The Only Hope for Me is You

Chapter 24 : A Story to Tell

M A X E N E

What is happiness?

Happiness is a feeling of contentment.

Contentment means that you don't wish for anything anymore.

Everything is enough.

Ano pa ba ang hihilingin ko, hindi naman ako ganon ka-greedy.

Travis and I are a team.

There's always room for improvement in our relationship. Hindi naman kasi kami perfect.

Hindi din kami nagsusumbatan at naglalamangan--Though scratch this, kasi gusto niya na lagi siyang mas nakakalamang sa akin. Let's just say that he spoils me too much.

He respects what I want. I respect his demands.

Hindi niya ako kailanman sinakal, pero lagi niya akong pinapaalalahanan sa tuwing hindi ko siya kasama, dahil hindi din naman lagi tugma ang schedules namin. As long as we keep each other posted, we have nothing to worry about. That is trust.

Everyday I can't help falling for him and I don't even know how he does that. Parang araw-araw niya akong pinapakilig.

There's this one day, it's nothing special yet he gave me flowers and chocolates. I asked him, "What's the occasion?" out of curiosity, but he just smiled and said nothing. Gusto niya lang daw ako bigyan ng regalo. That is consistency.

Sinong hindi matutuwa doon?

Then there's this one morning, where he tried to cook me breakfast, kahit hindi naman talaga siya marunong magluto.

He looks like a defeated child noong nakita kong sunog ang mga niluto niya, gusto niya lang ako hainan ng breakfast in bed pero hindi niya nagawa. That is effort.

Again, sino ang hindi kikiligin doon?

Kahit maraming nasayang na pagkain, hindi ko na nagawa pang mainis sa kanya, kasi sinamahan naman niya ako mamili ng supplies.

Hindi na rin nawawalan ng supplies ang kitchen niya, para daw hindi na ako lalabas sa tuwing nagugutom ako.

Kung tutuusin para na kaming mag-asawa. Come to think of it, he is in fact my fiance, so I should assume na papunta na din doon ang samahan namin, hindi ba? I do hope so.

I support him in his restless nights kapag may review siya. I make sure that he doesn't stay out of focus dahil hindi din naman madali ang course niya, kahit na minsan para-paraan din siya kung paano matatatak sa utak niya yung mga inaaral niya.

It's a funny memory to remember, because every time he answers the question correctly, I have to take off one clothing, kapag naman hindi, ibabalik ko yung tinanggal ko, which ticks him off for some reason. Oh well, that's the deal.

Natagalan man, pero natagumpayan naman niya masagutan ang questions na sinulat niya sa index card and the end is--yeah he got his reward.

Pilyong bata talaga.

When he was young, he wants to be a lawyer because he wants to help the weak. Typical selfless Travis. Kaya kahit daw mahirap ang law, tatapusin niya iyon kahit pa ilang beses siyang umulit.

His success is my success too.

Nagcelebrate kami nung nakapasa siya sa finals nila. So I can say na ilang sem na lang at makakagraduate na siya, then he'll take the bar exam para magka-title na siya.

Attorney Travis Joseph Hayes.

It really has a nice ring to it.

I'm so proud of my man.