Secret Rose

Chapter 04

tw: violence in public

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Months have passed, parehong naging busy ang dalawa. They are both preparing themselves for upcoming final exams and some entrance exam to take to a university.

Sa pagkakaalam ng mga kaibigan at magulang nila, hindi nagkakatagpo ang dalawa. Ang hindi nila alam...

"Gosh! I'm sorry, I'm late!" Humahangos na tumabi si Secret kay Zymier.

"Babe, ma-li-late na tayo," agad na hinila ni Zymier ang girlfriend papasok ng University. "Pasalamat ka diyan lang exam room natin sa bungad." Alam niyang wala pang pahinga si Secret pero kailangan na nilang pumunta sa pag-e-exam-an nila.

Napangiti na lang si Secret. Sabay silang nagmamadaling maglakad. Lima na ang inapply-an ni Zymier na University, tatlo doon ay kasama si Secret.

"Anong kinuha mo sa University na 'to?" tanong ni Zymier.

Secret pursed her lips, "Political Science."

Zymier tilted his head, "that's not what you like."

"Sabi kasi ni mama, mas maigi daw 'yon. Wala daw akong mararating sa Psychology."

Zymier just sighed. One's fate can't be judged too quickly. Hindi porket ang iba ay walang narating sa kursong 'yon, ang mga susunod na rin. He wants to say that Secret can choose her own course, but he knows she doesn't want to disobey her parents.

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Parehas silang hindi nagsabi na magkasama sila. Ilang buwan na rin silang hindi dumadalaw sa isa't-isa. Tuwing linggo lang sila halos nagkakasama. Magkaiba din kasi ang pinasukan nilang University.

Parehas na silang disi-otso (18) ngayon kaya mas lalo silang hindi nagpahalatang nagkakasama. Ngayong nasa tamang edad na sila, alam nilang kaya na nilang gumalaw gamit ang sariling paa, pero sa klase ng magulang nila ay masyadong imposible.

"Kapag kasi may napasok sa utak mo, sabihin mo kaagad sa akin."

Secret pouted at her boyfriend's remark. "Fine..." she sighed. "Feel ko kapag nag-18 ako mas lalo silang maghihigpit sa atin."

Zymier rose a brow, "what do you want to say? Na unahan na sila?"

Umiwas ng tingin si Secret. Then, Zymier realized that he hit the spot. He sighed. "Babe, I can't do that. Ayokong magkalayo—"

"Hindi naman tayo magkakalayo... what I am trying to say is," she sighed and look at her boyfriend. "We just don't visit each other, gano'n."

"Why does it sound easy to you?" Napairap si Zymier. "Don't you love me anymore?"

Secret's mouth agape, "no, I still love you, okay? I am just thinking of a plan so they can't doubt us."

Zymier crossed his arms in front of him, "tell me that plan, then."

Since Zymier became 18, Secret's mother stopped him from coming inside of Secret's room alone. Laging andoon ang isa sa bunsong kapatid ni Secret or sila mismong magulang nila. Minsan nga hanggang sala lang sila. They can't get the privacy they need as a couple.

They are not fond of physical intimacy, their first and last kiss was the one outside the church. However, eversince that happened, lagi nang humahalik si Zymier sa noo ni Secret.

They don't get why their parents can't see that they will not do something nasty. Ang wholesome ng relasyon ng dalawa. Inside their two years of relationship, saktong ikalawang taon na bago sila magkafirst kiss.