When It's Time

A Love Like War : 2

-Gael-

Kung inaalala nyo yung project namin ni Yuri,  natapos namin yun. Yun nga lang, pagkatapos nung ginawa nya-naging cold na ulit sya. Mga babae nga naman,  sala sa init-sala sa lamig. Di ba napapanis yung laway nya?

Nasa harap ulit ako ng pinto ng apartment ni Yuri. Hinihintay ko sya kasi sabay kaming papasok. Dahil magka-block kami, natural lang na parehas kami ng sched. Kelangan ko syang sabayan araw-araw. Mahirap na, baka maunahan pa ko.

Wala pang ilang minuto nung iniluwa ng pinto yung babaeng gusto ko... maganda pa rin sya kahit sobrang cold ng tingin nya.

"Tara? "
Tanong ko sakanya, as usual tango lang ang natanggap ko. Papunta na kami sa waiting shed ng dumaan muna sya sa bakery sa harap. Di na naman siguro 'to nag-breakfast.

"Ate Kislap, apat na hopia tsaka dalawang cinnamon roll."
Ang amo ng boses nya. Bat ganun? Pag sila Ate Kislap ang amo amo ng boses nya,  pero pag sakin kundi cold, pasigaw. Nakaka-bwiset ba talaga ako?

"Okay Yuri. Ikaw Gael?"
Tanong sakin ni Ate Kislap.

"Wag na Ate, libre ko sakanya yan. "
Magsasalita pa lang sana ako ng sumingit si Yuri. Isa na namang blessing ito, kaya I need to act like a true gentleman.

"Ako na lang manglilibre Yuri. Nakakahiya naman. Ako yung lalaki tas ako pa yung ililibre mo."
Sabay hawak ko sa batok ko habang tumatawa. Ang panget lang naman kasi talaga tignan no! Sya yung babae pero siya pa yung nanlilibre.

"So you're acting like a gentleman all of a sudden? After a week na magkasama tayo? Believe me Jaramil! Hindi bagay sayo."
Humagikik na naman siya at sa pagkakataong yun. Hindi lang ako kundi pati sila Ate Kislap, nagulat.

"Aba Gael, I think you just tamed the tiger."
Sabay ngiting tagumpay pa ni Ate Kislap.

"Sige na Ate Kislap. Yung hopia tsaka cinnamon roll namin. Mga issue nyo sa buhay e." Nakangiti pa rin sya na kala mo first time nyang maging masaya.

"Ate Kislap, ako magbabayad ha. Wag mong tatanggapin yung bayad nitong hapon na 'to. Mas okay ng sakin ka ma-issue kesa sa iba no."
Pasigaw pa yan ha. Hindi naman ako possessive, hindi halata.

"Damal ka kahit kelan Jaramil."
Binigay naman agad ni Ate Kislap yung order namin. Libre hot choco pa. Minutes later, nasa waiting shed na kami habang naghihintay ng masasakyan.

"I like the Yuri that I'm seeing right now. I mean, I like you when I first met you but I'm liking you more and more and I can't just stop it."
I told her without even bothering looking at her. I know that she's shocked, I can see how she flinched and looked at me based on my peripheral vision. Hindi ko naman talaga balak mag-confess ngayon. Gusto ko lang malaman nya that she's changing and it's a positive one. Gusto kong malaman nya na di naman masama yung kahahantungan ng friendship namin.

Muntik na kong matakot sa silent treatment na ginawa nya. She was happy moments ago at ayoko namang sirain yung mood nya. I was about to say sorry when I heard her response that made my day complete...

"I also like myself when I'm with you."
She sound narcissistic but what the hell? Does it mean that she likes being with me? Kasi kung ganon, kahit 24/7 pa, sasamahan ko sya.

-YURI-

I can't help but to smile with what I'm feeling. This is new, and wrong (I think) but shit happens and when you feel like you're really happy, you can't stop it and you'll just love the thought of being high with that happiness. Para akong nakalunok ng isang baldeng rainbow na my pot of gold sa dulo habang sinasayawan ng leprechauns. This is really new to me, and belive me, I don't know how to handle this kind of feeling.