In Another World (AlDub/MaiChard one-shot collection)

Yes/No

This is pretty long, but it was really fun to write. :) Happy 4th monthsary to AlDub and to all of us!

This was brought about by a request from Aria_SR. Thank you for the idea!

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Isn't it amazing how one person - one you never saw coming - can just take your whole world for a spin? Na parang out of nowhere, wala sa kahit anong plano mo, biglang magugulat ka nalang na may taong magiging malaking parte ng buhay mo, tapos magbabago ang lahat. Na kung kailan pinaka-hindi mo talaga ineexpect na may mangyayaring significant sa buhay mo, doon pa merong mangyayaring ganoon, kasi nga dumating 'yung taong 'yun.

Kasi nga dumating 'yung The One mo.

Tapos feeling mo lahat iba na, pero in a good way. Alam mo 'yun? Parang iyon 'yung type of "You've changed," pero said to the person with a bright smile. Kasi nga nagbago ka pero sa magandang paraan; nagbago ka para sa ika-iimprove ng personalidad mo. Natuto ka ulit magmahal nang buong puso, na sa pagkatagal-tagal na panahon, akala mo hindi mo na kayang gawin. Akala mo mommy mo lang 'yung babaeng mamahalin mo nang sobra-sobra pero biglang 'yung The One mo, she will prove you wrong. She will show you that your heart is still so capable of giving so much love despite what you think. 'Yung kahit akala mo, hindi ka na magmamahal nang sobra, di mo naman din mapipigilan kasi nga 'yung si The One mo, walang makakapigil sa kanya. She claimed your heart before you even realized it. Pero hindi ka naman nagrereklamo kasi nga mahal mo 'yung tao. As in mahal na mahal. Tapos syempre siya din 'yung nagpapasaya sa'yo, na kahit gaano ka pa kapagod, kalungkot, kagalit, at kung anu-ano pang negatibong pakiramdam, makita mo lang siya o marinig mo man lang boses niya, biglang okay na lahat. Okay ka na ulit. Wala na lahat ng pagod at lungkot at galit.

"Handa ka na, RJ. Stop worrying. Go and follow what your heart desires."

His mom's voice kept on ringing in his head. Napanaginipan kasi siya ni Alden a few nights ago, at 'yun ang last words na sinabi ng mommy niya sa kanya bago siya magising. And now he couldn't stop thinking about it. Ilang araw nang pre-occupied ang isip niya about what his mom told him in his dreams, something that didn't go unnoticed by Maine.

"Tisoy, okay ka lang?" tanong ni Maine. She paused on eating her breakfast to look at him properly. "Kanina ka pa tulala diyan. Gwapo ka parin pero medyo parang timang," pang-aasar nito.

It was 10 AM on a Sunday, and they were having breakfast at Alden's house. He was (rather surprisingly) granted a day off from Sunday PinaSaya because of the past weeks' busy schedule, so after going to mass with their family, he went to fetch Maine in Bulacan then took her with him back to Laguna because his dad and Riza said that they miss her. His brother, RD, was still out of town.

He blinked a few times before answering, "Oo naman. Okay lang, may naisip lang ako," he explained.

"Sure ka?" she asked, just to double-check. May habit kasi si RJ na tinatago 'yung worry niya kasi alam niya na mahahawa si Maine. "You know if there's a problem, you can tell me, right?"

RJ smiled at her. After four years of being in a relationship with her (five if you count the year na nanligaw si Alden), kinikilig parin siya kay Maine. There was just a different effect when his girlfriend was being sweet and extra-caring.

Pero hindi naman problema 'yung kung anong naiisip niya. He didn't see his dream and what his mom told him in it as a 'problem,' per se. It just really . . . had him thinking.

Kasi alam niyo kung tungkol saan 'yung sinabi ng mom niya? Tungkol sa marriage. His mom told him sa panaginip na tingin niya, handa na si Alden na magpakasal. And it really had him thinking kasi noong time na buhay pa ang mommy niya, she was that one person who knew him better than anyone ever did. His mom had known him better than he knew himself. At hanggang ngayon naman, kinekwentuhan parin ni Alden ang mommy niya bago ito matulog sa gabi.