Now and Forever |순키| Finished

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Gabriel

The school's about to be dismissed, ilang minuto nalang ay maguuwian na. I wanted to go home and rest already dahil sobrang sakit na ng katawan ko after practicing all day yesterday. God I miss Kei so much.

The bell rang and the class was dismissed, I stood up and took all my things and waited for my friends outside their classroom. I stood there patiently waiting for their dismissal when suddenly...

"Hi Jazie!" Laine said. She came running towards my direction at niyakap ako, I slightly pushed her away while frowning at her. How dare she call me Jazie? Only Kei could call me that.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked her. She looked shocked and confused because of what I did. Agad kong inayos ang damit kong suot-suot habang nakatingin pa rin ng masama sakanya.

"Hugging you?" She answered. I scoffed and rolled my eyes bago umiling at muling ibinalik ang tingin sakanya. Baka mamaya itong taong to pa ang maging dahilan ng pagtatalo namin ni Kei, I wouldn't want that.

"Well stop it, I have a partner and he wouldn't like it kung yayakapin mo ako nang yayakapin. I didn't even gave you permission to hug me." I responded. She was frowning the moment I told her that I have a partner.

"And don't you ever do that again, you're making me uncomfortable, dati ka pa ganiyan." I said before I turned my back to her and left without looking back to her, hindi ko na hihintayin pa yung mga yon. Naiinis lang ako.

I arrived home after a few minutes, I went into my room and changed to something comfortable before someone knocked on my door. I stood up and opened it revealing my sister and brother posing. I grinned at the sight of them tska sila pinapasok sa kwarto ko.

"Hello, Bunso! We're planning on going sa mall to hangout next week. Would you like to sama to us?" Liane asked me before she sat on the couch in my room Luan arrived too carrying a popcorn on his hands.

"Oh! And I think you should bring your boyfriend with you, para makilala na rin namin siya! How about that?" Luan asked. I smiled at him and slowly answered with a nod. For sure Kei would freak out if I asked him to join us.

"I'll try asking him kung gusto niyang sumama, he'll be shy at first for sure so you have to be careful when talking and approaching him." I warned them and both of them laughed and smiled at me. I smiled back to them and sat on the edge of my bed.

I was scrolling through my social media accounts and suddenly felt like something was wrong, Hindi ako mapakali, I couldn't focus, and couldn't stay still. Lingon ako nang lingon until I flinched when my phone notified me that I have a new message. I quickly opened it and saw that Aeron had messaged me.

From Aeron:
Jaze come here! Kei's having a hard time breathing and he needs you.

The moment I read that message hindi na ako nagdalawang isip pa. I took my coat, phone, and keys and placed a kiss on Liane's forehead bago tumakbo palabas ng bahay. I drove papunta sa bahay nila and when I arrived I quickly went to his room.

Hindi ko na alam kung paano ako nakaakyat sa ikalawang palapag ng kwarto nila, I was so nervous that I forgot what I did a few minutes ago. I knocked on the door before I barged inside.

I saw Kei sleeping on his bed habang hawak hawak ni Aeron and nebuliser niya, I came closer to him and sat on the floor tska mariing hinawakan ang mga kamay niya. It pains me just looking at his state, why does the world treats you so badly?

"Kei... Baby, I'm here na." I leaned closer to him and started whispering. I kept on holding his hands and caressing it, I wanted to keep him resting pero gusto ko na rin siyang makitang gising at makausap.

"What happened?" I asked Aeron tska kinuha ang nebuliser na hawak hawak niya. He pouted and looked at his bestfriend who was laying on his own bed tska siya huminga ng malalim.

"He became so energetic, Kei. So smiley and so cheeky, na para bang wala siyang sakit, na para bang walang problemang dala dala. I'm happy to see the improvements he had pero... Natatakot pa rin ako." Aeron said as tears started filling up his eyes. Jaze looked down while listening to Aeron.

"Natatakot akong dumating yung araw na gigising akong kaming dalawa nalang ng kuya ko..." He added before he stood up and walked around Kei's room. He was in so much pain just like me, he's losing his bestfriend and he couldn't do anything to save him.

CJ arrived at the place, he was with Xan and when Xan saw Aeron he quickly went to him and hugged him. CJ then sat next to me on the floor. He was looking at the guy laying on the bed. He sighed deeply before he closed his eye.

"Did you know? Parang alam na ni Kei na ikaw talaga yung para sakanya una palang?" CJ told me. I stared at him wanting to hear more. He was smiling while adoring the younger.

"He became so smiley, so cheeky, so daldal, so ingay, and so energetic. He was like that ever since but this time? These past few months? He's different, because he's with you." He added. I looked at Kei and realized that he was now squeezing my hands. I took his hands and placed a few kisses on it.

"Thank you, Jaze, for giving our happy Kei back to us, you've given him more hope than anyone could ever ask for." CJ said smiling at Jaze. Jaze's heart softened knowing that he was the reason why Kei was happy. That's what he have always want, for Kei to be happy.

Kei is loved by everyone around him, but for some reason he was stuck in the past making him feel like he's worthless and doesn't have a purpose in this beautiful world. The world is beautiful because he's here and alive, here and still breathing.

"I love you, Kei, more than anything and anyone." I whispered to him before he slowly opened his eyes to give me a sweet and tired smiles. He started caressing my cheeks before he spoke.

"I love you too, Jaze, more than you know." He said enough to make me smile and kiss him on his forehead. He's everything I want, everything I could ask for, he's my everything, and I love him for that.