Love 8: Perfect Couple

"UUWI na tayo?" Shane's expecting some bonding with Fidel. Like a normal people... and couple. Magiging sa kanya din naman ang lalaki

Fidel didn't stop walking. "Yes. You are tired and need to sleep." Sabi nito. She frown, her body is shivering because Fidel is worried about her, but she want to be by his side more

Sumakay sila sa sasakyan at hinatid nga ng lalaki si Shane. Kahit bagsak ang balikat, nabuhay ang kanyang diwa ng ngumiti si Fidel sa kanya

"I'm sorry because I can't spend more time with you. Your health is important, Shane so go rest at your house." His soothing and calm voice makes Shane heart itched. "Alam kong di magtatagal ay magkikita ulit tayo." Sabi nito

Kusa nalang syang tumango, bago bumaba ng sasakyan, may malambot na bagay na tumama sa kanyang pisngi. Gulat na napalingon sya dito. Namumula ang mukha nito habang ang kamay nito ay nakatakip sa bibig

"See you." He whispered but she still can hear

Bumaba sya, pinatakbo na nito ng mabilis ang sasakyan. Pumasok na sya sa bahay at nakarating na sa kwarto. Umupo sa kama, bago alaahanin ang nangyari

"Gosh! Fidel! H-He... kissed my c-cheeks!!!" Dahil nakatapat sya sa isang salamin, kitang-kita ang repleksyon ni Shane

Shane's gentle facade, quickly crumbled. A girl in the mirror can't identify if what's on her mind. Her eyes are cloudy and misty, turning red. Her body is trembling and shivering... from shock or excitement

The Shane earlier turned to a madwoman. Add that she's also drooling unconsciously. "Fidel! Ang labi nya ay.. dumampi sa pisngi ko.." Paulit-ulit nitong binabanggit ang pangalan ni Fidel

Her hands are trembling, hesitating to touch her cheeks that kissed by Fidel. She gaze at the mirror and smile, smirk. Tumayo ang dalaga at may kinuha sa drawer ng table. Nilabas ang isang makapal na album, at binuklat

Shane keep whispering while skipping the pages. "Fidel eyelashes... hair... nails..." Nang marating na nito ang huling album, tumitig sya sa salamin

Nanginginig padin ang sarili nitong kamay, nagaalin-langang hawakan ang pisngi. Glancing her cheeks at the mirror, "Tanggalin ko ba ang balat ng pisngi ko para malagay 'to sa album?" She wondered if that will work out. This is her so called collection album, lahat ng nandito ay patungkol o galing kay Fidel

Lumingon ang dalaga sa mga cabinet na nakalagay sa ding-ding. May mga jar na nakahilera dito. Iba't ibang klase ang nandito, tumingin sya sa fresh na matang nakalagay sa jar. "What do you say, Faith? Hm?" She smile, looking at the jar with a water, the eyes are floating on it

Shane touch her hair and brush it. "Nah. Kung masira nag mukha ko, baka masira ko din ang mukha ni Fidel. If I'm ugly, I want him to be ugly too, so he can only be mine. Ako lang ang makakatanggap sa kanya ng buong-buo kung ganoon ang sitwasyon." Pagkausap nito sa sarili habang nagsusuklay. "Pero, hindi ko gagawin dahil alam kong di 'yon magugustuhan ni Fidel. Lalo na ang ideya na sirain ang pisngi ko." Tumawa ito at sinara ang album

Maingat nitong inilagay sa drawer ng table ang album na naglalaman ng sandamak-mak na maliliit na parte ng katawan ni Fidel. Tumayo ang dalaga at tumingin sa collection na mga jars. Lahat ng nasa loob nito ay tungkol din kay Fidel

Hindi lang si Faith ang napatay nya. Because Fidel is handsome and charming, everyone want to talk to him. So she took care all of it in a flash. She haven't heared anything about Fidel opinion at that situation, siguro ang alam nito ay lumayo na ang mga ito kaya hindi na pa nagaksaya ng panahon si Fidel sa mga iyon

