Elusive Love [ Costa Del Sol Series #1 ]

Kabanata 20

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This is the last chapter of Elusive Love excluding Wakas. Maraming salamat po sa pagbabasa. See you on the next installment!

Kabanata 20

Love is often elusive.

Ito ang sagot ko sa tanong kung ano ang ibig sabihin para sa akin ng pag - ibig. Growing up, it's been hard for me to define love. Naging mahirap para sa akin maintindihan ang pag - ibig dahil sabi nila, sa pagmamahalan ng magulang ito unang nakikita.

I never had a complete family. It was dysfunctional and maybe because of that, I became matured at an early age. It's too bad that life showed me the worst side of it, dahilan kung bakit namulat ako sa kaisipang mahirap mahanap ang tunay na pagmamahal sa iba.

Some people might not agree with me, but this is love for me. It's elusive simply because it is hard to find, hard to understand, and it's hard to express for people like me.

But this is what I realized after meeting him, when two people are really destined to be together, the love that is often elusive will eventually come at the right time, at the right place, and with the right person that was meant to love them the way that they've always wanted.

Hindi ko masasabing minahal ko na siya sa unang pagkikita namin, all I know is that I like him, a lot.

Gusto ko na siya sa simula palang pero dahil hindi ko nagustuhan ang nararamdaman, hindi ko 'yon matanggap. When I felt something different with him, namayani sa akin ang takot.

But despite those feelings, his presence is also enough to hold every fear and every broken piece of me. He doesn't just make me feel complete, he completes me.

"Y-You're in love with me?" halos hindi ko makilala ang sarili kong boses.

Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa narinig. Sa buong buhay ko ay hindi ko naisip na maaring mahal din ako ni Castriel. Tahimik kong tinanggap sa puso't isipan ko na hinding hindi na kami mangyayari.

All along I thought Madison is his girlfriend. All along I thought he moved on. Sino ba naman kasi ako para mahalin sa loob ng mahabang panahon? Sino ba naman ako para mahalin sa kabila ng lahat ng kasinungalingang naitanim sa kanya.

I just know a shallow love would not survive something like that. For his love to be able to survive the lies and the distance, I am finally seeing the man of my dreams on a new pedestal.

Kanina pa umalis ang mga magulang niya kasama ang mga Lopez. It was an awkward moment for me but a devastating one for them. Tahimik sa loob ng kwarto at ang tanging tunog lang na nanggagaling sa aircon ang naririnig.

My heart started beating wildly while staring at him. Marahan siyang tumango. I saw a ghost smile played on his lips, a confident and reassuring smile.

"Yes, and I want you to be my girl, Via," he said softly.

"Your...girlfriend?" I echoed his last words softly, hindi pa rin makapaniwala.

Marahan siyang tumango muli.

"Come here, please," he begged.

Hindi ako nagdalawang isip na lumapit, pakiramdam ko ay susunod nalang ang katawan ko sa lahat ng sasabihin niya. I'm so intoxicated and surprised. Umupo ako sa gilid ng kanyang kama habang hindi inaalis sa kanya ang aking mga mata.

I just...still, couldn't believe it. It's like I wanted to hear more, I want to know more about this...

Inayos niya ang takas na buhok sa aking mukha. It's so easy to get lost in his eyes, noon pa man. Kung may kahinaan man ako sa mundong ito, it's definitely him. Hindi nagbabago ang nararamdaman ko na karupukan pagdating sa lalaking ito.