Love me Again

Epilogue

Vice was amused. Anne was pacing back and forth in her room, waiting for when someone would come in and lead her towards her future. Her nervousness showed plainly on her face as she sat down, stood up immediately and repeated the same action several times within the course of 5 minutes.

"Alam mo, sa higpit ng hawak mo diyan sa bulaklak mo, baka masira na yan tapos hindi pa nagsisimula yung kasal mo.”

"Shut up, Viceral." Anne snapped but she loosened her grip on the flowers. Napangiti lang si Vice sa nakita, naalala niya ang ganitong pangyayari dati. Iba nga lang ang sitwasyon noon.

"Alam mo, pinagtatawanan ako ng bestfriend ko sa kasal ko dati. Mga ilang taon narin ang nakalipas.” Vice remarked. Tinitigan lang ulit siya ni Anne ng masama, yung tipong wala ng bukas para sa kanya. Syempre ngumiti lang naman itong si Vice. Ang saya kasi sa feeling na medyo makaganti kay Anne, kahit ngayon lang.

He knew Anne's personality.

Alam niya na takot ito sa commitment. At sa totoo lang, hindi naman niya masisisi ang kaibigan kung ganito man na ang pananaw nito sa buhay. Pagkatapos ng lahat ng mga naging karelasyon ni Anne, hindi na nakakapagtaka na takot na itong magtiwala muli.

Bumuntong hininga ulit si Anne bago naupo. Lumapit lang si Vice sa kanya at tinapik ang balikat nito. Niyakap niya ito at pinilit pawiin ang kaba ng kaibigan.

"Hey, it's going to be ok."

"I know. I'm just trying to block out the thought that he'll run away with some crazy tattooed woman like my father did." sagot ni Anne.

"Hindi yan. Dahil alam niya ang aabutin niya sakin pag iniwan at sinaktan ka niya. Kaya chillax ka lang, okay?"

"Okay. Maiba nalang tayo ng topic. Kamusta nalang kayo ni Karylle?" she asked. Vice let out a small breath.

"Okay naman kami. Hindi okay na kagaya ng dati, pero papunta narin dun."

"Hindi ko na nga kayo masyadong nakikita lately. Alam mo na, with all the planning stuffs. Pero hayaan mo babawi ako." malumanay na sabi ni Anne, maririnig ang sinseridad sa mga binitawang salitang binibitawan nito.

"Huwag mo na nga alalahanin yun. Pwedeng pwede ka pumunta sa condo. Just let us know so that you're not walking in on us when we're doing it on the counter." tumawa ng malakas si Anne.

"Oh my God, Vice, that happened once! How was I supposed to know that you two were going to go at it so quickly?"

Vice's eyes softened at the memory.

Mahigit isang buwan na pagkatapos nung gabing iyon.

After the confrontation at the studio, K had opened the door and Vice couldn't restrain himself any more. He grabbed K on either side of her face and kissed her.

 

Karylle seized his hands and kissed him back, pulling each other so close as if trying to make up for all the time that they had been apart.