We were carried away by the kiss. Hindi lang iyon simpleng kiss. Hindi lang iyon trip trip lang. The kiss that we shared was full of love, full of longing, and full of heart.
When we got back to our room, hindi pa rin natatapos ang araw para saamin.
Things... happened.
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"Good morning my love." Nagising ako sa boses na napakalalim.
I slowly opened my eyes and found TJ hugging me. We're still unclothed underneath the sheets.
"Ha?"
"Good morning." Then he kissed me on my lips.
As usual, napahinto ako.
"Why? Masama ang gising mo?" At tinignan nya ako sa mata.
"Am I dreaming?" Totoo ba 'to?! TJ and I... we had... we did it? And he's kissing me early in the morning?
"Totoo ka ba? Si TJ ka ba?"
"Gia... totoo ako. We had... yes. We did. I just kissed you on your lips and I called you "my love"."
"Are you real?" Then I cupped his face and tears streaminng down my face.
"Yes I am real. Why are you crying??" He sat down beside me and held me in his arms. I rested on his arms and chest while still crying.
"Ano ba tayo? If we had sex and you're kissing me and calling me "love", Ano ba tayo? Ang hirap na kasing magisip. Hindi ko alam kung ano ba tayo? Should I believe in this? If this is a prank should I fall for this Or nananaginip ba ako? Ayokong umasa TJ. Ayoko. Kasi masyado nang masakit. Hindi ko na kakakayanin." Wala nang tigil sa pagagos ang mga luha ko.
Before he could answer,inayos nya ang upo naming dalawa. Hinarap nya ako and he looked at me in the eye.
"Gia... this is real. I am real. Hindi ako imahinasyon. Hindi ito prank. Hindi ito panaginip. Totoo ito. Totoo ako. At mahal kita Gia. I'm sorry if ngayon lang... if ganito pa ang nangyari. If ito pa ang nauna. Pero, I really really do love you. I honestly trully love you Gia. Matagal na."
At dahil nga sa emotional creature ako, I started crying again.
"Kelan pa?"
"Since college."
Mas lalo akong naiyak.
"So all this time we're inlove with each other? Nagtatagu-taguan lang tayo?"
"What do you mean?" Mukhang nagulat si TJ sa revelation ko.
"I love you... since college. We were in 3rd year. Remember when I failed my first NMAT? When I only got 10 kasi hindi ako nagaral? And then I was crying all night to you kasi sobrang nasaktan ako sa score ko? And all that you did that night was to tell me that everything's going to be fine. Na magiging doktor ako. Na the next NMAT, i'll get the 95 that will make me qualified for UP-Manila. Then while I was preparing for my 2nd NMAT, nireview mo ako ng todo and you made all the equations and formula for me to memorize for Physics. Puyat tayo nun for almost 2 weeks. Every night magkasama tayong nagaaral. Then when I took the exam, inantay mo ako sa labas ng exam room and took me to an Eat All You Can Samgyupsal then natulog tayo ng sabay pagkauwi. Then after 2 weeks, nung lumabas yung NMAT score ko, I got 98. Then ikaw yung mas nagcelebrate kesa sakin. Then during my internship, everyday and every night shift mo akong binibisita with your meals? Naalala mo pa ba yun? Akala ko you were just being nice. You were just being gentleman. I tried several times na tanggalin yung mga ibat ibang thoughts na tumatakbo sa ulo ko, but everyday, I fell inlove with you everyday. Then... biglang... poof! Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko. Matagal ko nang tinatago tong nararamdaman ko para sayo, but since we've become bestfriends, and I don't want to lose you, tinago ko na lang and went on. Kasi okay na ako dun sa everyday kitang nakakasama, everyday kitang nakakausap. Nakuntento na ako sa kung anong meron tayo. Plus natakot ako na baka layuan mo ako once na umamin ako sayo. I never thought na tatagal tayong magiging magkaibigan. But things changed when that chinese girl came... nagiba ang ikot ng utak ko. I started getting jealous. Kinakabahan na ako palagi. Lalo na nung after nating magawal after our blasted Maldives trip then nawalan tayo ng connection for 3 months. Iniisip ko baka lang... baka inlove ka na sa chinita na yun. Na baka nagkagustuhan na kayo... na baka nakalimutan mo na ako. Na baka--"
TJ cut me off. He kissed my lips as if it was his first kiss in his life... or maybe as if ngayon na lang sya nakahalik. Alam nyo yung as if uhaw na uhaw syang humalik?
Things got too hot again and then we... happened.
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"So, matagal mo na pala akong pinagpapantasyahan Doctor Gia?"
Napalingin ako sakanya habang inaayos ko angmga gamit ko sa bag ko. Nakaupo ako sa lapag, and he was sitting at the balcony, nagch-chill.
"Medyo makapal din ang mukha mo, ano?"
"Come on! Magkwento ka pa nga. I want to know everything." Tinignan ko sya ulit at nakangiti na ang loko.
"Ikaw ang magkwento. When? Where? And How??" Isinantabi ko na ang ginagawa ko. I stood up and went to the balcony at umupo sa lap nya.
"Ang bigat mo!" Angal ni TJ.
"I know. Ikwento mo na."
"Hmmmm... 1st year highschool. Same section tayo di ba? Nagpprepare tayo nun for the cheering competition then ikaw ang top ng pyramid. Ang lakas ng loob mo noon. Dry run na natin nun, hawak ka nila Brice at Harold nun sa paa, kaso hindi stable sila Carl, Drake at Lyndon sa baba. Na-out of balance ka. Sakto namang nasa harap kami nila Seth at Yohan at nasalo ka namin, pero sakin ka nalaglag and you were on top of me. First time kitang makita ng malapitan. Sabi ko "Ang ganda pala ni Gia." Then ayun naman na. Crush na crush na kita noon. Tapos nung naging magbestfriends na tayo noong college, ewan ko. I started to fell inlove with you... that's why... I did everything... just for you."
Napangiti ako ng malapad sa kwento ni TJ. We both fell in love at the same time.
"Talaga?! We both fell for each other nung college tayo... pero ikaw ang unang nagka-crush sakin kaya... ikaw ang matagal nang nagpapantasya sakin Mr.Franco." At kinurot ko ang pisngi nya.
"I accept my defeat."
I kissed him on the lips. I just can't get enough of this man! Thank God kasi finally... kami na.
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"Doctor Gia! Wake up! Come on! Wake Up Gia!" Hindi ko alam kung anong nangyayari. Dahan dahan kong binuksan ang mga mata ko. Ramdam ko ang pagsampal sampal nila sakin.
"She gained her consciousness!" Napakagulo nila. Napakaingay. Andaming nagsasalita. Andaming tao.
"Gia! Open your eyes! Don't go back to sleep." Then she's back at slapping my face back and forth. Actually I can't feel the pain of her slapping me, but I know she's slapping me.
Gustuhin ko mang sumagot, wala akong lakas. I don't know what's happening.
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NEWSFLASH
Nakikita nyo po sa aking likuran and Karambola ng 3 sasakyan sa kahabaan ng EDSA na nagsanhi ng napakabigat na trapiko. Ayon sa mga rescuer, 2 ang sugatan at 1 ang namatay sa aksidente. Nangyari lamang ito mahigit 30 minuto na ang nakakaraan. Kasalukuyang wala pang nakakalam sa mga pangalan ng tatlong taong nadawit sa aksidente and kasalukuyan ding inaalam na ng mga awtoridad ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga 3 biktima ng aksidenteng ito. Ito po si Karen Ramiro. Naguulat.
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