High on Love

"I love you"

her hearts racing, hands trembling, forehead covered in sweat. It's a summer afternoon in April at dito pa napiling mag tapat ni Mutya sa gitna ng bukirin, sa ilalim ng tirik na araw. Tanging mayayabong na sanga lamang ng punong kahoy ang nag silbing lilim nila ng lalaking kasama. Waiting for his reply made her feel anxious that she wanted to pass out, but still she gave him a hopeful stare.

"What do you mean you love me?"

Her heart almost sank just seeing the expression on his face, hatalang may disgusto sa narinig pero hindi nawalan ng pag asa si Mutya

"M-mahal kita Eds, alam ko na weird 'tong nararamdaman ko but I've been keeping this feelings for so long"

Matapang nyang sabi para maka ramdam lang ng pagka dismaya nang umurong ang lalaki mula sa pagkaka upo sa damuhan katabi nya

"Woah woah kiddo alam ba 'to ni Joaquin? and since when did you stop calling me kuya?"

Para syang pinag sakluban ng langit at lupa habang naka mulagat sa guwapong mukha ni Edmond ang lalaking nagpa usbong ng pag sintang pururot sa bata nyang puso. Pero hindi na sya bata! not anymore she just turned eighteen last week at talagang inantay nya ang panahong ito bago mag tapat sa lalaking tinatangi mula pa noong kinse anyos sya! and now it seems like she's bound to experience her first ever heartbreak. Edmond is her older brothers bestfriend, he's kind and sweet and protective of her kaya't nagising nalang si Mutya isang araw na batid nyang napa mahal na sakanya ang lalaking itinuring nyang kuya for how many years and by the looks of it mukhang hanggang younger sister lang talaga syang maituturing ng binata. Wish nalang nya na magka roon ng isang malaking himala.