The Talk “May I dance with the most beautiful man in the crowd?” “No way!”. Bulalas ni Jano ng naka irap sa amin. Sabay kaming tumawa ni Sandro. I reached for his hands and grab me towards the dance floor. Ngayong weekend na ang kasal nito kaya naman lumuwas itong Manila para sa birthday party ng kanyang kapatid, which is Gonzales business partner. Kaya nandito kami ngayong lahat. He slowly cares my waist and lead my arms into his shoulder. “Beauty and the Beast, really?”. I giggle. He let out a soft laugh. “Yeah! I’m the beast..No..the Best and you are the beauty”. Mabulong nitong saad. Bahagya ko siyang tinampal sa braso. He’s hands is on my waist and I clung my hands on his neck. Our cheeks touching each other. His lips in my ears. “Don’t move”. Bulong nito. “Huh?”. Takang tanong ko. Iaangat ko na sana ang mukha ko ngunit hinawakan nito ang likod ko. “Your ex is looking at us. Sigurado kabang naka move on na yan? Mukhang aabanagan atah ako sa kanto niyan mamaya”. Tumawa
Home Nagising ako dahil sa malakas na tunog ng cellphone. Bahagya kung minulat ang mga mata ko, mataas na ang sikat ng araw. Naramdaman ko ang paghigpit ng yakap ni Elijah. “I think it’s your phone”. mahina kung tapik dito. “Answer it”. sagot naman nito habang lalong sumisik sa leeg ko. Mabilis ko namang inabot ito. Yuhan is calling. “Yuhan?”. Sagot ko dito. “Levy? You're with Eli?”. “Um- I heard him chuckle. “Yes, of course, you are. Please tell him we have online conference at 9am and it is 8 in the morning, he need to read some papers before that. Gisingin mo na siya at pumunta ka na din dito sa hotel o kami nalang ang pupunta dyan sa bahay niyo.” “I’ll tell him. Tell them I’m okay. We’re okay now”. “That’s good. Inaasahan ko naman talaga yan Lev. Chimuel and I... were happy”. “Thank you”. saad ko bago pinatay ang tawag. Ngunit bago ko pa man mailapag ang cellphone ay tumunog ulit ito. It’s a video call this time. Elijah groans. Lalong sumiksik lang. Home is calling… W
The MeetingMalakas ang kabog ng dibdib ko habang paakyat kami ni Elijah. I am clinging to him.“Don’t worry to much, baby. He’ll understand”. Masuyo nitong bulong. He senses my remorse.I take a deep breath when we reached.Dinig ko ang mabilis na takbo nito mula sa taas.“Papa!”.Agad akong kumalas mula sa pagkakahawak ni Elijah at sinalubong ito. Feels so unreal. I can't believe I am experiencing happiness this much.He embarced me tightly, like I would be gone once he loses his embrace. Ilang minuto din ang dumaan at walang nag salita sa amin. I heard him snift. My eyes watered too. Maya-maya ay kumalas ito ng bahagya para tingalain ako. His doe eyes fild with amusement.“Wow! Papa you look like an angel." Namamanghang saad nito. I just chuckle. Hindi ko alam kung anong pwedeng isagot dito. We both look up to Elijah."Daddy why do you keep papa from me?”. tila nagtatampong saad naman nito.“Woahhh! I thought you know that papa is working abroad.”. Elijah said in his amusement. Bei
Elijah Months had passed and we leave a happy and content life, but traits still out there. Ayaw ko nang makipag sapalaran. We talked about sending Andrew to school para naman masanay na ang bata sa labas, Levy still undecided. I know. He too is afraid. For the past month I’ve seen different Levy with our son and I didn’t regret my decision adopting Mina’s son. He never will be her. Andrew is meant to be ours. Me and my Levy. Siguro nga lahat ng nangyari ay naayun din sa pagkakataon. Worth it lahat. We’ve been through a lot. Mga panahong sa tingin ko ay di na ako makakabangon pang muli. Not without Levy in my side. Never thought that I would feel a strong pull of love with someone but with Levy it seems perfect at all. Him living me is like a hollow. Just living without life in it. Like an endless cycle. It my sound a cliche but Levy is like an air to me. He owns me. My body and soul…he owns my everything. There are some nights that I would stare at him not believing that I fina
