SARAH's POV
pabalik na ko sa villa kung saan kami nag stay nila Sue habang nandito kami sa Bora, galing ako sa hotel ni Tanchellie, hindi ko alam pero may kung anong ngiti sa puso ko na hindi ko maitanggi, basta masaya ako, masayang masaya..
pag dating ko sa villa, naabutan ko naman si Sue at George na kumakaen...
Sue: anong meron..? bat ang saya mo..?
Sarah: ako masaya..? baliw ako na2man nakita mo..
George: ou nga Sah, masaya ka..
Sarah: hay ewan ko sainyo, sa balcony na muna ako..
Sue: kumaen ka na ba..?
Sarah: mamaya na ko kakaen..
Sue: mukang inlove ka bess..
Sarah: muka mo Sue, tigilan mo ko..
Sue: ee sino si someone..?
Sarah: yung girl na sinama ko kanina sa kabilang island, nadulas kasi yung paa nya, so hinatid ko sya sa hotel nya, okie na..? parang detective kung mag tanong ee..
Sue: whatever it is, im happy that your happy bess..
Sarah: *smiles* gotta go, nasa balcony lang ako..
Sarah text message to Tanch:
SJG here.. Nasa villa na ko, kamusta na yung paa mo..? hope your okie, have your dinner na po and can i call you..?
*sent*
Tanch reply..
*yeah sige tawag ka na..*
*agad kong tinawagan si Tanch*
Sarah: hello..
Tanch: hmmm, kumaen ka na ba..?
Sarah: busog pa ko ee.. ikaw ba..?
Tanch: busog..? wala ka naman kinaen nung mag kasama tayo ah, and yes nag soft meal lang ako..
Sarah: bakit soft meal lang..? magugutom ka ulit nyan..
Tanch: wala lang, ikaw kumaen ka na, nag coffee ka lang dito kanina ee..
Sarah: nah, im okie, mamaya na lang..
Tanch: thank you nga pala..
Sarah: saan..?
Tanch: for buying this ice bag and ice for my feet..
Sarah: sus wala yon besides ako naman dahilan bakit ganyan paa mo ngayon..
Tanch: still thank you dahil sinama mo ko..
Sarah: breakfast tomorrow..?
Tanch: breakfast date..?
Sarah: wow date agad..
Tanch: ee your inviting me ee..
Sarah: just want to make sure na okie ka lang.. so....
Tanch: let me think..
Sarah: alright ganto nalang, if your free anytime just call me okie.. i'll be there right away..
Tanch: ninja ka noh..?
Sarah: why..?
Tanch: galawang ninja ka kasi kanina pa..
Sarah: sira, sinasabi ko lang sayo yung totoo..
Tanch: ewan ko sayo..
Sarah: basta if your free anytime call me, okie..?
Tanch: okie.. so pano i'll hang up na.. you rest na okie..
Sarah: okie, you too.. bye, goodnight..
Tanch: yeah, goodnight..
Sarah: dream of me sweety..(smile)
*end*
Sue: ayon naman pala may pa dream of me sweety na.. sabi ko na ee..
Sarah: ano ba kanina ka pa nanjan nagulat naman ako sayo..
Sue: good enough to hear your date..(laughs)
Sarah: baliw, hindi pa nga sya um-oo ee.. busy syang tao okie..
Sue: so tell me, who's the lucky girl..?
Sarah: soon, by the way, kelan natin imi-meet yung taong sinasabi mo..?
Sue: wait tawagan ko..
Sarah: yeah, just gotta go to the bathroom.. i'll be back..
mabilis naman kinausap ni Sue ang kaibigan na sinasabi nya na pwedeng tumulong kay Sarah at bukas na agad nila ito tatagpuin..
maya2 pa ay bumalik na si Sarah..
Sarah: here (sabay abot ng beer)
Sue: so who is she..?
Sarah: the girl i met at the mall..
