Gwen's Point Of View
"Punta tayo sa Tagaytay bukas?" Jarred suddenly spoke while I'm reading a book and he's watching a basketball game in our television. Nasa living room kami ngayon, katatapos lang mag-dinner and we decided to stay here a bit.
"Pwede naman." I answered, still looking at the book that I'm reading. Naramdaman ko namang tumitig siya sa akin kaya napa-baling din ako sa kaniya.
"What?" I asked as he kept on staring at me.
"You don't like? Ano nalang gusto mong gawin bukas?" He asked and turned the tv off. I raised an eyebrow. Hindi pa naman tapos yung game na pinapanood niya, why did he turned it off?
"Gusto ko naman. Tagaytay nalang, nakakaumay mag-mall." It's just Thursday today but tomorrow's a holiday so we don't have classes, kaya pwede kaming umalis if we want.
"Alright, do you wanna stay there overnight?" I closed the book that I'm reading and placed it in the coffee table. Nakikita ko kung paano niya sinusundan ang mga galaw ko.
"Yup, let's just book a hotel room for us." I suggested and I saw how he tried to hide his smile. Inirapan ko nga.
"Okay, are we going to have separate rooms or isa nalang?" He asked and fished out his phone from his pocket.
"Syempre separate tayo." I answered and he said okay before typing something in his phone, nanunuod lang ako sa ginagawa niya.
He showed his phone to me and he's already done booking a hotel room for us. Wow, he's really serious about this.
"Done, babe. Where do you wanna go there?" Nagisip naman ako and searched for places to go to in Tagaytay. We don't usually go there kasi most of the times, pa-North ang byahe ko with my family and friends.
"There's this place called Fantasy world, it's an abandoned theme park. I want to go there, it's in Lemery, Batangas, according to google. Tapos let's eat sa Balay Dako in Tagaytay. Gusto ko rin mag-Sky Ranch." Sunod sunod na sabi ko kay Jarred and he kept on typing on his phone.
"What is it that you're typing? Are you even listening to me?" I asked, a bit irritated because I feel like he's not paying much attention to what I'm saying.
He chuckled which made me more annoyed.
"I am listening, baby. I'm typing everything that you say so I won't forget it." I pursed my lips and rolled my eyes to hide my smile. Akala ko hindi nakikinig eh.
"Okay. Ikaw, anong gusto momg gawin or puntahan sa Tagaytay?" I asked and crossed my legs, nakita ko namang napatingin siya doon pero mabilis ding bumalik ang tingin sa mukha ko.
"I want to eat bulalo and eat at Breakfast at Antonio's." I nodded.
"Okay, I'll go get some cookies, gusto mo?" Tumayo na ako para pumunta sa kusina. He nodded while smiling.
"Yes, please." I nodded once again and got the cookies and fresh milk. Gusto ko rin sana ng cake kaso hindi pa ako nakakapag-bake ulit.
"Let's just watch one movie before going to bed?" Jarred suggested and I quickly nodded. We picked a movie and quietly watched it. Nasa kalagitnaan kami ng movie nang maramdaman ko na nakatingin sakin si Jarred so I also looked at him. Napangiti siya.
"Ang ganda mo, no?" Parang wala sa sariling sabi niya. I felt how my cheeks flushed dahil sa gulat pero mabilis din akong nakabawi.
"Ngayon mo lang nalaman?" I joked, he laughed.
"Kainis." Nakangiti niya parin na sagot at bumalik nalang sa panunuod ng movie. Napatawa nalang ako at kinuha ang cellphone ko nang makita kong umilaw ito. Kevin texted me and I immediately opened it.
Text message from Kev
Hi, gwen! How are you? I just got home! Can I call?
I looked at Jarred and held his arm.
"I'll just call my friend, okay? I'll be back." He nodded and smiled at me. I smiled back and quickly went to our kitchen to call Kevin.
"Yes, kevy? What's up with you?" Bungad ko sa kaniya. He's still drying his hair when he smiled at me.
"I missed you so! Kumusta ka na?" He asked, I shrugged.
"I'm engaged now. How about you?" I answered casually, na siyang nagpa-nganga sa kaniya.
"What?" He shouted. Napatawa naman ako.
"Yeah, long story but here I am, living with my fiancé already. He's a family friend." I explained. Napatawa naman sya kahit medyo nanlalaki parin ang mga mata.
"Grabe naman! Kaka-umpisa lang namin ng girlfriend ko tapos engaged ka na kaagad? Magugulat si Monica nito!" Natawa ako sa sinabi niya. Monica's his girlfriend and my friend as well.
"I'll call her some other time to explain. Kumusta ka?" Nagpatuloy lang ang kwentuhan namin na hindi ko na namalayan na 40 minutes na pala kaming naguusap. Si Jarred iniwan ko lang sa sala! Mabilis akong nagsabi kay Kevin na kailangan ko nang ibaba ang tawag, he said that he understand and we'll continue talking some other time.
"I'm sorry about that, hindi ko napansin ang oras." I apologized right after I got back to our living room. Nanunuod parin si Jarred pero ibang movie na at mukhang badtrip siya. He nodded at nagulat naman ako ng bigla siyang tumayo at pinatay na ang tv.
"Dalhin ko lang 'to sa kitchen tapos akyat na tayo." Sabi niya at mabilis na dinala sa kitchen ang mga pinagkainan namin ng cookies and glasses for the milk. Narinig ko rin na hinugasahan niya ang mga ito. That's what I like about him, nagkakasundo kami sa view na hindi porke may kasama kami sa bahay ay hindi na kami kikilos. Hangga't kaya namin, tutulong parin kami sa pagaayos at linis ng bahay namin.
"Let's go?" Aya niya sa akin kaya naman tumango ako at nagsimula nang maglakad.
"Good night. Alis tayo ng 10 am bukas? Para mas marami tayong mapuntahan." He said nang nasa tapat na kami ng pintuan ng kwarto ko. Magkatabi lang ang mga kwarto namin at nauuna ang sa akin.
"Okay, got it. Good night!" I smiled at him. He smiled and I was so surprised when he leaned forward to give me a forehead kiss. Napanganga talaga ako at gulat na tumingala sa kaniya. Tinawanan niya naman ako.
"Sorry, bawal ba?" He asked, still smiling like an idiot and sounding so insincere of his apology.
"You're my friend, it's okay." I answered, more like convincing myself than him. He raised an eyebrow.
"I'm your fiancé." He said with finality. I just rolled my eyes and shrugged bago itinulak siya ng bahagya para makapasok na'ko sa kwarto ko.
I heaved a sigh when I got inside my room. I'm now free to breath properly again. But why is my heart beating so fast?
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Hi! EXO comeback this 2021 and I'm so so happy! Also, thank God for another day that He gave us the chance to live. May you all have blessed days to come! 🤍
