Oo na, Jake," I cut him off.

"Tayo na?" biro niya.

"Sige," sagot ko naman at ipinagpatuloy ang ginagawa ko.

Narinig ko naman ang mahihinang tawa niya.

"Sige."

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"Love! Happy 1st Anniversary!" Sigaw ko at iniabot sa kanya ang cake, ngumiti siya at sabay naming inihipan ang kandila.

"Happy Anniversary, my love."

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"Jake, I'm telling you. If this is one of your pranks—" 

"Suprise!" Sigaw niya nang tanggalin niya ang cover sa mga mata ko. I gasped nang bumungad sa akin ang isang picnic mat na maraming pagkain sa isang sulok at napapalibutan ng rose petals at fairy lights. He prepared a picnic date for us.

"What's the occasion?" Natanong ko nalang. I was speechless.

"Do you like it?" He asked and chuckled. "Nothing, I just want to spend time with you."

We lied down. Nakahiga ako sa bisig niya ngayon habang nakatingin sa mga bituin sa langit. The view was breathtaking. Tila nakikiayon ang langit sa nararamdaman ko— parehas maginhawa, parehas payapa.