Fantasy Burst Online [ HIATUS ]

|| 17 || [Revised]

Okay. As much as I wanted to keep this chapter here, I had to remove it and start from scratch once again.

Promise, we'll give the ship some other chapter to continue sailing.

- Vultures

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Chapter 17: Coincidence?

Steven's Point Of View

I am here standing at the waiting area of the airport, holding out a signboard with her name on it, written in an odd font style that only I was able to write nicely. Sarcasm at it's finest.

But really though, inagahan ko talaga ang pagtungo rito sa airport and it has been almost an hour since I was here waiting for her at medyo nangagawit na rin ako. However, hindi na iyon mahalaga pa at ang importante ay masundo ko siya at masigurong ayos lang siya during her stay here in the Philippines.

Muli akong mapatingin sa labasan ng mga pasahero ng eroplanong kararating lang din from it's flight and raised the signboard I was holding for my friend to be able to see it in case na nandito na siya.

I found her, of course. She was pulling her bag closely behind her at lumilinga linga rin ito as paligid niya, maybe to look for me. Dahil doon ay kinuha ko ang phone sa bulsa ko and dialed her phone number to tell her my exact location.

"Hello, Steve?" kaagad nitong sabi ng matanggap ang tawag. Her voice was soft and soothing, I would be a liar if I said I didn't miss hearing her voice. We've been out of communication for a such a long time.

"Looking for me eh? I'm over here, turn to your left" sabi ko naman na nakangiti habang pinagmamasdan siya sa malayo. She hasn't changed at all, not one bit. Medyo nagmature lang siya and became somewhat taller than the last time we've met but that's it.

Nakita ko pang nagpout ito at luminga linga muli bago sumagot. "You're tricking me again."

"No, I'm a good boy now." sabi ko naman dito as I was making my way towards her slowly. Hindi parin niya ako nakikita o napapansin as her back was turned at my direction. Then, I stopped a few inches away from her and continued speaking. "Turn around, mademoiselle"

She did turned around at nakita ko and gulat na gumuhit sa maamo niyang mukha. It did not take her a while to process the information though, at kaagad ding nabuo ang isang matamis na ngiti sa labi niya at mabilis na tinawid ang distansya sa pagitan naming dalawa, pinching my cheeks in the process.

"Wow. It's really you.. " sabi nito bago tumingkayad at inabot ang buhok ko, messing my hair, running her fingers through it, tousling it.

Napapikit na lamang ako at napangiti as ginawa niya. Siya lang talaga ang pinapayagan kong guluhin ang buhok ko ng ganito. That's how special she was for me.

"Why, Hindi mo ako nakilala kasi mas pumogi na ako?" pabiro kong tugon dito, dahilan upang itigil niya ang ginagawa sa buhok ko at ihilig ang ulo sa isang side cutely.

"Hm... Let me think...." bulong nito tsaka namewang. "Nope. Mas tumanda ka kasi"

Kaagad ko naman siyang sinamaan ng tingin na ikinatawa naman niya. It has caused me to pout this time at umaktong nasaktan pa. "Ouch. Ganiyan ka na pala ka-harsh, Eliza. Hindi na talaga tayo bati."