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Bonny dropped her phone on her lap and starred at the man driving beside her. Juan Gomez de Liaño looks like a real man with those square jaw and thick eyebrows. It perfectly complemented his curly hair which by the way is now gone because he is now semi-kalbo. But still, he looked perfectly handsome.
Bonny let out a heavy sigh before opening her mouth to talk.
“Kuya Diegs told me that you've been playing for hours and not even taking a water break. Have you lost your mind?” Bonny was controlling her voice. She wants to yell at Juan for exhausting himself but that would be ridiculous. So she remained ‘calm'. But to her dismay, Juan just answered, “No”.
“Can you please stop the car?” Juan seemed alarmed at what she said. Parang hindi ito mapakali ngunit hindi rin nito inihinto ang kotse.
“I said, can you please stop the car?”
“No.”
Napasabunot na lamang si Bonny sa kaniyang buhok dahil sa sagot ni Juan. She wonder what happened to Juan. Okay pa naman ito bago at pagkatapos nilang mag-simba kanina. But now, he seemed off. He's like mad, confused, and soft at the same time.
“Are we having a car fight right now?”. She asked. Gustong-gusto niyang itanong sa binata kung ano ba ang problema. Bakit ba ito mukhang galit at kung bakit hindi siya nito kinakausap ng matino. Mukhang narinig naman siya ng langit kaya't agad na iginilid ni Juan ang kotse.
Alam niya kung nasaan sila. She knew that they are still in Quezon City. Ito ang lugar kung saan dinala rin siya ni Juan noong araw na bigla nalang lumitaw ang mga magulang niya sa dinner. Ito rin ang lugar kung saan una niyang kinantahan si Juan, gamit ang gitara niya.
“Juan, ano bang nangyayari? You seemed off”. She started the conversation.
“I don't know.” He answered without looking at her. Lalong nangunot ang noo niya. Hindi niya maintindihan ang binata. At lalong hindi niya ito naintindihan nang alisin nito ang seatbelt nilang dalawa at inakay siya papalabas ng kotse. They both sat on the grass just inches away from his car. Juan held her hand which made the butterflies in her stomach fly.
“Juan…”
“Bonny, can you tell me what's going on? ‘Cause I'm clueless when it comes to this matter.” He said in a low voice. She didn't dare to interrupt. She knows that he have many things to said. So she remained silent and listened to him.
“I've never felt this way before, and it sucks. I never thought that my confidence level will drop this low. I've never felt so little in my life. Ngayon lang. All my life, I thought I aligned my priorities right. But I was wrong.” Sa haba ng sinabi ni Juan ay wala siyang naintindihan kahit isa. Hindi niya maintindihan ang ipinupunto ni Juan. Lalong hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit lalong lumalakas ang kabog ng kaniyang dibdib.
“Before, it was God, family, and basketball. But now, I think it's God, family, basketball, and you”. Bonny was dumbfounded by his words. She blinked multiple times, can't find the words to say. She was just starring at Juan.
No words, no syllables, just pure silence. They let their hearts speak.
“Juan…” She came to utter his name.
“Tell me to stop, Bonny. Tell me to stop looking highly of you. Tell me to stop dreaming about your face. Tell me to stop yearning for your voice. Tell me to stop thinking of you. Tell me to stop right now. ‘Cause if you won't, I'll never stop. Kahit pa mag-hapon ang mag-basketball, di ako mapapagod. ‘Di ako mapapagod at hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi kita nakukuha.”
“Because Bonny, you entered my system. You're a part of me now.” Silence filled the air. But strangely, kahit gaano pa ka-awkward ang sitwasyon, walang awkwardness na naramdaman si Bonny. They just sat, looking at each other. And she is strangely calm. Not a natural reaction of a girl when someone ‘confessed’ to her.
“Are we getting serious here, Uno?”. Juan didn't answered. Instead, he stood up. He guided her too para makatayo siya. He's towering over her. And it's okay. He small smile appeared on his lips before uttering the words that make her heart beats faster than normal.
“I am enchanted to meet you, Bonny. Everyday spent with you, always enchants me. And I'm willing to trade anything to be enchanted by you everyday.”
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Surprise narration! Sana 'di kayo tinamad magbasa haha.
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