07

I stood up grumpily from my bed. It's only eight in the morning pero ginigising na ako ng maingay na nagdo' doorbell. I haven't had enough of sleep dahil almost five am na ako nakatulog kaka-aral. Kaya kung sino man ang–

"Good morning Rielle!"

Boses agad ni Psyche ang tumambad sa akin pagka bukas ko ng pintuan. I was so shocked that I wasn't able to react even when he kissed me. Pagkatapos ay pumasok na siya ng condo ko leaving me in the doorway confused as hell.

Natulala pa ako ng ilang segundo bago ko sinarado ang pintuan. Then I faced him as he comfortably put the foods na dala niya sa mga plato na kinuha niya sa kitchen cabinet ko. Why the hell is he here?

"Aren't you supposed to be in Manila?" I asked, still confused.

He chuckled and walked closer to me. He hugged me tighly and I felt him kiss my upper head.

"Well I finished all my paperworks there. And it's weekend naman so no worries."

"Kahit weekend may trabaho diba?" I asked.

"I'm the boss babe." He said.

"Kahit na–"

"Why do I feel like you don't want to see me? I came here, all the way from Manila to see you. Kasi miss na miss na kita. I wasn't able to come here last month because of my schedule tapos ngayon na nandito na ako ganyan ang magiging reaction mo?" He said.

He rolled his eyes and then moved away from me and sat down on the dinning area. I crossed my arms as I stare in awe on his pouting lips. Really, sobrang childish nang taong to. This is one of his pet peeves. Whenever you won't reciprocate the energy his giving, he'll just shut you off and sulk in the corner waiting for you to baby him.

Six months in a relationship with him, and here I am always astonished whenever he acts that way. Minsan naiinis ako kasi para siyang babae kung magtampo, but most of the time I'll just hug him and pamper him all he want. Just like what I'm doing right now, walking towards him. I cupped his face and give him soft kisses.

"Ikaw napaka matampuhin mo. Nagtataka lang kasi ako kung bakit ka nandito eh diba sinabi mo kahapon may i'meet kang investors." I said as I sat on his lap.

"I wanted to surprise you." He said in a baby tone still pouting his lips.

"Well, I am surprised."

"No you're not. You're shocked. Surprise and shock are two different–"

I cutted him off by giving him a peck on his lips.

"Okay, tama na."

I stood up and prepare a juice for us both. Nilagyan ko ng pagkain ang plato niya saka ako naglagay para sa sarili ko. Sunod kong nilagyan ng juice ang baso niya, tapos tubig din sa ibang baso. Basically, apat na baso para sa aming dalawa. Nakagawian ko na kasi na iba ang baso para sa tubig at iba din ang baso para sa juice or other drinks. Psyche find it weird at first pero nasanay na rin siya nung tumagal na.

Being in a relationship with him makes me discover a lot of things in myself. Usual things I do na I think it's normal pero hindi pala, to other people of course. Gaya ng paggamit ng dalawang baso in one sitting, hindi pagkain ng mga pagkain na hindi luto like sushis. I mean, hindi sila luto para sa akin. Shawarma is also a no no for me, chao fan, and other foods na nasa iisang plate lang. I find it weird kasi to eat foods that are mixed together.

Napapansin kasi niya lahat tungkol sa akin. He'll just say "oh your like that pala" and I would think "yeah I'm like this and that pala no"

"This is beyond my imagination." He said.

"Hmm what?" I asked.

"Well, before nung pinapangarap pa kita..." He chuckled, and I too. "I always imagine us having a date somewhere, eating at wherever, and just being together. Whenever I imagine, parati akong kinikilig. Tapos masisira kapag nag reality check na ako. Noon kasi kulang na lang takbuhan mo ako malayo ka lang sa'kin.

Tapos ngayon, seeing you do these things for me, kahit alam ko nakukulitan ka na sa akin, it always makes me happy. Imagine, my long time crush is now my girlfriend. Good Lord, what did I do spectacular in my past life to deserve you my love?" He said in a sweetest tone.

