7:36AM at Kahala Hotel's cafe
May isang guilty at kinakabahan. Lamon nang Lamon para may distraction.
May isang nagmumulti-tasking. Subo food. Kausap sina John at Matti sa phone. Salitan ang tingin sa dalawang katabi. Browse browse ng IG. May kaba, may ngiti, nag-aabang lang.
May isang malalim ang iniisip. Nagsusulat sa journal. Hindi maipinta ang mukha. Galit. Nangingilid ang luha. Maraming memories pabalik-balik sa isip nya, pilit man winawaglit may sumisingit pa rin. Yung 6AM clock emoji, yung may pabilog-bilog sa bahay. Those photos and more that kept haunting her almost every night. It just doesn't stop. Kahit sa bakasyon sinusundan sya.
May isang pares ng hazel eyes nakatingin lang sa malayong corner. May binabalak pero kabado. He made the worst blunder in his life and it was too late to find out how complicated the situation has gone out of hand. He's made a firm decision to clean his mess first, then try to pursue her. He spent the whole night checking her on social media. Thanks to the endless tags though he got heaps of bashing from unknown accounts. Only then he decided to take the photo down and go private. His friends and clients have been flooding him with questions and some teasing, too. This girl he has fixed his eyes on is someone extraordinary, she deserves much more than what she's getting.
On the side of the world
"Den, yung ngiti. Hold it. Ooppss. Hold still. Chin up. Medyo dense ka konti. Relaks lang. May three lay-outs pa tayo. How about short break na lang muna."
"Nak, wala pa update. Pati si Dean di ko macontact. Hala baka may tsunami sa Hawaii tapos naputulan signal!"
"Hindi magandang biro yan. Pwede kaya tawagan ni Daddy sina Tatay, try lang."
"May tampo sa yo yung mag-asawa, Alden. Wag muna."
"Pakshet talaga. Ganyan yan si Maine pag may anxiety attack eh, shut down lahat. Ramdam ko ang lungkot at galit nun ngayon. Nababaliw na ako kaiisip ano nangyayari!"
"Den, resume na raw in 15 minutes."
"Sam, big favor please. Book me a flight to Honolulu mamayang gabi."
On their way to the lobby, Maine saw Rafa from afar staring at her. Hindi nya alam kung dededmahin or susugurin o babatuhin nya ng dala nyang small dry bag na may mabigat na power bank. Basta nanginginig ang buong katawan nya.
Si Nikki nakahawak kay Dean nang mahigpit. He's been holding his temper, too. Mahirap na, alam naman nyang wala syang laban sa well-built physique nung lalaking bumastos sa ate nya.
Like a snap of a finger, that 'freeze' scene was instantly diffused when someone handed Maine a big bouquet of yellow carnations with a two-day page sealed letter and a small gift box attached to it.
Back in Manila, Alden's shoot ran longer than expected. "Den, okay na ticket mo, madaling araw alis. Halos 11 hours din yung flying time kaya mo pa ba? May event ka pa mamaya with your fans for your advance showbiz anniversary." "Wait lang, I'll check on Maine muna. I want to surprise her." *Kilig trese anyos
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Just Friends
FanfictionIt started with her spur-of-the-moment replies to a random interview that ended with an intense, all too personal journal. After she clicked the send button, her fandom went on a frenzy causing virtual traffic congestion in her blog. The emotionall...
