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"Shan ka pwunta, Ashe?" Tanong ni Jian habang punong puno ng chips ang bibig. Nandito nanaman siya sa kwarto ko, nanonood ng Netflix.

"Nguyain mo muna 'yang kinakain mo, Jian!" Sabi ko. Sinisintas ko kasi iyong sapatos ko ngayon at handa nang umalis. I just wore an black long sleeves top tucked in my denim short skirt with my black belt. I glanced at my anklet, iyong regalo ni Caius, hinaplos ko iyon atsaka tumayo na.

"Saan ka pupunta, Ate?" Ulit ni Jian pero mas maayos na ngayon.

"Date," I winked.

He gave me his vomiting face and then laughed. "Have fun."

"Yeah, I will! Love you," I kissed his cheeks and ruffled his hair before going out of my room.

Caius and I planned to meet around 2 PM. He said he'll pick me up so I waited for him outside our house.

"Hi," gulat akong nagtaas ng tingin nang may humintong hindi pamilyar na sasakyan sa tapat ko.

Wirdo akong tumingin sakanya at sa sasakyang dala niya. "This isn't yours. New car?"

He shook his head. "Jared's."

I raise my brows. "Oh, okay," I just said and hop in. "Asan 'yong sasakyan mo? Ba't hindi mo gamit?"

"Something's wrong with the engine," he simply said. "Kumain ka na ba?"

Tumango ako. "Yup. Kasabay ko si Jian kanina."

The drive went smooth. Caius is actually a good driver, I could tell. Nanatili lang akong nakikinig sa music habang kumakain ng chips na nakalagay sa likod.

"Gusto mo?" Tanong ko sakanya.

Tumango siya. Lumapit ako para subuan siya ng dalawang piraso. Pinunasan ko pa ang gilid ng labi niya dahil may nailagay doon. Ngumiti siya.

"Water?"

He nodded again. Inilahad niya saakin ang palad niya kaya binuksan ko ang bottled water at saka binigay sakanya. Nang matapos siyang uminom ay kinuha ko na iyon at tinakpan.

An hour after that, we finally reached our destination. Caius parked the car smoothly and then we went in together... with our fingers intertwined.

Nag-ikot ikot kami ni Caius sa loob ng gallery. Minsan ay napapahinto para kuhanan ng litrato ang mga paintings na nakaka-attract saakin.

"Wow..." I said, amused, while looking at an abstract painting.

"You like it?" I heard Caius from my back.

"What are you doing there? Dito ka," sabay turo sa tabi ko. Nasa likod ko kasi siya at sobrang nakadistansya. Lumapit siya at pinagsaklop ang mga daliri namin.

"One day... sana makasama din sa mga exhibit kahit isang artwork ko lang..." wala sa sarili kong sabi.

Caius looked at me and smiled. "You can do that," he held my face. "I believe in you."

"You think that's possible?"

"Oo naman."

"Sinasabi mo lang 'yan para pampalubag-loob 'no?"

"Why would I do that? Why would I lie? Your artworks are truly amazing, Jei. I know you'll do good in the future," he caress my cheeks with his thumb.

I smiled. "Thank you for having so much confidence in me."

"No problem, love. I'm always here, okay?"

I wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. "If I am going to have my own exhibit, I hope you are there with me."

"I will. I won't go anywhere," he whispered and kissed the top of my head.