For Years, I Love You

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Love

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Jericho didn't look away— I didn't, too. I stayed staring at him as he said those words. A sudden basorexia was felt that I had to look away from him. I had to control myself.

Hearing from Jericho's very lips that he likes me felt surreal. It was something I didn't expect to receive. It was a confession I longed for, yet didn't expect to hear during our conversation.

In fact, there is something more shocking: Jericho is courting me.

Jericho is courting me. He is courting me. Nililigawan ako ni Jericho. Ako ay nililigawan ni Jericho. Si Jericho, nanliligaw sa 'kin. Sa 'kin, si Jericho ay nanliligaw.

Manliligaw ko si Jericho. Shet, dream come true! My past self would faint if she ever finds out about this!

At first, ayoko. Kasi una sa lahat, he hid all those things from me. Gusto niya pala ako pero bakit niya hinayaan na isipin kong si Jia ang gusto't pinili niya? But then he explained. It wasn't enough to convince me to let him court me though.

Sadyang makulit lang siya. May kulit na tinatago si Jericho.

"Tali, anong iniisip mo?"

I blinked when I heard Jericho. He was sitting beside me. He was holding his cellphone. When I glanced, he was reading a thesis.

"Ha?" I blinked at him.

"Anong ha?" Jericho furrowed his eyebrows. "We came here at the garden because you told me you have to finish a project. E, bakit nakatulala ka lang d'yan?"

I blinked again. I looked at my iPad and realized I have been doodling. I blinked again before erasing it and continued finishing my project. I pouted when Jericho rolled his eyes.

Napaka-arte talaga.

Nagtatampo dahil sa pag-irap niya, halos dikdikin ko na ang hawak na iPad. Naramdaman ko ang pag-baling niya sa akin pero hindi ko siya pinansin. I even turned my back against him.

"Tali," he called me. "Galit ka ba?"

"No," I replied, slowly furrowing my eyebrows.

"Galit ka, e," aniya. He even tried making me face him, but I just shrugged him off. "Hala, galit nga. Parang tanga,"

"Mas tanga ka, bobo," I rolled my eyes.

I got more annoyed when Jericho laughed upon hearing me. I snickered and turned to face him. Jericho tried to stop laughing, but he couldn't.

Hindi marunong manuyo, amputa.

"Bakit ka ba galit?" He asked, still laughing.

"Wala!" I answered.

Jericho sheepishly smiled at me after calming down. I furrowed my eyebrows at him.

"'Wag ka na magalit, Tali. Hindi ako marunong manuyo," he honestly said, then smirked at me. "Kaya ko lang ay mahalin ka ng buong buhay ko,"

My eyes widened. I didn't expect him to say that. I felt my face heating up as Jericho chuckled, trying to get a glimpse of my face with my back against him.

"Hala, kinikilig ka ba?" Jericho teased. "Okay lang 'yan, Tali. Idol ko naman ang Ben and Ben, e. Paninindigan kita,"

Parang tanga talaga! Walang originality! Sa 'kin mo lang nalaman lahat 'yan! Bakit mo ginagamit sa 'kin?! Gagong 'to!