Only You & Me (Published in Dreame app)

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Jackielyn

8 Years Ago, Malibu USA

"Jackie, tingnan mo sina Tanya at Matteo! Nagso-slow dance!" Kinikilig na sabi ng isa sa mga best friends kong si Pinkie.

I watched Tanya, one of my best friends, and her partner Matteo, had a slow dance to the song he dedicated for her which was It Might Be You. Kinilig ako para sa kanila, pero inatake din ako ng lungkot habang pinapakinggan ang lyrics ng kanta.

"Time, I've been passing time watching trains go by... All of my life... Lying on the sand watching seabirds fly... Wishing there would be someone waiting home for me..."

Naluha ako. Mabuti na lang madilim sa parte ng reception area na iyon at wala akong kasama dahil abala lahat ang mga kaibigan ko. I stood up from the table and decided to walk in the hidden part of the beach.

I never felt so lonely, after my parents passed away. Ngayon lang ulit. Hindi naman ako nag-aasam na magka-boyfriend. Pero hindi ko din maiwasan magtanong kung bakit nga ba hindi pa ako nagkaka-boyfriend.

Hindi naman ako mailap. Hindi naman ako mashadong boyish. Kaunti lang. Naliligo, tu-toothbrush, powder, lipstick, deodorant at pabango naman ako. Maayos naman ako manamit kasi tinuruan ako ng isa sa mga BFFs ko na si Rori. Binabawasan ko naman na ang pagiging mataray ko at prangka ko. Magaling naman ako magluto at may kasabihan na 'a key to man's heart is through his stomach', so pasado naman siguro ako don sa aspetong yon.

Ano pa ba? I mean I get it na hindi lahat type yung katulad ko-- matangkad ako para sa average guy at hindi din ako payat. Pero may iba naman na gusto ng chubby diba, Lord? I sighed as I walked barefoot in the sand.

"Hey!" May may kumalabit sa akin.

"Ay, pokemon na may talong!" Naibulalas ko sa gulat at napatingin sa nangahas na manggulat sa akin. Dahil sa pagkalabit ng taong yon ay nakilit ako at bahagya akong naumpog sa baba niya, dahil mas mataas siya kesa sa akin. Agad akong umatras at muntik nang madulas kaya napahawak ako sa mga bisig niyang matigas, at napatingin sa mukha niya.

I recognized that handsome face. It was Malik.

"You startled me, Malik! I almost had a heart attack!" Naiinis kong bulyaw sa bunsong kapatid ni Matteo at pinsan ng isa sa mga BFFs kong si Shayla.

My heart started to beat fast as I got the chance to stare at him. He was a strikingly gorgeous man and I would bet that there were many girls after him.

My eyes and my brain were working overtime giving me different love scenes with him in my head that I could almost feel my cheeks burned.

"Sorry. You okay?" he asked. "I just saw you leave the party and thought I should follow you because I learned that there's a part of this place that has quicksand." Malik was trying to explain, but I could not focus.

Kahit pa parang may magnet ang aking mga mata dahil parati itong naga-gravitate to discreetly ogle at him, I vehemently refused to belong to the women that fell for his charm. Unfortunately, my friends were not immune to his kind of charm which his other brothers possessed.

In terms of physical attributes, the Pontes brothers were freaks of nature! Marahil match na match ang DNA ng mga magulang nila kaya nang nabuo sila sa sinapupunan ng nanay nila ay lumabas silang tila parang mga anghel sa kagwapuhan o mala-demonyo na delikado sa mga panty ng mga kababaihan.

But amongst all his brothers, his face was the most refined... almost perfectly sculpted like that of the statue of an angel.

Nahambing ko siya sa isang anghel dahil malimit ako noong isama ng aking lola sa simbahan. At tuwing nasa simbahan ako ay pinagmamasdan ko ang mga santo na naroon lalo na ang mga anghel.