Still The One (Completed)

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Everything I heard surprised me,  this is unbelievable.  Though I have the reason to hate Micah but I still can't.  She's my bestfriend, and I think she's brave enough to do this.  Instead of hating her,  I came to admire her. Though I can't still believe that she'd done all those things.

"And Denisse,  I know until now you still have space in his heart.. I saw how he looked at you.  I once heard from him that he likes you because you show him the light  he needs to survive in his dark life,  you became the source of his happiness.. And his love for you is like a circle as he described it. He reasoned because it doesn't have end.. "

Nagflashback sa isipan ko noong graduation ng junior high,  noong binigyan niya ako ng kuwintas na may pendant na bilog.  I didn't know na yon pala ang meaning non. Nananaba ang puso ko dahil sa nalaman ko.  Siguro libo-libong boltahe na ang nagwawala sa systema ko.

"After all I'd done,  I knew that I haven't replaced you,  ikaw parin Denisse.. "

"Pero.. Naging kayo di ba?  Alam kong hindi ako nagkamali noong makita ko yong sigla sa mata ni Zion kapag kasama ka.. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa lahat ng sinabi mo.. Micah it's hard to believe everything.. And... And.. How did you find out my.. My feelings for Zion?.. "

Wika ko at nag-iwas ng tingin,  first time ko atang aminin na may gusto nga ako kay Zion.

"I'm your bestfriend.. I have the instinct na one day you'll fall for him.. Kaya nga I did everything para maiiwas siya sayo.. I think we really not meant to be kasi kayo ang talagang meant to be,  in fact,  hindi kami nagkabalikan.. It is only a show,  I wanted to confirm my instinct.. Zion told me about you when we met again.. And because I'm guilty.. So I told him that I will helped him and thanks to Zack he let me did those.. And I guest it's not a mission failed.. "

Wika nito at ngumiti sa akin.  I don't know what to feel. I can't explain or describe it.

I hugged Micah so tight..

"Thank you Micah.. For telling me the truth.. "

Medyo tumawa ito..

"No,  I deserved to be hated by my bestfriend.. "

She said.. Umiling-iling ako.

"No,  after hearing those, I still can't hate you.. I remember what papa said in our Valentine celebration eight years ago.. About the perfect timing of God.. Siguro nga hindi pa iyon yong tamang oras.. Alam kong may dahilan ang Diyos sa lahat ng bagay.. "

"Tama ka.. Kasi kung hindi rin nangyari lahat ng nangyari sa buhay ko I will never met Zack.. "

Wika nito at tinignan ng may pagmamahal ang boyfriend nitong kanina pa nakatayo sa gilid..

"Salamat Micah,  I think you need to go back to your boyfriend,  sorry for disturbing .."

I finally said wearing my genuineness smile.

Bahagya itong tumawa.

"It's okay.. Thank you too for still accepting me as your bestfriend though hindi ko na deserve to be one.  Den,  Im so blessed to have you. "

Wika nito at yinakap pa ako minsan bago magpaalam.

Everything was unexpected,  truly life has full of surprises.. Maybe,  it's time.. This is the perfect timing of God.. I got up and decided to do what I think I needed to do today with no delay.. I can't contain the joy I feel inside. 

Thank you Lord..

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Wearing the necklace I had kept for a long time,  the necklace that keeps confusing me,  that necklace that I know now what it means.. And with all the confident I hardly earned from three hours now I push the button of the gate I once entered.

Nagsimula na rin ang malatambol na pagtibok ng puso ko,  pero It has nothing to do of how determined I am to do the purpose why I came this far.

Suddenly the gate opened,  at binati ako ni kuya guard.  Of course he remembers me pa,  isang buwan lang naman simula noong umalis ako dito eh.

"Kuya,  nandiyan ba si Zion? "

"Ah,."

Wika ni kuya guard at napakamot ng ulo.

"Kakaalis lang eh.. "

"Ah ganon po ba.. "

Wika kong dismayado..

"Sige po.. "

Malungkot kong paalam dahil hindi ko siya naabutan.

Beep!  Beep!

Agad akong lumingon sa likuran ko at biglang bumalik yong sigla ko upon seeing who it was.

This is it.. I said in victory.

Lumabas si Zion mula sa sasakyan nito at lumapit sa akin.

"Oh,  nandito ka? "

Tanong nito.

"Ah eh.. May sasabihin sana ako.. "

Buong lakas loob kong sabi.

"Actually,  pupuntahan din sana kita kasi may sasabihin din ako.. At buti nga dahil nakita kitang bumaba ng taxi mula sa side mirror ko kaya bumalik din ako agad.. Ah.. Ano bang sasabihin mo? "

Napalingon ako kay kuya guard na nandon parin at tumingin ulit ako kay Zion.

"Pwede bang sa ibang lugar tayo mag-usap.. "

Wika ko dahil ayuko namang sa ganitong lugar ako aamin sa kanya.

"Sure,.. Hop in. "

Wika nito at lumapit ito sa sasakyan niya at pinagbuksan ako ng pintuan.. Pumasok na ako doon.  Dinala ako ni Zion sa kung saan niya ako dinala noong minsan.  Nasa gilid lang kami ng daan, nakatanaw sa dagat habang nakaupo sa harap ng sasakyan nito.

"So anong sasabihin mo? "

He started.

"Ahm.. Ano.. Ah ikaw muna. "

Ewan ko ba,  para naman na akong nawalan ng lakas ng loob na umamin.

Denisse,  now or never..

Sabi ng isip ko.

"Okay.. Kasi gusto kang makausap ni mama.. She was sorry about what she did to you.. Well in fact,  he told me that she likes you.. And she misses your song.. Yong 'God will make a way' ata. Sabi niya,  bigla lang daw niyang naalala yong pain ng lahat ng nangyari sa past.. But,  she want to get over it.. And she wanted to talk to you more about God.. Just how I used to do seven years ago.. Did you remember? "

"Oo naman noong tinanong mo pa nga sa akin kung paano maging member ng music team.. Hmm,  talaga bang sinabi iyon ng mama mo. "

"Do I look like I'm lying here? "

Napangiti ako sa sinabi ni Zion..

"Okay.. Okay.. It must be true.. "

Wika ko nalang din..

"Ikaw anong sasabihin mo? "

Biglang umakyat yong dugo sa mukha ko,  at bakit hindi na naging normal yong paghinga ko.  At yong puso ko,  sobrang lakas ng tibok nito na naririnig ko na ito..

"Denisse,  are you okay? Namumutla ka."

Nag-aalalang wika ni Zion.

"Ah hindi,  ah.. Oo pala,  ah mali.. Hindi,  ano bang tong sinasabi ko.. "

Tumawa si Zion ng bahagya..

"You look like you're not okay nga.. Bakit?  May bagay ba na nagpapauncomfortable sayo? "

Sabihin ko na ba?  Oras na ba?  Ano ba,  Denisse.. Decide na..

"Ah ano kasi Zion.. Ahm.. Kasi.. Ano,  kasi.. "

Ano ba bakit hindi ko masabi..

"Kasi? "

Kunot-noong tanong nito..

"Kasi.. Kasi ........mahal kita!  At matagal na! "

Pikit matang wika ko.  Hindi naman dapat ako sumisigaw pero napasigaw ako sa kaba..

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