“I’m always here for you. I will always support you no matter what happens.”




I feel him tightened the hug in a possessive way. I chuckled how my boyfriend is very possessive and very protective. I find it really cute and sweet.




“Gabbie samahan mo ko dito.” Sabi ni Dani.




We were in a coffee shop near UP, enrollment na kasi ngayon. Tiningnan ko ang invitation na nilapag niya sa lamesa. It was a Filipino designer. Next week na ang event sa isang hotel sa BGC.




“Sige.” Sabi ko. “Fashion show ba ‘to?” tanong ko sa kanya.




“Nope. It’s just a clothing display for their archive collection.” Sabi niya. “Sumama ka na! May sale sila niyan, libre ko!”




After that, diretso UP campus kami for enrollment. Ang alam ko, ngayon ‘raw ang labas ng resulta kung sino mga nakapasa sa UPCAT, so I expect na marami ngayon ang freshies dahil ‘dun. It just bring back a lot memories!




Matapos naming ni Dani na mag-enroll ay diretso uwi ako para sa gig nila Uno mamaya. Kasama ‘rin si Dani pero sabi niya may pupuntahan pa ’raw siya. Pagdating ko sa bahay ay nadatnan ko si Gianne na gumagawa ng tiktok videos. Napansin ko ‘rin na wala pa si Mama, mukhang nag-overtime na naman sa trabaho.




Mabilis lang akong naligo. I’m just wearing a simple black statement shirt with my jeans and sneakers. Inayos ko ‘rin ang salamin ko at nagpa-bango bago bumaba dahil sa tawag ni Gianne na nasa baba na raw si Uno.




“Hello!” bati ko sa kanya.



He immediately wrapped his arms around my waist and then kissed my cheek and smell my neck. He always do that for some reason.



“Hey babe. Are you ready?” he asked.




I nodded at him. He smiled at me at sinuotan niya na ako ng helmet dahil sa bago niyang motor kami sasakay. It was a gift by his parents for his graduation. May nakasulat na ‘Ducati’ sa gilid ng motor na ‘to. It looks like a vintage motorcycle. 




“Ready?” he asked me.




“Yeah. I’m ready. Let’s go.”




He chuckled then started to drive. Nakayakap lang ako sa kanya habang nagmamaneho siya ng motor. We always do this kahit noon pa man. Pero noon, walang malisya dahil hindi niya pa naman alam ang feelings ko. Medyo nahihiya pa ako minsan dahil nahahawakan ko ‘iyong abs niya. My ghad! My virgin hands!




“Our manager will be watching us tonight.” He said ng nasa parking lot na kami ng bar kung saan sila magpeperform.




“Talaga?” tanong ko. “Kaya dapat galingan niyo!”




He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. Naglakad kami papasok sa bar. Malaki at maraming tao ang nasa-loob. People here are chit-chatting. They aren’t wild. I’m expecting people here to be party animals like, but I was wrong. Mukhang ang manager nila ang pumili nito. Good choice, manager!




“Lodicakes, dito!” sigaw ni Pao sa may second floor.




Naabutan naming sila doong nag-iinuman na. Dani was with Samuel and Pao is talking to Lana, which make Lana laughs.




“Gabbie!” Dani said hysterically then give me a kiss on the cheek.




Nagbatian pa sila at may pinag-usapan ng kung anu-ano bago nila ako pinakilala sa manager nila.




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