HIDDEN DESIRE (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: SELFISHNESS

I heard a guitar strings and to my surprise another light filled up where is the man sitting in the middle of stage. Ino. Yes, si Ino, ang nasa stage na ngayon ay patuloy sa pagigitara kasabay ng pagkanta.

Natahimik ang buong paligid, binalot kami ng katahimikan at ang pagkanta lang ng taong matagal ko ng hinintay ang naririnig ko. My tears are starting to fall. Tears of Joy. I'm surprise.

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
It could be so nice, growing old with you

I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold
Need you
Feed you
Even let you hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed when you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold
Need you
Feed you
Even let you hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed when you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you

"I wanna grow old with you Ayesha, let me love you now and forever." habang sinasabi sa akin yon ay palapit siya ng palapit sa akin

"Ino" the only word that came out to my mouth. Ng tuluyan na syang makalapit ay mas ikinagulat ko ang kanyang ginawa

He kissed me in front of many people.

"Hey! Why are you crying?" seryoso nyang tanong

"Tears of Joy. Thankyou, you surprise me"

"Umpisa palang yan, remember when we're in hospital I promise you that I will do everything to show you how much I love you. I know I hurt you so much in the past pero gagawin ko lahat para mapalitan iyon ng saya sa kasalukuyan" wika niya

Tinanguan ko nalang siya at pangalawang pagkakataon hinalikan niya na naman ako at mas matagal ito sa nauna. Nagbago ang kanta at nagpatuloy ang pagsasayaw ng karamihan at kami ngayon ay nakagitna na sakanila.

"Don't stare, bigyan nalang kita ng picture ko para hindi mo na ko titigan" pagbibiro nya

"Hindi kita tinititigan, wag kang assuming dyan" tanggi ko

"Hindi daw, oo kaya. Gwapo koba?" inilingan ko nalang siya " Kilig ka naman sa ginawa ko kanina e" bat ba ang hilig mang-asar nito

"Ino"

"Yes, baby?"

"Where have you been?" natagalan bago sya sumagot mukhang wala akong balak sagutin

"I'm sorry, umalis na naman ako ng walang paalam" hindi man iyon ang nais kong marinig pero ok nadin yon alam ko may dahilan kung bakit ayaw niyang magsalita

Gusto ko pa sanang magtanong tungkol sa kanila ni Ching pero ayaw kong sirain ang masayang gabi ng buhay naming dalawa. Call me selfish this time dahil ngayong araw gusto ko munang isantabi ang nararamdaman ng ibang tao. I'm sorry.