Chasing Her

21

CHAPTER 21

It's 4 pm and I'm on my way to the seaside para kitain si Xavier but kuya keeps on bothering me.

"Kuya? What are you doing?" akusa kong tanong habang nakataas ang kilay but he just look away

Nanliliit ang mata kong tumitig sakanya. Pakiramdam ko may alam sya sa pagkikita namin ni Xav ngayon that's why he keeps following me.

Huminto ako sa paglalakad at pagalit syang hinarap. Napaatras sya sa gulat at medyo napamura pa

"Stop following me!"

He just look away and it makes me more annoyed.

"Kuya!"

He surrendered. "Okay, Okay chill! Why do you need to meet that Salzedo guy,anyway?" he's sulking

Napairap ako sa kawalan, isn't it obvious?

"he has a name, Kuya" pasuway na sabi ko but he just shrugged his shoulder

"Whatever, Dad called me. He needs me on the company and I'm going to leave early in the morning" seryosong sabi nya pero nangunot ang noo ko dahil bigla nyang iniba ang topic

"So?"

"Are you coming with me?" diretsong tanong nya ni hindi manlang nagdalawang isip

I shook my head. "No, i want to enjoy this summer with Xavier and my friends" i said and smiled

Kuya sighed. "Okay, mukang hindi na kita mapipilit.."

Naglakad na ko papalayo sa kanya nang nakangiti but when I turn around my smile fades. I know kuya doesn't like Xavier.

Paniguradong napipilitan lang syang pakisamahan ito ngayon, Ayaw ko din namang masaktan si Xav kapag hindi ko sya sinipot ngayon.

Nakarating na ko and I saw him sitting on a sand while looking at the sky. I smiled and sit beside him, I felt his body frozed when he notice me.

"Am I late?"

He didn't answer so i looked at him. My heart throb when i saw his sad face.

"A-are you okay?" nagaalala kong tanong at sinundan ang mga tingin nya

"Yea, don't mind me may naisip lang" kalmadong sagot nya saka ako nginitian

Hindi parin ako kuntento sa ngiti nya na yun dahil kitang kita ko sa mga mata nyang hindi sya okay, Eyes don't lie.

But I choose to stay silent. Nanuod kami ng sunset ng tahimik ni walang gustong bumasag ng katahimikan na yun not until he talk.

"Do you wanna know why I like you?" tanong nya habang nasa langit parin ang tingin

Napalingon ako sakanya na nagtataka pero hindi ako sumagot. I heard him sighed.

"When I first saw you in your garden playing your favorite doll, and how you smiled when you saw u-your brother walking towards you.. I don't know but my heart is pounding so hard and I know it's not nice to have a crush on 11 years old you before." he stopped at tumingin sakin bago muling nagsalita

"Simula nang maramdaman ko yun palagi na kong nabisita sa bahay nyo kahit wala naman kaming pasok or project, and I think dun na nagkakutob ang kuya mo na baka may gusto ako sayo so he change our meeting location, I've never seen you again because of that and when I heard that your brother got sick hindi na ko nagalinlangan na pumunta sainyo not because I want to visit your brother but because I want to see you so damn much... And when I saw you with eye red teary eyes, I fell so hard that i thought about protecting you at all cost" he said that while looking straight to my eyes

Nalulunod ako sa titig nya pero mas lamang ang kabog ng dibdib ko hindi ko mapaliwanag sa sobrang bilis.

"And your brother told me to protect you before he left for his competition, hindi na ko nagdalawang isip na tumanggi dahil yun din namn ang gusto ko, Gusto kitang protektahan sa lahat. But we had a fight...A huge fight dahilan para may masabi akong hindi dapat... I regret everything that I said that night, I just lost my bestfriend you don't know how much I mourn that day. my last glimpse of you was how much you cried in your mom's arms while you screamed your brother's name. I protected you from afar because that was the only thing I could do in those days" malungkot na kwento nya saka humingang malalim saka muling tumingin sa kalangitan

"why are you telling me this?" nagtataka kong tanong habang naluluha he just smiled

"Because I want to tell you how much I love you and how long have I been in love with you... I want to tell you that I fckd a lots of girls because I tried to forget my feelings for you but when I saw you again in your daddy's office, everything I tried to forget suddenly came back... Honestly, I really want to marry you back then but I know you didn't love me. So mas pinili ko nalang ang way na makikita kita araw araw but mas lalo lang pala akong nahirapan dahil sa twing makikita kita nate- tempt akong halikan ka kaya mas pinili ko nalng din lumayo"

Napaiwas ako ng tingin dahil sa luhang kumawala sa mata ko. Napansin nya siguro yun kaya napalingon sya sakin.

"Are you crying?" he asked worriedly

Hindi na ko sumagot dahil mas pinili ko nalang hablutin ang batok nya at halikan. That kiss is so full of love.. so passionate.

Humiwalay ako dahil hindi na ko makahinga ganun din naman sya.

"I love you, Chantria Avery"

I smiled and gave him a peck bago ako nagbitaw ng sagot.

"I love you"

I felt him frozed.

Hindi nya siguro inasahan na sasagot ako sa sinabi nya. Well, Guess what? I love you too haha

"D-did I hear it right?" nanlalaki ang mata nyang tanong dahilan para matawa ako

I nodded. "Yes, you heard it right.. I love you, Xavier"

Naluluha ang mga mata nyang ngumiti sakin. He looks suprised and it makes me feel happy.

"Y-you love me? D-does it mean t-tayo na?" utal na tanong nya

I nodded again. "Yes, sinasagot na kita"

He pulled me and kissed me.

If you can just feel what I'm feeling right now, sure akong kikiligin din kayo.. If someone ask me if I'm happy? I'm going to answer them YES proudly!

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To be continued.....