I've Always Liked You Mga Nobela at Kwento

hirit pa niya. "My turn," saad ko. "What makes you different from everyone else?" tanong ko. "What makes me different from everyone else?" Pag-ulit niya sa tanong, binaba ang hawak na pen at notebook. "Ako na 'to. Full package. I am someone who will love and treasure you. I will take care of you. I will make sure to make you happy and feel appreciated. I will show you that I am someone you could be proud of. I can be anything you like. No lies, just facts." pag-iisa isa niyang habang binibilang sa mga daliri niya ang kaya niyang gawin.

It's like you're living in an igloo Lumingon ako kay Anthony at nakita ko na sinasabayan na niya ang kanta, kaya naki kanta na rin ako. I'm like a statue Stuck staring right at you Got me frozen in my tracks So amazed how you take me back Each and every time our love collapsed

Pinagdikit niya ang noo namin. "Don't you know? I like tough girls. I like you,"

Bulong lang iyon pero ramdam ko ang kakaibang pakiramdam doon. "I still love you, Ava Sofia and I always will."

Malungkot ang mensahe ng kinakanta nito at nababagay sa isang tulad niya. "I like him," naibulong ni Nica Joy sa kaniyang sarili. Napasunod sa saliw ng musica ang kaniyang ulo habang mariing naipikit ang mga mata upang namnamin ang musika at tinig ng lalaking nanunuot sa kaniyang puso. Kuhang-kuha nito ang paos na boses ni Lewis Capaldi na original singer ng kantang Someone You Love. Tsaka niya lang muling iminulat ang mga mata nang matapos na ang kanta at iba na ngayon ang nagsasalita. Hinanap niya ang lalaki ngunit wala na ito sa stage.

Natatawa siya… ngunit maya-maya lang para na itong naiyak sa dibdib ko. Niyakap ko na lang din siya. Parang idinuduyan sa pagmamahal. // I just want you to know who I am Mamahalin kita Monina, habang buhay… You have made me a better person that I never knew I could be. And you continue to make me better, braver, and kinder every single day. Knowing you and loving you has been the single greatest thing I have gotten to do in my life.

sabi niya kaya napakunot naman ang noo ko Pinanuod ko si Mason nung buksa niya at radyo at ikonek ito sa bluetooth ng kanyang phone. He was quiet habang nakatingin sa akin hanggang sa marinig ko ang musika na pumailanlang sa buong silid. Gusto kong maiyak pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden Maybe it's intuition But some things you just don't question Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant And there it goes, I think I've found my best friend I know that it might sound more than a little

“I'll always be there for you.” …

Tanong ko, naluluha. "I like you, I really do Janella. I like both of you, I like Hakuna Miran and I like you but in different ways," nanatili akong nakatitig sa blangko niyang tingin. "I like you because you're like Jami, soft and sensitive. It makes me want to protect you, but I like Hakuna Miran as a lady, not as my sister, not as a friend." Nang marinig ko ang sinabi niya ay naluha kaagad ako kaya tinakpan ko ang mukha.