Find Me • Kobe Paras

Find Me • 14

"kobeeeeee" lumingon si kobe sa taong tumawag sakanya, it was agatha.

"ang aga aga pa ah?" kobe said, agatha smiled, her eyes twinkling.

"Birthday ko today, wag kang masungit sa akin ha?" agatha said, kobe smiled,

"sige" maiksing sagot ni kobe at nagsimulang maglakad, pero nabigla siya ng hawakan ni agatha ang kamay niya.

"sige lakad ka lang, isipin mo kuya kita para di ka mabother" agatha said at hinigpitan ang hawak niya kay kobe.

"excuse me po, kuya kobe, pwede po papicture?" a group of girls asked kobe, mukha silang nagpasa ng UPCAT requirements, kobe nodded, bumitaw si agatha pero hindi ito hinayaan ni kobe. Nasa gilid lamang si agatha habanag nagpipicture si kobe sa mga babae.

"dapat binitawan mo ako, nakakahiya." agatha said, kobe smiled at agatha.

"birthday mo diba? So today ikaw masusunod." kobe said, agatha nodded at hinigpitan ang hawak niya kay kobe.

"I love you kobe." agatha whispered, nagkunwari si kobe na hindi niya narinig iyon.

"mas mahal kita agatha kung alam mo lang." kobe replied in a whisper,

"ano yun? May sinasabi ka kobe?" agatha asked, umiling lamang si kobe at ngumiti.

•••

"wag niyo sasabihin kay agatha na may sakit ako" kobe said weakly, ricci furrowed his eyebrows.

"bro why?" tanong ni javi, kobe looked at his phone and checked the calendar.

"alam ko kasi may imemeet siya for her trip to paris, para makita yung museums dun" kobe said, hugging his pillow, dinampi ni louise ang palad niya sa noo ni kobe.

"may lagnat ka eh" sabi ni louise, kobe smiled

"lagnat lang 'to, mas importante yung paris"

•••

"KOBE PARAS OUT OF THE GAME"  sigaw ng announcer, nakakunot na ang noo ni coach bo, but it didn't bother kobe,

"nasaan na siya?" he asked louise, louise with tears threatening to fall,

"hindi ko alam, ang sabi niya mag c-cr lang siya" sagot ni louise, ricci sighed. 

"lalabas na ako, hahanapin ko siya, mamaya kung ano na nangyari dun" kobe said grabbing a towel, but ricci held his shoulder.

"play" sabi ni ricci,

"I need to find agatha." sagot ni kobe,

"mas magagalit sayo si agatha if hindi mo maipapanalo 'to, iuutos ko kay rasheed na hanapin siya." ricci said, kobe was silent, but he talked to coach bo,

"let's play faster" sabi ni kobe kay javi.

•••

"ayaw pa kasi umamin" ricci teased, looking at kobe through the mirror, kobe rolled his eyes, showing his middle finger to ricci.

"she ain't ready" sagot ni kobe, fixing agatha's position, putting her head on his shoulder.

"you're hurting her, do you know that?" juan asked, kobe nodded. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ni agatha, his other hand pushing the stray hairs away from her face.

"bro you're aware na you're hurting her right?" ricci asked, kobe nodded.

"I know this won't justify anything, but Agatha means the most to me, I love her you know, and loving her, I want her to love herself first, pag naging kami malamang ako agad priority niya, I don't want that dude." sagot ni kobe, looking at agatha.

"tyler likes her" sabi ni juan, kobe nodded. Sadness in his eyes,

"aren't you afraid?" ricci asked,

"I'm fucking scared bro, but I trust agatha, I trust that when she's ready, she'll find me"

•••

"kobeeee I wuv you so muccccch" agatha drunkenly said, kobe sighed and took agatha inside his unit.

Nakayakap si agatha kay kobe, her legs wrapped around his waist, kobe smiled.

"you know, I love kobe paras so much, but he doesn't love me back?" daldal ni agatha, her eyes closed and her words barely made sense.

"I'm sure kobe loves you back" sagot ni kobe, preparing his bed, tying agatha's hair.

Nakapikit na si agatha at mukhang tulog nang ibaba siya ni kobe sa kama, kobe caressed her cheeks,

"you probably won't remember this when you wake up tomorrow, but please unlove me and love yourself first" kobe said, agatha opened her eyes and smiled lazily.

"I love you too, I love you so much kobe." sabi ni agatha, kobe smiled and kissed agatha's knuckles.

"I love you the most agatha marie" sabi ni kobe, agatha smiled and fell asleep.

Kobe kissed her forehead.

•••

"look at what tyler gave me!" agatha said, smiling at whatever tyler bought him,

"agatha" kobe called her out, everyone went silent, nakatingin sila lahat kay kobe. Agatha smiled,

"wala, nevermind." kobe said, agatha furrowed her eyebrows but hindi nalang niya pinansin si kobe.

"find me again agatha, i'll wait for you" kobe said to himself, looking at agatha sitting on tyler's lap and laughing at what ever tyler said to make her smile.