Chapter 24

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Marie's POV

I tried so hard to ignore the presence of this man beside me. Ewan ko pero bakit parang ang haba ng ng hagdan? Grabe sa totoo lang ay gusto ko nang takbuhin ang mini stage. Hindi ko man alam ko sino ang lalaking to pero parang may kakaiba. It makes me think of Thunder...

I paste a smile on my face so that they won't notice the tension I'm feeling right now. Laking pasalamat ko nang makarating na kami sa harap ng stage.

Muli niyang hinawakan ang kamay ko para alalayan akong makaakyat.

"You're so beautiful tonight..." bulong ng lalaki na halos hindi ko na marinig nang nagpalakpakan na ang mga guest.

I bow to them at kinuha ang inabot na guitar ng event organizer. I'm going to sing Selena Gomez' I'D GO BACK TO YOU.

"Good evening everyone... thank you for being here with me tonight as I celebrate my 18th birthday😊" sabi ko na nagsimulang itipa ang guitara.

Took you like a shot
Thought that I could chase you with the cold evening
Let a couple years water down how I'm feeling about you..
And everytime we talk
Every single word builds up to this moment
And I gotta convince my self I don't want it even though I do...

You could break my heart in two
But when it heals, it beats for you
I know it's forward but it's true

I wanna hold you when I'm not supposed to
When I'm lying close to someone else
You're stuck in my head and I can't get you out of it
If I could do it all again,
I know I'd go back to you
I know I'd go back to you
I know I'd go back to you

I personally chose this song while thinking of Thunder. I love him kahit na hindi naging maganda ang huling pagkikita namin.

We never got it right
Playing and replaying old conversations
Overthinking every word and I hate cause it's not me
And what's the point of hiding?
Everybody knows we've got unfinished business
And I'll regret if I didn't say
This isn't what it could be...

You could break my heart in two
But when it heals, it beats for you
I know it's forward but it's true

I wanna hold you when I'm not supposed to
When I'm lying close to someone else
You're stuck in my head and I can't get you out of it
If I could do it all again,
I know I'd go back to you
I know I'd go back to you
I know I'd go back to you

I know na kahit ano pa man ang mangyari ay mamahalin at mamahalin ko siya. Babalikan at babalikan ko parin ang araw na tumibok ng napakabilis ang puso ko kay Thunder.

Napuno ng masigabong palakpakan ang hall.

"That was wonderful! Our stunning debutant is so talented just like her parents" sabi ng host habang todo ngiti sina mommy at daddy.

Mom and Dad, they're both proud of me sa kabila ng mga nagawa ko kaya dapat lang na gawin ko ang lahat para matulungan sila.

Natigilan ako sa pag-iisip nang magtama ang mata namin ng misteryosong lalaki. There's something about him that makes me uncomfortable kaya iniwas ko ang paningin ko.

Natapos na ang 18 candles and 18 treasures na hindi ko namamalayan. Don't get me wrong, nag e-enjoy naman ako at nakinig din ang sa mga messages ng mga friends ko at mga kapamilya however I feel so agitated.  Hindi talaga ako mapakali lalo nang hindi ko na mahagilap ang lalaking naka white mask.

"And now let's go to our 18 roses! Mariestella please come in front" narinig kong sabi ng host.

"Ang lamig ng kamay mo Mars" sabi ni Ven na isa sa umalalay sa akin makapunta sa harap ng mini stage.

"Kinakabahan ako Ven" bulong ko.

"Relax and enjoy your 18 roses😉" aba may pakindat pa ang lola niyo😑.

Nagsimula na ang tugtog at ngumiti ako nang makita ko si Dad, my first dance😊.

"Hi princess are you having fun?" ngiting bati ni Dad at hinalikan ako sa pisngi ay inabot ang unang rose.

"Ofcourse Dad! Thank you so much sa inyong dalawa ni Mom. I'm sorry if binigyan ko kayo ng problema-"

"Let's forget about it anak ang importante ay nandito kana ulit" putol ni Dad sa sasabihin ko.

"Thank u daddy😢" naluluha kong sabi sabay yakap kay Dad.
Pagkatapos ni Dad ay lumapit na si Fars.

"Bff happy birthday!" Sabi nito sabay yakap sa akin at abot na rose.

"Thank you Fars grabe nakaka tense!"

"Halata nga natatawa nga kami sayo ni Ven kanina pa. Nandito ka nga pero parang sa ibang dimension naman ang kaluluwa mo."

"I don't know... by the way kilala mo ba ang escort ko kanina?"

"Oh, yung super hot fafa? My gosh nagulat din kaya kami ni Ven. Hindi din namin maaninag kung sino kasi nga halos matakpan na ang mukha niya" napapaisip na sabi ni Fars.

"He's so familiar...." wala sa sariling sabi ko.

"Sino?"

Hindi ko na nasagot ang tanong ni Fars dahil sumenyas na ang host. Tig 10 minutes lang yata bawat isa.

Sumunod ay yung mga pinsan ko at mga kaibigan when I was in Elementary. Hindi ko namalayan na there's only one rose left.

Nagtaka ako nang wala pa akong makitang may hawak ng rose sa mga kalalakihan. Wala na ba? 17 palang yung natatanggap ko.

I gasp when I saw the man with the white mask come in front with a white rose on his hand. Gosh!

"Happy birthday" bati nito sabay abot ng puting rosas.

"T-thank you" get a grip of yourself Mariestella nakakahiya may pa utal-utal ka pa.

I felt a sudden jolt of electricity nang maglapat ang mga palad namin. Napasinghap ako nang hapitin niya ang bewang ko palapit sa kanya. His voice, his scent, his built is so familiar. Ang bilis din ng tibok ng puso ko. Sa iisang tao lang ako nakaramdam ng ganito. Hindi kaya?

"W-who are you? K-kilala ba kita?" Kinakabahan kong sabi. Mas lalo akong kinabahan nang sumagot ito di kalaunan.

"I'm here to claim what's mine"
















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Hi readers I'm back!!!!!
Sorry at ngayon lang naka UD busy lang kasi at daming iniisip ng lola niyo😂

Anyways, thank u sa matiyagang pag-aabang kahit ang tagal na nung huli kong update.

Kapit lang sa story ni Marie at Thunder dahil marami pang pasabog na dapat abangan...😉

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⏰ Last updated: Jan 16, 2019 ⏰

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