You'll Be Safe Here

17-Speechless

"Lala..."

Natulala na ko fotaena 😣

"Can you at least tell me if this is fine?"

"This? Fine? Ha?"

"This. Ok lang ba if..."

If ano potek na yan 😣 yung puso ko Zach woy!!!

"If I open myself more to you this time?"

"H-ha? Open up?"

"You wanna know me better right?"

"Oh?"

"I'd be willing to show you who I am. If you let me..."

"Why wouldn't I?" I managed to say

"Mahirap to para saken Lala..."

"Hindi mo naman kailangang pilitin ang sarili mo Zach"

"But I want to... for you"

"Don't do it for me Zach. Do it for yourself. Kailangan mo yan"

H-he smiled. Ang gwapo shet.

Zach's PoV

This time I genuinely smiled in front of her

"Ang gwapo mo lalo"

"Really?"

"Ahdjdjdjenasabikongmalakasgaga"

"Hahahaha"

"Hala tumatawa na!!"

"Ang cute mo kasi"

"Hoy sandale!" Sabi niya na pilit kinakalas yung kamay niya sa pagkakahawak ko but I didn't let it slip

"What? Haha"

"Cute ka dyan!"

"Bakit hindi ba?"

"Wag ka nga! 😣"

"Simula pa lang to ng pagpapakilala ko sa kung sino talaga ako Lala... nasa sayo na yun kung di mo kakayanin ang matutuklasan mo, ihahanda ko na lang ang sarili ko maiwan kung sakali"

"Maiwan?"

"No one stayed in my life Lala... and I would understand if you won't stay like they did"

"Parang jinudge mo naman ako agad don sa part na yon?"

"Hindi sa ganon Lala. Ang sinasabi ko lang ehh base sa naranasan ko. I don't even know if you could accept me after knowing me... after all that you'd discover about me"

"Sa pagsusuplado mo saken iniwan ba kita?"

I shook my head saying no

"Ayaw mo ng kasama pero nasan ako ngayon? Kasama mo di ba?"

I nodded

"Whatever I may discover, magugulat ako syempre... pero hindi naman siguro sapat na dahilan yung mga yon para iwan kita?"

"I hope so"

"Don't hope. Believe. Maniwala kang hindi ako lalayo"

"Natatakot ako Lala"

"Kasama mo ko Zach. Andito na ko sa tabi mo"

"Salamat Lala. Sobrang salamat"

"Ano ka ba? Maliit na bagay haha"

"Hindi maliit na bagay yung tyagain ang ugali ko Lala. I know how hard headed I am myself. Naging bato ako Lala"

"Edi ako magiging martilyo mo. Pupukpukin natin yang batong sinasabi mo para lumabas yung ganda ng pagkatao mo"

I just pulled her in to hug her. Wala na kong masabi.

"Salamat" the only words that came out of my mouth

To my surprise she hugged back and tapped my back. Napahigpit ako lalo ng yakap sa kanya pero yung higpit na just enough to make her feel how I appreciate what she said to me.

Hindi ko namalayan may luha na pala tumulo sa mata ko but I wiped it off immediately. Her hug just feels so right. Ang... sarap sa pakiramdam.

Nakakatawa man isipin para sa iba na sumaya ako sa simpleng yakap niya, I never experienced a hug with so much care. A hug that makes me feel calm, cared, and happy.

Thanks to Lala I got to feel that feeling.