Masiyadong mabilis ang araw. Totoo nga yung sabi nila na mabilis ang oras kapag masaya ka.
It's night time already and we decided to hang out sa beach side. Madami dami ding tao yung nandito and some of them we're having a bonfire. Usually puro large group of people yung makikita mo, pero the good thing is, nangingibabaw pa din yung tunog ng hampas ng alon.
Nakaupo lang kami ni Thirdy sa buhangin. Tahimik lang kaming dalawa. It was a nice silence. Something that you'll want when there's chaos everywhere. Something that will sooth your mind.
Madami kaming napagkwentuhan maghapon. And I was really glad that I got to know him more. We were just..happy.
Ganon naman talaga sa simula ng relasyon diba? Natatakot tuloy ako'ng tumagal kami. Not that I don't want to. I'm just scared na baka hindi namin kayanin yung mga problema. We're not as brave as Ate Ly and Kuya Kief na kahit sirain sila ng daan-daang bashers, nananatili pa din sila as one.
"What are you thinking?" Natigil ang pag iisip ko nung tanungin ako ni Thirdy.
Nilingon ko siya and I saw him looking at the night sky. The moon is bright enough for me to see his face. I smiled quietly.
"Stuffs." simpleng sagot ko bago ibinato sa dagat yung kanina ko pang hawak na bato.
"Tulad ng?"
I hugged my knees when I felt the cold breeze. Napansin ni Thirdy 'yon kaya he moved closer to me and place his arms around my shoulder.
Napangiti ako ng palihim. Tumingin muli ako sa dagat. "Relationship natin."
Ramdam kong napatingin siya sakin. He was waiting for me to say more, and so I did. I unloaded some of my thoughts with the man I love.
"I know we're both new to this. I am happy right now, we are. Right?" I sighed.
"Naisip ko lang, kapag hindi nalang puro happiness yung bumuo sa relasyon natin, makaya pa kaya natin? I mean, are we prepared to face those problems?"
Naramdaman ko ang paghigpit ng akbay niya sakin. He started caressing my bare skin and it was comforting.
"We will never be prepared love. But we can always overcome those problems as long as we choose to face it together." He looked at me, I looked at him.
We both smiled at each other. Genuinely.
"Let's promise each other something." sabi niya, not breaking our eye contact.
"What is it?"
He took my hand and interwined it with his. I felt his warmth.
"Promise not to give up without giving a fight. Kahit gano kahirap, kahit nakakapagod, kahit masakit na, as long as mahal pa natin yung isa't isa, lalaban tayo. Together." He sounded so sincere and I wanted to hug him so tight.
I gave him a smile before interlacing our pinky finger. "Pinky promise."
His smile grew even wider. We were smilingat each other when I felt his hands cupping my face. I didn't stop him from leaning towards me. I will never stop something that feels right.
"I love you Isabel." He whispered before closing the distance between us.
We kissed. Under the shining moon. In the middle of the beach.
"I love you Ferdinand." I whispered between our kisses.
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Two weeks na ang lumipas matapos ng trip namin sa Nasugbu. We still talk to each other every minute. Minsan once a week lang kami nagkikita since busy na siya sa work niya. Pero we always made time for each other. Palagi kaming naka-video call.