Sue: so pinapunta mo sya dito..?
Sarah: ofcourse not.. she's here for work okie.. and we meet by accident lang..
Sue: by accident or by chance..(smile)
Sarah: by faith maybe destiny.. i dont know..
Sue: so...?
Sarah: may iba ee..
Sue: panong iba..?
Sarah: like kanina, naka akap sya sakin habang nasa jetski kami, nung hinawakan ko sya wala naman spark, pero habang tumatagal bigla akong nakaramdam ng kuryente kala ko si volta ee...
Sue: im listening..
Sarah: nung nandon kami sa kubo just to watch the firefly, bigla nya kong hinalikan.. i dont know, pero the moment she kiss me was way different kay Mack.. it makes me feel to want her more..
Sue: you like it..?
Sarah: yeah i admit..(sabay inom)
Sue: congrats... finally you fall inlove again..
Sarah: inlove agad..?
Sue: i can see it in your eyes bess, and there's nothing wrong with it, besides single ka na.. anong mali don..?
Sarah: jusko sa palagay mo ba hindi nya iisipin na rebound sya, ee this is just the second time na nag kita kami, and the first time we were togethere..
Sue: bakit dapat ba maka 100x na kita muna kayo bago kayo mainlove..? Sah, you can never teach your heart to be happy, but i know that you knew it when your heart is happy, like now, your eyes gaze while you were telling me all of this..
Sarah: hay ewan..
Sue: ganyan talaga pag inlove..(laughs) by the way someone posted a picture of you a while ago..
Sarah: as expected naman..
Sue: but your not gonna believe their captions..
Sarah: why..?
Sue: here look..
Sarah: omg, she's the girl im telling you..
Sue: oh too bad wala man lang picture ang muka nya, at puro stolen shot lang.. congrats.. your trending again..
Sarah: no way.. this cant be.. ayoko magulo ang tahimik nyang buhay..
Sue: if she loves you too, she will understand all of this..
Sarah: baliw love ka jan.. we are friends okie, as simple as that..
Sue: whatever SWEETY..(may diing sabi neto sabay tawa)
Sarah: tsk.. matutulog na ko, bahala ka nga jan..
Sue: matutulog o tatawagan si Sweety..?(laughs)
Sarah: both.. happy..?
Sue: matagal na kong masaya ikaw ngayon lang kita nakita na ganyan kasaya..
Sarah: whatever Sue.. bahala ka na jan..
Sue: fine tawagan mo na si sweety baka nag hihintay na yon sayo..
Sarah: bwiset ka..(laughs)
*agad akong pumasok sa kwarto, nahiga lang ako habang nakatingin sa kawalan.... wait text ko nga sya*
Sarah to Tanch...(text message)
Sarah: sleep na po ikaw..?
Tanch: nope, makirot sya ee..
Sarah: puntahan kita gusto mo..?
Tanch: no need, kaya ko na to..
Sarah: para may kasama ka, para pwede kitang alagaan..❤️
Tanch: naku SJG.. stop that pakilig, hindi uubra sakin yan..
Sarah: SJG is my initials, Sarah is my name so call me by my name..
Tanch: fine.. matulog ka na Sarah.. happy..?😒
Sarah: whats with that emoji..?
Tanch: wala lang..😊
Sarah: i cant sleep pa ee..
Tanch: insomnia..?
Sarah: yeah, been battling with this for a year na din..
Tanch: seek doctors Sarah..
Sarah: nah, its okie.. i can still manage this..
Tanch: hmmmm...
Sarah: i bet your mad..
Tanch: why would i..?
Sarah: nothing.. tell me if you are free tomorrow..
Tanch: i have to meet my friend tomorrow morning.. how about dinner..?
Sarah: dinner would be great..☺️
Tanch: happy now..?
Sarah: sort of.. you sleep na, i'll see you tomorrow, dinner date yon ha..❤️
Tanch: stop with that heart emoji..
