Just The Strings (COMPLETED)

Kabanata 41

#JustTheStrings

Kabanata 41

First day with Saint went well... or maybe a little too well dahil 26 hours kaming magkasama. Upon waking up, he cooked for me dahil late akong nagising. I set an alarm but he closed it dahil puyat daw ako... And when I woke up, a platter of pancakes and bacons was waiting for me. Tapos, umuwi muna siya para maligo. An hour later, umalis kami at iniwan namin iyong kambal sa bahay nila dahil gustong makipaglaro ni Finley at Riley kay Psalm at Cohen (not with Austin kasi takot daw sila). We played paintball—finally pumayag na ako dahil dati pa ako inaaya ni Saint pero ayoko dahil sabi nila Kuya, masakit daw. And after the game, I felt like the bruises were already forming but it was worth it. Kitang-kita na nag-enjoy si Saint, e. At pagkatapos nun, we roamed around the mall... It was normal but it was different in some ways. Nanood kami ng movie, nagshare ng popcorn, tapos bumili ng same glasses (because deep inside, Saint's into twinning, hindi niya lang inaamin).

All in all, I had a great day with Saint. And we capped the night off by going to Tagaytay. He drank coffee while I enjoyed my tea.

Ang normal lang ng ginawa namin but I enjoyed it a lot. He brought me home around 2 in the morning.

"Did you enjoy?"

I nodded.

"Can you still drive?" I asked. Medyo matagal din kasi siyang nagdrive tapos madaling-araw na...

And then that playful smile dawned on his face again.

"Why? You're inviting me to stay the night again?"

"Bakit? Gusto mo rin, no?" I shot back. Kanina pa ako tinutukso ni Saint kaya hindi na ako tinatablan.

He laughed. "Of course. But I need to go home already," he said and then kissed my forehead. "See you later?"

Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Bukas?"

He nodded.

"It's Sunday. Let's see mass together," he said.

May mas perfect pa ba sa kanya?

"Hindi ka ba magsisimba kasama ang parents mo?" I asked. Ang alam ko kasi, nagsisimba talaga ang GDL tuwing Sunday. Kami rin naman nagsisimba tuwing Sunday pero never kaming nagka-sabay kasi sa magkaibang simbahan kami nagsisimba.

Umiling siya.

"They go to mass at 6am. I don't think I can wake up that early. Let's see a mass at noon, okay lang sa 'yo?"

I nodded.

"Okay," I said with a smile.

"You're still smiling. Hindi ba sumasakit 'yang mukha mo?" he said and then stretched my face with his fingers. "Buong araw na 'yan, oh. Ganyan ka ba kasaya na boyfriend mo na ako?"

Hinampas ko iyong kamay niya.

"Ikaw nga, iniyakan mo ako, e. Mas gusto mo kaya akong maging girlfriend," I said and then he laughed. He pulled me and hugged me tight. "Tapos palagi kang naka-yakap. Ikaw kaya 'yung patay na patay sa akin."

I felt him kissing the top of my head.

"Who wouldn't fall in love with you? You're everything I ever wanted," he said and then hugged me tighter.

"Ano'ng meron sa akin?" I managed to ask after struggling for a very long time. Saint's almost too good to be true. He's too good... tapos nagustuhan niya ako? Ang tagal ko nang gustong tanungin kung bakit. Kung ano ba ang meron sa akin at bakit ako 'yung nagustuhan niya kasi sa totoo lang, marami namang iba... Alam ko naman na hindi ako perfect. I was flawed. And sometimes, I was too much to handle... so, why me?