A DARE TO YOU

CHAPTER 10

(I beg for time stamps. I can't process the details pretty well so I'll just let my mind works for the best.)

Chimon's Pov...

It's been a months  since Nanon starts courting me and pretending to be my boyfriend in front of my family. I am happy in those months. it filled with happiness, domestic and sometimes misunderstanding.

and one of our misunderstanding is this one. it's been a days since he keeps on ignoring me and making lame and unbelievable excuses.

I know that we aren't together but he's courting me. he's my suitor and I have guts to feel like this. because after all, I'm his obligations as he asked permission.

"answer the call" I said to myself as I keep calling Nanon's number. ako nalang pumapasok at umuuwi minsan mag isa, minsan sinasabay ako ng kaibigan ko.

I don't know what's wrong with him. or what went wrong. ang huli namang sama ay yun yung time na nag panggap kami in front of our parents.

we've been doing it in those months that passed pero ni-isa ron ngayon lang nag kaganito si Nanon. I don't know if I did something wrong or say something that wasn't of his cup off tea. pero as I remember what we did that time, wala naman.

I sighed when he didn't answer the phone and flop myself on my bed.

tear starts forming in my eyes as I stare at my ceiling. then it smoothly drop off my cheeks continuously.

I keep on thinking what did I do to made him avoid me for days. hindi ko rin naman 'to ma-contact dahil pinapa-ring niya lang ang phone niya yet he did not answer it.

I sighed again before I call Kaownah.

"Hello?"

"Where are you?" bungad na tanong ko rito.

"Somewhere near. why?"

"Nothing."

I heard him sigh and enter maybe a convenience store. "Tell me what is it"

"How's mom and dad?"

"We're fine. you excluded me again, Chichi."

nahinto ito saglit habang may kinukuha. rinig na rinig ko ang kilos nito kaya hinayaan ko na lamang.

"Ikaw ba? how are you?"

"Nothing's fun. still bored."

"Kayo ng jowa mo, how are you two?"

I feel like we're drifting apart. feel like he's getting tired or maybe questioning his decisions. I don't know, Kaow. bigla nalang umiwas. bigla nalang nawala.

I miss him. sobra. kaso hindi ko alam kung asan siya. kahit sa school hindi ko siya mahagilap, even his friends don't know where he was kaya grabe pag aalala ko.

if he can be with my side in my darkest and lowest, ako rin. I'll stay by his side through ups and down. kaso he's keeping a secrets and even avoids me.

'why Nanon, why.'

"We're good naman."

"hahaha. open the door, I'm outside."

I frown at my phone before I heard a knock on my door. "Open the door, Chimon. it's cold outside."

I confusedly walk and open the door to be welcome at the convenience plastic bags.

"Hi!" Kaownah said as he enter my room.

"wow! it's big and neat" bati nito sa tinitirhan ko ngayon. "how's life here?"

I placed the bags on the table and shrugg my shoulder, "it's alright. I feel indepent"

"not strong?" he asked. I look at him confused so he shrugged and make his way towards the table. "you must say strong independent, you forgot the strong so maybe you're weak."

natawa nalang ako sa ka-cornihan nito bago maupo sa upuan.

he buy me an ice cream and foods. he said that he'll sleep here for a meantime kasi pinapaayos niya pa ang titirhan niya rito.

"how's work?" tanong ko habang kumain sa ice cream na dala niya.

"it's doing great, I manage it well."

"how's life?" tanong ko ulit.

me and Kaownah were step brother on papa's side. we get along well but when he became 13 years old, papa brought him to Canada to learn how to handle companies. I know that it's hard but he did his best to make it his. now he already has papa's company under his name. he's smart and creative that's why he fits on that works.

"uhm... fine I guess? I don't know." he shrugged. "you know, bullshits will happen as you prevent it. that's why I keep opening myself so that I can handle the given problem."

"haha! why did you include the math here" natatawang sagot ko at natawa rin ito.

nag daan ang mga minuto ng bigla nitong tinanong si Nanon. "asan na jowa mo? sabi mo ipapakilala mo na siya sa akin."

yeah. I told Kaownah about us and he's okay with that. it just that, Nanon doesn't know that I have step brother. and when I was about to tell some of my family ngayon naman siya nawawala. hindi lang nawawala, iniiwasan pa ako.

I look at Kaownah and he's looking at me. "don't lie, I know it already."

I don't have a choice but to tell him the truth. truth that Nanon been avoiding me for days and I can't even contact him. hindi rin siya nag papasok sabi ng kaibigan niya which makes everything worse.

I don't know what's going on pero, if he keeps being like that, keeps running away from things that need to be solve, wala siya matatakbuhan pabalik.

"he's avoiding me. I don't know the reasons, he just avoids me."

"maybe you did something wrong?"

"and what would it be? all I did before it happened was to cling on him"

"tss. go to sleep and I'll make sure that he'll be back and sort this things out."

tinignan ko lang si Kaownah at tumayo ito at pumunta sa pwesto ko.

"ako na mag huhugas at mag aayos dito. matulog kana't mag pahinga. Drake told me that you did a lot of thinga today, I know that you need a rest. rest your heart and mind, may bukas pa."

'damn! how the f  he was being serious. it's scary yet caring'

tinanguan ko lang ito at pumunta na sa higaan ko't nahiga.

"Goodnight"