Na kinahinga ng maluwag ni Shane. If something happened that not according to her plan, she instantly removed it. Like all those flies, ngayon nasa garapon na nya. Ang iba't ibang parteng katawan nila na nakipaginteraksyon kay Fidel ay nasa collection na nya

Shane, in a good mood, quickly goes to the place that familiar to everyone. Bago umalis ng bahay, hindi makakalimutan ng dalaga na kumuha ng simpleng mga bagay na kakailangan nya sa kanyang gagawin

Arriving at the destination, she stop between the two graves that she and Fidel visited earlier. "I'm back. Namiss nyo ba ako kahit ilang oras lang ako nawala?" She giggled staring at the graves

Lumingon-lingon ang dalaga sa paligid. Madilim at tanging kulig-lig lamang ang maririnig. Tahimik at payapa ito, ngunit para kay Shane, ang lugar na ito ay mawawala sa isang iglap lamang

Nilibot nya ang paningin sa lahat ng nakalibing dito sa sementeryo. "It's not that I'm also holding a grudge to all of you, ah. Di ko lang matanggap na kailangan pa bumisita dito ni Fidel." Pagkausap nya sa ibang mga nakalibing

Umupo ang dalaga saglit sa damuhan, inaayos ang gamit na nasa tabi upang magamit agad. "Ma, Pa. Hindi ko akalain na darating ang panahon na papalayain ko kayo. But for Fidel, I want to elimate those who occupied his mind. I'm slightly, very slightly a jealous woman eh, hehe." She cutely smiled, talking to the herself under the cold night

Pinagpagan ang damit, sa gitna ng kadilim, kumislap ang mata ni Shane sa saya para sa gagawin. Hawak-hawak ang gasolina, "Magsisimula na ako." Pakanta nitong tono bago tumakbo sa sementeryo, na nakabukas ang gasolina. Kaya sa bawat daan nya, may patak na naiiwan sa mga ito

"Eliminate, eliminate. Go, go go.

Ako si Shane, di magpapatalo.

Fidel, Fidel, can only be mine.

Dahil kapag mag umagaw sa kanya...

Ligpit ko agad! Hahahaha!"

Pagkanta ni Shane sa gitna ng gabi, sa kadiliman ng sementeryo. Matapos ang kantang nagawa, pumwesto agad sya sa harap ng pundot ng kanyang magulang. Ubos na ang isang galong gasolinang dala, ngunit pasimple syang ngumiti

"Dahil special kayong dalawa, tag-isa kayo." She opened the two gallons of gasoline at her side. Di naman kabigatan, at kaya nyang buhatin. Ibinuhas nya tag-isa sa dalawang pundot ang gasolina

"Hmm... nice." She mumbled after smelling the surroundings. Amoy gasolina kahit saan nya ibaling ang kanyang ulo. So, in case, she wear a facemask but under it, she's smirking, proud at her hard work

Her eyes even teared up at how affectionate she is. "Magpapasalamat talaga kayo sakin dahil libreng hatid na ang ginawa ko sa inyo." Shane showed a triumphant smile. She didn't even bothered to imagine her parents coughing blood when she's feeling proud at something useless

Lumayo sya ng pwesto, nagre-ready para ilag-lag ang posporo. Her smile is even more bright than the star in the sky, she also looks like a child, excited for something. Kalimutan nalang na, something dangerous ang gagawin ng bata kuno nito

"Too bad, walang background song." Puno ng panghihinayang ang tono nito. "But, I will still drop it! Hahaha!" Pagbagsak ng posoporong may apoy sa puntod ng kanyang mga magulang, biglang nagliyab ito

Malaking apoy ang makikita hanggang sa kumalat sa buong sementeryo. Mabilis ito dahil sa dami ng gasolinang kanyang itinapon. She only stood there, staring at the blazing and hot fire that she caused

"Beautiful."

