Pagbalik ko ng condo, nakita ko na nanunuod pa rin ng TV si Agnes. Tumabi ako sa kanya and I don't know what got into me pero sinandal ko yung ulo ko sa balikat niya while she rested hers sa ulo ko.
"Got your car?"
"Yes."
"Are you now feeling better?"
"Yes. What are you watching?"
"Di ko alam."sabi ni Agnes.
"That looks boring."
"Yeah. I guess. Wifey?"sabi ni Agnes.
"Hm?"
"Pwede ba?"
"Pwede bang ano?"sabi ko sa kanya.
"Can I hug you?"
I was caught off guard by her request at naramdaman kong namula ako. Hindi na ako sumagot sa kanya pero yumakap na lang ako sa kanya at niyakap niya rin ako. Agnes smells nice.
"Welcome home, wifey."sabi niya. "I missed you."
"I missed you too."sagot ko. I looked up at Agnes and she was smiling. I really missed her. And I miss seeing that smile.
"Pero may mas namimiss ako."dagdag ko.
"Don't tell me si Charlie yan, I swear --"
"Milk tea."sabi ko sa kanya. She smiled.
"Let's get milk tea then."sabi niya tapos bibitaw na sana siya sa pagkakayakap sa 'kin but I held her tighter.
"Mamaya na lang please. Just stay."sabi ko sa kanya. She nodded and she hugged back.
I missed this. Ilang araw ko na gustong yakapin si Agnes. If this is what I would get for being brave, then I'd choose to be brave everyday. I felt it again. That feeling of craving for her touch and for her warmth. Agnes. Here's that feeling again. Now that I'm hugging her, ayoko na bumitaw. To be honest, I can just stay here like this for the rest of the day.
If I am to be extra honest, ayoko nang bitawan si Agnes.
