When Ms. Slowpoke meets Mr. Perfectionist (ON-HIATUS)

Chapter 26♥

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Jarren's POV

"Ren, you're spacing out." she said as she snapped her fingers infront of me.

"Ay, sorry Lei. I was just uhm-nevermind."

Jarren ano ka ba? What were you doing? Umayos ka nga! Sabihin mo na ang totoo. It's better to hurt her while you are being honest than to feed her with lies. Kaya mo yan!

"Okay so do you mind answering my question babe?" she said while holding my hand and smiling.

Shit. Why is she like that? Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. I know I'll hurt her if I tell her that I know it already. How can I hurt this beautiful human being infront of me?

I'm sorry babe. But you need to know the truth. I heaved a sigh before I said,

"Yes babe. I knew it all. I knew everything about our childhood." sabi ko at yumuko.

Naramdaman kong dumausdos ang kamay niya paalis sa kamay ko and I looked up to see her facial expression. And what I saw was confusion.

"Wait what?! Did I heard it right? You knew everything?" she said still confused.

"Y-yes babe. I-I knew it all. From the very b-beginning up until the accident that happened back then." I said while my hands are trembling in guilt.

Please Lord. I know she'll get mad but please sana maintindihan niya kung bakit inilihim ko sakanya ang lahat.

"What babe?! All this time alam mo na? All this time pinagmukha mo pala akong tanga? How could you babe? Of all people, bakit niyo nagawa sakin to ni mommy?" she said as her eyes begins to water.

Ang sama sama kong kababata. Ang sama sama kong boyfriend. I made her cry for petes' sake. Fck Jarren you made the woman you love cry!

"No, no, no, babe please don't cry. Actually, nalaman ko lang din nung araw na una akoong nagpunta sa bahay niyo. I saw your picture when you were still a child and then it was very familiar to me. That's when I remembered my childhood sweetheart, Lei-lei. I talked to your mom and she told me the whole story. Pinakiusapan niya ako na tulungan kang makaalala. Hindi muna namin sinabi sayo ang totoo para hindi ka mabigla, but believe me babe I was about to tell you.. in time." I said while wiping her tears away.

"Pero kailan pa? Hanggang kailan mo ba balak ilihim saakin ang lahat? Kung hindi pa ba ako nawalan ng malay at naospital sasabihin mo na ba sakin ang lahat? Jarren, you always have the time and the opportunity to tell me the truth but you didn't. Paano kung hindi ako nakaalala, would you still hide the truth from me?" pasigaw na sabi niya habang umiiyak.

"T-that's not what we meant, babe. I was just looking for the right timing. I promise you, ayaw ka lang talaga naming mabigla at masaktan." sabi ko habang sinusubukan siyang yakapin pero tinutulak niya ako palayo.

"Do you think hindi ako nasasaktan ngayon ha Jarren? Kung sinabi mo sana sakin agad edi sana naintindihan ko na. Edi sana nabawasan yung sakit na dulot ng paglihim niyo sakin."

"I'm sorry babe. I am really sorry. Alam kong mali na inilihim namin sayo ang katotohanan. Please babe sana maintindihan mo na ayaw ko lang na masaktan ka. Hindi ko naisip na mas masasaktan ka pala dahil mas lalo ko pang itinago sayo ang katotohanan. Babe please, would you ever forgive me?" naiiyak narin na sabi ko at tuluyan ko na siyang niyakap kahit patuloy niya akong pinagtutulakan palayo.