"This is the last stick" sabi ni Strawberry
"Yeah" sagot ko
Kinain namin ang huling Pocky Stick ng sabay. Dumampi na naman ang mga labi namin sa isa't isa. Kahit papano sanay na ako. Ilang ulit namin 'to nilaro eh. Siguro ito na ang "RIGHT TIME" para mag-confess. Pero natatakot ako kung ano ang isa-sagot niya sa akin. Ok lang sa akin kung hangang "FRIENDS" lang talaga kami, oo tangap ko yun kahit masakit. Pero mas masakit kung layuan niya ako dahil nag-confess ako sa kanya.
"Kito-kun, what are you thinking? You're thinking so hard. Is something/someone that bothers you? You can tell me I'm your friend. I can listen to your problem" sabi ni Strawberry
"Umm...I'm just scared" sagot ko
"Huh? Scared? Why are you scared?"
"I'm scared...Because...I think, I...I fell in love with her...But I dont know if she loves me the way I do and I know that there is a possibility that she will not treat me as a friend just like before. I don't want her to be disgusted to my feelings. I don't have any courage to do it. I'm so weak and pathetic. I hate myself!"
"Kito-kun"
Nilapitan niya ako lalo at tumingin siya sa akin. Hinawaakan niya ang mukha ko. Bigla nag-init ang mga pisngi ko. Sana hindi niya to napansin.
"Don't worry about it Kito-kun. Think it in this way, if there is a possibility that she doesn't like you, there is a possibility that she like you. Just like a toss coin, 50:50 chances"
Hinahaplos niya ang ang mukha ko, sabay ngumiti siya sa akin. Gagawin ko na ba ang confession o hindi? Kinakabahan ako. Bahala na nga!
"Strawberry-chan?"
"Te Amo, Wo Ai Ni, Je Taime, Saranhae"
"What? I can't understand you Kito-kun"
"Umnm....Aishiteiru! I Love You Strawberry-chan!"
Sabay halik sa kanya. Lumayo ako saglit dahil may natikman akong hibla ng buhok.
"Ano ba yan! Kaasar. Epic Fail" sabi ko "Isa pa"
Inalis ko ang buhok sa labi niya at sinubukan ko halikan siya ulit. Tapos niyakap ko siya ng mahigpit. Nagulat ako dahil niyakap niya rin ako.
"You....You Baka! Baka! B-baka!" sinabi niya habang lumuluha siya
"Eh....What? What did I do wrong?"
"I love you too!! You Baka!"
"Oh....I see Tears of Joy. Hehe...I'm so happy that you feel the same way like I do"
"You baka! Baka! Baka!"
"Hehe...I love you!"
"I love" *sniff *sniff "you too"
"I'm so happy right now!! I did it! I confessed to you, it feels good. I can't believe it! Is this a dream? Am I dreaming right now?"
"Kito-kun, it's not a dream. How rude, treating this experience a dream...Hmmm"
"Heheh...Sorry...Come on, don't get angry at me. It's feels so great just like a dream. If this is a dream, I don't want to wake up anymore. 'Cause I have you now"
"Tehehehe"
"Do you want to go somewhere else? Let's celebrate!"
"No, Kito-kun. This place is perfectly fine"
Humiga siya sa lap ko. At may napansin siya
"Look Kito-kun! There is a heart-shape carved in the roof of your swing!"
"Eh..."
Sinubukan kong hanapin yung heart. Pero hindi ko mahanap. Tinanong ko si Strawberry kung nasaan.
"Where is the heart?"
"There look! Over there! You blind bat!"
Hinanap ko maiigi yung heart at nakita ko na rin sa wakas.
"Are~..I didn't notice that heart in the swing"
"Really!!! But you're the one living here and yet you didn't notice it.."
"Hehe...I'm not hanging around here anymore. Since it got lonelier when my cousin flew to other country"
"You have a cousin? A he or she?"
"He is a male. His name is Shigure Kurokowa"
"You really love your cousin"
"Yeah. I really love my cousin. In fact, I really miss him"
"Aww...Poor Kito-kun. Pat pat pat"
"Gah! Kimi, kamikorosu!"
"Kyah! Stop it! You baka! Stop biting me. You baka"
"Fine. I'll stop"
"I wish the time stops and we can spend more time together" dagdag ko
"Tehehe...I love you Kito-kun"
Hinalikan ako ni Strawberry sa cheeks
"I love you too Strawberry-chan"
Hinalikan ko rin siya sa cheeks. Sa wakas sinagot ni God ang mga wish ko. Ang saya ko na hindi, ako na-friendzone. At maganda pa dun, mahal din ako ni Strawberry. Ako na ata nag pinaka-masayang lalaki sa buong mundo.
"Kito-kun? Why are you smiling, huh?"
"Nothing, I'm just happy right now. Super happy because you love me too."
Niyakap ko siya ng mahigpit
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AUTHOR'S NOTES
*Wait for the next chapter, the author will take a short break again for summer
Japanese - English
Kimi, kamikorosu - I will bite you to death
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