"Shane."

What?

She look behind and see him. Fidel. Naibaba ng dalaga ang mask ng kusa ng makita ang mukha ng lalaki. She's frozen on the spot, can't move at shock that she experience when she saw his face

Fidel eyes is focus in Shane. She look... stunning. She's standing while on her back is a big fire, that continiuously wild spreading. Shane is sparkling with the fire, she can't even compared to a star

Naglakad ang lalaki, nanatiling nakatitig sa mga mata ng dalaga. "Shane."

Imbes na takot at pangamba ang mabasa sa mga mata ni Shane, sumilip ang mas malaking ngiti sa labi nito. "Fidel!" She excitedly exclaimed. "I want to hug you right now but I smell stink. I'm in a pitiful situation, right?" She whined. Kitang-kita nga ang paghihirap nito sa kilos na may pagaalinlangan ng dalaga

Yet, Fidel only called her name again. "Shane."

"Hm?"

"Maari ko na masabing, handa na ako."

"Huh?"

"Ngayong nasagot mo na ang mga problema mo, I will not hold back anymore." She can see the serious face of him. Her figure is reflecting at his eyes, that's how his eyes clear is

"A-and?" She wouldn't want to know why she's stuttering and feeling nervous

Fidel walk at her, but she step backward. "Why..? Are you running away?"

"A-Ano..?" Hindi alam ni Shane kung ano ang gagawin dahil hindi nya din alam kung ano ang ginagawa ni Fidel!

Suddenly, his eyes look dangerous. In a blink, he is running to her direction that made her panic. He grab her in rough way, she wince at this

"Are you running away to me? Hm, Shane? Why?" Fidel eyes are not good and bad either. He misinterpret everything, even her shivering. "Takot kaba sakin? Akala ko ba gusto mo ako, Shane? Na handa ka sa lahat na gagawin ko at ipapakita ko sayo? You already change your mind? Tell me a reason." Naging madal-dal ito na mas lalong kinahilo ng dalaga

"Running..? Me?" She tilt her head in confused

"Yes! Ikaw! Kahit sabihin mo sakin ang rason kung bakit ka tumatakbo sakin o ayaw mo sakin, hindi ko padin tatangapin! After all those years how hard I feel to wait for you, you will run from me? Never! No! I will not accept it!" Sigaw ito ng sigaw na parang walang naririnig at nakikita. Hindi din nito nakita ang pagsilay ng ngiti ni Shane

Shane is confuse at the start, shock and also surprise at the sudden change of Fidel action. Pero nagkaroon din sya ng kunting ideya sa lahat ng narinig na lumabas mula sa bibig nito

He feel the same way...

That's the only matter. He waited, and now he want her. Tanggap na ni Fidel ang pagmamahal nya! She did it! Finally! Sa wakas, natapos na ang paghahabol nya dito makalipas nag maraming taon!

"You.. love me?"

"Yes!"

"Gusto mo ba akong kidnapin, Fidel? Ikulong? Na tayo lang ang magkasama?"

"... of course. I always want to do that. I fucking want." He answered in a weird manner but it makes her more excited

She hook her arms at his neck and whispered. "Mas gusto ko pa ang ganito mong ugali. Pero gusto ko ako lang ang makakakita nito." Ngiti nya dito. Biglang hinapit ni Fidel ang kanyang beywang at inilapit sa katawan nito

"Kung ayan ang gusto mo." Sagot nito at ngumiti. Naisub-sob nalang nya ang kanyang mukha sa dibdib nito, at di makakalimutang amuyin ang mabango nitong amoy na nagpapakalma sa kanya

"I still can't believe it, Fidel. You finally accept my love for you. I'm going crazy. More crazier for you." Alam nyang narinig nito ang kanyang sinabi dahil tumawa ito, nagvibrate din ang dibdib nito

His hug are more tighter and rougher than before. "My mind is more in chaos than you think, Shane. Alam kong may gusto kang gawin ngayong gabi kaya nagplano na akong sabihin sayo ang lahat, pero di ko akalaing nagawa ko nga."

