Always the Bestfriend, Never the Girlfriend

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Crystal's POV

4 months passed

"Crystal, let's go?" Hinawakan ko ang kamay niya and nodded. He smiled at me and kissed my forehead.

"Nako nako! Kailan ba kasi kayo magiging official? Crystal!! What's the point of making Clarrence wait so long if in the end, kayo rin naman ang magkakatuluyan?" Tanong ni Jasmine and smirked. I was about to answer her pero naunahan na ako ni Renz.

"Uy grabe naman kayo. Hindi ko naman pine-pressure si Crystal na sagutin na ako eh. I'm willing to wait" he said and kissed my cheeks. Waaaah! I can feel my cheeks burning, sheet nakakainis talaga si Renz! Madali akong kiligin eh.

"Uy naging kamatis yung isa oh!" Sabi ni Kurt at tinuro ako. Tumawa yung lahat, lalong lalo na si Renz. Dahil sa hiya ay nag walk out ako at pumasok sa van. I plugged in my earphones and secretly checked myself in the front camera, oo nga! Namumula nga ako! Nakakahiya! Isinandal ko yung ulo ko sa bintana and wore my shades. May naramdaman akong biglang tumabi sa akin..Renz. Ang bango niya talaga

"Hey, galit kaba?" He asked me. I looked at him and shook my head. Hindi naman kasi ako galit eh, nahihiya nga lang ako. Kasi naman eh!!! Hinawakan niya ang mukha ko and made me look at him. I stared at his brown eyes, they were drowning and hypnotizing me.

"I love you, and you know that okay? Hindi kita minamadali. I'm willing to wait for you Crystal. Even if it will take forever, handang-handa kitang hintayin. Because I know that we're soulmates" he hugged me and I hugged him back. Pumasok narin yung iba sa van and ginawa nanaman akong topic nila. Ano bang problema nila sa akin? Huhuhu

After the kidnapping incident, everything went back to normal. Venice was taken to a mental hospital since may sayad siya sa utak. She was crazy and a manipulative bitch. As for Ralph, he was imprisoned for one month until I told the court that he saved me. Because he did, right? Nag sorry rin siya sa akin, hindi ko agad siya napatawad but utang ko pa rin sa kanya ang buhay ko. Nahirapan rin siyang patawarin ng parents ko and even sa barkada namin but in the end, napatawad rin siya dahil siya si Ralph and alam naming deserve niya yung forgiveness.

Renz started courting me and I'm planning na sagutin siya duon sa rest house nina Ralph. We're going to Tagaytay for a little vacation. We had to unwind after that messed up month. We were so stressed because finals was coming and we barely had time for each other. Since graduating na kami ay mas nagiging stressed na kami at next month na ang aming graduation. Ang bilis ng panahon. Parang kahapon lang, naging close friend ko si Venice and now, I don't even know kung ano na ang nangyari sa kanya.

In the trip, everyone was silent dahil 4am palang. Natutulog silang lahat except for me, Renz and the driver. I buried my face to his chest and I felt his heartbeat beating so loud. Magkahawak ang aming kamay and were both sharing my earphones. Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud was playing on my Ipod.

When your legs don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheek?

"Alam mo, I was a dick. I can't believe hindi kita naipaglaban noon kay Venice. I blamed everything to myself. I was a coward and I kept on hurting you." He said out of the blue. Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya.

And I'm thinking bout how People fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of the hand...

"It's okay Renz. I know you were only doing those things to protect me. Thank you for that. I wouldn't mind getting hurt all over again Renz, if the pain is worth thousands of happiness in the end" I told him. Looks like hindi na matutuloy yung sasabihin ko sa kanya mamaya duon sa rest house. He looked at me intently and was trying to read my mind, I couldn't see his face very clearly since it was still dark, but I know that he was listening and he was smiling.