Clarity (A SANDRO MARCOS FANFICTION)

42. Breaks

AIRI

I couldn't sleep.

Vinny's idea of 'what if' clouded my mind. He could be saying the truth. And I might really fall in love with him. Crush ko siya dati, no joke. There's a hundred percent possibility na maging crush ko ulit and I might feel more than that.

It would be good actually. He knows what I am going through and maybe he won't do anything to make me feel the same thing over again. But the possibility of falling in love with another Marcos is a bit too much. I think.

I mean, galing na ako kay Sandro. Muntikan na kay Simon tapos nandito si Vinny. Yung trip trip ko dati parang gustong magka-totoo.

"Matulog ka na Airi." Vinny's voice echoed in the bedroom.

I jerked and looked to his side kahit hindi ko naman masyadong makikita. The only light in the room was the full moon outside. He left the curtains open before turning off the light a while ago.

He was not looking at me but he must've felt na gising pa ako. It's still weird that we are sleeping together in one bed kung pwede naman na 'wag muna kasi kami lang yung nandito maliban sa katulong nila na sure naman ako na hindi sila basta basta papasok sa kwarto niya.

I sighed.

"Ibalik ko kaya sa'yo yung tanong mo na what if." I told him.

He chuckled.

"Does it bother you that you couldn't sleep? It's not a bad thing really. If we do have feelings for each other in the process of taking our so called revenge then wouldn't it be great?"

"Payag ka may feelings ako sa iyo tapos wala pa kaming closure ng kapatid mo? Payag ka hinalikan ng kapatid mo hahalikan mo?" I retorted.

I felt him move, probably to look at me. Naramdaman ko na tumayo siya and it was to turn on the light. He was looking at me.

"We shouldn't talk about it and I was just teasing you a while ago but sure, I'll answer you. I won't repeat my answer Airi so listen to me carefully," I gulped, looking at him as I waited for answer. He just stood there in front of me with his matching light blue pj's and dishevelled hair.

"Yes for the second question you had a while ago," My mouth gape. "If you were to fall in love with me and I to you, I'd be so much willing to be with you despite of your history with my older brother. So yeah. I'd kiss you without hesitations. As for question one, you need to make peace or at least call it quits with Sandro before starting a romance with me. Magmu-mukha akong kabit sa lagay na yan Airi. I don't want to be the third party."

Bakit pakiramdam ko kung liligawan ko siya, papayag siya? Wala akong masabi.

"Kape tayo?" I asked instead.

He made a face.

VINNY

We rode the vespa to look for a legit coffee shop around Ilocos na 24/7. We almost went to Ilocos Norte if it wasn't for that coffee shop that closes at twelve midnight. Bumalik din lang kaagad kami so I took her to the nearby beach. Whatever my cousin did, it was amazing. There were lights by the sea side.

Airi went by the seaside and used her shawl as a sit upon. I settled down beside her and took the coffee we bought.

"How did you meet him?" I asked curiously.

She choked on her coffee.

"Ex ko ba talaga pag-uusapan natin?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

"I deserve to know since there is that hundred percent possibility we might fall for each other." I answered nonchalantly.

"Umaasa ka sa chance na yun?"

"Nope but I am readying myself of what is yet to come."

"Ewan ko sa'yo," She mumbled and sipped her coffee. "Sa bar. Sa smoking area. Humiram siya lighter sa akin." She answered.

"So you smoke?"

She shook her head. "Not really. Depende sa kasama but that time yeah I was."

"If we'd date please don't smoke. I don't like kissing a smoker."

Airi raised a brow. "Flavor kaya yun sabi sa First Love."

"I loved the series but still, no. I don't like kissing a smoker" I told her.

"Eh ikaw. What if bumalik nga ex mo at effective yung pretend love natin?" I asked him back.

"Wala siyang babalikan."

"Sure?"

It sounded like a joke or maybe how she said it. I just nodded.

"What if sabihin niya buntis siya tapos ikaw ang ama?"

I made a face with the feeling that I have seen this plot before.

"It has been a year since we broke up."

"What if tinago niya tapos inaantay niya lang yung time para sabihin sayo tapos hinabol ka hanggang sa dulo ng mundo para panagutan mo ang lahi mo?" Her eyes were glowing as she looked at me. I cringed at her thought.

"Stop Airi. You've been reading too much novels and watching a lot of drama's lately."

Sumimangot siya. "Malay mo isa sa mga sinabi ko totoo."

"No. Spare me from those nightmares."

"Ayaw mo na talaga no?" She asked.

I nodded.

"I can love someone more than I can love myself. I can fight for it if it's worth fighting for. But I know when to step back. Napapagod din naman ako Airi. I can be stupid in love but I am not that stupid."

"Sabagay." She mumbled.

I looked at her.

"If ever I fall for you Airi, know that it's true. Set aside the what ifs or your thoughts as my older brother's ex if ever that happens because I won't give a shit about it. The only thing I would give shit about is us and whatever lies ahead of us."

She gulped. I smiled.

"Bakit ka ngumingiti?" She spat.

"Am I suppose to cry then?"

"Hindi pero yung ngiti mo weird. Parang may binabalak ka na masama sa akin."

"Wala akong balak." I told her.

"Pero kung jowa kita meron?"

"Not jowa. Jowa is like a kalye word like a onetime thing for kids."

"Oh edi boyfriend."

I smirked. "If you were my girlfriend I would tell you about the things I want to do to you."

"So kung ako nga girlfriend mo, anong gagawin mo sa akin?"

"You're not my girlfriend. I won't say anything."

"Pretend girlfriend. Pwede na ba?" She pushed.

"Nope. Let's go home."

"Ihhh. Share mo muna kung ano balak mo sa akin."

"Ang landi mo Airi."

"Ikaw unang lumandi sa akin!" She exclaimed.

"Was I? Then it's your fault. Your existence flirted with me."

"Ha?"

"Halaman," I replied. "Tara na. Umuwi na tayo."

"Linawin mo kasi sinabi mo." She retorted.

"Hayaan mo na. Pretend you didn't hear it."

"Hindi!"

"You are stubborn."

"Magtiis ka."

For the first time in my life, I spent the whole morning debating with a woman.

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