Midnight Memories

26

Narration

"Dito nalang po kuya," Joy told her driver. He looked around in confusion before turning to her.

"Sure ka ba ma'am? Delikado po pag mag isa lang kayo dito."

"Ah okay lang po ako kuya promise. May dadating po na kaibigan ko kaya hindi naman ako mag isa." she told him before getting out of the car. She walked up the hill and admired the view overlooking the city.

After a few minutes she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. She smiled once smelling the familiar cologne. Dior Sauvage, his favourite and now hers too.

"So what's really wrong hmm?" he whispered in her ear.

"Si Voldemort. Bumalik na pala."

"Didn't he die in the last book?"

"Sira hindi kasi yon! Yung ano si Atlas, he who shall not be named." she felt him stiffen at the mention of her ex's name.

"Ginugulo ka ba nya?" he asked her. She shook her head, not bothering to tell him about the text messages she received the other night.

"Hindi. Pero doon pala sya sa label namin ngayon."

"What? Eh diba sa states na sya permanently?"

"Hmm. Pero dahil dito sya sa pinas temporarily, under sya sa Discover Music since business partners yung label nya sa US with us." she explained while leaning onto his touch. It felt comforting for her, it felt normal. She felt like that's where she truly belonged, in his arms.

"Do you-" he paused, thinking if he should really ask her or not. "Do you still have feelings for him?" he felt her stiffen and he could almost feel the way his heart dropped to his stomach as silence enveloped them.

"No. Never. Hindi na." he sighed in relief and hugged her tighter.

"Good. That's good." he whispered. They both stayed in each other's arms in silence before finally deciding to drive home. Joy in her usual passenger seat and Ford behind the wheel, with his hand holding hers.