MARAHUYO

M- 10

Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

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"Aga, bitawan mo na ako."

"Ayaw ko," he insisted, tightening the grip on her hand more, "Uwi na lang kaya kita?"

"Bakit mo ako iuuwi? 'Yan na 'yong bahay ko, oh."

He looked straight into her eyes before caressing her cheek, "About the k-"

"We're not officially a couple yet, okay?" she blatantly replied, gaining a frown from him, "'Di pa kita sinasagot, 'no."

"Eh, bakit mo ako kiniss?" he unbelievably asked her.

"Hoy, Muhlach! It's you who kissed me, okay?"

"Eh, bakit hindi ka nag-reklamo?"

She smirked as she wasn't able to come up with a better comeback which caught her off guard.

"Because you liked it," he boastfully stated, showing off a wide grin.

"Okay, good night. Ingat ka sa pagm-maneho," she changed the topic right away and took her bag.

"Good night, babes. See you again tomorrow."

She looked at him and rolled her eyes, "Hindi ka ba nags-sawang magkasama tayo araw-araw?"

He shook his head and smiled, "Nagp-practice talaga ako, babes. Kasi kapag mag-asawa na tayo, walang oras na hindi tayo magkasama."

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A sigh of tiredness was what she let off as she entered their house. The television was open and her mom was busy and happily watching a segment.

She walked up to her to kiss her cheek, "Hi, ma."

"Hi. Kumain na kayo."

She looked around. Normally, at this hour, 9:38 PM, Unique is around either watching with his Abu or just using his phone, waiting for her, "Where's Koi? Nasa taas na?"

"Ha? Wala pa. Akala ko mag-kasama kayo?"

"No, we're not together. Tsaka he doesn't text me. Akala ko he's home already."

"Hindi pa umuuwi," her mom answered, worry was plastered on her face, "And he also didn't text me."

She took her phone from her pocket to check if Unique has texted only to see that there's no message from him.

"Si Kenneth? Baka they're together."

She immediately dialed Kenneth's number and she's surprised when she heard his voice right away, "H-hi."

"Hi, Lei. Yes?"

She wanted to ask why he quickly picked the call up as he doesn't normally do this but that is irrelevant as of the moment, "Si Koi? Is he with you?"

"No, bakit?" he asked her back, his voice obviously confused.

"Wala lang, he isn't home yet."

"Anong oras pa lang nam-"

"Unique goes home on or before 6, sometimes before 7. Pero he doesn't go home this late."

"Baka kasama sina Blaster?"

She stopped to think... maybe.

"He informs me whenever he's on a gig."

"Hindi ko alam, Lei. Hindi naman nagp-paalam sa akin si Koi."

She sighed, "Okay."

"Okay."