Bring Me Back To Life (Cousin Series #3) √

Chapter 19

Cassidy

"Summer!" Natatawa kong saway dito sa kasama ko na parang batang inaapakan ang naipong tubig ulan sa kalsada.

Tumalsik iyon sa akin pero imbis na mandiri, nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang saya sa aking dibdib. I've never done this before, even when I was a child. I didn't know that playing in the rain would be this fun.

Pakiramdam ko nakalimutan ko saglit ang galit ko sa mundo. Pakiramdam ko bumalik ako sa pagkabata. Pakiramdam ko naging buo ako ulit.

Ah, no! I was already whole again when I admitted my feelings towards Summer. I felt whole again when she showed me again how beautiful life was and when she showed me those different emotions in her eyes. I felt whole and loved when she accepted my imperfections, learned about my pain, and felt it. She's the sole reason why I became alive again. I know she's not aware of this, but she brought me to life. She brought me into a life that no one else had. She made me accept my wrongdoings and take a lesson from them.

"C'mon, love! Catch me." ayan na naman ang masarap sa tainga na tawa nito.

After our talk earlier about my past, napagpasyahan naming magkwentuhan about our childhood memories at tungkol sa mga kalokohan na nagawa namin noong elementary and middle school era namin. We're getting to know each other more, and it is the best feeling I ever had after my mom's death.

She's the one who dragged me outside their house when it started raining lalo na ng malaman nyang hindi ko pa na-experience ang maglaro sa ilalim ng ulan noong childhood days ko. She wanted me to experience those things that I had failed to do before. She wanted me to experience this kind of thing without thinking about anyone or anything, and I am beyond grateful for that.

She's too much for me, but I will do anything just for her to stay by my side. I will do everything just to make her fall in love with me even more with each passing day. I wanted to keep her as long as I'm breathing. I wanted our relationship to last until our hair turned white and until our last breath. And yes, she's the only person I want to spend my lifetime with in the future. I'm pretty sure of that, and I hope she is too.

"You're spacing out, love. What's wrong?"

Hindi ko namalayang nakalapit na pala ito sa pwesto ko habang mayroong pag-aalala na nakapaskil sa kanyang mga mata na malalim kung tumitig. Pakiramdam ko hinihigop nito ang lakas ko.

"Nothing's wrong aside from the fact that I felt happy. Genuinely happy, my love." I smiled at her sweetly habang masuyong hinahaplos ang kanyang pisngi upang hindi sya mag-alala.

Pansin ko ang pagkurba ng labi nito bago ipinagsiklop ang aming kamay.

"I'm glad to hear that. Umuwi na tayo. Mukhang giniginaw kana." natatawang saad nito kaya pabiro ko syang inikutan ng mata.

Magkahawak-kamay kaming naglakad pauwi sa bahay nila. Ngayon ko lang napansin na medyo napalayo pala kami dahil sa paghahabulan namin kanina na parang mga bata. Malaki at malawak naman sa labas ng bahay nila pero napili nya talaga na lumabas kami ng gate nila. Mabuti na nga lang hindi kami pinagkamalang baliw ng mga residente dito. Nonetheless, I'm happy that she let me experience this kind of freedom.

"Do you want coffee or hot chocolate?" tanong nito pagkapasok ko sa kusina nila.

Binigyan nya ako kanina ng damit and unused underwear na susuotin ko pagkapasok namin dito sa loob ng bahay. Sa kwarto nya ako naligo habang sya ay sa guestroom. Tinutukso ko nga ito na sabay na lamang kaming maligo pero as usual, mariin itong tumanggi na ikinatawa ko na lamang.