love like this

thirteen

love is a silly thing. it will lead you in an unending whirlwind of emotions. to vic, she doesnt care if love has uncertainties especially to what she's feeling right now looking at dennise while watching a movie.

how could someone be so beautiful just by watching a movie? vic thought. after kasi nag kiss sila ni dennise they decided to watch a movie sa entertainment room since vic ready had her medicine, for her it wasnt the paracetamol that dennise gave, but it was dennise; her presence.

"it's rude to stare" sabi ni dennise habang tinignan si vic. vic looked at her intently memorizing den's face though she already did. "ganda mo kasi" mahinang sabi ni vic habang tumingin sa tv, nadinig yun ni dennise habang naramdaman niyang pagtibok ng puso niya sa sinabi ni vic. "smooth" sabi nito habang naka focus ulit sa movie.

nang natapos na yung movie biglang naging tahimik si vic at dennise habang naka roll yung credits, vic was just silent waiting for dennise to talk dahil nakita niya itong napaiyak sa movie. cocomfort na siya sa kanya pero tinaasan lang siya ng kilay nito. tumingin si dennise kay vic habang, napatingin din ito sa kanya with a questioning look. "im okay, ganda lang kasi ng movie" sabi ni dennise habang ngumiti ng mahina.

"it's okay pero di ko alam iyakin ka pala." sabi ni vic habang pinause yung movie.

"what?" tinaasan kasi siya ng kilay ni dennise. "hindi ako iyakin noh" depensa ni dennise. napa ngiti si vic sa inasta ni dennise it was so obvious kasi na iyakin ito kahit sa tough exterior and aura nito, she didnt expect dennise would melt down for love story na movie.

"you are, dont worry di ko ispill yung secreto mo" sabi ni vic habang ng gesture na parang seal ng lips niya. dennise smiled at her and looked at the screen thinking about the scenes. nagtaka naman si vic sa doctora dahil biglang naging seryoso ito.

"kung ikaw si marco, anong gagawin mo?" tanong ni dennise while looking at vic. vic guessed natamaan talaga si den sa starting over again, hindi alam ni vic bat yun pinili ni den yun. di naman talaga siya mahilig sa love stories but since ang barkada nag momovie marathon sa bahay niya kaya may love stories din na movies.

"tbh i dont know" sabi ni vic at tinignan yung tv habang si dennise tahimik lang sa gilid. " i mean wala pa naman ako sa sitwasyon niya pero ako priority ko ay yung bago or kung sa movie si patty" sabi ni vic sa kanya habang tinignan siya ni dennise with a soft smile. "ikaw what are your thoughts?" tanong ni vic kay dennise.

dennise exhaled thinking about the movie, she cried dahil di rin sa maganda pagka portray ng movie but dahil na rin sa lesson na inimpart nito.
"i think love is a silly thing" sabi niya habang kinuha yung pillow sa gilid niya at hinug. "one day youll cry then the next day youll be happy as ever, sa tingin ko nag focus tayo sa naramdaman natin eh, we failed to look at the perspective of others." sabi ni dennise habang si vic tahimik na napaisip sa sinabi ni dennise.

"it was selfish of her to ask for marco for another chance but i get her you know nagmahal lang siya eh, i also sympathize for patty dahil nagmahal lang din siya" sabi ni dennise habang ng exhale damang dama yung bigat ng movie.

"but i think it was too late for chances at gusto ko yung ending, it was realistic. " tingin ni dennise sa kanya. napangiti naman si vic but that's what she thought too, the ending was good at hindi pinilit na magkabalikan talaga.

"closure, that's what the movie is about" sabi ni vic habang nakatingin kay dennise, nakita niya itong napaisip, not knowing na ang iniisip ni dennise is about her and mika if nagka closure na ba rin sila but dennise remained silent with her thoughts, she reminded herself that love comes with pain.

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napangiti si vic sa pag basa ng message sa phone niya, it was just a simple text from den na to eat her lunch but to her para na siyang nanalo sa lotto, para sa kanya precious kasi ng affection ni dennise.