Restarting... Eighteen

One.

George's Car

Farah

"wag ka papasok nang naka ganyan. Umuwi ka muna, ihahatid na kita." I firmly refused.

"Kaya ko na, malaki na ako." He chuckled.

"As usual, ako nang bahala sayo Farah. Sige na sumakay ka na."

"Ayoko."

"Sige, bubuhatin kita paloob." Panakot nito. I had no choice now, I got to his car and sat beside him. Madaming memories yung car na to and everything came flashing back to me.

“So.. Mind telling me your address?”

“Ayoko, baka sendan mo pa ako ng 20,000 worth ng shopee parcels.” I heard him sigh. Bawal sumuko, bawal ibaba ang pride farah.

“Ali, please tell me. You need to freshen up a bit, you still have a bit of a hangover. Pwede bang hindi ka na pumasok just for today?” He called me ali. Our Callsign before, lord give me strength. Hindi ako matatag please.

“Ali?” I didn't dare na tumingin sa kaniya because I know my cheeks are already tinted red. I wrote down my address on my phone and showed it to him. I knew he wasn't satisfied so i decided to calm myself down and looked at him with a fierce face. He chuckled slightly and drove to my address. Kaya ako nagsasabi kanina na kaya ko na, it's because my condo is just a few meters away kung nasaan ako ngayon. This is George, mapilit tong taong to. No matter what excuses ang sabihin mo sa kanya he would still walk, drive you back to your place. Na alala ko pa non, we fought kasi he drove someone home and he didn't tell me.

“Farah.” My thoughts were interrupted when he spoke.

“Yes?” I asked.

“Sorry.”

“For what?”

“Nevermind, I think ito na ba yung condo mo?” I nodded.

“babalik d-”

“No, sasamahan na kita. Hindi ako mapapalagay kapag nawala ka sa paningin ko ng kahit saglit especially na may hang over ka pa.” He ran over to my door and opened it. He's still the same, The same person I fell inlove with and will continue to fall in love with. We went to my condo, Gentleman pa rin siya. He still opened the doors, hold my stuff. I left him in the living area as I will go and take a shower. While i was still inside the bathroom, may naririnig akong kalabog sa dining area so i decided to check it out on the cctv installed sa Phone ko. I saw him cooking, hindi ko na maaninag yung niluluto niya. I went out and went thru my living area, pretending na nagulat ako.

“Farah, Kain ka muna.” He looked at me while placing a plate.

“Hindi ka ba hinahanap ng girlfriend mo?” He laughed, sobrang tawang tawa.

“Farah, ikaw lang hanggang ngayon. I turned all of them down.”

“sorry.” I whispered, enough for him to hear.

“for what?” I smiled and shook my head. He pulled the chair for me kung saan ako uupo. He placed a spoon, fork, and a bread knife. Kulang nalang ata dito kandila saka mga romantic music sa violin. This felt like our dates from before, unang date namin sa fancy restaurant, it was my birthday. He didn't change, walang nagbago sa kaniya. He still the same, yung lalaking paulit ulit kong mamahalin.

"Thank you for driving me to my office, kahit malapit lang din yung coffee shop mo dito." he smiled.

"I'm glad na ngumingiti ka na farah. It looks good."

"What do you mean?"

"You. Your smile, it looks good on you." he chuckled as i felt my cheeks turn red.

"see you around farah, and by the way…" he paused.

"I'm still waiting, sabi ko sayo, kahit gaano katagal, hihintayin kita." He smiled