Twenty Days With Her (ON HOLD)

Before

"There are a few things in life so beautiful they hurt: swimming in the ocean while it rains, reading alone in empty libraries, the sea of stars that appear when you're miles away from the neon lights of the city, bars after 2 am, walking in the wilderness, all the phases of the moon, the things we do not know about the universe, and you."
- Beau Christopher Taplin

Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Same old feeling in your heart

'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep

Never to touch and never to keep~♬

Ahhh...Istorbo!

I tried to open my eyes, tinignan ko ang orasan sa gilid ng kama, 11:50.

I covered my ear with a pillow, trying to ignore the sound coming from my phone and continue my sleep.

May kanina pa tumatawag pero antok na antok pa ako at kakailanganin pang bumangon para kunin iyon, nakapatong kasi sa study table.

Kung ano man yung pakay ng tumatawag, for sure it can wait tomorrow.

Pabalik na ulit ako sa mahimbing na pagtulog nang bigla kong maalala sina Mom and Dad. We're having dinner when Mom got a call from my aunt. She said that their Mom, my grandma, who is in the province, was rushed to the hospital, she had a mild stroke. After eating, Mom said she wanted to go to lola and of course, Dad wouldn't let her go alone. Kaya kahit gabi na, tumuloy na silang bumyahe.

I need to go to school tomorrow for my last two final exams for this semester kaya di na ako sumama. Ayaw pa nga ni Mom na pasamahin si Dad kasi wala daw akong makakasama ngayong gabi. Muntik na akong mabilaukan. I have to remind her that I'm no longer her baby boy who need someone's help to change his diaper, not that I still wear one. Mahaba habang usapan pa para sa kanyang mga paalala at umalis na rin sila. Tatawag na lang daw sila kapag nakarating na sila doon.

I groaned. Pinilit ko ang sarili ko na bumangon upang kuhanin ang phone ko. I immediately swiped its screen and put it against my ear as I dive back to my bed.

"Mom." Inaantok antok ko pang bungad.

Tila nangaakit na tumawa ang nasa kabilang linya. My eyes flew open.

''Marvin De Lara. Be mine, be my boyfriend. I'm yours and you're mine, we can do whatever you want for twenty days. Oh, it's almost midnight. And if you're not planning to waste a minute of our first day, honey, hurry and get your sexy ass here at Per Voir.''

I bolted upright.

But before I can say a thing, she had hung up.

I stared at my phone while trying to process what I've heard.

Hindi si Mom!

Malamang!

Ngayon ko lang napansin na hindi nakasave sa phone ko ang number ng tumawag.

Halo halong emosyon ang nadarama ko.

At hindi ko alam kung ano ang mas nangingibabaw sa oras na ito.

Kaba?

Dahil may isang babae na nawala ata sa sarili at gustong maging girlfriend ko.

Excitement?

Because as she had said, we'll do whatever I want. Yeah, nagawa ko pa talagang maging excited. Male hormones talking here!

Pag-aalala?

Dahil hindi ako alam kung ano ang pwedeng mangyari sa loob ng dalawampung araw at kung ano pa ang mangyayari matapos iyon.

Tuwa o takot?

Dahil isang Lovely Yao ang gusto akong maging boyfriend.

"Lovely." The sound of her name in my voice makes me want to call it all the time that it hurts.

Yeah, kilala ko ang tumawag.

Kilalang kilala ko ang boses niya.

Her name is Lovely Yao.

Of course I know her.

And everyone in the campus knows her.

~iamsilvertongue

Edited:
December 30, 2014