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097

monday, 10:00 pm

right after checking herself, jira immediately went outside their house. ilang minuto na ang lumipas ngunit hindi parin talaga umalis si vien sa harap ng kanilang bahay- kaya wala na siyang ibang choice kung hindi bumaba.

the moment she closed their gate and faced vien, his arms wrapped around her shoulders fast as he hugged her tight. "i missed you.."

he continued whispering soothing words right near her ear, nonstop giving her butterfly kisses too. "ji, i missed you.."

"vien.."

"i-i know there's something wrong," he told her and let go of the hug, holding both of her hands and nodding. "but can we talk about it? please, jiann. halos isang linggo tong mga tanong sa utak ko, i don't know what to do anymore.."

when jira finally agreed, vien guided her toeards his car, driving very very slowly towards the nearest café they could stop by. pakiramdam ni jira ay sinasadya pa nitong bagalan ang patakbo ng sasakyan dahil halos mas mauuna pa ang pagong bago dito.

"saint, sean, jazen.. all of us," jira started. "we're in the same circle of friends back in middle school."

"i know," he says, listening very well to her. "i remembered right before my head ached. i was just.. staring at our picture then suddenly memories kept coming back inside my head. isa isa ko kayong nakita hanggang sa lalong sumakit yung ulo ko.."

"before we continue this, are you sure you're not having any headache?" jira was panicking internally. vien held her right hand and squeezed it tight, before saying, "no, i'm perfectly fine."

"okay, so you.. remember us?"

"yes," vien replies. "everything."

"that's why i got mad when mom told me she told all of you to stay away from me for a little while. para saan? hindi ko naman kailangan yun. if being with you would give me pain, then i don't care. i'd still choose to be beside you.."

"vien.."

kunot noo itong tumingin sakanya. "kanina ka pa. change the way you call me. i'm not liking that-"

"love," jira shyly mumbled, earning a soft smile from vien. "there. i like it better."

"now that it's settled, i don't care anymore," he followed. "natatandaan kita at lalong lalo na, wala akong nararamdamang sakit sa ulo. so don't tell me keeping distance is the best for us if i can't even breathe properly without knowing if you're doing fine."

"i was.. restless the whole week," vien once again started. "i thought you hated me already. akala ko ayaw mo na, the way you declined all of my messages and calls-"

"you're making me feel guilty about it," she bit her lower lip. "kaya i'm sorry. i just thought you needed to rest. balak ko din namang makipagusap sayo, pero hindi pa sana ngayon. kung hindi lang sa nangyari kanina- wait, si wenna..?"

"she's fine and i don't care either," vien frowned. "promise me from now on you'll stop ignoring me."

"o.. kay..?"

"okay," he nods. "i love you."

muntik pang maibuga ni jira ang iniinom na iced coffee ng marinig ang mga katagang isinambit ni vien mula mismo sa harap niya.

"what?!" she panicked.

vien chuckles, coming closer near her face, before whispering, "i said i love you.."

"anong.." she doesn't know what to say. "so tayo na?"

creasing his brows, he slowly pouted- and jira never thought she would see this part of him. being sulky and all. "where's my i love you too then?"

"i love you too."

"then you're my girlfriend now."

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PERIODT MGA SIS!!!
sobrang rupok ni jira 😭✊
#wagtularan