Deal Breaker (Published under Pop Fiction, Summit Publishing)

Chapter 35: Don't Say It, 'Coz You'll Definitely Break My Heart

"Honey. His name is Ed, not Charles." Tumingin ako kay Dominic. Tapos kay ed. Tapos balik ulit kay Dominic. And they're just glaring at each other with so much hate. Hindi ko pa nakitang ganyan tumititig si honey ko kahit kanino. Kahit nga kay Erick na ex-bestfriend ko eh. Kumusta na kaya siya? I MISS ERICK!! WAAAAHH!!

Pero, back to now, ano kayang iniisip ng mga to? Sana nakuha ko na lang yung kapangyarihan ni Edward Cullen. Para naman hindi ako mukhang tanga dito. Hay.

The tension is building up, at wala talagang nagsasalita sa kanilang dalawa.

Tss. "EHEM!! So ED, wala ka bang balak umalis? Wala ka bang ibang gagawin?" At ang sama na ng tingin ko sa kanya niyan.

"My only job is to watch over you."

POOTEEK! EPAL talaga kahit kelan! Dapat yun yung pinangalan sa kanya eh. Hindi Ed. Dapat Eps! Tsk. At hindi nga siya umalis. Nandito pa din siya sa sala kasama kaming dalawa ni Dominic. Humarap na lang ako kay Dominic. "So honey. Dito ka matutulog?" maarte kong tanong. I know hindi ako 'to. Pero gusto ko lang talaga inisin si Ed para umalis na siya. I even flashed my super sweet smile.

And also I know that's too much of a wishful thinking. Pero trip ko pa din itanong, malay mo may milagrong mangyari, tapos dito nga siya patulugin. Eh di ang SAYA nun! Wahaha!

"Sorry honey but I'm not allowed too." He's smiling back at me.

I pout. "Will I see you tomorrow?"

"I'll be back tomorrow. Don't worry. For now... just sleep okay? Baka napagod ka." Sinasabi niya yon habang hawak niya yung pisngi ko and his thumb brushing it. His eyes are smoldering.

"Okay. Ihatid na lang kita sa labas."

 Tapos naglakad kami. Hindi naman umepal yung mga MIB. Kasunod kaya namin si Ed, kaya hindi sila nagtangka.

Nasa tapat na kami ng kotse niya nang may kinuha siya sa loob nito. Hindi ko nakita kung ano man yun. He then stands in front of me.

"Princess..." He's looking at me intently. My eyes are innocent wide. Napansin kong pinagpapawisan siya. May namiss pa kong part? Nagbasketball ba siya on the way here? Tss. Napakaseryoso ng mukha niya.

Teka. Bigla akong kinabahan. 

"This is not the way I want this to happen. But, what else can I do?"

Bakit parang hindi na naman kami magkikita? Last na ba 'to?

Fear filled my heart.

Ayoko.. Yun lang naiisip ko. Masyado nang maraming tao ang nang-iwan sa kin, pero hindi naman sana pati si Dominic. Ayoko. So please. Don't say it, 'coz you'll definitely break my heart.

He started descending and the next thing I knew, he's down on his one knee. He's holding my hands. His eyes on mine. Huminga siyang malalim... before speaking up.

"I... I've never been this afraid my entire life. But princess. You're one fear I'm willing to face. I've never imagined getting down on one knee and doing this in front of another girl. You're the only person I want to be with. The only one I want to spend the rest of my life with. 

It's your lips I want to kiss every waking day of my life. Your hands I want to hold when troubles gets in our way. Your eyes I want to look at and know that everything will be okay.

Princess. You're the only person I imagine to be with seating on that porch... and your voice is the only thing I want to hear in the last minute of my life.. saying "I love you honey, don't worry we'll be together again.. but not too soon ok?""