coffees + jeno

lii

（   JENO   ）

Harris' explanation made me think better in handling our issue. I didn't give Lilac time to explain, after all. Dumating ako nang mas maaga kaysa sa napag-usapan namin. Plus, I wanna see her come in. I missed my girl so damn much.

Nagbasa ako nang nagbasa habang 'di pa siya dumadating. Besides, I'm thirty minutes early. I have too much time to kill. I could play one round in Fortnite if I want to.

Nang bumukas ang pinto ng Starbucks, tiningnan ko agad kung sino 'yon at nakita ko si Lilac na naka-jersey at una mong makikita sa kanya ay ang mga namamaga niyang mata. Nang makita niya ako, agad siyang lumuha and suddenly I felt like crying too. I feel so bad for making my girl cry when she deserves only the freaking best.

Umupo siya sa harap ko at sa isang mahinang boses, binati niya ako. "Good afternoon, Jen." I missed you, I wanted to say. But I kept a straight face and whispered, "Can. . . you tell me why?"

"That day, Harris told meㅡ,"

"Not that. Can you tell me why. . . you rejected me on your busiest days when I always used to find time on my busiest days for you?"

She fell silent and after a while, she whispered, "B-Baby, I'm sorry. I always thought that. . . you'd understand."

"I do," I whispered and she just cried harder. "I'll always understand you, Lilac. Even when you do the most unreasonable thing, I'll find reasons to understand. Because it's you."

"I. . . I'm. . . sorry. I didn't think of your feelings when I allowed him to come in. I'm so sorry, Jen. . . but don't forget that I'll always choose you in the end. . ."

She opened her mouth to say something more, but I immediately placed my finger on her lips and whispered, "Just tell me the words you know I want to hear, Lilac. And I don't need anything else."

"Mahal. . . na mahal kita. Ikaw, at ikaw lang. Mi hai cambiato la vita, Lee Jeno."

And right when she said that, I stood up and pressed my lips on hers, as I felt the people in the cafe cheer for the two of us. Ho un debole per te, Lilac Halili. And I have no regrets.

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seungwans:
this is ending in lx! i was supposed to publish this yesterday but i played pubg all day and i got 2 dinners uwu + props to sm artists for saying 'fuck off' to every award show out there, i stan unbothered legends! 💅

translations:
+ you changed my life, lee jeno.
+ i'm weak for you, lilac halili.