Elijah… The beginning “Eli, please can you come with me?”. Zendy said while changing her dress for a brand launch. Hindi ko alam kung bakit popular ang brand na ito na kahit si Yuhan ay tenext ako kagabi para dito. I sigh. “Alright”. Sagot ko dito at tumayo na din para mag bihis. Ang gusto ko sana mag relax lang dahil sa mahabang meeting na dinalohan ko kanina. Kung hindi lang kay Yuhan si din ako pupunta. Even Namu is coming, ito daw ang gusto ng asawang pasalubong. Napailing ulit ako. Local brand naman ito. Nasa Pilipinas ang main branch. Pwede naman silang bumisita sa store pero mapilit si Yuhan. Ito lang din ang ipinunta nito dito. I pulled Zendy for a kiss that she immediately responded. “Should we stay?”. Mahina kung bulong habang bumababa ang mga labi ko sa kanyang leeg. “We can buy it from online”. Pag kukumbinse ko. Zendy giggles. “El, no… I want to meet the owner of this brand because my grandmother want something from his store.” “Alright…but you better brace yourse
Elijah… The beginning “Eli, please can you come with me?”. Zendy said while changing her dress for a brand launch. Hindi ko alam kung bakit popular ang brand na ito na kahit si Yuhan ay tenext ako kagabi para dito. Pinipilit akong pumunta. I sigh. “Alright”. Sagot ko dito at tumayo na din para mag bihis. Ang gusto ko sana mag relax lang dahil sa mahabang meeting na dinaluhan ko kanina. Kung hindi lang kay Yuhan di din ako pupunta. Even Namu is coming, ito daw ang gusto ng asawang pasalubong. Napailing ulit ako. Local brand naman ito. Nasa Pilipinas ang main branch. I pulled Zendy for a kiss that she immediately responded. “Should we stay?”. Mahina kung bulong habang bumababa ang mga labi ko sa kanyang leeg. “We can buy it from online”. Pag kukumbinse ko. Zendy giggles. “El no… I want to meet the owner of this brand because my grandmother want something from his store with his signature.” “Alright…but you better brace yourself later”. I smirk at her. She giggles. "Deal Mr. Han
The Process Pursuing Levy is the best decision I've ever had. Siguro dahil pareho kami nang nararamdaman. When I hugged him all the burden in my heart vanish like a wildfire. The sparks I felt was unexplainable. Levy is everything. Everything to me. When we first made love it was euphoric. Like I felt that we both entered in a universe where the two of us were just the main character. Everything was perfect and I can’t get enough of him. I love him so much that I sometimes questions myself why I didn’t meet him in my early aged but I know everything has a reason at hindi kami aabot sa ganito kung nagkakilala kami ng mas maaga. Mamita will probably get on our way. Ngayon… Kaya ko nang ipagtanggol at gumawa ng sariling desisyon pagdating sa amin ni Levy. Madalas ay namamangha ako. Ganito pala talaga ang pag-ibig. Love indeed works myteriously. Hindi ko alam. Madalas ay di ko maipaliwanag ang saya tuwing magkasama kaming dalawa. When Morgan knows about him I was devastated. Ilang oras
We’ve reach the final two chapter of Elijah and Levy story. Thank you very much!I still remember the day when Chimuel and Yuhan confronted me…“Ang kapal din naman ng mukha mo Elijah!”. Chimuel glared at me while Yuhan grips his boyfriend from charging.Hindi ako kumibo. Di ko alam kung saan ako mag uumpisa. This is not the things that I am expecting. Levy’s hurting and so I am.“That’s enough, love”. Mahinahong saad ni Yuhan. I look at him pleading. I know, Yuhan knows me. He nods but give me a look that stating he wants to know everything.Chimuel now crying. I averted my gaze.Kahit ako man ay di mapalagay. I love Levy as much but I can’t risk his safety. Lalo lang siyang mapapahamak kapag nasa tabi ko. I don’t care about mamita and Mina, they can marry each other if they want. And I didn’t touch her. Never sleep with her. I know… I will know if that ever happened. The last time I sleep with a girl was my last girlfriend who died in Morgan’s skim and I won’t let Levy have the sam