Smitten Series: Book One to Eight

29 - Sweet Messages

Aw, ayaw niyo kay Slate?

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Slate smiled when he saw Blythe smile while looking at the letter. Isinara na nito ang pinto at pinalangin na sana 'di itapon ng babae ang bulaklak at letter na nabasa. Blythe went to her living room, inilapag niya ang bulaklak sa mesa. Ang letter ay itinabi niya sa bookshelf, katabi ng paborito niyang libro.

Blythe had an idea whose give her letter. She picked up her phone and immediately messaged Slate. That man is kind, hindi na niya pwedeng baliwalain ang lalaking mabait sa kanya at ganito ka-sweet, but still, she's not ready to enter a relationshiop with him.

Kaibigan muna, 'yon muna.

Blythe LaRosa: thank you for the bouquet of roses and your letter. I appreciated it. Let's be friends, okay?

Akala ni Blythe, kapag 'di siya nagparamdam dito ng isang linggo, kakalimutan na siya ng lalaki. Sa panahon ngayon, kapag 'di mo pinapansin ang isang tao, mabilis na lamang sila makahanap ng bagong gugustuhin nila. Na tila ba laro na lang ang umibig. Na laro na lang ang magseryoso sa isang tao.

Slate stopped walking when his phone vibrated inside of his pocket, pag tingin niya sa screen ay nakita niya ang message ni Blythe.

Agad siyang nagreply.

Slate Wright: You're welcome. And yes, let's be friends.

Alam na ni Slate kung paano makuha ang loob ni Blythe and being her friend is just a starting point. He will begin to send sweet messages to her, letters and flowers in her unit. He will also make an effort so that woman will trust him one day.

Pasado alas siete ng gabi, Slate sended Blythe a message again. This time, it's a poem just like what he's planning earlier. Nasa may hagdan siya at nakangiti nang malawak.

Slate Wright: You live in my mind now, you kept running on it, like a mad runner in a field. You lived in my dream, you are trusting me, like a happy woman without a shield.

Slate Wright: just a friendly poem for you.

Blythe finds it corny but she's still smiling.

Blythe LaRosa: okay, thanks for the poem.

Slate Wright: how's your night? Going to upload something?

Blythe LaRosa: no, not yet maybe tomorrow.

Slate Wright: okay, nakaantabay lang ako sa video na i-uupload mo.

Blythe LaRosa: thank you, talagang number 1 fan kita, ah? Thanks for the support.

Magtatype na sana si Slate nang gulatin siya ng kapatid niyang si Thistle.

"Boo!"

Muntik nang mabitawan ni Slate ang phone at 'di napansin ang presensya ni Thistle, ikaw ba naman kausap ang taong gusto mo, ay ewan ko na lang kung 'di ka mawalan ng pake sa paligid.

"Sino'ng ka-text mo, kuya?"

"Ah, your future sister-in-law." biglaang sabi ni Slate, pinatay niya ang phone muna at tumingin sa kapatid.

"Huh!? What's her name? I want to meet her!"

Thistle is now excited and happy for me, ngayon lang kasi nagkainterest si Slate sa babae.

"Pinopormahan ko pa lang, eh. Kapag naging kami na, okay? Sana." though, magkaibigan pa lang sila ngayon.

"Mangyayari 'yan! No woman can resist your charm, Kuys!"

"She is different." She's broken, and scared.

"Why? Tomboy 'din ba?"

"Hindi." Slate laughed. "She's... kind of man hater, I guess?" hindi na sinabi ni Slate na may trauma ang babae kaya gano'n. "But she's kind and beautiful so, yeah... Anyway, you looked gorgeous right now. Saan punta?" Doon niya lang napansin na nakaayos na ang kapatid na babae.