KLARIJAH (FANFICTION)

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End game

Love doesn't end on being miles away. Love doesn't care about the distance you had and years of being apart. Love is like a rope, you may cut the tie at the center but you both hold the end of it. Time will come you'll find a way to find your end. Your endgame, either you reconnect the tie again or just let it be cut forever. For me, Elijah is my endgame. Always. We'll always find each other.

What a happened two years ago feels like yesterday. Waves of painful memories surge in my mind but it wasn't the same again. We should stick on the probabilities that we are given the chanced to live our lives once.

Sometimes people tend to forget that this isn't our lives to begin with, my belief thought me that this is just a borrowed chances, reasons why I choosed to forgive and forget. I feel sorry for those people, who lose their way to see the light in life. I understand them I was there once, I've been there but I am happy that I was saved. It sadden me that others won't be able to save themselves from their tenebrous situation. It's too obscure since we had our own demons to fight with everyday. I just hope that like me they will be able to see that life is livable.

I choosed to be happy. I won't complicate things from now on. Everything actually feels surreal for me, to be with him this close but I need to get used to it.

"Hey!" he greeted me. Kissed my forehead. I could feel his breath on my heated face.

"H-Hey!" kailan ka ba masasanay sa presensiya niya Klare? He chuckled. I pouted.

"Handa ka na para mamaya?" tanong nito. Tumango lang ako kahit hindi sigurado. "Come here!" he pulled me closer to him, he smells like mint and musk. My heart is so full, like a ladder we'll take baby steps. One at a time. Years had passed but I still yearned for acceptance, pero gaya ng sinabi ko noon pa man..hindi ko ipipilit ang gusto ko.

"Tangina dis!" Azi cussed.

"Ang bibig mo Azrael marinig ka nga ni Eli!" I hissed at Azi who sat next to us.

"Ang aga aga ng landian niyo Klare, hustisya naman sa walang love life". He scoffed. Sulking like a child.

"Stop the drama Kuya." Claudette entered the living room.

As for my Montefalco family, everything is smooth. Nandito pa rin sila sa Davao. My Tito's and Tita's went to Marco, and later this afternoon they'll proceed to Samal for an overnight outing dederitso na rin sila pauwi ng Cagayan. My cousin's stayed here, they want to party before going home in Cagayan de Oro. Except for Knoxx and his wife Entice umuwi na ng Alegria dahil naiwan ang kanilang mga anak doon. The same with Erin, she went home since Ahia called hindi daw nito mapatahan ang kanilang anak. Si Damon at Eba ay umuwi rin dahil may family dinner sila sa side ni Eba the following day. While Josiah is somehow missing in action, I don't know his activities now, but I know his doing good. Although, some of us changes our priorities now, there are still things remained the same.

I hugged Elijah more beside me, I nuzzle into his underarm. Remembering how we make out last night. Paano ako natunaw sa mga halik at salita nito sa aking tenga. Uminit ang pisngi ko. Malandi ka Klare! Make out huh?!

Mas lalo akong sumiksik sa tagiliran ni Elijah. Feeling ko kasi alam ng mga pinsan ko ang ginawa namin kagabi. Nakakahiya.

"You okay?" he asked. Nagtataka marahil sa namumula kong mukha. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Tila alam nito ang iniisip ko. He laughed hard. Bakas sa buong living room ang boses nito.

"Happy ka bra?" nang aasar na saad ni Azi kasama si Kuya Justin. He shook his head and continue laughing. Mas lalo akong naasar, kinurot ko tuloy sa tagilaran.