"I thought you left." Mahina kong sabi.
"I did. I just came back." Hindi ko alam kung bakit parang naging doble ang kahulugan no'n sa akin. Kung ngayon pa ba ang tinutukoy niya, o yung nangyari noon.
Yumuko lang ako at nag-iwas ng tingin. Naramdaman kong tinabihan niya ako. Nanahimik kami sandali at nagpakiramdaman.
I heard him sighed. "Kelly's been my friend in Australia over the years." Ito na naman ang pait na nalalasahan ko. What is nine years of theirs compared to ours? It's not even lasts a year. But I promise to hear him out, this time.
"At first, I was hesitant because I know how you hated her." He whispered. "But she's like a living trouble. Every now and then, she always involved to accident. And by that time, I discovered that she was depressed. Ako yung nandoon kaya hindi ko naiwasang tulungan siya."
Slowly, it sinked in. And I'm trying so hard to understand.
"I'm afraid for her child because I know that's not only her child, that's your niece too." Napaawang ang labi ko habang binaling sa kaniya ang tingin. "I helped her to get through that, but I swear to God, we never had anything other than that."
"I understand." Nakatungo kong bulong. It somehow made me feel relieved.
"I'm sorry." There's nothing to be sorry for. I'm just selfish but can you blame me? All my life, it's always been her.
"No, I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry, Ada. For everything. I'm not asking you to forgive me now, but I'm hoping... that you give me a chance."
"Chance?"
He looked at me straight in the eyes. "Nine years was a long time, we have missed a lot. All the beautiful places that we promised to visit are all waiting for us." I can see how determine yet hesitant he is right now. I don't know how he did that. He breathe heavily.
"Ada.. can you go out with me again?"
Hindi ko alam pero parang may kumiliti sa puso ko. Excitement are starting to grow inside me. But not so fast dear. Not so fast.
"Can I ask you something," I curiously asked. He looks disappointed. Maybe he thinks that I will not give him a chance but I just want to clarify something first. "Why are you cold to me the first day we met like you don't know me at all?" He avoided my gaze and his face became red.
"I'm just having a bad day that time." Dahil lang do'n? Disappointed ko siyang tinignan.
"You know how I felt that time? And just because you were having a bad day? You gotta be kidding me." He looked guilty.
"I'm sorry, Ada-"
"I don't need your sorry. I'm asking you why!" I yelled. After a long years! I finally saw him that time tapos parang hindi niya pala ako kilala? All my hopes were gone that day!
"I can't explai-"
"Why would you can't explain that!? You did-"
"Fine! I'm jealous okay?" Literal akong napanganga.
"Jealous- what? Am I hearing it right? Jealous? Why would you be?"
Nagaalalangan siyang sabihin. His face is so red, really. "It's because I liked you, Ada! Noon pa. And I don't know how would this feelings grow even after years of not seeing you. Fuck I can't believe I said it. Unbelievable." He whispered the last sentence that's why I can't understand. But wait? Am I really got a confession right now? And with the one I love? Jesus! This is crazy.
"Bakit ka naman magseselos?"
"You were with Tantiangco. I can remember clearly, how he tried to pursue you during senior years." He sarcastically said. Oh God. Not with Dano.
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