Tomorrow With You

Chapter 4

Declan Costellano

"Ano ba kasi? Alam mo, kanina ka pa ah, nakakainis ka na." I'd been annoying her since earlier.

I just want her to come with me and clean her parents' room. I know she's still trying to accept her parents' death but she needs to face small details of her parents so she can slowly heal.

I'm here already, why not make her feel better while making her fall in love with me, right?

"Aleah, please. I'm sure madumi na ang kwarto ng magulang mo. Let's clean the room. Nothing will go wrong if you'll try." I held her both hands.

In almost a week living here with her is a life changing. I got to be someone that I didn't know I can be. There's a lot of characters I've shown to her. We're on the 'almost close' relationship.

"Declan, ayoko nga. Hindi pa 'ko handa." She said in sovereignty.

I sighed. "Kailan ka magiging handa?" I asked which made her stilled.

"H-hindi ko alam." Her eyes watered. "At hindi ko din alam kung magiging handa akong harapin ang maraming bukas nang wala sila sa tabi ko." She whispered as tears are falling.

Seeing her like this, crying and suffering. If only I can take away that pain and took it for me, I will gladly do it but I know I can't so I'll just do what I can do to help her.

It pained me whenever I hear her sobs. It aches my heart whenever I see her eyes full of tears. It pangs my chest when she thought that there's nothing good in life anymore.

She may not know me but me, I know her more than herself. I know that she's more than this and she's able to get up again.

"I'm here, I will never leave you. Let's face thousands and millions of tomorrows together." I slowly pulled her for a hug.

"W-why are you doing all of this? Y-you don't even know me and so am I." She utter.

"You don't know me but I know you." I whispered.

"I don't get it." Her forehead creased out of confusion.

"You want to hear a confession?" I asked.

I'm going to tell it to her but I'll take it slowly so she won't be confused and pressured.

"I am Declan Costellano." I started.

"A man who used to see you from afar. Always mesmerized by your beauty and bravery. I've been living half of my life, dreaming to be your lover. I always thought of you like a queen. There's something in you that I found and I can't unattached myself to you. I felt like I need you, I want you. You don't know me, yes. But me, I know you, I know you so much to the point that I am ready living with you." I held her hands. "Aleah, you noticed me for the first time. When I entered this house, I know that I got the chance that I've always wanted. A chance to talk to you, hug you, kiss you, hear your laughs, voice, see your smile, smell your scent and proving to myself that I'm done, I'm defeated 'cause love wins. When you noticed me, I knew that I'm already doomed."

I saw how shocked she was. It's like there's a bomb exploded in front of her and that bomb was me, exploded my confession to her.

She opened her mouth but there's nothing came, she didn't utter a word and now I'm getting ready to hear a rejection.

"I, ahm, I, d-don't know. Y-you're w-what? I, uh, d-don't get it." She stuttered while brushing her hair.

I chuckled. "Well, I'm sorry if I confused you. You're the woman I've been dreaming of, Aleah. I love you." I sincerely utter.

She was shocked, I can tell and I know that this will be confusing as hell but I can't keep it forever.

"I, uhm, I-i n-need time. I-i can't p-process everything, I'm s-sorry." She ran as fast as she could, away from me.

I sighed even a tank of pain strikes my heart. I need to accept it but I will never leave. I will still do something to catch her.

I stared at the door of Aleah's parents and slowly opened it so I can enter the room.

It's been months that's why you can see thick dusks all over the place most especially at the bed.

A family picture was displayed at the bottom of the bed and it is fixed at the wall.

I saw how beautiful Aleah's smile in the picture. How I wish I can see that again. There's no pain in her eyes. No sorrows and grief.

Now, she's no longer trying to be saved rather she's waiting for someone to save her in despair.

Worried filled my soul when I heard Aleah's shout. I hurriedly run to her in the kitchen. I saw blood running to her finger. She cut herself, not intentionally.

"Damn." I whispered as I get the medical kit and cleaning her cut.

I heard her murmuring and groaning.

"Dahan dahan lang, please, ang sakit." She mumbled.

I wholeheartedly obey her.

"Ano ba kasing ginawa mo?" There's an annoyance in my voice that I can't prevent to let her hear.

"I was cutting the meat and then I accidentally cut my finger." She's avoiding my stares while answering me.

I shut my eyes to stop myself from confronting her. I am pissed and annoyed 'cause she's hurt and I don't want her hurt!

When I hurt and see people hurt, I celebrate in joy but when it comes to her, I'm dying. I feel like my whole being is destroyed.

"Next time, please be careful. You don't know how hard it is to see you in pain." I uttered while focusing on her fingers.

I felt her body stilled yet I didn't give any response to it. She's shock? Then let it be. I know that I'm not fvcking deserving and worth it but who cares, I love her and that's enough for me to stay.

"I'm sorry sa inasta ko kanina." She uttered, I continued focusing on her finger. "I should have talked to you properly and didn't walked out." She then added. I know what she's been up to.

It's hard for her to trust since she lived her life trusting no one but her parents but I want to be an exemption 'cause I won't do anything that can harm her. I rather die just to make her live.

I looked at her, intently. "It's okay, I understand." That's true. For her, I'll try my best to be understanding even if it's the hardest thing for me to do.

"I-is that so?" I saw her gulped. "W-would you still come with me t-to clean my p-parents' room?" There I saw a small smile shown on her face.

My heart melted. She has a sweet smile. Always.

"Don't need to ask, baby." I smirked.

I saw her gaze went off from me maybe because of the endearment I called to her. I don't feel any awkwardness when I called her baby, she's my baby after all.

"A-after mo gamutin 'yung s-sugat ko, d-diretso tayo sa kwarto." She stuttered while trying to look away from me. I chuckled.

Hmm, how cute you are my baby.