Chapter 22

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"... if you don't trust them, then put your trust in me."


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Nagising ako sa chat ni Frances.

Sylvester: Hey... Any plans this sembreak?

Tama... next week na nga pala start ng break... wala naman talaga kase akong ginagawa maliban sa workshop eh, but I quitted that long time ago. 

Sylvester: Sorry if I don't reach out to you from time to time, alam mo naman yun na busy ako and I can't even hold my phone pag may shows and rehearsals... tapos sobrang exhausted na ako pag-uwi.

Wow... he's explaining. 

Sylvester: I hope that you're not mad. 

He's insane. Overthinking at its finest. I dialed his number at sumagot naman agad sya. 

"What's with the explanation?" tanong ko sa kanya. 

"I mean... are you mad or what?"

"Do I look like a kid to you to get mad that easily about non-trivial things?" sabi ko sa kanya habang natatawa. 

"No... I'm just worried about how you feel." 

"I'm worried about you, prioritize yourself over me, I understand everything." Me and my morning voice are complaining to each other. It cracked. 

"Aww... thank you so much, ang bait talaga ng girlfriend na yan." I pressed my lips kase baka sumigaw ako. He called me 'girlfriend'. I should be dead by now.

"Say it again." I said trying to hide my kilig. 

"Alin? Yung 'girlfriend'?" Tumango ako at binitawan ang cellphone ko at nagpagulong-gulong sa kama ko. 'Hello?'  Bumalik ako sa phone nung marinig ko sya ulit. 

"Sorry... Uhm... natutuwa lang ako. Teka... wala naman akong rason para hindi ko pa sabihin yung nararamdaman ko diba? So ayon... natutuwa ako." sabi ko habang pinipigil yung kilig na nararamdaman ko. 

"Alam ko naman. AHAHAHA!" 

"Don't tease me." In a way, I love the way he teased me. "Anyway... bakit? Hindi ka ba busy this semestral break?" 

"Hmm... I took a leave... mga 3 days... so we can be together." I pressed my lips again. Saan ko ba ilalagay lahat ng kilig na nararamdaman ko ngayon? Puro na chan ko eh. 

"R-really? Wait... anong gagawin?" 

"I'll take you to my family." 

"Huh?!" 

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

"I'll take you to my family."

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