Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw

Chapter 11

ALEXA POV

Ang sakit na ng batok ko, I've been working non stop for the past few days., gabi na pala, makauwi na nga. Dumaan muna ako sa information counter, at  inakit ko na si Melay umuwi, aba at all smile ang bruha, at inginunguso ang lalaki sa may lobby, mauna na daw ako at may date pa ako.
" enjoy your date maam"  " go, go ,go maam Alexa" " hot papa is waiting for you".

" ano ka ba Melay, hindi yun date"  tugon ko sa kanya.

" You're ready miss beautiful"  nasa may likuran ko na pala siya.

Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya. His so hot talaga. At hinawakan na niya kamay ko at hinila ako palabas ng hotel. we walk hand in hand, malapit lang naman mga restaurants dito and we decided to dine in a  small fancy restaurant. We order lasagna and pizza.

 While waiting for our order, we talk about small things like favorite food, color etc etc. Parang highschool lang, nagslumbook interview. And for the first time after all those months of misery, I felt happy.

He told me about his elementary and highschool days, that we both attend same school. I ask him what is his surname, kinakabahan ako,  bakit ba , hindi ko agad natanong.

"I'm the eldest son of Congressman Santiago" he said. and dinampot yung pizza, nilagyan ako sa plate.

"and youre younger brother is..

"Andrei"  " oh, Alexa, what happened, did I say something wrong, dont cry" pinunasan niya ng panyo niya ang mga luhang pumapatak sa mata. Mapagbiro naman yata masyado ang tadhana, bakit siya pa ang naging kapatid ni Andrei.

" I'm Andrei's girlfriend:"  Siya naman, napatunganga. We did'nt talk for several minutes, bawat isa'y nag-iisip. 

" my brother is so lucky to have you in his life, wheew, kiddo, just got ahead of me again"

"I know he has a girl whom he dearly love, once we talk via skype, he was crying then, I think that was the time you had a fight, and he did'nt know what to do, so I told him  , just show her how much you love him'.

" Alexa, maybe, he wants us to be close"  at hinawakan ni PJ ang dalawa kong kamay at tiningnan ako sa mata ko. At sinubuan ako ng pizza, at isinubo niya sa bibig niya ang dalawang slice ng pizza, at nagmukha siyang ewan, napatawa na lang ako.

" let's just go on, Alexa, I like you, really like you, maybe it's just  too fast, but I dont know why, dont question my feelings,, its just how I felt, as if Ive known you for so long" at pinitik pitik nya kamay nya sa may mukha ko.

" did you hear, what I just said, zone out"

" yeah, I terribly miss him"

"you still love him with  all your heart". I just nodded, I still love Andrei, hindi na yun mawawala, but the pain of missing him lessen.

And he started telling me funny stories, which we laugh till our stomachs ache from laughing.

We walk from the restaurant hand in hand till the gate of my house. Inakit ko siya pumasok, sabi niya next time bago siya umuwi, he want to meet my parents, then kiss  me on the lips and say goodnight.