Secretly Yours

LXXXIX

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Mikey Trinidad

9:06 p.m.

Robin
ang too good to be true mo naman 😔

Mikey
I'm not.

Robin
oo kaya

Mikey
I'm just trying my best to be good.

Robin
talaga?

Mikey
Kasi what Kachi said before made me think. Kasi I thought allowing myself to like you sounds selfish. Then she said kung gano'n daw ba ako

Robin
ang alin?

Mikey
Na I love selfishly.

Robin
ah

Mikey
There were a lot of times na I want to be selfish with you like those times na si Laney yung shotlister and you're assigned to me. Every time when I ask you to read with me so you could stay longer in my tent kahit kailangan ka rin ni Ma'am Dana, I've held myself a lot of times to ask you to stay kasi I'm sure may iba namang mag-aasikaso sa kanya.

Every time na magpapasama ka mag-igib ng water for your bath, I could walk slower just to drag it out, and every time I see your hand and it's free tapos naka rest lang sa lap mo or it's just dangling when you walk, ilang beses kong inisip if I should hold your hand but that would be weird kasi why would I hold your hand, right?

And each time you come close just to fix my lapel . . .

Robin
anong meron tuwing inaayos ko lapel mo?

Mikey
I want to kiss you.

Robin
MIKEY?

Mikey
But that's selfish and too much and improper and I know magugulat ka. Pero there were instances na we were too close and I just want to kiss you.

Robin
HUY ANO KA BA

Mikey
I'm trying, Robin.
I'm really really trying.