My Greatest What If - Moira Gokongwei (Published)

Chapter 31

Love, I realized, makes you brave. Even when you've never been brave; even when you thought you did not have it in you to be brave. And even when being brave was the last thing on your mind.

I wasn't brave. I wasn't even a fighter. But it became a different gameplay when Gio was concerned. Because even when she didn't need protecting, I was willing to go to lengths to protect her. Just like how she was willing to go through hell to keep me safe.

"Saan mo pala gustong kumain? Hindi ba nagugutom ka?" she asked.

I twisted a little so I could drop a kiss on her lips.

"Isa pa..."

I kissed her again.

"Isa pa..."

"Abuso na ang tawag d'yan," I whispered before kissing her again.

She heartily laughed. "Baby, wala ka ba talagang FB o kahit anong social media accounts – IG, Twitter, Snapchat..."

"Alam ko ikaw merong mga gan'un, malandi ka kasi."

"Aray. Kapag may social media accounts malandi na kaagad?" she asked laughing some more.

"Ano bang nakukuha mo d'un? Post ka lang nang post ng pics siguro at naghahanap ng makaka-chat."

"Nagseselos na naman. Hindi ako mahilig mag-post ng pictures, Baby. Actually, I use my social media accounts to talk to relatives and friends. 'Yun lang naman 'yun para sa akin."

"I don't have friends. I don't know my relatives hence my lack of social media involvement."

"Gawan kita ng accounts?"

"Para saan?"

"Para may ka In A Relationship With na ako...dali na." She excitedly grinned. "'Tapos kapag may posts ako gusto ko na-ta-tag kita."

"Sige, Beh, pupusuan ko ang mga pics at status updates mo," I kidded.

She doubled over laughing. "Saan mo naman nakuha 'yang expression na 'yan?"

"Sa tabi-tabi. Kahit 'yung mga katulong ni Tita ay may Facebook and they would ask each other to like their posts and photos. Gan'un din 'yung classmates ko. Parang kulang ang buhay kapag hindi sila nakapag-post ng pictures o kaya ay status update. So, when they learned that I do not have any social media account, they shunned me. Maybe because they found me weird."

"Hindi ka weird, hindi ka lang mababaw katulad nila."

"Ibig sabihin mababaw ka, G?"

"Hindi," she replied before she pulled me closer to whisper in my ear. "Pero, alam kong malalim ka, gusto mong sukatin ko?"

"Ang landi mo talaga, ano?" I whispered back.

She laughed out loud before she kissed me on the cheek.

"From social media accounts to sukatan ng lalim, grabe sumegway, Summa ka nga!"

"Baby naman..." she laughed again before she sighed.

"O, bakit na naman?"

"Wala. It's just that I love you so much and I am worried."

"About what?"

"About that video."

"Ano ka ba..."

"The internet is a cruel place, Baby, and the anonymity that comes with it makes people harsher. Masasaktan ako kapag may nabasa akong hindi maganda patungkol sa'yo. I know you can handle it. Pero, baka marami akong maipapatay..."