Chapter Twenty-YES

"i-ikaw?!"

napasigaw ako ng wala sa oras. SIYA?? for real?? all this time, i thought lalaki yung sumusulat at nagpapadala sakin.

itong babae namang ito, pa ngiti ngiti lang. parang enjoy na enjoy sa reaksyon ko.

"Gab!! sagutin mo ko! wag kang ngingisi ngisi dyan.!" sabi ko sa kanya.

"sorry. uhm, oo Prei. ako yung nagpapadala ng mga sulat sayo" sabi nya habang nakangiti parin.

"but, why? i mean, para saan lahat nang yun?"

tumingin sya sakin. wala na yung ngiti nya at napalitan iyun ng isang seryosong mukha.

"because i like you Prei. eversince the first day i saw you. ngayon lang ako nakaramdam ng ganito. yung parang gusto kitang alagaan. and with each day na nakikita kita, lalong lalu na nung nakasama kita? God, your smile was the prettiest sight i've ever seen."

napatigil ako sa sinabi nya. i was shocked at the same time, masaya. Gab grabbed my hand while looking me in the eyes and said, "i think im falling inlove with you, Princess....."

tumigil ata yung paghinga ko sa sinabi nya.

"... and i dont know if i could stop myself from falling for you."

suddenly, everyone disappeared. parang kami lang yung tao sa mundo. akala ko sa mga movies lang nangyayari to. but now, im living it.

never in my life had i thought na may magcoconfess sakin na babae. i mean, with Tin, that was a different scenario. with Gab? everytime i see her, my heart goes wild. everytime im with her, i feel tremendous happiness. now that she loves me? a part of me wanted to be with her, another part was saying its wrong.

"Prei.. let me love and take care of you."

suddenly, pumasok sa isip ko si Veronica.

"how bout Ron? i thought you two had something?"

parang bigla syang natauhan sa lahat ng sinabi nya sakin. now i have guilt. na sana hindi ko nalang sinabi yun. but that would be selfish of me.

"Ron, is just my friend. at tsaka, may boyfriend sya. i also like her, as a friend. but its nothing compared to what im feeling towards you.."

nakayuko lang ako while trying to suck up everything she said.

"Prei... just say yes and be mine"

this time i looked at her. i tried to think of all the things that may come if i said yes. kung magiging kami, anong sasabihin ng pamilya ko? ng mga kaibigan ko? ng mga tao? hindi normal na magkarelasyon ang dalawang babae. it would be a sin. am i willing to take the risks? am i willing to be a sinner just to be with her?

i took a deep breath, look her in the eyes and said what i should be saying.

is it a yes? is it a no?

the answer?

i think we all know what it is.

The End