Stolen Moments

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Hindi ko alam kung paano nagsimula.

Bigla na lang. Bigla na lang naging magaan kasama siya.

Mali. Alam kong mali pero sa kabila ng lahat ay sumugal ako para sa panandaliang atensyon, panandaliang apeksyon.

It was a brief moment, a fleeting connection. Something that happened so fast that I will always remember. Even if he forgets about it.

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"Mam Lu" sabi niya at ngiting ngiti na lumapit sa akin.

"Uy!" Tugon ko at nginitian siya pabalik. Halatang pagod na siya dahil sa dami nilang ginagawa ngayon.

"Buti nakapunta ka"

"Yes, as promise. Ano ang maitutulong ko?"

"Wala! Ano ka ba, Kaya na namin to. Maupo ka na lang don at magpahinga. Itutour kita mamaya" sabi niya. Magkakaroon kasi ng company exhibit kaya busy sila magset up.

Tumango lang ako sa sinabi niya.

Si Miko, he's an epitome of Sunshine. He has a bright personality, his eye smile and humor that people likes. May pagkabolero rin kaya minsa'y hindi ko alam kung bibigyan ko ng malisya sa tuwing binibiro niya ako or ganun siya sa lahat.

I met him months ago, when he was newly hired. Naging close kami dahil sa shared interest namin. I didn't mean to like him, it just happened that he was there when I felt like my relationship is going nowhere. We often talk about our common interest kaya naging close kami.

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Matapos ang napakahabang araw nila sa venue ay nagpasya kaming magtungo na sa hotel na tutuluyan namin. Sa di inaasahang pagkakataon ay sa amin siya sumabay.

"Mam Lu, satin daw sasabay si Miko patungo sa Hotel" Sabi ni Vince, katrabaho rin namin. Tumango lang ako bilang tugon.

Maya maya pa ay dumating si Miko at tumabi siya sakin. Hindi gaano kalayo ang byahe. We're both quiet sitting side by side, feeling the tension until he made the first move. He reached for my hand and put it in his lap which I allow to happened.

I let it happened knowing that it is fucking wrong.

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Bago pumunta sa hotel ay dumaan kami sa park para kumain at magpahinga saglit. Namasyal ang iba naming kasama habang kami ay dumiretso na sa sasakyan para dun na sila intayin. We happened to talk about stuff that is going on.

Habang sa kalagitnaan ng aming pag uusap ay napatingin siya sa braso ko

"Hala balbon ka pala mam. Turn on ko pa naman yan" gulat na sabi niya.
Bahagya akong natawa sa sinabi at sa reaksyon niya

Hindi ko alam kung bakit ang bilis ng pangyayari at nasabi ko na at some point, I started to like him.

"Mabilis din ako magkagusto lalo na kapag tinutukso sakin" dugtong pa niya. Madalas kasi kaming tuksuhin dalawa. Marahil yun na rin ang rason kaya may something na nadevelop. Napakabilis ko rin kasing magkagusto lalo na kung type ko yung tao.

"Kaso wrong timing e. Hindi tayo pwede" sabi ko. I have a boyfriend and I'm pretty sure he has a girlfriend. But in the middle of talking. We ended up holding hands, finding out that we are both clingy partner and such.

Our conversation was cut short nung dumating ang aming kasama. We sat silently while secretly holding hands at the back seat.

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Dumating kami sa hotel only to find out that there is two rooms available. The other room can accommodate only with 7 people max so they have no choice but to suggest if one can sleep in my room.

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