love like this

twenty

As vic cooked breakfast for everyone, dennise was at the shoreline. Looking at the vast water in front of her and thinking about things. In a short amount of time, ang dami ng nangyari. She met vic and fell in love.

Para kay dennise, it was great; the best by far after losing the meaning of life nung nawala yung pamilya. She was thankful dahil may tao parin nandyan para sa kanya but this time it was different. Mas lively ito, parang gasolina or diesel na nag contribute sa fire. It was overwhelming at the same time heart warming, para sa kanya emotions are so foreign specifically romantic love. But dennise somewhat knew that love is tricky; it will barge right into you in an unexpected situation.

"Hi"

Biglang napukaw yung pag tingin ni dennise. She turned to the person who called her with hesitation. Dennise waited for the person to speak as if asking her what's her purpose for interrupting her.

"Alex. Siguro sinabihan kana ni vic kung sino ako. Right?" Confident na sabi ni alex kay dennise.

Tumingin naman ang doctora sa karagatan at napaisip.

"Yeah. Business. Marriage." Sabi ng doctora habang naka side glance kay alex. Kitang kita niya itong napa ka seryoso. Hindi niya tuloy ma pinpoint kung paano naging confident to serious ang mood nito. Hinintay niya itong mag salita habang naka tingin ulit sa mga alon.

"You see. Alam mo dennise? Dennise right? Dr. Lazaro?" Tanong nito habang si dennise napa nod sa tanong ni alex. Di alam ni dennise na si alex ang klaseng tao na alamin ang mga bagong tao sa buhay ni vic, kay she asked the doctor para i-confirm na din.

Dinig na dinig ni dennise ang lalim na hinga ni alex, kala niya tuloy niya na parang dalang dala nito yung mga problema sa mundo. Tumingin si alex sa kanya at nagsimula...

"Kami ni vic. Nung bata pa kami, para kaming kambal tuko. Sobrang close namin. At first takot na takot sya sakin dahil ako yung opposite sa kanya, siya yung tahimik at masunurin, ako yung bibo at pasaway" nakita ni dennise yung pag ngiti ni alex habang nag reminisce.

"Pinapagalitan kami ni dad at tito dahil sa kakulitan ko but never kung narinig kay vic i should stop what am doing. You see den, siya yung klaseng tao inuuna yung iba kaysa sarili niya.." alex explained like she memorized everything about her. Nang nadinig ito ni dennise, di niya mapigilan ma compare yung sarili niya sa mga taong nagmamahal kay vic.

Mika is her bestfriend. Alex was her childhood friend. Ako? Bago ko lang siya nakilala. I dont even know her favorite tv show? O kanta? O happiest moment niya?

"I could still remember na vic would always save me. siya yung nagsasave sakin kapag napapagalitan ako o nagpapasaway. Di niya lang alam, i appreciated all of it. College came, i drifted from her dahil vic preferred books. Though may times na magkasama kami, may times din na im caught up having fun with other friends. Then again. She was my savior. Pupuntahan niya ako everytime i drunk texted her. No scratch that dahil parati niya akong chinicheck. Alam na alam niya kung sino ako at mga kagagawan ko. " alex bitterly smiled dahil alam niyang she took those things for granted.

Dennise silently listen. Di niya alam kung anong punto ni alex but she somehow understands kung anong pinaghuhugutan nito. Alex was there too, alex was with vic for almost the entire time.

"But it all changed when mika came." Malungkot na sabi ni alex habang nakatingin sa mga alon. "They came and took her. i got jealous. It was bad dahil the more na inexpress ko yung jealousy ko, nafifeel ko na vic is drifting away from me."

Dennise side glance at alex; she saw the details of alex's face and couldn't deny na nastrestress ito.

"What's your point?" biglang tanong ni dennise kay alex habang tinignan ito ng maigi.