His Saving Grace | ✅

37: Congratulations

"I MISS YOU BABY!" she said over the phone. Last month na ni Addy sa States at kahit na ilang buwan pa lang uli siya dun ay miss na miss na niya ang nobyo.

"I miss you too, di bale konti na lang. everything will get better by then." Sabi naman nito.

"Hay nako. Gusto ko lang talaga na andyan sa tabi mo." She said. "If only I can stay beside you all the freaking time then I would."

"Saglit na lang," he said. "I'd love it kung hawak ko lang palagi yang kamay mo."

"It feels like an eternity. Last thirty days!" She was counting down the days until she can see her family and Jake again. Clingy man pero kung masaya ka, malamang you will cling on to it din ng sobra-sobra.

"Basta kapag bumalik ka na dito a whole lot of things will hopefully become the new normal again." Rinig niya ang saya sa boses nito. "I'm really lucky to have you. Kahit malayo tayo sa isa't isa, I feel as though you're always beside me."

"I wish I can be pero for now, know that you are always in my heart and mind." Sabi ni Addy. "Mag-three years na tayo pero parang mas nagiging corny tayo baby?"

"Di yun corny, sweet ang tawag dun." He laughed.

"Sige, ipaglaban natin yan." Pati siya ay nakitawa na.

"Ikaw? Oo naman, kahit saan ipaglalaban kita." Baliw talaga tong isang to kahit na kailan.

"I know, I know pero ang daya di mo naman na ako kailangan pa ipaglaban eh. My father adores you." She said.

"Oh I hope that he does, sana pati si Tita ay boto sa akin." It feels good na may ganito silang mga usapan. She feels secure.

"Sina Kuya na lang ang problema mo." She joked.

"Di na, sila ang una ko atang niligawan eh." He laughed. "Joke lang, di bale sure akong kaya ko yun."

"Tama yan, paghandaan mo na ang pagdaan sa butas ng karayom sa kanila. Ako kasi mukhang approve na ako kay Tita at Sam eh. Sorry, mas charismatic ako."

"I know kaya kailangan ko na mag-double time." He laughed.

"I love you," she just said.

"I love you too."

"We just get cornier and cornier." She laughed.

"Basta masaya tayo, ayos lang." Tama, masaya sila at yun ang palaging mahalaga.

***

"I'm worried, hindi ko alam kung may problem aba kami ni Jake. He barely has time for me especially these past few days." She sighed.

"What do you mean? Nag-away ba kayo?" tanong ni Lorie sa kanya.

"Hindi naman. Yun nga ang weird. I think you notice naman na he has no projects diyan sa Pilipinas or at times yung mga cameos lang or commercials. He seems to be so terribly busy all the time." Hindi niya talaga maintindihan kung bakit ngayong wala itong masyadong trabaho at tahimik lang ay doon niya ito halos hindi maka-usap.

It has been roughly six months since the last time she went home. Promise pa nga ng nobyo niya na he'll call more often and even try to visit pero hindi natupad iyon. Mukhang wala naman itong issue towards any other actresses pero parang masyadong tahimik na hindi niya ma-gets. Sinubukan na din niyang itanong iyon sa mga kuya niya pero all of them said na when they checked on him literal na he was just taking a break since ilang taon na din talaga itong no stopping. Maybe she's just overthinking.