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[b]♥ 33 ♥[/b] “Good.” He said. “Kaso.. Wala na akong damit, kaya I’ll get clothes from my house.” I told him. “I’m coming with you.” I raised my eyebrow. “Ano ba talagang gusto mo?” “Bakit.. Maiilang ka ba..?” He asked me. Napakagat ako sa labi ko. Iniipit nanaman ako nito.. Hay nako. Buti na lang wala si Kalvin. – Right. Si Kalvin. I’ve agreed to live again in the same house with Nikko without even letting Kalvin know. I’m being selfish again. Pero.. Pero I’ll be doing this to prove that I don’t love him anymore. “O sige.” “Give me the keys.” He said. Napailing ako and I threw the keys to him. -- We arrived at my apartment. “Ang lapit lang pala nung bahay mo e, lumipat ka pa. Isang sakayan lang ata ng jeep ‘to pag nagkataon.” “Pakielam mo?” Bumaba ako and I went in. He did not follow, ewan ko kung san siya nagpunta. Bahala siya diyan. I went in to my room and took a big bag. How many days will I stay there anyway? Around a week? A week with him.. Will I be able to last that long? Hay. Bahala na. I took clothes and put them into my bag. [b] NIKKO’s POV:[/b] I don’t understand at all why I am doing this. I told myself na hindi ko na siya guguluhin pa.. Pero eto nanaman ako. Knowing that she’ll be marrying Kalvin, my heart was torn into pieces. But knowing also that.. She has still feelings for me.. I had my hopes up. Na hindi dapat. I looked around outside the house, and I found the bicycle I gave her before. She’s still keeping it? At sa nakikita ko.. She’s using it. Marunong na nga talaga siya. Unlike before. Natawa ako as I remembered the past. Ang dami niyang sugat dati. Really.. She’s not throwing the past away. [b]MANNE’s POV:[/b] “N-Nikko.” I called him. “Tara na. Bumalik na tayo bago pa magbago ang isip ko.” I said kasi nawawala siya. Suddenly, he showed up, riding on my bike. “W-Why are you riding that thing?” “Anung that thing? I found it at your backyard. Ginagamit mo pa pala ‘to.” I reddened. “Of course not.. May kotse na nga ako.. Gagamit pa ako niyan. Are you sick?” He chuckled. “Talaga.” “Oo. Kaya tara na nga.” I said at naglakad ako papuntang kotse ko. “Wait.” He went to me, nakasakay pa rin sa bike ko. “Dito na tayo sumakay.” He said. Napanganga ako. “Sira ka ba? Gusto mong mag bike tayo hanggang sa bahay?” I exclaimed. “Oo. Bakit? Gaya dati di ba. Sakay ka sa likod. Tutal, maliit lang naman yang dala mo.” This is so unbelievable. “Nasisiraan ka na ba ng bait? Anung akala mo sakin? Bata?” He just grinned at me. -- Pagktapos ng mahabang bangayan naming, eto ako. Nakaupo sa likod ng bike habang siya ang napepedal. Taeng yan, ayokong kumapit sakanya. I was blushing. Naaalala ko yung past naming.. Nung nakasakay din ako sa likod ng bike na ‘to. Why does past keep bugging me? Suddenly, there was a hump. Napakapit ako sakanya. JUST LIKE BEFORE. Pero inalis ko ang kamay ko mula sa pagkakapit ko sakanya. We are not like before. Iba na siya at iba na ako. “Bumigat ka ata..” He mumbled. Naningkit ang mga mata ko. Yun ba yung pinagkaiba nanamin ngayon? Bumigat ako. Tsk. “Sino ba kasing may sabing mag bike tayo?” I asked na naiirita. Arrgh. I heard him chuckle. “Oo na.. Kapit kang maigi.” He said. “B-Bakit?!—” At nagpedal siya kaya bumilis kami. “Nikko you idiot!!—” -- Mama and Papa agreed na titira muna kami ulit sa bahay. Eto ako ngayon, nakaupo sa kama ko. Nagpaikot ikot yung mata ko. This is the place I left to forget about Nikko. Na hindi rin nagtagumpay and right now, I’m staying here.. AGAIN. Napailing ako. Ang tanga ko talaga. Pumayag pa ako. I arranged my clothes dun sa cabinet. Paano kung di ko kayanin.. Na tumira pa dito..? Napakagat ako sa labi ko. If I’m with him, mahihirapan akong mag move on. OH DAMN. Ngayun ko lang naisip yun. Arrgh. Kaso wala na akong magagawa, nandito na ako. “Kain na.” He called me. “Hindi ako gutom.” I replied. “Weeh.” I glared at him. “Wag mo nga akong kulitin? Pwede?” He grinned. “Sabi mo e.” He uttered and left. -- Nasa front porch ako nun. Nakaupo lang, nagpapahangin lang. Ayokong pumasok sa bahay dahil nandun si Nikko, nanonood