Chasing You (Completed)

Chapter 22

Malalim na ang gabi at halos kakaunti na rin ang taong nasa labas. Ang buwan na siyang nagsislbing aming liwanag at ang hampas ng dagat ay mas lalong nagpakalma sa aming sarili.

Natigil na sila sa paggigitara at tahimik nalang namin na pinagmamasdan ang madilim na kapaligiran.

Nakaharap kami sa dagat at nakahilerang nakaupo. Nasa gilid ko si Lawrenz at sa kabila naman ay si Maxine.

Wala ni isa sa amin ang nagsasalita. Tahimik lang kaming nakaupo at pinapakiramdaman ang isat isa.

"What do you think about love? How do you define it?" biglang tanong ni Maxine. Napabuntong hininga ako sa kanyang tanong. Namayani muli ang katahimikan sa aming apat.

Hindi ko inakala na magiging ganito kami ka close. Sabagay unang araw pa lang ng klase asar na ng asar tong si Dyzan sa akin. Walang araw na hindi niya ako pinagtripan.

Si Maxine na super approachable, lagi akong niyayaya sa cafeteria. Masayang kasama.

At si Lawrenz.

Si Lawrenz na nagustuhan ko simula pa nung una.

"Love is everywhere." sagot ni Dyzan. "We can see it through our naked eyes and we can also feel it through our hearts."

"Love is always there... And I'm sure of that. As the world was created, love was already existing."

"Love... We are made because of love. Love makes us one and love will always be our strongest tool." nakatingin kami ni Maxine ngayon kay Dyzan. Hindi ko inexpect na ganito ang kanyang isasagot.

"Some of us may say that Love doesn't exist but the real thing is... they are just blinded by pain and cruel experiences to the point that the value and essence of love became unseen to them."

"Love is just in our side. The only thing you need to is to open your eyes and you'll see Love. Love of your family, love of your friends..."

"The intimate love... just wait for the right time and right person will be given to you. It's hard to find that and according to what I've read, you'll still encounter a lots of heartbreak before you will really find your true love but of course, this is not applicabe to all."

Huminga siya ng malalim saka tumingin sa amin.

"Ang dami ko ng sinabi. Ikaw ba Maxine? How do you define love?"

Natahimik saglit si Maxine. Huminga siya ng malalim bago nagsalita.

"Well, Nasabi mo naman na yung iba. The love that can be seen to our friends and to our family. So sa akin, I'm just going to define the love... Love for the opposite sex to be specific."

"I do believe in destiny." She stated and there... their eyes met.

"I do believe in fairy tales, I believe in magic brought by love. Well to be honest I'm a fan of disney stories that's why I'm like this..."

"So, para sa akin. You don't really need to find your true love. Because love is just there. Love is just waiting... Waiting for the right time for the right person."

"The red string? Cupid? Yes! I do believe in those things. So, kung kayo talaga para sa isa't isa. Kayo talaga."

"Love is about destiny and you'll just need to find it."

"Ikaw Ally? "

Napangiti naman ako saka tumingin kay Lawrenz. And there, I saw love.

Nagiwas na ako ng tingin saka tumingin sa dagat.

"You don't need to find love." out of no where ito ang nasabi ko.

" You don't need to seek for it because it will unexpectedly come. Like a thief in the night, like an eartquake without a sign and like an accident... crashed or anything... you didn't expect to come."