She's Yours

SEVEN

It's 5:30 pm and everyone is staying inside of their house due to the heavy rain. For some couples it's their time to stay in bed and just cuddle each other until the sun comes out but for the single like Alden Richards all he does right now is to hold the remote control, hug the pillow while facing the TV. Sabihin na lang nating may inaabangan siya.

"There you go kuya, the girl you've been waiting for." Said Riza while giving him a smirk.

"Wag ka ngang maingay dyan, pag may hindi talaga ako narinig kahit isang sentence lang, lagot ka sakin"

"Okay okay" she said while smiling and turns her attention to the TV.

The interview begins at unang pakita pa lang ni Maine sa TV screen ay gustong gusto ng magsalita ni Riza dahil sa sobrang ganda ni Maine with just her hair tied up in a messy bun and a light make up on her face.

Pinigilan ni Riza ang pagbuka ng bibig niya at tinignan niya ang kuya niya kung anong magiging reaction nito, well, nakatutok siya sa TV na para bang nasa harapan niya talaga yung babaeng nasa screen.

After that paligoy ligoy questions of Maine and Kevin, the name of Alden Richards was heard to the four corners of their room.

Dahil don napa upo siya sa sofa at mas nilakasan pa ang volume ng TV it's like he really wants to hear her answer completely loud and clear.

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Since it's raining hard their schedule was cancelled so Maine and Kevin went out to watch the finals of a basketball game and that's the time she discovered that Kevin was a basketball player when he's not yet a celebrity.

"Really?"

"Oo nga, kahit ipakita ko pa sayo mga pictures ko"

"Weh? Hindi ako naniniwala sa mga sabi sabi lang"

"So you're challenging me ha? No worries I will show you, kailan mo ba gustong makita?"

"Kahit kailan, kahit ngayon na din kung gusto mo"

"Nu ba yan meng, wag muna ngayon. Baka hindi na nila ako palabasin sa court pag nagkataon" he wink and smile to her.

"Naks naman, sige na nga baka mawalan pa ako ng kaibigan sa showbiz pag maglalaro ka dyan ngayon"

"Never, ever Maine. I promise you that" and that he gently  tap her head and smiled with each other.

After the game Kevin sent Maine home in her condo where Kevin opened the passenger's door where Maine is seated then she came out.

"Thank you" Maine said with a smile on her face.

Kevin smiled before he takes off her black cap and fixes her messy hair. "No Maine, I should be the one to thank you, so... thank you dahil pinagbigyan mo ko sa request ko at sa pagsama na rin sakin, Nag eenjoy talaga ako pag kasama kita, totoo pala yung sinsabi nilang 'there's no dull moment when Maine Mendoza is with you', finally I  experienced it without cameras around us"

"Wag ka nga! Ang boring ko kaya!"

"Hep, hep, hep! Who says that? I think it's pessimistic bela again"

"My god Kevin! You read my blog posts?!" She was shocked and shy at the same time and he just laughed and pinched her cheek.

"You're so cute, of course! I'm your fan boy and I have a phone with wifi connection, and I think I'm not the only one who read your blog"

"Kevin! I'm telling you now, don't you ever read my blog again, nakakahiya!" She frowned and stumped her feet on the ground.

"Ang galing mo kayang mag english, Ni isa wala akong nabasang wrong grammer or wrong spelling and seriously speaking, you're a very good writer, you should write a book sometime"

"Ihhhh inaano ka ba?" And that's it, her signature pabebe voice and face after a year, he finally see it again, not on TV but in person.

He raised his arms like surrendering to the pulis while laughing "okay, okay you got me there, always!"

A moment of silence before he finally said goodbye to her and gave her a thank you kiss in her hand.

When Kevin finally disappeared from her sight and when she's near to the entrance of the condominium building the sound of a slammed door of someone's  car made her stop, her body can't move and her breathing becomes deeper and faster. She finally knew it.

"So, siya pala"

She don't know why, pero naninikip ang dibdib niya na parang may kasalanan siyang nagawa sa kanya.

Without looking or moving she close her eyes and left out a heavy sigh  and when her own body let her move, paghakbang palang niya ng isang beses ay napatigil ulit ito.

"Don't move, stay there Mendoza!" He command with an authority in his voice.

"Akala ko ba hindi ka na magpapakita sakin?" Finally, nakapagsalita na rin siya pero nakatalikod parin ito, him, facing her back while her, facing the entrance.

"It's your fault, oo nakipag meet ka nga sakin but then again to the nth time, you didn't listen to me"

"Nakinig ako, but still, it's the same, nangyari na ang nangyari at hindi na maibabalik pa ang dati"

"Sinungaling, I've seen your interview and you've said there that we didn't meet or seen each other since that day--"

She turned to him, face to face, him leaning to the front of his car with his arms cross in front of his chest.

"Sinungaling? Wow, Alden! Sayo pa nanggaling yan! Ni hindi mo nga nasabi yan sa sarili mo nong niloloko mo ko for 2 years, damn you, Hindi mo alam kung gaano ako nasaktan, wala kang alam! Ni hindi mo nga ako hinabol nong araw na nakita ko kayo eh, tapos ngayon nag dedemand kang makipag kita sakin para pakinggan ka? Shame on you, Alden!" She wipes her tears and calm down her voice before speaking again.

"You know what? You are the bad man that never been caught doing a bad thing but sorry to say, I'd seen your dark side at hindi na yun matatanggal sa isip ko kahit kailan. And please Alden, I'm happy now, can't you see that? Please, stop being selfish, let's just forget that MaiChard existed because it's just AlDub all along"

"No, you're wrong! It was all Maine and Richard, to the first day you glance and  smiled at me until our last day, it was all MaiChard, it was all real, Maine"

"Stop that bullshit, Alden! Whatever you may call it, I am done with all of that shits, I am happy now with myself, with my career and with Kevin. Pls don't ruin it again"

"So it's Kevin, do you love him?"

She didn't answered so he went near to her and ask her again "Answer me Maine, do you love him?"

"Wala ka na don" she said without looking at his eyes.

"Look at me Maine and tell me you love him, and I will forget everything...including you"

She didn't look at  him but instead she look at the ground kaya hinawakan niya ang baba niya at tinaas ang mukha nito. Their faces are just inches away from each other, eyes to eyes it's like they will kiss but Alden really wants to kiss her, he is tempted to taste her sexy lips after how many years but it's not yet the right time so he just shakes that thoughts off his mind.

"This is the last time I will ask this question. Maine, mahal mo ba siya? Pls answer me"