Cassandra woke up at 8AM, it was the first time she woke up early ng wala namang pasok.
Cassandra De Vera:
Hey! Goodmorning! See yah later 😊
Why do I sound like an annoying girlfriend? Oh my gosh! Bakit ko ba naiisip na girlfriend niya ako, dzuh!
Himala talaga na nagising ako ng maaga na wala akong readings o walang pasok kasi usually kada walang pasok tanghali na gising ko, wala naman kasi akong lakad.
I will be spending the first day of the semestral break with Tyrone and I know it will be worth it, I am so excited!
After drinking coffee, naligo na ako at nagayos ng sarili. Pag labas ko galing shower, nakita kong umingay ang telepono ko.
It was a message from Tyrone 20 minutes ago.
Tyrone Martinez:
Hey! Sorry for the late response, I am taking a shower. Gotta fetch you at 10AM.
10AM? It means both of us will have lunch together.
Cassandra De Vera:
Sorry din for the late response, I also took a shower. Will wait for you 😊
Tyrone Martinez:
Don't prepare too much, ako lang toh Cassandra.
Ang hangin naman, akala naman talaga niya.
Cassandra De Vera:
Ang kapal po, I am not trying to impress you. Haven't you heard about self-love and care?
Tyrone Martinez:
I can take care of you.
Those words make her blush, my gosh! Umagang-umaga ang tamis!
Cassandra De Vera:
Don't worry, I can handle.
Tyrone Martinez:
If you say so, Ms. Independent.
Cassandra De Vera:
Hahaha sige na, gotta get ready!
Tyrone Martinez:
You're beautiful already, just reminding you. Bye!
Awit naman itong lalaking ito! Plano ba niyang patayin ako dahil sa heart attack? Jusme!
Syempre iuupdate ko ulit si kuya baka ipahatak ako kay Eclipse pag hindi ko sinabing aalis ako, nakapagpaalam naman na ako but just to make sure.
Cute niyang bunso:
Kuya! Pangit mo, char! Aalis po ako, yung pinaalam ko sayo kahapon.
Wala pang isang minuto, nag-online na siya agad. Ayy ang taray!
Kuya kong pangit:
I don't think I would allow you because of the 1st and 2nd sentence of your chat, you think so?
Cute niyang bunso:
Char lang yun, mana ka sakin kaya gwapo ka. Yuck! Hahahha
Kuya kong pangit:
Pasalamat ka may meeting ako in just 10 minutes kung hindi pupuntahan talaga kita diyan at hindi ka makaalis.
Cute niyang bunso:
Edi salamat master!
Kuya kong pangit:
Typical Cassandra, tsk. Keep safe and enjoy!
Cute niyang bunso:
Hihi salamat kuya! Love you.
Pangit kong kuya:
You're always welcome, kuya loves you too.
Diba? Kahit masungit yan, sweet yan sakin. Anong magagawa ko eh cute ako? Walang kokontra, Hindi icucrushback! Char.
Nagpaalam din ako kila nay Celestia at sa iba pa naming kasam-bahay para if ever may kailangan sila at may emergency alam nila kung saan ako hahagilapin.
They have my number so rest assured.
At exactly 10AM, Cassandra gets out of their house to check if Tyrone is already there. He values time huh? Sakto siya sa oras.
He is wearing simple sweatpants; white t-shirt and he has a black cap that has a small caption that says "I build my own life".
Nang nagtagpo ang mga mata nila, Tyrone's eyes widdened.
Tyrone was so shock seeing her like that, she's wearing an off-shoulder blouse and she is a wearing a black denim jean.
Ipinatirintas din niya ang buhok niya kay Nay Celestia, ang mayordoma nila.
She is not trying to impress the guy, gusto lang niya magpicture kung saan man sila dadalhin ng road trip na ito.
The man was stunned by her beauty, he's amazed.
It was like everything fades in her background and the spotlight is placed on her, only to Cassandra.
"Itsura mo huy! Ako lang toh".
Hinawi ko pa ang buhok ko na nakatirintas. I saw him chuckled and gave a reply to me.
A compliment actually. "You look, great".
Umiling na lamang ako at tumango sakaniya.
"As always". Pabiro kong tugon sa kaniya.
He chuckled once again and leads me to his car.
While he's doing his seatbelt, I am fixing mine.
"Guide me throughout the ride, I have no clue of what's going to happen".
Cassandra let out a chuckle because of what Tyrone said. "
Ano yun? Dora and map?". Natatawa pa niyang puna sa binata.
Kumunot lang ang noo ni Tyrone sa sinabi ko, apaka-KJ nito ahh.
"I though Dora's partner is boots?". Gusto kong tumawa sa reaksyon ng mukha niya ngayon. Ano ba itong topic namin?
"Well, hindi siya makakarating sa destinasyon niya without map. Yung may kakanta bigla ng >I'm the map, he's the map< ganun".
