Whisper of Virtouso (Love Material Series #2)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

"There is nothing wrong with letting go if you know that the weight of the test will be lighter," he added.

Inilapit niya ang mukha nito sa mukha ko at dahan dahan ko naramdaman ang dalawang kamay nito na papunta ito sa mukha ko. At sabay pisil sa dalawa kong pisge.

"Your beauty is effortless. You are beautiful from any angle!"

"Kerson! Ang sakit, tangina ka!" Reklamo ko. Napahiyaw ako sa sakit. Pinaggigilan niya talaga! Hinawakan ko ang aking pisnge at minamasahe. Panigurado sobrang pula nito!

"Cute mo po. I'm sorry but I really meant it!" He winked at me, natatawa. Umupo ako ng maayos at humarap sa kaniya.

Tinignan ko ang buong mukha nito. Natatawa ako dahil hindi siya makatingin sa akin ng diretso. Namumula rin ito ang tenga niya. I saw him as he bit his lower lip.

Sobrang perfect ang mukha niya. Mhas a pointed nose. His two eyebrows are long and thick enough to match his eyes. Thick eyebrows and its shape to always be angry. His lips are reddish and neither thick nor thin in shape. Apparently, it just adds to his handsomeness.

"S-Stop staring at me," He pouted.  I caressed his hair, give a sweet smiled. 

"Ikaw?" makahulugang tanong kong.

Tinignan niya ako at binigyan niya akong tingin na tila hindi maintindihan ang sinabi ko. "Ikaw ba, may minahal ka na ba? Nasubukan mo nang magmahal?"

He let out his chuckle. Tumingin na ito sa mga mata ko at ngumiti ito sa akin. "Of course! Everybody does it!"

Tinaasan ko lang ang isang kilay ko nito at naghihintay ng kasunod na sasabihin."But. . .we didn't work. I'm totally begging her but she chose her new one. Imagine, almost three years, but more she chose the one month only acquaintance," he said in his soft voice, laughing yet. I blinked twice. "Only one, my ex. I've never been a girlfriend anymore. Almost for fun. Fuck buddy ganu'n. . . "

"But I'm also very fond of her, like no matter how long you've been here, she's looking for your lack of her . . Kaya 'di ko masisi ang ex-girlfriend ko, eh. There he must have found what I couldn't give and what I lacked. Ganu'n lang, tapos na." He laughed at me. Hindi ko mabasa ang mata nito kung nasasaktan pa rin ba siya o hindi. I can't figure out if he's moved on or not. All I know is that I hurt for him.

"Nakakatawa, 'no?" Natatawang sabi ko.

"Why?" I asked him with full of curiousity. 

I looked up at the sky again and watched the birds fly. I can still hear the birds chirping. It was early morning, and the sky was just starting to emerge from its deep sleep. The world was bathed in a gentle, golden glow as the first sunbeams caressed the horizon.

"Naranasan na 'tin ang pareho hindi naman dapat natin maransan. Parang bangungot na iyon sa ating dalawa, dahil sobrang saklap na ang sakit nu'n! Pinagsisihan ko nga kung bakit nakilala ko pa ex-boyfriend ko, eh 'di sana hindi ako nasaktan noon nang ganito,"

Nakatingin ito sa akin at seryosong nakikinig. "Ikaw ba, pinagsisihan mo ba na minahal mo siya?"

Tumingin ito saglit sa taas at iniisip niyang ang magiging sagot. He smiled at the skies. Hindi ko mabasa ang iniisip nito.

"No. . . I'm still grateful to her. I'm grateful to her because she did that. . . Yes, I was hurt a lot, but when it's your time, it's really your time. If she didn't do it to me, I wouldn't have learned. I can't wake up from the nightmare I have with her." He faced me with a serious face and raised one of his hands to caress my cheek. 

"It's better to be hurt so you can learn to fight alone," he added. 

Nangiti ako sa kaniya. Napangiti ako nang malapad dahil sobrang ganda ng naosagot niya. Sobrang matured niyang magisip! I never thought that he would love like that. It's okay for him to be hurt, as long as the person he loves is happy. Even if you're stepping out of your comfort zone, you should try your best to satisfy them. . . Pero kahit ibigay mo ang lahat, iiwan at iiwan ka pa rin nila kapag nahanap na nila sa iba ang pagkukulang na binibigay mo.