Tears Of An Angel

Chapter 31

Chapter 31: "She had come back into his life like a sudden flame; blazing and streaming into his heart. Noah stayed up all night contemplating the certain agony he knew would be his if he were to lose her twice." The Notebook

As I caressed his face softly, I thanked God for giving me my second life and second shot at happiness named Vince. I leaned closer and gave him a soft kiss. Napakaamo ng mukha niya habang natutulog.

Buong ingat kong inangat ang braso niya paalis sa pagkakayakap sa beywang ko. Pumasok ako sa bathroom para maka-ligo. Inabot ko pa ang bote ng shampoo ni Vince at inamoy. It smelled so good. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na kasama ko na ulit si Vince.

After taking a shower, I reached for the white robe. It was too big for me, but it would do. I was tying the sash when I heard Vince shouting my name.

"Chela! Chela!"

Nagtatakang lumabas ako ng bathroom. Wala na siya sa kwarto. Lumabas ako ng room. Nakita ko siya sa gitna ng sala na gulo pa ang buhok at naka-boxer shorts lang.

"V-Vince, bakit m-" Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng bigla niya akong sinugod ng yakap. "Vince?"

Mas humigpit pa ang yakap niya sa akin. "Where have you been!"

"Nag-shower lang ako," confused na sagot ko.

He swallowed then pulled me in his arms again without saying anything. "Next time, don't you ever leave my side. No matter what."

I thought after eating breakfast and taking a shower, he'd leave for work but to my surprise, he stayed at home with me. Nagyaya pa siya na mag-movie marathon kami.

"What do you wanna watch?" he asked.

"The Notebook. We watched it before, remember?"

Natigilan siya ng pagpili ng movie at tiningnan ako. "I remember. We even had a tampuhan because I refused to watch it."

I smiled and sat beside him. "But at the end, you gave in. Kasi hindi mo ako matiis."

Napangiti siya. "Right. It's always been like that. Me, giving in to you because.." Natigilan siya. Then he cleared his throat. "Let's watch it."

Napansin ko na kahit nakangiti siya ay halatang pilit na lang. Binalewala ko iyon at pinili kong positibo. While watching, I leaned against his body wanting to feel his warmth, and at the same time, assure myself that he was real. That it was all real. I was finally back to where I'd always belonged- in his arms.

His arms snaked around my waist and pulled me closer. Kung dati ay naiyak na ako sa movie, mas naiyak ako ngayon dahil ramdam ko ang bawat eksena. I could totally relate to it.

So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard! We're gonna have to work at this every day, and I want to do that, because I want all of you. Forever. You and me.

"That sounded so good," I muttered.

Niyuko niya ako at pumalatak ng makita ang mga luha ko. "You're such a crybaby," he teased while wiping my tears.

"I know," I said, crying. "It's just that I could feel their pain, ad their lines.." I ended up crying even more.

"Hey. Stop crying," he sounded worried. "It's just a movie."

Tumingala ako sa kanya. "I want that, too, Vince. I want that."

"What?"

"Us, working this out."