Kahit ang mga mata ni Shane ay ngumingiti sa narinig nya. "Sabihin mo sakin ang matagal ko ng hinihintay na marinig, Fidel." Yaya nya dito. Huminga ito ng malalim bago tumitig sa kanyang mga mata

"I also love you, Shane. I know that I planned to wait you, but it's hard to make you wait this long. Kaya simula ngayon, ipaparamdam ko sayo segu-segundo kung gaano kita kamahal." His tone is gentle as his face, yet Fidel action is clearly different. His rough hands, exploring her hands to make sure she's not gonna run away

"Can I... tie you, Shane?" Fidel used his puppy eyes and tone. Nanlaki ang mata nya kaya agad itong nagpaliwanag. "Natatakot ako sa mga mangyayari, na baka panaginip lang ang lahat ng 'to. Gusto din kitang ikulong na ako lang ang makakakita sayo, pero alam kong magagalit ka." Nanlulumo nitong paliwanag. Agad naman naawa ang dalaga dito

"I also want that, Fidel but we can't. May mga plano tayo sa buhay na kailangang gawin at tapusin. Kung okay na ang lahat, papayag ako sa gusto mong gawin." She informed, his eyes immediately twinkled. "Marami din akong gustong gawin sayo na hindi natin agad magagawa. Sayang." Her smile make him smile, their smile is... different however what's on their mind are actually the same

Fidel is now mine, kaya ko na gawin ang lahat sa kanya, hindi ba? Lalo na na patayin ang mga nakapaligid sa kanya, well ang dami padin nila

Ngayong nalabas ko na ang damdamin ko para kay Shane, kailangan ko namang patunayan ito. I can kill all those flies that flying around her

Ngunit ngiti lang ang makikita sa mukha ng dalawa. Di rin maitatago ang pagiging madikit nila. Si Fidel na ginagawa ang lahat upang madikit ang katawan ni Shane sa kanya, gaya ng pagikot ng braso sa beywang nito, paghimas ng ulo ni Shane dahil kusang yayakap ang dalaga, pagholding hands na may kasamang himas at titig dito, at marami pang iba

Gustong-gusto naman ni Shane sa paraan ng lalaki lalo na ngayong lagi na silang magakakadikit dalawa, wala syang problema dito. Nageenjoy palang sya sa sitwasyon nilang dalawa ng may biglang sumira dito

"What the heck..?"

"Oh, it's only Harold." Shane showed her original smile at her dear cousin that she couldn't contact after that incident

Nagsalubong ang kilay nito. "Only? Shane, you bit- What?!" Di na nito natapos ang sasabihin dahil biglang lumuwa mata nito ng bumaling ang tinggin nito sa tabi ng dalaga, nandito si Fidel na nanatiling nakatinggin lamang kay Shane

Shane weirdly smile. "Gusto mo ba maulit ang ginawa ako sayo, Harold?" He flinched at this. "Don't look or stare at my Fidel! You are talking to me so eyes on me."

"No, don't look at her. Look at the ground, that's more better." Fidel cut off and smiled Shane. She lightly puched him and he only smiled at this cute gesture of her

Harold is bewildered. He look dumb, actually idiot, looking at this two. May malaking apoy na kumakalat sa likod ng dalawa pero nagawa pa nilang ngumiti at maglandian?

I'm weird but not as weird as this two! They are crazy! More more more crazy! Especially that man! He is dangerous!

Speaking of, "Shane. I want to tell you something."

"Ano 'yon? Bilisan mo." Hindi man nito nagawang tumingin sa pinsan, di naman ito pinansin ni Harold at nagsalita na lamang

Nakatinggin kay Fidel, "That love of yours is dangerous. The precious person of yours is more dangerous."

