Her Dearest Secret (V Series #2) (#Wattys2019) - COMPLETED

XXXVI - Two Fcking Long Weeks

Veronica's POV

One last hug. Ito na 'yun. I really hope that this embrace will help to ease his pain. Minahal ko naman si Brian. Totoo 'yon. It's just that Brent came into my life and made me fall in love in a way no one else can.

"Let's go, Veronica?" Brian said nang humiwalay siya ng yakap sa akin.

"Ha? Where?"

He smiled before he answered. "Let's see kung maaabutan pa natin ang happiness mo. Maya-maya pa naman ang flight no'n."

My eyes widened at that. "A-Ah. Brian, I'm not sure about that. I don't even know what to do or say to him."

Sa lahat ba naman ng nangyari these past few days, hindi ko na talaga alam kung may pag-asa pang magkaayos kami ni Brent. Or kung may pag-asa pa talaga kami.

I sighed."I don't even know kung gusto niya pa akong makita."

Brian lift my head para maiharap niya ako sa kanya. "Of course, he does. Alam kong mahal ka rin ng kapatid ko, Veronica. I see it in his eyes. So don't worry, okay? Mahal ka no'n."

I automatically smiled at that. This is one of the things na mami-miss ko kay Brian. His words always calm me.

"Fine, I'll just fix myself then we'll go." I nodded and smiled at him.

"Yeah, and you should hurry para maabutan pa natin 'yung happiness mo." He teased. Nagmadali na akong pumasok sa kwarto but before I could enter our house, nilingon ko muna siya.

"Thank you, Brian."

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Tahimik lang kami ni Brian sa buong byahe.  Nakarating din naman kami sa airport after a few minutes, buti na lang rin at malapit lang ang airport sa bahay namin.

Bumaba si Brian to open the door for me when we arrived at the airport.

"Thanks, Lo—I mean, Brian."

Natawa siya. "No prob. Sige na, I'll wait for you here."

I nodded. "Sige, thank you talaga."

"Thank you ka nang thank you. Pang-ilan mo na ba 'yan?" Natatawang sabi niya.

Kung alam lang sana ni Brian, all my thank you's are not enough for what he did for me.

"Thank me if this turns out well." Sabi niya ulit while smiling sweetly at me.

I returned his smile bago ako pumasok sa airport.

Ugh! Sana mahintay pa ako ni Brent. I want this all to be worth it. I want Brian's sacrifice to be worth it.

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Brent's POV

Fck. Delayed ang flight. 10 pm pa daw. What the hell?! I've already waited for twp hours and now I have to wait for another two. Bwiset naman. I just busied myself with my phone to kill the time.

"Brent?"

Natawa ako. Now, I'm hearing Veronica's voice. May tama pa rin yata ako. I should remember from now on that getting bored and having a hangover is not a good idea.

"Brent?" Ayan na naman, ano bang nangyayari sakin? Pinasok ko na lang sa tenga ko ang earphones ko to distract myself.

I was drowning myself with music nang biglang may pumilipit sa tenga ko.

"Hey! What the hell—" Hindi ko natuloy ang sasabihin when I saw that Veronice really is here. "Y-you're here."

"Yes, Brent." She chuckled. "Sorry, I need to do that to make sure na ikaw nga 'yung tinatawag ko."

"You could've just kiss me, you know?" I smiled mischievously at her.

"I don't even know if you want me to do that."

I didn't answer her.

I pulled her into my arms instead. Miss na miss ko 'tong babaeng 'to. Ilang araw lang kaming nawalan ng connection pero sobra ko siyang na-miss.

"I'm sorry, Veronica. I'm such a coward." Ewan ko ba kung bakit pero kahit masaya ako ngayong nandito siya, hindi ko pa rin napigilan ang pagtulo ng luha ko. "Tama naman si Kuya. I really don't deserve you. Kahit ipaglaban ka nga hindi ko pa magawa."

Miss na miss ko siya. Her voice, her hugs, her lips, her warmth. Her.

"Now, I know kung bakit pinili mo siyang pakasalan. Now, I understand your decision, Veronica."

Kumalas siya ng yakap sakin then she cupped my face so that we can look at each other's eyes. "No, Brent. That's not true. Hindi ka duwag. You just did what you think is right."

Nakatitig lang ako sa kanya the whole time that she's talking. Even with a tear-stained face, I was still in awe by her beauty.

"But Brent, hindi ko kayang mag-hintay ng four years para lang sabihin ko sa'yo kung gaano kita kamahal. Na ikaw pa rin 'yung mahal ko. Ikaw lang." She said while tears are streaming down her face. "I can't do that, Brent. Kaya ngayon pa lang sasabihin ko na sa'yo. I love you, Brent. Mahal na mahal kita and that will never change."

Instead of answering, I claimed her lips. I made her feel how much I miss her. I kissed her hanggang sa maramdaman kong napunan na lahat ng oras na na-miss ko siya. We're both panting when we stopped.

"Naiinis ako, Veronica." I breathed. "I hate myself for not choosing to fight for you when that's the first thing I should've done before. I love you, baby ko."

I pulled her into a hug again. "And you don't need to wait for four years para sabihin sa akin 'yon."

Humiwalay siya ng yakap sa'kin and faced me with widened eyes. "You mean, you won't study there anymore?"

"And who told you na mag-aaral ako do'n? I'll just stay there for two weeks and I'll be back here." I explained. "I just want to see how the business world works. And maybe baka mag-shift nga ako 'pag nagustuhan ko."

"Pero si Brian. . . He told me that you'll finish your studies there bago ka bumalik dito." My eyebrows furrowed at that.

"But why would he say that?" Nagtatakang tanong ko. So marunong din palang mag-play ng prank ang kapatid ko?

"Ah, wait. That's not important na. So, two weeks? After that, you'll be back?"

"Yes, baby ko." I said and pinched her cheeks. "But wait. . . You and Brian. . ."

Napatungo siya upon hearing my brother's name. "About that, we talked already. We broke up."

Masaya ako ngayon that Veronica's here with me but I can't help na malungkot din para sa kapatid ko.

As much as I want to be there for him, I can't. Well, for starters, I really need to go to Canada and I can't back out now. At isa pa, paano ko naman siya dadamayan if I'm the reason why he's hurting now.

"I know he's hurting, Brent." Veronica said, breaking our silence. "Pero alam mo, his decision is right. We'll all get hurt if no one would let go."

"Yeah, maybe that's the best for all of us." I agreed. Kitang-kita ko pa rin ang lungkot sa mga mata niya. So, for the nth time tonight, I pulled her into a hug. "It's okay, baby ko. It's okay."

She chuckled. "Kanina ka pa yakap nang yakap ah. Can you just kiss me."

Napangiti ako sa sinabi niya. "My baby's getting naughty, huh? Halika nga."

And then we kissed again until we both can't breathe anymore.

"I promise, baby ko. From now on, I'll fight for you no matter what happens. I'll make everything right. I'll make myself worthy of your love. I love you, baby ko." I told her. I may not be a perfect guy but I'll do everything to deserve Veronica's love.

"Two weeks, baby. Just two weeks and you can kiss me all you want again." She smiled kaya napangiti din ako.

"Two fucking long weeks and I'll be back in your arms again."

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A/N: Bago mag-2019, guys. Bago mag-2019 😂