He was her wonder and all she could ever ask for, but Cory didn't realize what was at stake in loving someone whose passion was beyond loving her.
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College students Cory Dimaranan and Derek Ignacio found love with each other and grew stronger ove...
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"Class of 2020, congratulations! You did it," the school director announced.
I was shaking and speechless at how things went so fast and now we were at the end of our journey and then to begin a new one. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam nang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. College brought so much stress to me but also brought me to the very special person in my life right now.
I was more proud of Derek. Wala rin kasi siyang tiwala na makaka-graduate siya on time. He was doubting himself na baka ma-extend pa siya ng ilang taon sa college and he wouldn't be able to finish them dahil sa haba na ng taon na inaral niya. Hindi man daw niya nakuha ang isa sa mga Latin Honor, nabingwit naman daw niya ako and that was the most fulfilling thing he had ever had during his college—aside from his wins on their basketball games.
His family and mine celebrated together in a restaurant near Pasay. It was Derek's plan to get us all along para na rin magkakilala ang bawat isa. I was so sure he was planning something more than just that.
May sinabi pa ang mga kapatid ko na bet na bet nila sa Derek para sa akin. Nang biruin pa nila ako tungkol sa nakaraang fashion show nito, madalas daw bang mag-fashion show sa condo namin si Derek. I blushed so hard as I knew what they meant by that. Hindi ko sila sinagot dahil alam kong hinuhuli lang nila ako.
Habang magkasama sa iisang mesa ang pamilya ko at ang pamilya ni Derek ay pinapakiramdaman ko ang bawat isa. I was worried dahil baka hindi nila magustuhan ang isa't isa. Througout the celebration, I felt more comfortable and seemingly Derek love what was happening as well.
"What would you think if Cory and I got married this year?" Nakangiti pang sabi ni Derek. Hindi ko alam kung seryoso ba siya or he was just making fun of it.
"I trust you, Derek," simpleng sagot ng papa ko. "I know you're a good man and you will do good things for my daughter."
"Yes, sir. That's right," sagot ni Derek. "She's my world. . . I would do everything for her."
"Yieee!" pangangantiyaw pa ng mga kapatid ko. Sa pang-aasar nila ay mas lalo pa akong namula. Derek loved what he was seeing kaya alam kong hindi niya titigilan 'to. I'm fine with all the teasing they do and I wished it would be like this forever.
The next time we were alone, Derek and I were busy figuring things out about us.
Lagi na akong naiiwan sa condo namin. Hindi niya ako isinasama sa mga gala niya. One time I asked him kung saan siya pupunta, ang sagot niya lang sa akin ay makikipagkita siya sa mga kaibigan niya. Wala siyang binanggit kung saan. I even asked I could come with him, pero hindi siya pumayag. Naiwan na naman ako. I called Danny and he was the one who come over. That was the routine for most of the time and I felt like something was going on and I was missing it.
"E, baka naman kasi nasasakal mo na siya?" tanong pa ni Danny. "Hindi literal, ah? Baka isipin mo naman literal na sinasakal."
I rolled my eyes at him. "Alam ko naman. Gets naman kita. 'Wag mo naman akong gawing tanga, girl."