With matching kanta-kanta pa yan.
I saw him biting the side of his cheeks maybe to prevent laughing, sige itago mo yang tawa mo. Sa iba lalabas yan bahala ka!
"Is it really necessary to sing that? Lol". Aba! Apakabait na bata!
"Hindi ko na kakantahin yun kung alam mo noh, dzuh!".
Kainis toh, nageffort pa akong kantahin ahh. Awit siya!
Cassandra is the one who's holding the Waze while Tyrone is driving, they are just roaming around for now habang nagiisip ng itinerary.
"What do you have in mind?". Tanong ng binata sa kaniya.
Dugo? Nerves? Cerebellum and cerebrum? Choz.
"View, scenery". Maikli kong sagot sakaniya, nahahawa na ako sa tipid niyang magsalita. Ghad!
"Let's look for an overlooking then".
We both agreed dahil pareho kaming walang mapupuntahan kung tutunganga kami.
They decided to go to an overlooking in Tagaytay again and will have lunch there, habang nagmamaneho si Tyrone, Cassandra keeps on bugging him to sing.
"Kanta ka na kasi, dali na! Bawal kJ, malayo pa tayo".
Pamimilit ko sa kaniya, mukha namang maayos ang boses niya ah. Pag pangit edi ano, pagtiyagaan?
"I don't want to". Seryoso nitong pagtanggi. Anubayan! Apaka-KJ ha.
"Sge naaa, kahit ngayon lang naman".
Huhuness, hindi gumagana pagpapa-cute ko sa badtrip na ito.
Tumingin pa siya sakin at nakasimangot. "Don't wanna, ikaw na lang".
Ahh ayaw mo talaga ha? The woman fake sulk and did not talk to him for about 5 minutes and there he sigh and agreed to her request.
"Tsk, you're using your tricks on me huh?".
Nakasimangot pa din ito. Nakahalukipkip pa din si Cassandra na tila ba nagmamaktol.
"Bahala ka dyan, ayaw mo diba?". I deserve an Oscar award for this! Oh my!
I heard Tyrone sighs at unti-unti na akong nangingiti, yiee kakanta na yan!
"Okay, just one song". Parang gusto kong sumigaw, yown! Ang galing ko mga bes!
Si Tyrone na ang hinayaan niyang pumili ng kanta dahil baka ang demanding na niya pag siya pa ang namili.
~ We were as one, babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine~
My world suddenly stops spinning while he sang, grabe! Anghel ba ito?
~Now you want to be free
So I'm letting you fly'Cause I know in my heart babeOur love will never dieNo~
He looks so peaceful while singing those part, para bang may pinaghuhugutan siya na napakalalim. I never imagine may ganitong lalaki pa na kapag kumakanta ay ganito ka-genuine.
Hindi makapaniwala si Cassandra sa naririnig, he has a very angelic voice.
Naluluha siya habang kumakanta ang binata because of his soothing voice, para bang pag kinantahan ka nito all of your burdens will be scared and the peace will invade your whole system.
Tyrone suddenly looks at her in this part of the song.
~And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strongNo way you're never gonna shake
Ooh darlin cause you'll always be my baby~
Her heart beats so fast as he sang those part while looking at her, after he ended it with a smooth harmony. He focuses on the road once again.
"So, did I satisfy your expectations?".
She can hear the nervousness on his voice, hindi naman siya naga-audition sa the voice para kabahan ahh.
"You surpassed it". I can see the smile trying to escape on his lips after I utter those words.
"Thank God, my nervousness vanished". Ayy! Magic yern?
"It was my first time listening to a man's voice that is so genuine, ang kuya ko maganda rin ang boses pero pangit siya ih".
Kung nandito si kuya talagang babatukan ako nun.
Tyrone laughs at my remark. "You have a brother?".
Ilang beses na niyang nakita si kuya ah?
"Oo, diba? Nung unang beses tayong nag tutor sa bahay namin? Yung yumakap sakin na pangit, char. Si kuya yun tiyaka nung hinatid mo ako".
I saw his eyebrows furrowed at kumunot lalo ang noo niya, kawawang noo ni Tyrone.
"T-that's your brother?".
Nauutal niyang tanong sa akin, anong tingin niya kay kuya? Kasam-bahay?
"Oo, bakit? Anong tingin mo sa kaniya?".
Grabehan kung sasabihan niyang katulong si kuya HAHAHA
I saw him murmuring on himself.
"That's her brother? Shoot!". Ano raw?
His words are inaudible, bakit naman biglang bumubulong toh?
They both chit-chat while Tyrone is driving, siya lang pala. Mas marami siyang ambag na daldal at ang binata tawa o sagot lang na napakaikli ang ambag.
Tyrone was so amaze to himself, he is a type of a man that will be annoyed if someone is too loud or talkative but when he's with Cassandra.
