Behind the Scenes

Chapter 27

Mikha's POV

I've waited five minutes in front of the elevator door after what I just did.

I hope I'm not confusing her by the way I acted. I don't know what is happening to me but I think if I will not do anything with this feelings, my heart will explode. So I have to do whatever I can just to make it satisfied because that's what I feel. I may not be good in saying it with words but I can't help myself by doing what this heart, desire.

If I were to choose, I will definitely confess without any hesitation but my main concern right now is not me but the girls. I don't want to put our group in trouble just because I want to pursue her.

I'm not sure if the right time will come or maybe I'm just really not destined to be with her, romantically? Well, I care not, what I know is, as long as I can do something with what I'm feeling, of course, without compromising what the bini girls have, I'll do it.

I was driving while listening and singing along to ikot-ikot by Over October, when my phone dinged.

1 message received
From: my A

M, please drive safe.

After reading her message, my heart literally skipped a beat. I can now go home with my mind at ease. Maybe she didn't like the white rose, but at least, she acknowledge my presence.

I got home past 2am. Ngayon ko lang ramdam yung pagod ng buong araw ko. I'm sleepy na din pero si Staku ata madami pang energy because I received one missed call and one message from her, maybe when I was in the bathroom.

1 message received
From: Staku

Mikhs! nagkita ba kayo ni ate Aiah or naunahan ka nanaman? She posted another picture on IG.

What now? I thought I will be sleeping with a smile tonight since she messaged me naman a while ago to drive safe? Am I reading it wrong or what?

So to feed my curiousity, I tap on the IG icon in my phone and scroll. It's not hard to look for what Staku is telling me because I'm very much familiar with what my A is holding on her latest post.

It's the white rose I gave her.

She posted a picture of her, pouting at it plus her wink, with the caption; I'm finally home.

Tell me, how am I suppose to sleep, when my heart is about to get out of my chest?

Please help me not to go drive back to her condo because I'm dying to have her in my arms. I want to hug her to sleep,

I miss her.

Sana next time, I can just go to her any time without confusing her, because we're girlfriends and I have the rights to do so.

I woke up because someone is pushing the wrong doorbell button.

Why the heck my doorbell is ringing at this time? I hope the person doing it will just realize I'm still sleeping and not in the mood to get up.

I tried to ignore it because I want to sleep more but that person is so eager, and the ringing is not stopping for the last two minutes.

Who might it be?

No. Really? Staku will get back to me like this just because of the prank I pulled yesterday?

"Wait! You should know when you should stop!" I am irritated because today is supposedly my rest day and I'm not planning to get up until afternoon.

So even if this is against my own will, I dragged myself in front the door.

I was ready to say some inapproriate words to whoever disturbed my sleeping time when I saw who is behind my door.

Am I dreaming or is this heaven?

"A-ate Aiah?" I said it with my not so sure tone.

"Now, I'm your ate Aiah?" she is looking at me feigning offended.

I smiled because she don't know what she is doing to me everytime she pout like that.

She's so beautiful and I'm willing to wake up early everyday kung sya yung gigising sakin at unang makikita ko.

"A? come in, why are you here this early?"

"Gaano kaaga sayo yung 1:30 pm, Mikha Lim?"

"What? it's already 1:30? Sorry, I thought it's just 6 in the morning."

"You want me to leave so you can go back to sleep?"

"No!" again, I overreacted. Oh my God, save me from this embarassment. "I mean, you don't have to leave, A. You know I always want you to stay."

Ngayon ko lang napansin yung dala nyang thermal bag.

"What is that, A?"

"Ahm, foods? so yeah, I cooked for us because I want to have brunch with you if that's okay?"

I walk closer to hug her. I put my chin above her shoulder. This feeling of pure bliss.

I know she's tired and dapat nagpapahinga sya ngayon pero she still cooked and went here.

"Just having you here is enough for me, A. Now that you came plus the foods you cooked, of course, it's more than okay with me."

She is hugging me back tightly.

"You didn't let me speak kagabi and you caught me off guard, too late for me to react."

"I want you to rest first because I know you're tired from shooting to travelling. Tapos I feel like you don't want me there. And I need to say this, the pics you saw on X, you know that's the normal Mikha pose, right? I'm playing with Migs and his girlfriend when they approched me, A. You know how loyal I am with Mikaiah."

I know she will think that I'm just saying it because of the Mikaiah ship, but this is what I trully feels.

"Stop acting cute, M. I undestand and I'm sorry for ignoring you. I shouldn't have done that." she sighed and caress my back. "I haven't said thank you for the white rose, and this is my way of thanking you and for always being there for me. Sorry if I'm unreasonable lately, please, don't get tired of me."

"I will never get tired of you, A. You have to keep in mind that you always have me in any way you want." hugging her like this while we're talking is like charging, my heart is full.

She giggled and looked at me. I miss her warmth.

"You know what? you're too sweet for someone who just woke up, Mikha Lim."