Sarah: why..?
Tanch: nothing..
Sarah: goodnight,
Tanch: yeah, you too.. you go sleep na din.. goodnight Sarah..
Sarah: goodnight..💋
Tanch:❤️
*end of convo*
NEXT DAY....
Sue: goodmorning SWEETY.. hows your sleep..?
Sarah: good, i sleep earlier than usual..(smile)
Sue: perks of being inlove.. who ever she is, she knows how to take care of you..
Sarah: you think so..?
Sue: i bet.. you sleep earlier than usual, your happy.. so she's good for you i can say that..
Sarah: hmmmm.. by the way.. what time are we going to meet your friend..?
Sue: 10am til lunch..
Sarah: good, i have a dinner with her later..(smile)
Sue: oh.. too fast huh..
Sarah: just to make sure her feet is okie by now.. not like what you think..
Sue: okie..
Sarah: stop that smile Sue... i know what's running on your mind..
Sue: stop being to obvious my friend.. you can hide that from your sweety but not on me.. i know you so well..
Sarah text to Tanch:
Sarah: hi, goodmorning.. how's your feet..? still swollen..? want me to but you breakfast..?
Tanch: goodmorning! nah, im goin outside for breakfast.. im gonna meet my friend.. how's your sleep..?
Sarah: too good, feels like i overslept..
Tanch: what time did you sleep..?
Sarah: maybe 20-30 minutes after our conversation..
Tanch: oh.. good.. i'll text you later okie.. i just need to meet my friend.. eat your breakfast SJG..
Sarah: you too Tanch.. take care..
Tanch: yeah i will..
Sarah: bye sweety, i'll see you later..❤️
Sue to Sarah:
Sue: hoy Sah, dress up your self.. its 15 minutes to 9 and still were here my friend might be waiting there for us..
Sarah: yeah.. alam ko.. and besides 10am pa naman yon..
Sue: jusme eto na2man kami sa inlove sya.. Lord sana hindi na mawasak ang puso netong kaibigan ko..
Sarah: ready na ba yung sasakyan natin..?
Sue: kanina pa po madam... ikaw nlng po ang kulang..
Sarah: sige na mauna ka na sa labas susunod na ko..
*si Tanch naman ay on the way na para kitain ang friend nya na humihingi ng pabor sakanya..*
15 minutes pa nakarating na din sila Sarah sa place kung saan nila kikitain ang friend ni Sue na tutulong daw sakanya..
Sue: Sah, you go inside find a seat for us, mag ccr lang ako..
Sarah: fine, wala naman akong choice ee..
Sue: sige na..
*pumasok namam si Sarah sa loob ng restaurant, palingalingang nag hahanap ng mauupuan, maya maya pa ay nakita nya ang isang bakanteng lamesa.. agad nya itong nilapitan.. malapit na sya sa upuan ng mapansin nya ang isang pamilyar na babae..*
Sarah: Tanch..?!
Tanch: you're here.. sinusundan mo ba ako..?
Sarah: of course not, im with my best friend imi-meet namin yung friend nya..
Tanch: okie..
Sarah: can i seat here for a while..? hanggang sa dumating lang yung friend mo..?
Tanch: yeah..
*maya2 pa ay dumating na din si Sue*
Sue: Sah,
Sarah: oh here's my friend.. Sue i want you to meet Tanchellie, Tanch this is Sue..
Sue: mag ka kilala kayo..?
Sarah: yeah, she's the one im telling you,,
Sue: no way..
Tanch: bestfriend mo to beb..?
Sue: yeah.. wow what a small world.. mag kakilala na pala kayo..
Sarah: what do you mean..?(taas kilay nyang tanong..)
Sue: she's the one im telling you who's gonna help
you..
Sarah: oh really.. wow who would have thought na ikaw pala yung imi-meet ko dito.. by the way, my name is Sarah Joy Garcia.. and you are..?
