Lay Me By Your Side

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"Congratulations to us!!!" sigaw na sabi ni Giorgia habang tinataas ang isang basong champagne ..they are now in one of the resorts in CamSur ..it was a blast.,their campaign was a huge success ..more of the locals have joined in tree planting activities ang most of them were surprised when Sarah joined them..they were all in awe to see the the simplicity in Sarah ..she even joined the locals sa kanilan boodle fight way of eating..she's one of a kind..and now, she is with the whole volunteers , and i could hear her laughters from where i stand now ...

"pare..mukhang inlove na inlove ka sa bestfriend ko ah?" sabi sakin ni LM sabay tapik ng balikat ko

"yeah right ..anyway..you just dont know how much i wanted to kill you last night " sabi ko sabay tawa

"i know right, hahaha..on a serious note..please dont hurt her..she's been through a lot" sabi nito sabay titig ng matiim kay Sarah

"i cant promise you that ...i wouldnt promise at all ,but i will do everything it takes to make her happy always..her happiness will always be my top priority...in some ways i might hurt her, but i wouldnt allow it to create a scar" sabi ko sabay tingin sa direksyon ni Sarah ..nagtama ang tingin namin ang she just gave her sweetest smile ..

"thank you..take care of her" sabi nito sabay lakad palayo

"oh kanina ka pang nakatunganga jan ah" sabi ni Sarah habang papalapit sa akin

"ang ganda kasi ng view ko eh .." habang titig na titig ako sa kanya

"sus bola "

"bakit ba ayaw mong maniwala?" sabi ko sabay hapit sa baywang nya ..now we are just inches away . then she put her hands on my chest..gently pushing me away ..

"hep hep ..ang bilis ...layo layo ka nga ng konti ..we are in public "

"then we should go to a private place" bulong ko sa kanya

"Matt!!!" sabi nito sabay hampas na naman sa akin ..

"alam mo Lovey ..i think i could see my future with you,parang battered husband ang magiging peg ko"

"eh kasi naman po,kung anu ano yang sinasabi mo ..yan tuloy,nahahampas kita"

"buti na lang kahit medyo mabigat yng kamay mo eh super lambot naman" sabi ko sabay kindat sa kanya

"sus ..ewan ko sayo..join ka sa amin ..maglalaro kami "

"what game??"

"tara na.." sabay hila nito sa kamay ko

"ooopppps..sorry Sarah , but you cannot hold my hand in public" tukso ko sa kanya

"eh di wag" sabi nito sabay bilis bitaw sa kamay ko ..natatawa naman ako sa aksyon nya ...she just so effotlessly funny as well ..

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" thank you for everything Sarah" sabi ni Giorgia sabay hug .."i hope we'll hang up more soon"

"thank you Giorge ..sa experience ,sobrang saya ko" sagot ni Sarah ..Thank you po sa inyong lahat" ani nya sa lahat ng volunteers, sabay kaway sa mga ito .."Matt ,salamat, una na ko ..ate China kita na lng tayo bukas ..back to work na tayo hehe"

"bye beh ..ingats ha..kuya joe, ingat sa pagmaneho" sabi ni China sabay hug ang kiss kay Sarah

"Ingat Sarah " sabi ko sabay hug sa kanya "and see you bukas ng hapon" bulong ko sa kanya