[TNIEWTHGP 3]Finding Her... Under The Stars

Chapter 3: Friends, with benefits.

"Faye?" nilapitan ko sya para gisingin sana, but she just let out a groan. I guess she's really that tired.

May sakit pa nga sya sa totoo lang, may lagnat parin sya. Kumuha ako ng Kool Fever para ilapat sa noo nya saka ko sya binuhat pabalik ng kwarto.

"You've been working so hard." I whispered nung natabi ko na sya sakin sa kama. I kissed her forehead when she mumbled something.

"I love you."

"I love you, too." Sabi ko sakanya. How I wish na sabihin nya sakin yung mga salitang yun, ng gising sya.

"Eli..." Oh.

I guess it wasn't me, after all. I'm so stupid.

It will always be him.

FAYE'S POV

"Sagel what kind of sick joke is this?! What is this rectangular white thing with blue gel doing in my forehead? And hey! What are you doing?!" I almost yelled at him. I smelled something burning, kaya ako nakagising/

"I'm sorry if... you know, I burnt the fried rice. And that's a Kool Fever, just so you know." He smiled sheepishly. Seriously? Sino ba kasi nagsabi na sya magluto ng almusal namin? At ano? Kool Fever?!

"You should've just woke me up or told me last night if you want some fried rice with eggs and hotdogs. Plus, this thing is kind of cute. We should buy more of this. " Sabi ko sakanya. Tinanggal nya yung apron. He's still in his pajamas and his sweatshirt. His hair: messy. I admit, gusto ko yung nilagay nya sa noo ko.

"Is it cold?" he asked.

"Yeah. It is. I think it's pretty awesome." I said.

"Yeah, kasing lamig mo." Sabi nya.

"Sagel." I scolded coldly. Like seriously. Hugot lines early in the morning?

"Sorry. I just feel bad, you're the one who's always cooking, you know? This time I figured out that I should cook for you. And besides, may sakit ka last night. Which reminds me, bakit gising ka ng 2 am and doing some paper works? Don't go to work today. By the CEO'S orders." Sagot nya naman sabay kamot sa ulo.

"Sagel, it's my job to cook for you, to take care of you. You don't need to do that. We both know that this relationship is purely business. But then I'm still your wife, for now. Sabi ko na nga ba ikaw nagdala sakin eh, alam mo kahit may sakit ako kailangan ko magtrabaho. And I consider you my friend. So to cook for you is my way of saying thank you for being my friend when I needed one. So let me—" he pulled me by my waist then he kissed me. Tinulak ko sya papalayo sakin.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" I shouted. "Akala ko napag usapan na natin 'to una palang? Sagel I told you, kaibigan lang kaya ko i-offer. Our relationship is long over! Our relationship right now is purely business. We're just friends with benefits, for the sake of your image and mine." Dagdag ko.

"Ah, oo nga pala. Sorry di ko naalala, ganun na nga lang pala kadali no? kalimutan yung nakaraan." Sabi nya, sarcastically. Napakamot ako sa ulo sa sobrang irita. Seriously, Sagel? Sa ganitong oras?

"Seriously, Sagel? Sa ganitong oras?Sagel, alam ko naman na kaibigan lang din tingin mo sakin. Magkikipag make-out ka ba sa ibang babae kung may feelings ka pa sakin? Hindi diba? Kasi hindi ganun yung pagkakakilala ko sa'yo. You know what? sa labas nalang ako mag b-breakfast. We both know na wala na tayong feelings. And alam ko rin naman, na kaibigan nalang ang tingin mo sakin at ganun din ako."

"No, you're wrong."

"Sagel alam kong alam mo na hindi parin ako nakakapag move-on diba? Sagel it still hurts. At hindi ako mali, why would you do that? Why would you make out with someone if you love someone? Sinong matitinong tao ang gagawa nun? Kahit siguro si Eli hindi gagawin yun." Sabi ko sakanya. Napatahimik sya sa sinabi ko. I gasped in realization na dapat hindi ko sinabi yun, that I shouldn't have compared him to his late brother.