I smiled at him. He always makes me blush. He always makes me feel things I never knew I was capable of feeling.

"You're always so sweet. But no need to imagine babe, dahil lahat ng ito totoo. Kahit mag reality check ka pa, mahal na mahal pa rin kita." I said.

His smile grew widely. "Stop it babe, you're giving me a heart attack."

I chuckled. "Ewan ko sa'yo. Kumain ka na nga"

I never knew I have a sweet bone in me. Lumalabas lang talaga kapag si Psyche na ang kaharap ko.

When Lola found out that Psyche was courting me, she was really really happy. Gusto niya agad makilala si Psyche pero shempre after graduation na ni Psyche sila nagkakilala. Lola even called my dad and told him about Psyche. Kaya si daddy naman pumunta pa talaga dito sa Cebu para lang makilala siya. Even Marco and his dad came here just to meet Psyche. Ang akala ko nga kakabahan si Psyche eh pero hindi. He was a smooth talker when it comes to my family. He's also a good communicator which makes me question kung bakit pagdating sa akin sobrang kinakabahan siyang magsalita.

April noong sinagot ko siya. He even thought I was pranking him, naghintay pa talaga siyang sabihin kong happy april fools kasi hindi siya naniniwala na sinasagot ko na siya. Kahit ako naman hindi makapaniwala na ganoon ka bilis ko siyang sasagutin. I mean, my original plan was to agree on him courting me and then eventually ghost him or make him stop. Pero wala eh, I fell in love with him through the process.

Balak ko din kasi nung february ipakilala ko siya kay Lola para ma tigil na ang topic tungkol sa pakikipag'relasyon ko. But I can't even start to imagine the thought of using him just so I could get away from my Lola's sentiments about having a relationship or even just by trying to date. My conscience won't make me at peace knowing na may gagamitin akong tao. So instead of fighting back what I really feel, pinabayaan ko nalang na mahulog ako kay Psyche..That even if everything was just too fast, I never bothered overthinking cause it's Psyche. I trust him, so much.

I already met his family na rin. After the end of my school year, pumunta kaming Manila to celebrate his mommy's birthday. It was a simple party full of family and friends of theirs. Isang buwan pa lang kami noon pero pinakilala na niya ako sa buong angkan niya. Sobrang dami niyang pinsan both sides. I was even jealous because I only have one cousin tapos sa side ni mommy wala akong pinsan. He has a big family contrary to my small family.

His family welcomed me with so much warmth. Ang saya pala talaga nila kapag magkakasama. Minsan na niyang na kwento sa'kin yung mga family gatherings nila. How joyful, cooperative, and jolly they are whenever they're together. I was even shocked when his tito's and tita's already knew my name even before Psych introduced me to them. It turned out na alam pala nila lahat na matagal nang may gusto si Psyche sa akin. They even told me that the reason why Psyche stayed in Cebu was because of me. Sobrang namula ako noong tinutukso nila kaming dalawa ni Psyche.

"Babe I told dad that I wanted to stay here in Cebu, for good."

"And why is that?" I asked.

"Primarily because of you." He smiled. "Also, I wanted to take care of our business here."

"What did tita said?"

"She agreed. I mean I told them if they really wanted me to work for the company then make me settle in Cebu. It's like hitting two birds in one stone babe, I'll take care of the business and be with you at the same time." He said.

"Okay. I'm pretty sure you blackmailed tito nanaman." I said chuckling.

He did that before. Sinabi niya kay tito na kapag hindi ito pumayag na pumunta siya ng Cebu every week or twice a week then hindi na siya magre'report sa company. Of course tito was left with no other choice but to let him do what he wanted or else walang magmamana ng lahat ng negosyo na itinayo nito. When I found out about what he did pinagsabihan ko siya. Which made him use the "tampo strategy" of his to win our argument.

It always works anyway. I just can't stand still knowing na nagtatampo na siya. So all my anger would melt right away the moment makita ko yung nagtatampo at nagpapa-awa niyang mukha. I just love this man so much that I'm willing to forgive him for whatever shortcomings he has. I love him, I really do. And God, I'm so whipped.

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