He caught her attention, but a chill run down on his spine. He didn't bother to identify where that chill come from. "He is more dangerous, Shane." He said. "I warned him before to be safe at you because of your attitude but I can't believe na mas malala pa pala sya sayo."

Shane question the person who's the main topic of their conversation. "Totoo ba 'yon, Fidel?" Nagawa lang nitong inosenteng ngumiti, bumaling ang dalaga sa pinsan. "Paano mo naman nasabi 'yan?"

"Nakita mo ang itsura ko?"

"Ye.. ah. You look haggard, and n-normal." Of course she lied! Her cousin eyes turned even more crazier!

Tumango ito at tinuro ang katabing lalaki. "That man! He did this to me! He hurt me mentally, he tortured me. More painful than what you did, dear cousin."

"Stop. Huwag mong sabihin ang 'dear' na 'yan kay Shane. I don't want to hear that word coming from your mouth. I'm the only one who can say that." Fidel interject again, and Harold immediately shut his mouth at this

Nagpabalik-balik ang tinggin nya sa dalawa. Hinawakan ang kamay ng katabi at tinanong. "Tell me, is that true?"

"Yes." Walang pagalinlangang sagot nito. "He said some word to you that make me sick. Binayaran ko lang naman sya sa lahat ng ginawa nya sayo. Torturing a mentality is where I'm good at." His gentle tone can make anyone forget the scary comment of his

Shane sigh. "Sa susunod, sabihin mo sakin ah. Hindi ko gusto na may gagawin ka na di ko alam lalo na ikaw mismo ang gagawa nito. Hayaan mo na ako ng gumawa non, ah?" Payo nya dito at agad na ngumiti ito

"Okay." Fidel smile is more hot than the fire at their back

"You will ignore it, Shane?!" Harold exploded. He is more pissed that they did something like normal sitting or cuddling while watching a TV

They are making fun of me!

She nod. "Yeah. Nagawa na, wala na akong magagawa. Kaya mo na 'yan, hindi naman unang beses na nangyari 'yan, Harold." She waved her hand to shoo him

Harold is more dumbfounded. After this, they act more lovely dovely at each other. The two are on their own world, making him third wheel. Stumping his feet, he walked out at this scene. He will only make them angry because of his frustration if he even push it at that crazy two, no, couple

"Umalis nadin sya." Nasabi ni Shane ng makita ang papalayong bulto ng pinsang lalaki. Di nya inaasahan ang pagsulpot nito pati ang sinabi nito, ngunit tanggap nya ang lahat ni Fidel

"You're making me more jealous, Shane." She heared that man grumbled, so she smiled and eyed him affectionately

"Don't be. Haha, why would you be jealous at Harold?" She joked at him. However, Fidel eyes are serious, obviously not liking the joke

"Nang una ko syang nakita, alam kong masama ang pakiramdam ko sa kanya. Lalo na sa paraan ng paglapit nya sayo. I don't care if that is your cousin, everything is not possible if someone is crazy, Shane." Lasang-lasa nya talaga ang selos nito na kanyang kinatawa. Halos ikulong ni Fidel ang kanyang katawan sa pagkakahigpit ng yakap nito

"Now that you know, I'm also crazy like you, and I can do everything. Kaya ko din 'yon patayin ng di pumipikit, kaya wag mo akong subukan, Shane." He warned her. "I'm more dangerous and everything I do is dangerous. It's obvious that you will not like it, habang ako ay may pasensya pa, huwag mong sagadin dahil makukulong kalang sa mundo ko."

Her whole body is shivering not in fear, but for excitement. She really want to scream and agree at him, however, it's not time yet. They have so many times, and someday they'll do it

Shane is smirking, "I'm looking forward to it, Fidel."

Fidel is smiling, "Me too. I can't wait, Shane."

Sa pagakyat ng haring araw, may malaking apoy, at dalawang taong nakangiti habang nakatinggin sa mga mata ng isa't isa. Hindi maiiwasan ang mga matang nagbabaga sa mga susunod na pangyayari sa kanilang buhay

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