Change [Ricci Rivero, Completed]

Kabanata XL

"Anong nangyari sa loob? Nagkabalikan kayo?"

"Dapat ba naming pasalamatan ang kuryente ng La Salle sa pagkakastuck niyo sa elev?"

"Nagkausap na kayo? Anong sabi?"

Sunod sunod na tanong nilang lahat sakin na sumama para kumain ng late lunch. Humiwalay na si Ricci at ang Kuya niya since may practice sila for Gilas this evening. Ang naiwan ay the rest of the Green Archers na nagskip ng lakad kasama ang kabilang barkada para makinig sa utang ko daw na ikkwento sa kanila. "Oh so ano nga! Spill!" excited na sabi ni Elliana. "Sinabi niya ba yung famous line nyo nung gabi ng birthday mo? Yung I'm drunk but I know I love you?"

"Hindi. Uhmmm, ano lang.." I was pausing the whole time and nagdadalwang isip if I should spill. Di ako sure kasi, baka drive lang ng momentum kanina kaya kami naging sobrang blunt at straightforward na umiimik. "He remembers that night, doesn't he?" tanong ni Brent that made me fidget and made everyone lay back. Nagbulungan sila sa isa't isa at tiningnan ako ng masinsinan. "He told me rin na ang sagot sa lahat ng bakit ko was his I love you, ganun ata yung thought..."

Nagsigawan sila at nagyakapan, as if they won a victory party. Di magkamayaw sa paglalakad at nagpalakpakan pa. "We knew it! ALEEEEEEX THIS IS IT!" sigaw ni Jollo na tuwang tuwa at napayakap sakin. "What is this? Alin?" I nervously asked as I have no clue what's going on. I don't get it? "ALJUN TEXT MO SI RIVERO!"

They panicked and rushed to get Aljun's phone but before they could even text him first, nakapag message na si Ricci sa kanya.

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Messenger

babe # 3
best 2 hours of my life
help me out bro

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"Wag kayong umasa diyan. Maybe it was just closure. I asked for it as a favor, I feel relieved." sabi ko sa kanila and all of them objected sa sinabi ko. Hindi sila pumayag at nagrant ng sabay sabay sa harap ko bago pa man makapasok ng restau na kakainan namin. "Akala ko hindi ka na takot!? Ituloy niyo na lovestory niyo!" sigaw sakin ni Elliana na sobrang saya and overwhelmed.

"Then I guess, we'll finally give it a try?" I said slowly and unsurely. They cheered again and parang mga batang tuwang tuwa at nagyakapan at nagapiran. "We promise to be with you every step of the way, Alex. This time it will be real and right." pledge nina Andrei sakin at inapiran ako na kinakabahan sa mga susunod na pwedeng mangyari.

Messenger

Ricci
Hi

Alex
hey hey hey

R

icci
I was thinking
If only you'd agree to this idea
Para I can start anytime soon
Matutulungan mo ba 'ko?

Alex
what is it
ever willing to help, pao! :-)

Ricci
Ü sure?

Alex
ofcourse! Para kanino ba 'to

Ricci
Hmmmmm

Alex
what is it?

Ricci

Can we start over?

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My heart skipped a beat the moment I recieved that message.

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Alex
what made you do this?
ricci paolo, at this time of the day

Ricci
before ka magbratatat diyan
its because those 2 hours inside the elev with you
it was our closure sa relationship of the old us
now we're better and we know what to do na
we're wiser now baby
u in with the idea? i cannot wait hahahahahaha!

Alex
really huh
then yes, definitely, we can start over.
when shall you start?

Ricci
whenever you're ready baby

Alex
hahahahahaha inuh
baby daw agad
we just met
hello
my name's alex

Ricci
hi alex, i'm your future lover

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I clenched my eyes so tightly. Sana hindi panaginip, sana hindi panaginip. Sana totoo, sana.. ito na 'to.

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hehehehe bitin mga bb suri na! lt ang next chapter hehe see you tom! 😚