Message in a bottle

14

"I love you Destiny," he declared.

For a moment nabigla ako. Nagkaroon ako ng konting pag-asa na more than friend ang pagmamahal na sinabi niya sa akin, pero hindi ito ang unang beses niya na sinabihan ako ng 'I love you'. I don't want believe anymore.

"That is your excuse? I love you too Bryan." I sarcastically said.

Bago pa man ako makatalikod ay mas lalo akong nagulat sa susunod niyang ginawa.

He kissed me.

Lahat ng galit at sakit na nararamdaman ko ay bigla na lamang naglaho. Because of his lips, his kiss. My whole body reacted from it, remembering every moment last night.

I found myself responding to him. Kissing him back.

This is why I wanted to stay away from him, dahil kahit anong sabihin ng isip ko na lumayo at magalit ako sa kanya, my heart and body knows what I really want, what I really need, which is him.

I moaned in protest when he decided to cut our moment short.

"I knew it," he murmured.

Natauhan ako sa sinabi niya. "Wha... what?" Napatingin ako kay Bryan na nakangiti. "Let me go."

"No." He said.

"Ano ba Bryan! Bitawan mo ko, doon ka na sa Maja mo. I'm going home," nagawa ko pang bumalik sa pinag-uusapan namin kanina.

"Why would I do that? When the I love is here? I love you Destiny. As a friend, a lover and hopefully, for real this time as a fiancée and soon wife."

"What?! Baliw ka ba? Are you crazy?" Sigaw ko.

He caressed my check with his thumb. "Crazy for you."

"Ano ba! Wag mo akong lolokohin ng ganyan. Hindi ka nakakatuwa," inis kong wika.

"Well I'm not joking either," seryoso niyang wika.

Hindi ko alam kung maniniwala ba ako o hindi. Nalilito ako, I need some answers. "Please Bryan. Wag mo na akong saktan, once is enough. Let us just go in our separate ways. Tama na ang biro, ang laro. Hindi ko alam kung ano na ang totoo. Basta ang alam ko, si Maja ang gusto mo at hindi ako, kung takot ka man na masira ang friendship natin kaya mo sinabi yan, well you are just making it worst," mangiyak-ngiyak kong wika. He said those three little words to Maja, not to me.

"I know it was you last night." He said.

"Wha- what?"

He starred at me. "The one that I made love to. That one that I said I loved you to."

"No, imposible. You said her name. You said Maja."

"Honestly, it was all a blur in the beginning. Kahit ako nagtaka, because I remembered that I went back to the hotel with Maja. Pero when I kissed someone, I can see your face. I was so happy that I really didn't care if that was Maja and I was just imagining your face. That I was imaging the woman that I love, that I was making love with you and said I love you to you.  But when I woke up this morning, may nakita akong nagpatunay sa hinala ko. That it was really you last night." He explained thoroughly.