My Secret Admirer✔

My Secret Admirer: Them [Part 4]

She flashed me a sheepish grin and began to stride towards me.

"Nabuking ako noh?"

Tumango ako sa kanya at sabay kaming natawa.

"Nubayan epic fail naman ng surprise na'to. May hinala kana na ako yun." She said with a pout na mas lalong nagpatawa sa'kin.

Lumapit siya sa upuan kung nasan ang Hershey's chocolate bar na stuffed toy. Huminga muna siya ng malalim at itinapat ang stuffed toy nayun sa'kin.

"To my heaven sent. My beautiful, pretty, attractive, good-looking, alluring, charming, unkabogable best friend Herschel Soriano. Ako nga pala si Blythe Bautista ang palaging nag-iiwan ng Hershey's chocolate bar sa itaas ng locker mo. Kung alam mo lang kung gaano kalaki ang epekto mo sa buhay ko, sana hindi mo masyadong dina-down ang sarili mo. Ikaw yung nagturo sa'kin sa true essence of friendship. Para na kitang kapatid. A friend like you is hard to find, truly rare. Indeed, meeting you was a nice accident. All I'm saying is that I love you, and P.S. I'll forever be one of your admirers."

Kinuha ko ang stuffed toy mula sa kanya at di mapigilan ang pagpatak ng aking mga luha.

"B-blythe... t-thank you." I sob. I heard her scoff tsaka pinahid ng panyo ang mga luha ko.

"Tahan na iiyak ka pa mamaya. Sige ka, marami pang nakapila dun sa labas."

"A-anong ibig mong sabihin?" Taka kong tanong. She ruffled my hair.

"Here comes the next admirer. Dun muna ako mag standby sa tent." She said and sent me a wink.

Huh? Hindi lang si Blythe ang admirer ko? Sino?

Muling bumukas ang pinto ng rooftop and the hairs on my skin stood on ends and I gulped.

"Pa-panong…"

Patuloy lang ang tingin niya habang papalapit sa'kin. His brown eyes locked onto mine. Slowly he began to remove his mask and I gasped.

Siya yung lalaking bumunggo sa kaklase ko kanina. Yung naka all black!

"Hershey's is mine," he uttered nang nasa harapan ko na siya.

A memory suddenly flashed through my head. An eight year old me and a boy, sitting on the stairs while doing a pinky promise while our hands is covered with melted chocolate.

"Hersheys's is mine, …"

"Yours," I whispered and looked him in the eyes. He smiled.

"Our chocolate." Sabay naming sabi. Bigla na naman akong napaluha.

I remember him! Hershey's is mine, yours, our chocolate. He's the boy I made that promise with. Stell.

"Matagal kitang hinanap. Nang makita kita patago kitang minamasdan. I thought that was enough kaso hindi ko mapigilan. Damn, you're still beautiful as ever."

"Y-you're lying. I have this huge scar on my face. Ang panget ko. How could you recognize me after all these years?"

He wiped my tears away.

"Because it's YOU, I'll always recognise a piece of YOU."

Napahagulhol ako at mabilis naman niya akong niyakap.

Bumukas ng napakalakas ang pinto ng rooftop.

"Ba't mo pinaiyak ang anak ko?!"

"P-papa?" I uttered shock.