When love is near

Chapter 25

Adriane saan mo ako dadalin? Ang haba na ng nilakad natin please and in case you've forgotten I'm still injured you know!

Adriane approached her abruptly and carried her.

Ohytekalang!

Blushing

May reklamokapa?

Wala naman. 

Glaring at him consciously

Pero saan mo nga ako dadalin?

To tell you the truth? I don't know too.

What? Anoba!

Hit his face gently

Oh! Mapanakit ka ha, I like that!

Blushing

Eh kasi hinila-hila mo ako sa kung saang lugar na to eh tapos hindi mo alam saan tayo pupunta?

Do I really have to need the reason to explain?

Of course! Hindi naman tama na bigla-bigla kang manghahablot ng babae Adriane

I wanted to be with you. Is that enough?

Consciously flattered

Ahm.

Smirked

Nandtionatayo

Adriane gently puts her down

Her eyes are amazed at the view. Far away from the crowd.

Adriane lets her sit on a wrecked boat beside the beach.

Thank you

Rubbing her legs

Still painful?

A little bit, I can manage.

Breathe in and out.

Ang sarap ng hangin dito.

Yes, at malayo saingayngmundo

It seems that you don't like public places? Ironic for the kind of job you have

True. Kaya nga most of the time toxic ang utak ko sa work. I just love silence. It makes me think. Realize things, weigh them over and over again.

I wonder what's in your impulsive mind Adriane.

Smiling and shaking her head.

Ha Ha you want to know? Bakamaumay ka.

Is it terrible?

Fascinating actually

Hmm

It's you. All about you recently.

Blushing. Changed topic.

Ahm. This boat is beautiful no? Kahit it's a mess already.

Uh uh! A boat that cannot sail.

Rubbing his biceps.

Jamie sneakily stares at him and looks away whenever she's caught.

What is a boat if it cannot sail? 

Maybe it's not meant for sailing.

Huh? Adriane its function is to sail

Ha Ha relax. I know. But this one, it's broken, can you see? Either it is not fit to go on the seas in the first place. Sa sobrang lakas ng alon at hangin hindi na kinaya.

If you have a broken vessel such as this one, but you have to sail to the open seas, what will you do?

Looking up to the stars.

Fix it syempre. You cannot move forward unless you're broken.

So parang tagpi-tagpi nalangganun?

Perhaps. Anything that can cover a hole will do.

Hindi ba parang you're trying hard to be whole namankahithindi?

Jamie, you can't live your life fully, if you will not try harder, diba? Just as this boat. It tried harder to sail, even if the winds will toss it back to the shore, even broken than before.

Are... You... Broken?

I don't know.  Maybe I'm just... Stuck. How about you? 

I have a fair share of trying hard in life Adriane. Pero, binuo ko muna sarili ko. Ayoko ng tagpi-tagpi lang ako.

So. What if, a perfect ocean like you be sailed on by a broken vessel like this one, will you also destroy it?

I'll try not to. If I have the power over the wind, I'd like to carry it back to the shore in its whole form.

That's very generous of you.

I love helping people

Smiled at him

But, the reality is you don't have the power over the wind.

I guess, the broken boat and I just need to sail together no matter how harsh the winds and storms of reality is. No matter how broken it is or, how unpredictable I am as an ocean.

Sail together

Stared and smiled at each other hopefully

Yes, sail together

Enjoyed the night with each other's company while talking about the stars right above the horizons.