Micheel's POV
Zane fixed his gaze at the full moon and I did the same. For a while, we just stood there, looking at it, the crickets chirping around us and the sound of the pool water waves singing in the distance.
"So... musta naman?" Zane, naging seryoso bigla ang tono ng boses niya
"Musta ang alin, Zane?"
“Yung date" humarap si Zane sa akin “niyo ni Eyann”
"Paano mo naman nalaman na may date kami kanina?"
"I followed you after school. You could’ve told me you know” Zane said, keeping his eyes away from mine.
“sasabihin ko naman talaga sayo eh kaso busy ka kay Jennifer eh ayoko naman na maabala ko pa kayo, at isa pa wala ka naman pakialam sa akin kung sasabhin ko eh"
Zane looked up at me and his facial expression…looked hurt, disappointed, pained.
“You think I don’t care about you?” Zane
I realized the power of my words and I didn’t know what to say next. This was a yes or no question, no in between answers.
"Well ..... kasi --" di pa ako natapos mag salita, nagsalita ulet si Zane
“Do you really think that I’m that bad? C’mon Micheel. After all we’ve been through. Tiffany trying to poison you, trying to drown you, kidnapping us, wanting to kill us. She almost beat you up to death. I was there with you, through every step of the way, through everything that she has done to you” Zane
“I stopped her from trying to kill you. And here you are, still thinking that I don’t give a fuck about you? Of course if it was me, I would’ve went right up there to Eyann and push him down a cliff when I saw you get into his car. But I didn’t. And do you know why?” Zane took a step closer towards me, enclosing the space between us.
“Because I fucking care about you, ok? I care about your happiness and who you wish to be with. Even though this marriage isn’t going to end anytime soon, I don’t want you to be miserable. But you are miserable when you’re with me right?” Zane
Hindi ko alam kung ano ba dapat kong sabihin ngayon kay Zane, pero tama siya
“Right?”
I looked up at him, my heart racing as I was. Here he was, saying how much he cared about me, confirming it for that matter. And I’ve been standing in the dark, thinking that he didn’t even give a fuck about me. I wasn’t even miserable when I was with him. I wanted to tell him that whenever he’s by my side I feel safe, secure, and most of all, happy. The date with Eyann today was nice and all, without anything chaotic, but it was just so boring. And I was tortured throughout it, thinking what Zane would’ve been doing at the moment. Little did I know that he was watching after me the whole time I was thinking of him. But in the end, I decided to do the only thing I can when in a situation like this. Tell the truth.
“No. I’m not miserable when I’m with you. In fact…It’s only when I’m with you…is when I’m at my happiest.” I looked up at him. Only parts of his face were showing since there was only the light of the pool and moon out, but at that moment, I felt like I could see everything inside of him. Even his heart. And maybe, just maybe, it was beating for me. And only me.
Zane smiled.
“Hindi mo alam kung gaano ako kasaya na marinig yan mismo sayo, Micheel” Zane
Ngumiti nalang din ako
“Ay nga pala Zane, alam mo ba kung ano masaya gawin pag full moon?”
"Ano yon?" Zane
And with that, I push him into the pool, him landing with a big splash. He stayed underwater for a while, before resurfacing, shaking his wet hair and running a hand through it.
“Ok, I did NOT see that coming!” Zane
“You weren’t supposed to” sabi ko, pinipigilan kong tumawa
"Alam mo, malapit ka na rin magaya sa akin" Zane
"Uh?"
And before I knew it, Zane had grabbed my hand and pulled me into the pool as well. I struggled a bit before remembering what Zane had taught me and went up to the surface. I was seriously going to kill him for that but when I got up, he was gone. No where in sight.
“Zane?”
Suddenly, I felt a small tickle on the bottom of my foot. Irritated, I kicked whatever was tickling me away but it just came back, harder then before. I dove under to see what it was that was irritating me and came face to face with Zane. He smirked and swam away, leaving me to chase him. I did the best I could, but he was too fast. I got up to catch my breath and as I was, Zane went up and did the same. We were face to face, the space between us extremely small.
“That was fun”
“Oo naman. I haven’t done that in a real while” Zane
I looked up to meet my eyes with his, and for what seemed like a real long time, just found myself getting lost in them. So big and brown, I could get lost in there and never get out for all I care. Then, Zane made a move. His hand slowly slid up, and with it, he cradled my cheek, pulling me closer to him. My heart was beating so fast at this point that I didn’t even know that there was this extent to this rapid pace. Zane leaned in closer, until my open eyes couldn’t see him anymore, and before I knew it, his lips were right on top of mine, touching mine.
He was kissing me.
Nung una hindi ako makapaniwala. I even closed my eyes and reopened them to see if this was a dream or not. pero hindi eh, hindi panaginip kundi totoo pala.
But even more then that, I swore that as soon his lips pressed down on mine, I had felt a million fireworks go off in side of me, sending my entire body on fire.Zane’s hand slid down from my cheek, to my neck, to my shoulder, down my arm, and onto my waist, pulling me even closer to him then I was before. I kissed him back, wanting to enjoy this moment while it lasted.
