He wasn’t quite sure if she’d allow him to. They’ve talked about it a million times.
“Ehh…”
“Alam mo naman ang mangyayari diba?”
“Wala na akong pakialam sa mga sasabihin nila…”
“Are you sure? Natatakot ako for you…for us…”
“…forever nalang ba tayo ganito?”
“…hindi naman…sana…bakit? Hindi ka na ba masaya?”
“…never kong naisip na di ako masaya lalo na pag magkasama tayo…”
“…konting tiis pa…”
He sighed, dropping his shoulders heavily. She saw this and smiled. He smiled back. That was over a year ago.
At this very moment, though, he couldn’t resist. He slowly sidled beside her then, he slowly slipped his fingers through her fingers, trying to be as discreet as possible. She didn’t react or pull away like she did before. In fact, he suddenly felt her fingers close in over his hand, her palm gently but firmly pressing against his. Her tiny, soft hand fitting perfectly in his.
He turned to look at her and was surprised to see her staring, smiling back at him. She gave a small nod and looked at him in a ‘language’ only they both understood.
At that moment, Rj knew that it was okay. He held her hand for a while and that was all he wanted. He savored the few precious seconds. Maine, in return, knew that he didn’t only hold her hand, he held her heart.
