Chapter 12: Calmed and Contented

"HINDI ako mawawala sa iyo kahit kailan, Seb. I promise that." I sincerely said to him. Mas hinigpitan ko ang yakap sa kanya.

I want him to feel that I won't leave him. That I'm always here for him.

"I'm sorry..." he kept mumbling under his breath.

Humiwalay ako sa yakap ngunit pinanatili ko ang malapit naming distansya. I held his face and looked at him intently.

"Stop saying sorry, we're okay now." I said to assured him that everything is alright now.

His eyes are still red. I was about to touch his closed eyes when he pulled me closer and hugged me tightly. I know he said something but it didn't reach to my ear clearly.

"I hope you'll forgive me one day..."

TUTOK na tutok ang mga mata ko sa pinapanuod ko habang ang kamay ko naman ay panaka-nakang kumukuha nang popcorn. Napagdesisyonan kasi namin ni Seb na mag movie marathon sa bahay nila. We just reconciled kaya hindi ako nagdalawang isip at pumayag.

Ngumuya ako ng popcorn habang tutok na tutok naman ang mata ko sa pinapanuo