Lost in Tokyo

Ju Nana

I run out of the apartment and hail a cab to the apartment. As soon as the cab drops me, I find myself coming home to an empty apartment. Where is Richard? I was worried. I try reaching his phone and it went straight to voicemail. My worry gets me, and I just breakdown on his bed clinging onto his pillow. I reach out for my phone, and text him since he could not be reached. Come back, Richard. I'm sorry. I love you so so much. Come home to me.

I try reaching his phone several more times, and still it was unreachable. My tears were inconsolable, and my body felt tired. 

Richard, I love you. I was just scared. I'm sorry. 

I hadn't noticed that I had fallen asleep on his bed until I felt his arms around me, and a whiff of his scent that smelt like body soap and musk. I felt him kiss my temple, and I turn to face him. "You're home."

"I know. I scared you off, I'm sorry." He kisses me again. "Next time, please don't run away from me. Please talk to me."

"I'm sorry." I reach for his lips. "I just.. I didn't know what to say. Where'd you go?"

"Walked around, I had to do some thinking. Maine, no matter how far you run off, I'll give you the space you need it, but after that I'm going to find you anywhere in this world, because you are my world and I don't want to lose you. You need to open up to me and let me in."

"I love you." I kiss him again and this time he kisses me deeper, and then places his lips and started trailing kisses my jaw and then  my neck. "Richard, I'm sorry for running away. This time I'm all in. You have me, all of me, and I'll never doubt how I feel for you because there's only one thing I'm sure of."

"What's that?"

"My love is greater than my fears and doubts. You are greater than my fears and doubts."

***

Four days was not enough for this trip, but Richard decided to come to Manila with me for a meeting, so I rescheduled my flight, and decided to go on his flight instead. At the airport, he knew that he and I are no longer Richard and Maine, but Maine the celebrity has no choice but to distance herself from him. He comes out of Immigrations first, and I followed suit after ten minutes. He gets his luggage first, while I hired a porter to grab mine.

When we reached the arrival gates, I enter the van first, and Mang Joey had to stop in a separate loading dock to fetch Richard. We try our best to keep it subtle, while I hide behind my sunglasses and an oversized hoodie inside the van. He enters the van, and Mang Joey shuts the door immediately.

"Hi Love." I kiss him lightly on the lips. 

"Hi, Miss. Pa-fan sign po." He tells me and I pull away and punch his arm. It was adorable how weird he speaks Filipino and how phrases like this don't suit him.

"Stop. Di bagay!"

"Ganern?"

"Stop."

"Pak!" Cute.

"Di bagay. Stop!"

"How do I say it pala? I like to pak you. Ganern?" And he grins widely like a five year old boy.

"Lagot ka kay Tatay. Sumbong kita."

"Okay, I take it back. I don't want my future tatay-in-law to hate my guts."

Tatay talaga, Richard?

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Filler chapter lang muna.

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