She's With Me Novels & Stories

“Medyo masikip pa rito sa may baywang, Mikael. Ano sa tingin mo?” Umiikot si Shaina sa harap ng malaking salamin sa sala ng mansyon, suot ang kanyang engranding wedding gown. Ang puting tela ay kumikinang sa ilalim ng chandelier, habang si Mikael ay nakasandal sa dulo ng sofa, hawak sa isang baso ng wine. “Bagay sa'yo,” maikling sagot ni Mikael. Walang emosyon. Walang ningning ang mga mata, ngunit wala ring bakas ng pagtutol.

sabi nito sa akin. “Buntis lang ako pero di naman ako inutil. Kayang kaya ko syang bantayan para hindi ka na maabala,” Sabi ko dito. “It’s okay.” anitong muling bumaling sa akin, “Tinawagan nya ako. For sure gusto nyang bantayan ko sya. You may go now,” Giit nito ngunit hindi ako natinag sa kinatatayuan ko. Ramdam kong nainis ito.

Napakahinhin gumalaw. She's wearing a white dress. Ang mahabang buhok ay nakalugay.. She was like a princess.. but no.. right now I can tell that she's a queen and she finally find her king.. Lumunok ako at mas lalo pang nag-umapaw ang kaba sa dibdib ko. Lalo na ng titigan ako ng Dad niya. Oh my God...

Nagtatakang tanong din nito. Napasimangot naman ako. Ang manhid naman, hindi pa ba halata? "Anong relasyon mo sa kanya? Ex mo ba yun?" Nakakunot noong tanong ko sa kanya. Inihahanda ko na ang sarili ko sa magiging sagot niya. "She's my bestfriend's half sister—I only socialize with her as a civil being. But she never been my ex—not even a fling." Sagot nito sa akin.

"Wala na siya, Sonia. Wala na si Michelle. Wala na rin kuwenta ang buhay ko. Wala na!" Itinulak ko si Sonia. Muling tumayo karga ang katawan ni Michelle. Sa ilang hakbang lang ay halos matutumba akong muli. Gusto kong samahan si Michelle. Ayaw ko siyang mag-isa. Baka natatakot siya kung nasaan siya ngayon. Kailangan ko siyang samahan. Naging mag-isa na siya noon. Hindi ko hahayaan ngayon. I need to be with her. I need to be with the woman I love. Kung kailangan ko siyang sundan ay gagawin ko. I need to be with Michelle.

Hindi ko na iyon inintindi. Because there was only one woman in my mind. And she was waiting for me. TO BE CONTINUED.

she happily said which made me stilled on my feet. So, she's... She's back. My sister is already back... For good.

She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes She can ruin your faith with her casual lies And she only reveals what she wants you to see She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me He's looking at me as he sings. Grabehan sa pagtitig para akong matutunaw. Is there anything in this world that this guy can't do? How did I become so lucky? She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you

Nakikita ko iyon. Sa paraan ng pagtingin niya sa akin. Sa paraan ng paghawak niya sa kamay ko. Sa paraan ng pagngiti niya kapag ako ang kasama niya. At sa paraan ng pagtugon sa bawat halik ko. And God help me... Because I know I'm already gone. Completely. I love being with her. I love hearing her laugh. I love the way she talks about her dreams.

I hesitated but saw the ID she's wearing. "Yes. It's me." I shook her hand. "This is making my life easier I guess. Well," she looked at her watch. It's about thirty minutes before four, "Would you like to walk with me?" "Sure." She took the lead and opened the door for me. I'm trying to understand what would she identify with. A she or a he. She walked side by side with me but instead of inside the building, she took me directly to the parking lot. "Wait where are we going?"