ng TV. Sila Mama naman nasa kuwarto nila. Ampt. Suddenly, my phone rang. “Hello?” “Hey, Babe. Kamusta?” Awts. Si Kalvin! “Ah.. B-Babe! Ayus lang ako.. Yep..” “Hey, what’s wrong? You sound weird.” He muttered. Arrgh. Nahalata pa. “A-ah.. Ano, may sipon lang ako.” “Ay ganun ba, pagaling ka ha. Nga pala—” “Manne!” Nikko called me. Napatalikod ako and mouthed ‘STOP’. “M-Manne.. Sino yun?” Kalvin asked. I panicked. What would I answer? I got my fists clenched. “W-Wala..! Kapitbahay lang yun! Sige, aalis na muna ako. Bye Babe, Love you!” I said and flipped the phone closed. Nakonsensya ako. What have I done? I lied to him. Once again, I lied to him. Nikko went to the front porch. “Was it.. Kalvin?” He asked. I glared at him. “Oo.. And because of you, nakapagsinungaling pa ako sa kanya!” I said. “Bakit, tinawag lang naman kita kasi ang cute nung palabas, gusto ko ipanuod sayo.” Ah! UNBELIEVABLE! I stood up. “I hate you!” I grunted and stomped my feet. “Don’t call me again!” I said at pumasok sa loob ng bahay. Anong gagawin ko? I.. I’ve lied again to Kalvin. I don’t like it that way. Gusto kong sabihin sakanya ang totoo, pero hindi ko alam kung paano. Sorry, Kalvin. Sorry. -- I went to the park that night. Napapagod na ako. Nakipag iwasan kaya ako kay Nikko all day. Pag kumatok sya sa pintuan ko, kunwari tulog ako. I did not eat with them. Nagkulong lang ako sa kuwarto, and right now.. Nandito ako sa park. Nakaupo mag-isa. Naguguluhan kung ano ang dapat kong gawin. “Arrgh.. Naman!” I went to the slide at umupo sa tuktok nun. Mag saslide na lang ako! “Manne!” It was Nikko’s voice, nagulat ako. “W-WAAH!” Aksidenteng dumulas ako and definitely, ayun. Dumulas ako pababa, he was down there. He caught me at bumagsak kaming dalawa sa damo. “A-Aray..” He muttered. I was over him. I reddened. Parang nangyari na ito noon? I went away immediately. “B-Bakit ka ba pumunta pa dito?! Nagulat tuloy ako..” I blamed him, kahit na bumibilis yung heart beat ko. Umupo ako run sa swing as he stood up. “E kasi nawawala ka e. This is the only place I think you’d go.” “Bakit ka ba sumusunod?” I asked him, irritated. “Kasi nga lumalayo ka..” He sat on the the other swing. “Bakit ka ba lumalayo?” Naasar na talaga ako. If he wants to know, then I’d tell him! “Kasi hindi na kita gusto.. Sinaktan mo ako 6 years ago, tapos bigla kang babalik? Manggugulo ka lang pala.. I’m getting married with Kalvin, kaya tigilan mo na ako.. Dapat umalis ka na lang at hindi ka na bumalik pa!” I yelled at him. He was silenced. “Alam ko.. Alam ko nasaktan kita..” “Then leave me alone!” I said. “Hindi ka man lang nagsabi kung san ka pumunta.. Tapos ngayun babalik ka.. Anung gusto mong mangyari?!” I yelled at him again. He was not reacting, but he was teary-eyed. “Pero.. Pero.. Hindi mo na ba ako gusto..?” He asked me. Sumakit ang lalamunan ko, napangiwi ako saglit, but I looked at him straight in the eye. “Hindi na.. Si.. Si Kalvin na ang gusto ko..” I muttered. OO. Yun ang totoo. YUN ANG DAPAT. “But.. Why are you crying?” “Crying--?” Tears flowed down from my eyes. It’s weird. Bakit ako umiiyak!? I stood up. “These.. These have nothing to do with you..” I mumbled at tumayo, tumakbo palayo. “Manne!” He called, but I did not look back. Dumiretso lang ako, but suddenly, at the same street I almost got a car accident, I slipped dun sa kanal, but I was caught saved. “You still haven’t changed.. You’re the same girl I fell in love and I’m falling for even more..” He whispered. My heart skipped a beat. Why is he doing this?! I went away and pushed him. “Tama na..! Tama na! Ayoko nang marining pa ang mga kasinungalingan mo! Ikaw mismo ang nagsabi na hindi mo ako minahal.. Nanggaling din sayo na pinaglaruan mo lang ako.. And now you’re saying you love me?! Bullsh*t!