He is getting afraid when she's silent and he's enjoying her talkative side.
(Author's note: Naol)
They keep on chit-chatting while he's driving and Cassandra is throwing corny jokes but her laugh will bring the best out of him.
They arrived at Tagaytay and decided to go at the sunflower garden first before eating lunch, they arrived at Sunflower Farmville Tagaytay.
Tyrone is not into this kind of place but when he saw the genuine smile on the woman's face, he suddenly enjoys the place.
Cassandra keeps on taking photo of the beautiful sunflower farm, she asked Tyrone to bring her here for a reason.
Eclipse loves sunflower and this is the only way to reminisce her sister without crying while Cassandra is taking photos, Tyrone is doing the same.
He is taking stolen photos of the woman in front of him, she is just too beautiful to ignore.
The best picture that he took is when she's holding a sunflower like she's petting it like a dog and smiling, that's the best part of it. Her smiles.
"Lika na kasi, picture lang naman".
Cassandra keeps on bugging him to take a photo of the both of them.
"I don't want to, I already sang".
Nakahalukipkip pa ang binata. Kainis naman toh! Kung ayaw niya, sge. Ako na lang!
Cassandra uses her Instax and smile happily in front of the camera while Tyrone is wearing his typical poker face.
She took a photo of Tyrone in her Instax while he's standing and his back was facing her looking at the whole sunflower farm, he looks handsome even when facing at the back.
"Twin, nandito na ako". She whispers.
Tyrone heard her as she said those words before they leave the farm. They eat lunch and go back to the car.
They spend their time inside Tyrone's car while driving around Tagaytay, they're enjoying the view and all.
At 6PM, they stop at Tagaytay's overlooking, they saw the Taal Volcano because there is still some light open at medyo maliwanag pa ang kalangitan.
Habang nakaupo sila sa isang bench na nakaharap sa tanawin, Cassandra sighs.
"You know what, Tagaytay is one of the places that Eclipse wrote in her bucket list".
Tinanaw ng binata ang dalaga na nakatingin sa tanawin sa harapan nila ngayon.
"Go to Tagaytay, go to the sunflower farm, and watch the sunset with Cassandra. Yan ang mga nakasulat sa bucket list niya na iniwan niya sa akin".
Mukhang mahinahon ang itsura ng dalaga at kalmado para siguro sa paningin ng iba but Tyrone can see through her.
She looks at Tyrone and told him about Eclipse's last words.
"Go on, be free my twin. Complete our bucket list even without me on it".
"Yan yung huli niyang sinabi sakin habang hawak ko siya". She painfully chuckled.
She did not cry this time yet she choose to hold her chest where her heart is located as she tried to keep her composition.
"She loves you a lot, that even in her last breath ikaw ang kinausap niya". Tyrone says to her.
Eclipse really loves me that she's willing to give up her own life just to save me that time, she's an angel.
"I told you, if you couldn't fight no more. You can rest in me, lean on me Cassandra. I won't mind and I will gladly welcome you in my embrace as you fix yourself".
Those words made it hard for her to hold her tears, nagpapaiyak pa nga.
"I couldn't fix you, no one can but what I can offer you is rest. Kung mapagod ka man, sakin ka muna kumapit".
"If I can achieve it, I can be one of the reasons for you to fix yourself and fight for it".
Cassandra's eyebrows furrowed. "Is there a meaning behind those clues o ako lang ang naga-assume?".
Tinatagan na niya ang loob niya at nagtanong, she finally confronted him. Tyrone looks at her in the eyes and his beautiful eyes were filled with so much sincerity on it.
"If it's not yet obvious, I am actually courting you as of now".
Those words shocked Cassandra. Ganun na ba ako kamanhid?
She saw how Tyrone's expression became soft.
"Would you let me continue courting you?".
She looks at the sky and ask her twin, "Are you watching us over there, twin?".
She's too afraid of risking, alam niya sa sarili niya that she is also attracted to the guy. No, she likes him already.
Natatakot siyang ibaba ang kongretong binuo niya para itago ang totoong siya para maprotektahan ang sarili niya but when Tyrone came into her life, she slowly melted.
Tyrone's eyes look at her sincerely. "If you are in doubt about my feelings for you, you can decline. I won't force you".
Suddenly, her heart beats so fast and there she confirmed it.
Hindi naman masama kung susubukan, if it won't work then stop.
"Okay then". She said to Tyrone that makes the man's face lit up.
"Thank you! I won't promise but I'll do my best to make it worthy of your time".
Tyrone assures her, siguraduhin mo lang talaga.
"Make it worth it then". She smiles at him genuinely.
He utters more assuring words and that makes her feel special, she is confused about what she is feeling but what is important is that she is happy and now, it's for real.
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Eyy! Courting stage naa!!
Love lots everyone!
-KC