Tanch: Ma. Tanchellie Anne Lobete.. nice to meet you..(sabay tawa)
Sue: stop that corny acts.. lets get into the business..
Sarah: no need.. i trust her morethan my self..(wink)
Sue: pano yung terms and condition..?
Sarah: we got each other numbers so im gonna call her for the password na need ng bank managers for me to withdraw my money..(stare's on Tanch)
Sue: how about the contract..?
Sarah: no need, ayoko ng kontrata, gusto ko yung lifetime..(wink on Tanch)
Tanch: what..? wait..
Sarah: Bess diba you gotta date with George..?
Sue: ha..? anlabo mo Sah..
Sarah: here's my credit card.. mag date kayo..
Sue: fine.. i gotta go.. beb iwan mo na lang yan mamayang lunch ako ng bahala jan.. mag iingat kayo dito okie..
Sarah: iingatan ko sya okie.. alis na bess..
Sue: fine.. bye beb..(sabay beso kay Tanch)
Tanch: tsk...(sabay iling)
Sarah: what..?
Tanch: wala.. may sasabihin ka pa ba..? kasi kung wala na aalis na ko..
Sarah: hep, sakin ang oras mo ngayon.. you forgot..?
Tanch: what..?
Sarah: we have a meeting from 10am to lunch.. so you'll gonna have breakfast and lunch with me..(smile)
Tanch: fine wala naman akong mgagawa..
Sarah: order anything you want okie..
Tanch: just a pancake and juice..
Sarah: oh.. fine.. (raise her hand to call the attention of the waiter)
Sarah: i want all your breakfast menu to be serve in this table..
Waiter: seryoso po..?
Tanch: SJG..
Sarah: yes i am.. and i want you to call all your co workers and be here with you..
Tanch: ano bang ginagawa mo..?! nasisiraan ka na ba ng bait..?!
Sarah: kalma okie..
Tanch to Sue:
Tanch: beb.. jusko ano bang gagawin ko dito kay Sarah.. inorder nya lahat mg breakfast menu dito sa restaurant kung saan mo kami iniwan.. my gahd..!
*sent*
Waiter: maam eto na po order nyo.. mamaya nalang po ba namin iseserve yung iba..?
Sarah: serve it now, as i can see nasa 20 plus lang kayo.. i want you to call them all, and eat all of the rice meal, its my treat for you.. and you Ms. Lobete, here's your pancake (wink)..
Tanch: are you out of your mind..?!(sabay hawak sa kamay ni Sarah)
Sarah: no im not, alam ko ginagawa ko okie.. so keep calm and lets eat na..
Tanch: wala akong pera SJG im just telling you..
Sarah: patawa ka.. nasayo na pera ko tapos sasabihin mo wala kang pera..
Tanch: tinutulungan lang kita okie.. its not my money, taga tago lang ako..
Sarah: whatever..
Tanch: lets eat na..?
Sarah: yeah..
*agad kaming nag simula kumaen, maya2 pa ay lumapit sakin ang waiter na inutusan ko, sakto wala si Tanch...*
Waiter: maam eto na po yung pinabili mo..
Sarah: the best ka talaga.. thank you..
Waiter: your welcome po..
Sarah: here take this, bilan mo ng food family mo mamaya ha..
Waiter: salamat po..
Sarah: sige na ako na bahala dito..
*pag alis ng waiter ay syang dating naman ni Tanch*
Tanch: galing sa manliligaw mo..?
Sarah: funny.. for you (sabay abot ng flowers)
Tanch: you're kidding right..?
Sarah: nah, seryoso ako..
Tanch: thank you..
Sarah: you like it, i know you do..
Tanch: dont be to assuming.. are you done..?
Sarah: yeah.. we still have an hour.. where do you want to go..?
Tanch: ikaw anywhere.. but pls ayoko ng jetski riding trip mo..
Sarah: fine.. so lets walk..?
