Chapter XI

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I spent the remaining hours of Christmas with Tephen

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I spent the remaining hours of Christmas with Tephen. It was and fun and ewan ko ba, all the logics within me had vanished, but still I am not sure kung anong mayroon sa amin ni Tephen. Ang alam ko lang ay na-mi-miss namin ang isa't-isa.

"May tanong ako," sabi ko kay Tephen habang nakahiga siya sa kama katabi ko. We're just looking at the ceiling of my apartment letting the time passed.

"Ano 'yon?" Kalmado niyang tanong.

"Why did you avoid me?" Tanong ko.

"You're with your partner. I do not want to bother the two of you," sabi niya. Partner? May partner ba'ko?

"Partner?" Tanong ko.

"As far as I could remember, single ako simula noon hanggang ngayon," I answered at umupo ako at nakita ko sa muka niya ang pagkagulat.

"So you mean, walang kayo no'ng lalaki na'yon?" Tanong niya at pagkaklaro. I smiled and I gently rubbed my right hand against him.

"Si Jetro, katrabaho ko lang 'yon. He confessed I and declined," sagot ko.

"Good to know cause I really like you so much!" Aniya at naghurumentado ang puso ko. Is he for real? Nagko-confess ba talaga siya?

"If you're questioning my love, I can prove it to you," panunuya niya ay mas hinigpitan niya ang paghawak sa kamay ko na para bang ayaw niya akong mawala sa piling niya.

Nasa ganoong scenario kami nang maalala ko siya Ivy. I didn't let that thought affects me. Alam ko ay wala na sila at ayoko na rin namang aminin na nagselos ako at nagalit noong naging sila.

"Not really," sabi ko na lang.

"Kung hindi mo ako gusto, hayaan mo na lang ako na mahalin ka," sabi niya.

"Totoo bang gusto mo'ko, Tephen?" Tanong ko and he smiled.

"I liked it when you call my first name," pagsasalaysay niya. Eh siya nga, Belen ang tawag sa'kin. Last name basis.

"Pero you always call me Belen; my surname," sabi ko naman.

"Ayaw mo ba?" Tanong niya.

I shake my head off and I am amazed on how straightforward he is right now.

"Gian Belen, I really really love you. I don't know what you did to me. Basta alam kong gustung-gusto kita," sabi niya kaya nag-init ang muka ko.

"Gusto rin naman kita," sabi ko at nadulas na nga ako. Ang laki ng ngiti niya nang marinig iyon mula sa'kin.

"Really?" Tanong niya

"I really really like you. Pero alam mo naman ang priority ko, 'di ba? Ang dami kong gusto.." He cut my sentence.

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