—” “I left to Canada!” He yelled. Ano.. Pumunta siyang.. Canada? “T-The day.. The day I brought you in front of the motel.. Is the day before I left to Canada..” He mumbled. “I was planning to leave.. Dahil gusto na akong kunin ng parents ko..” “Kung totoo yan, bakit hindi mo sinabi sakin!?” “Kasi ayokong pag antayin ka sa isang bagay na hindi ako sigurado!” He told me. I was silenced, still listening. “All I told you that day.. Are lies. Mahal kita.. Sobra sobra. Mula noon.. Hanggang ngayun.. Ikaw pa rin..” I shook my head. “Hindi ako naniniwala sayo.. Hindi ako naniniwala..! You cut all our connections. Nawala kang parang bula. Stop lying to me again and again-!” “I’m Mr. robot!” At that statement, nagulat ako. “W-What..?” “Ako.. Ako ang nagsayaw sayu noon. It was me who kissed you too.. It was all me!” “Liar! Liar! .. It was Kalvin! Nasa kanya yung costume! Wag ka nang gumawa pa ng paraan para magustuhan kita! It’s over! Everything’s over--!” “I gave that costume to him..! Ako ang nagsabi sakanya ng lahat tungkol kay MR. Lahat.. Lahat ng alam niya, galing sakin! I told him to take care of you. I left you to his care, and I wanted you to love him as much as you love me pag nawala na ako.. I was planning, to leave you two alone. But as I see you everyday.. As I saw you the first time I went back, all that came into my mind is that.. I still.. I still love you.. And I want you to come back to me..” Silence occurred, my tears continued on flowing down at hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. WHAT WOULD I DO? [b] KALVIN’s POV: [/b] I was sure that was Nikko’s voice. It was clear, and Manne’s voice.. Was like nervous. And now, I was looking at the two of them. And I was right. Nikko told her the truth. Now, anong gagawin ko? My heart is getting ripped apart. After everything I’ve done for Manne. She still has feelings for Nikko. I can see that. If she doesn’t, she’ll not cry and look at him that way. She’ll not hesitate to say ‘I love you’ to me. Tears fell from my eye. Am I still not worthy to be loved? [b]MANNE’s POV:[/b] I returned back to my apartment. I can’t absolutely stay with Nikko anymore. Now also that Kalvin has returned. Hindi ko kayang saktan si Kalvin. He.. He who have risked everything and loved me so much. “Eat.” He told me and he smiled. Nasa restaurant kami nun. It was an awkward night. I was still lying to him. Sinabi ko na wala namang nangyari habang wala siya. At.. Sobrang nasasaktan ako sa ginagawa ko. “Y-Yes..” “Nikko.. Has no connection to you?” He suddenly asked. “O-Oo.. Wala na.. Wag na natin siyang pag usapan pa..” “Sigurado kang wala?” He asked me once again. I was startled. Could it be that he knows? “I was just gonna return this.” He took a plastic and hand it to me. “T-This is..” “I’m over to be your keeper.. Right?” He said. “I’m returning MR’s costume to the real owner.” Hindi ako makapagsalita. “Right. I know that he returned. He still likes you.. And you.. Still like him..” I can see the pain in his eyes. “Everything he said is the truth. “ He finally said. “K-Kalvin..” “Go to him. Don’t worry about me.” He said and held my hand. “Being a part of your life is already enough for me..” I slowly smiled. “Thank you.. Kalvin.. Thank you!” I stood up, bringing the costume and I rushed to the parking lot and went in my car. [b]NIKKO’s POV:[/b] I’m currently packing my things. Aalis na ako sa bahay na ‘to tomorrow. Manne did not accept me back. Maybe.. She has really liked Kalvin. I went down the stairs and went out of the house. I looked at the house from outside. “Bye na.. I’ll never forget.. That I was once part of this household..” “Bye na?” Napalingon ako. It was Manne. [b]MANNE’s POV:[/b] “Bye na?” I asked him. He looked back at me, surprised. “M-Manne?” He uttered. Tears fell from my eye and I rushed and hugged him. “Sorry.. Sorry kung kahit na naniwala ako sa mga sinabi mo, iniwan pa rin kita.. sorry!” I whispered ti his ear. He hugged me tighter. “A-Ayus lang.. I.. I love you.. So much.. And I’m so happy right now.. That I could die..” “Tanga, wag muna ngayun.” I said. I pushed him gently and I grinned at him. “Wag ka na umalis..? Let’s live here again.” He smiled at me and nodded. “Yeah. You’re my girlfriend, definitely maybe.” “Ha ha. Lol. I’m your fiancée.” And I kissed him once again.After years of waiting, [i][b] I’m now with the one I truly love the most.[/b][/i] [b]End Of Definitely Maybe [/b]