Tanch: whatever.. wag lang jetski okie..
Sarah: noted..(sabay tayo para alalayan si Tanch patayo..)
Tanch: thank you.. (smile)
Sarah: you should smile often.. you look beautiful when you smile..
Tanch: bolera ka noh..?
Sarah: no im not, im just stating the fact my eyes see's..
Tanch: and where are we going..?
Sarah: its sunday today, so its church day.. if its okie with you..?
Tanch: ofcourse..
*agad kaming nag lakad papunta sa simbahan..*
Sarah: you know what i like about Bora.. its the thought me and my ex wife dont have much memories in here, like riding a jetski, going to some churches here, eating breakfast togethere some stuff like that..
Tanch: *shock* (so ako ang kasama mo sa lahat ng yon) oh.. i see so you want to do all of those with a stranger like me..?
Sarah: stranger..?
Tanch: yeah like you dont know me that much..
Sarah: and so..?
Tanch: it matters.. like why you want to do all of this with me..
Sarah: its because you are the one who's with me..
Tanch: so kung wala ako gagawin mo pa din ba to..?
Sarah: i dont know maybe yes, maybe no..
Tanch: see.. thats the reason why im asking you.. kasi why me..? why you want to do all of this with me..
Sarah: pasok muna tayo sa loob mg simbahan mamaya ko sasagutin yang tanong mo..
Tanch: your avoiding my question..
Sarah: shhh.. were inside the church.. mag dasal ka muna.. promise sasagutin ko yan mamaya..
TANCH POV..
*nahihiwagaan na ko dito kay Sarah, ginawa nya lahat ng to, ng ako ang kasama nya.. hindi nya daw to ginawa kasama ang asawa nya..*
*nakita ko kung pano nya pinikit yung mata nya at nag dasal*
*mabait naman pala to, i can sense na may soft side sya..*
Sarah: mag dasal ka na, tapos lets light up some candle..
Tanch: shhhh.. im praying..(pabukong na sabi nya)
Sarah: no your not, your staring at me..(pabulong na sagot nya)
*hindi na ko sumagot dahil alam kong mag sisimula na2man kami ni Sarah sa tanungang walang katapusan*
*Lord, straight po ako diba.. bakit ganto..? bakit parang ang gulo po ng puso ko? bakit hinayaan mo Lord na mag kita kami ni Sarah..? alam kong may dahilan kung bakit pero kung ano man ang dahilan Lord, kayo na pong bahala-Tanch*
Sarah: are you done..?
Tanch: yeah..
Sarah: lets go, lets light some candle..
Tanch: yeah..
Sarah: i dont know why Tanch.. i dont know why you.. i dont know kung bakit ikaw ang kasama kong gawin lahat ng to.. ang alam ko lang eto yung gusto kong gawin.. ang alam ko lang masaya ako.. at masaya ako na ikaw ang kasama kong ginagawa lahat ng to..
Tanch: Sarah..
Sarah: im not forcing you to answer.. i just want you to know.. im not rushing okie.. im not rushing you..
Tanch: pero baka hindi ko masuklian tong ginagawa mo para sakin..
Sarah: hindi ko sinabing suklian mo.. sapa t na sakin na masaya ako pag kasama kita.. yon lang..
Tanch: lets just not push thing fast.. let our self fell where it want to fall..
Sarah: lets light some candle na..(lihis na sabi nya)
Tanch: yeah..
Sarah: do you know that when you light candle you can wish..?
Tanch: so lets make a wish..?
Sarah: yeah.. *close her eyes* Lord if this woman beside me is the one for me, pls let me see a sign..
Tanch: *close her eyes* Lord hindi ko alam kung anong hiniling sayo ni Sarah, pero ano man yon sana mag katotoo, gusto ko na maging masaya si Sarah..
TO BE CONTINUED...
lets be better togethere and do everything with Love..
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-S🖤