Love Me (Completed)

Chapter 48 - Together

"Tell me everything and let's see if that will make me accept the key." I said. 

I want to know everything before I decide things.

"When I first met you hindi ko inakala na magiging close tayo. I admit you got my attention no one else does. You got under my skin by just rolling your eyes at me. Akala ko gusto mo lang pansinin kita like other girls."

I snorted.

"You can't blame me. We're players! Mga lalaki gusto kami maging kaibigan and girls admire us. And that's just the thing to do to get one's attention though as I know you I realized that you're not actually trying to get anyone's attention because everyone already know you and like you. And you're not that kind of person. I think that's when it started."

"What started?"

"Me liking you. It's funny because it was actually me who wants your attention. Ang atensyon mo palaging na kay Ramos o kaya kay Cedric. Minsan lang sa akin pag wala sila so I tried my best to tease you and annoy you. I call you Vikvik because you don't like anyone calling you using nicknames. But despite all of that akala ko si Ramos ang gusto mo. Flynne told me so."

"Go on." Sabi ko.

"Inaaway mo daw siya dahil kay Ramos. So I thought you like him. I asked her to stay away from you because I don't like having to choose between you two. Alam kong kaya niyang protektahan ang sarili niya but I'm her cousin at gusto ko 'yun gawin para sa kanya and you," He looked me in the eye. "As much as I wanted to do that I know you don't need anyone. After all ikaw ang nagsisimula ng pagaawayan niyo. But I care for you and I know you. Alam kong hindi ka kagaya ng mga sinasabi niya. You don't do it for no reason so I really believed that you like him. After they told us na nanliligaw si Ramos sa pinsan ko naisip kita. Naisip ko na baka malungkot ka because after that hindi mo na siya inaaway. It just stopped. Like you don't want to fight anymore. That you gave up."

Umiling ako. "Stop. That's not it. Just to be clear I never liked him."

Ngumisi siya. "I know. Tumigil ka nung nalaman mong pinsan ko ang inaaway mo. Kasi ako ang gusto mo."

I opened my mouth to say something and instead I just looked away embarrassed. Flynne told him!

"It's only fair. Malamang hindi mo sasabihin sa akin kahit na kakasabi ko lang na gusto na kita since high school." Aniya.

"Anyway, so naisip ko na kulitin ka ng kulitin. And I like it when you get angry at me. Lumalabas ang pagiging mataray mo. But you know what surprised me the most? When you agreed to prom. Boring as it is being with you made it memorable. Hindi ko makalimutan itsura ng mga batchmates natin when we walked in. I was so proud that I'm with you that you chose me to be with you. I might look like I don't care but I remember it all. Kahit na mga away natin dalawa na minsan maliit na bagay lang."

I remember all of it too. Good and bad. Everything that happened with him.

"Now you know how much I like you and care for you. After we kissed I want to tell everyone that you're mine. Akala ko hindi mo ako mapapansin sa dami ng nagkakagusto sayo but you did."

"Why did you do it?" I asked.

Pumikit siya at hinawakan niya ang kamay ko. He squeezed it lightly before he said, "Kinausap ako ng Papa mo. Remember when you left to get drinks?"

Hindi na ako nagulat sa sinabi niya. May duda na ako na ganon ang nangyari pero nung tinanong ko si Papa hindi niya sinabi sa akin ang totoo because he know what I'll react.

Kahit na wala kaming something, he's still my closest friend!

I grunted and rolled my eyes. "Let me guess sinabi niyang ayaw niya sayo kasi hindi ka chinese? Or that you don't deserve me?"

He exhaled and smiled faintly. "Both."

"You should have told me! Maraming paraan. I could talk to him or we could talk to him. Or we could keep it a secret. I don't know. I just don't understand why you would keep this from me."

"I can't! I was just a 4th year engineering student. Wala akong ipagmamalaki sa Papa mo. What could I ever do to persuade him? It's not like I tell him I love his daughter and it'll be okay. Alam mong hindi ganon kadali. I couldn't do anything. I don't have anything to prove."

"So you chose to let me go instead? Didn't you know how hurt I was? Hindi mo ba naisip kung anong mararamdaman ko? I felt betrayed. I felt like I don't deserve you at all. Like I was not enough. Feeling ko pinaglaruan mo lang ako." Sabi ko.

Hindi siya sumagot.

"So why now? You're still an engineering student. This changes nothing. Anong nagbago? Alam mo sobrang daming chance na pwede mong sabihin sa akin but you never did until now."

"Gusto kong sabihin sayo. I swear I was going to tell you. Pero biglang dumating si David sa picture and I just didn't know what to do! Fuck, he is everything I'm not. He is the guy your father wants you to be with. The more I look at you two, the more I realized that he is perfect for you."

Despite all that I smiled. "Insecure ka kay David?"

Sebastian who never doubted himself is insecure of a guy? If that didn't make me smile I don't know what will.

"Fuck yes! He being chinese got all the points. It's actually unfair."

I reached out and my hand curled around his neck then I leaned in and kissed the corner of his lips. "But you're the one I want."

And then the other. "Sebastian Valdez."

Then the curved of his upper lip. "Always."

He groaned and tilt his head and kissed me.

"I love you." I managed to say in between our kisses.

"What now?"

"I don't know. Seems like you don't approve of what I think." He smiled. "What do you think?"

"First things first." Nilahad ko ang palad ko sa kanya at pinatong niya doon ang box.

Malaki ang ngiti niya and he's back to being his smug self again.

"If you ever return that again, hindi ko na 'yan ibabalik sayo." He warned.

Oh I don't plan to.

I curled my fingers and smiled at him. "I think we should talk to him."

"Anong sasabihin mo?"

"Sasabihin ko na hindi niya ako pwedeng ilayo sayo. Sasabihin ko na ikaw ang gusto ko and if he had any problems with that he had to deal with it. None of what he will say can make me change my mind. He tried it once and it didn't work."

He brought my hand to his lips and kissed it.

"I'm thinking of kissing you in front of him and claim you. But first I will kindly say please. I will tell him that I love his stubborn daughter. I'm not chinese but I'll show him that I will fight for you. And yes, nothing will make me change my mind."

"And I'd kiss you again." He added with a smirk.

"Papa will be scandalized!" I chuckled.

"That's my plan."

Tumawa kami and I can almost imagine Papa's face. But he squeezed my hand and I know what he wants to say.

Together, we do it together.