Coming Home

9

Topher's PoV

"Okay ka lang ba talaga?"

"Hmm?"

"Kanina mo pa nilalaro ang kamay ko ehh. May problema ba? Is there something else I need to know?"

"Nothing Ellie... gusto ko lang titigan ng titigan etong singsing sa kamay mo"

"Why?"

"Because... this means you're mine now?"

"3 years naman na kong sayo Topher..."

"Is it selfish of me to do that?"

"Do what?"

"The proposal? This early? I mean... I understand you still have a lot of responsibilities and you still need to graduate and all. Hindi naman ako nagmamadali but I just felt like... I need to do this now. We've lost so much time Ellie. Ayoko nang hintayin pa ulit na may mangyareng masama sa kahit sino saten bago kita pakasalan"

"I wouldn't have agreed if I don't want this Topher... I may have cried the whole year but that's not your fault. Kagaya ng kwento mo saken, everything was unintentional, lalo na sayo. At kagaya din ng sinabi ko sayo noon ikaw at ikaw lang ang mamahalin ko"

"I'm really lucky to have you am I?"

"Psh. Teka nga. Kamusta lolo mo?"

"Ayun sa bahay lang maghapon, dun nagttrabaho, ni hindi ko masyado makausap"

"Puntahan natin?"

"Why?"

"Wala. I just want to see if I can help in any way"

"Hmm. Pwede ka this weekend? Para pakilala na din kita bilang fiancé ko"

"Mm mukhang pwede naman. Saturday? May duty ako ng Sunday ehh"

"Pwede. Onga pala, sa parents mo? How will we say it? Hindi na ko nakapagpaalam bago ko hiningi kamay mo ehh"

"Ang unang dapat natin sabihin kina nanay eh yung balitang buhay ka. They saw me devastated nung pumunta sila dito last time"

"I really have some explaining to do huh? Di bale, okay lang, this is the least I can do for you"

"Maalala ko..."

"Hm?"

"Bakit tinago mo na isa kayo sa may-ari ng school? Atsaka ang galing, yun talagang school na nilipatan ko ah??"

"Kaya ko din nalaman kung san ka nakatira non kasi kumausap ako ng admin staff from the school, nagbakasakali ako sa mga school na alam ni lolo and luckily I found you in one"

"Invasion of privacy ka don ah!"

"Hehe. Sorry. I just need to get you back"

"Hay..."

"Why?"

"Wala naman, iniisip ko lang pano ko kinaya yung isang taon na wala ka"

"Maybe you felt that I'm alive?"

"Not really. Ewan ko. I just keep on going back to the years we spent, ganun lang umikot yung taon ko"

"I love you Ellie"

"I love you too. Please no secrets now? I beg you, natatakot na ko."

"No more secrets. I swear. This has become my second life, and I wanna spend every moment with you. Happily"