Falling for That Badboy

Chapter 18

A/N: Long update ang next chapter! Shocks! I can't believe it! Matatapos na siyaaaaa! Just two more to go! ??

HINDI ko ipagkakaila na masaya ako habang nasa Bar at kumakain kasama si Luke. He makes me laugh, and comfortable. At dahil sa magkasama kami, mas lalo 'ko siyang nakikilala. And slowly, i can feel a little bit of familiarity again.

“This is delicious”Luke said while eating a plate full of Palabok. I'm still smiling while looking at him, when he suddenly look up and smiled at me. “You introduced this food to me, that's why it became my favorite”he said.

I frowned. “Really?”i asked. “Ako ang nagpakilala ng food na 'to sayo?”

He nodded. “Yes, but if i tell you more, that would be TMI so let's just eat and forget about that”he said.

I can't help to smile secretly. Luke is really doing everything he can just to stop himself from telling me everything about me. He is really considerate, and i can feel that he cares a lot about me.

To have him by my side before—in my past, i'm sure that i was very lucky. Isa siya sa mga lalaking gwapo at halos perpekto ang panlabas na anyo na ini-idolo nang lahat, but to think that he's mine is such an amazing experience to me—hindi ko man siya naalala pa, sigurado naman ako na naging mabuti siyang kasintahan nuon.

I felt my cheeks gets hot when i thought about the word ‘kasintahan’

Ano kayang nangyari at nagkakilala kami? I wan't to know our love story but my condition is the one whose stopping me to ask. I should be careful here in the present, and i will let time to behold the memories i haven't remembered from the past.

Naramdaman ko na may mga matang nakamasid sa akin kaya inangat ko ang mga mata ko, at agad ko namang nakita si Luke na titig na titig sakin.

And right at that, my heart beats abnormally again. “W-why are you staring?”i asked, nervously.

He chuckled. “Is it bad to stare at the most beautiful girl in this place right now?”pa-sweet na tanong naman nito.

Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa sinabi niya, at naramdaman ko na rin ang mas lalong pag-init ng pisngi ko. “Staring is bad, you said that to me before.”then i glance at the whole place, “And don't try to fool me by saying i am the most beautiful today because i am the only girl that is here.”pambabara ko naman.

Napasipol naman ito, at napailing-iling.

“Tch. Dati ako ang nambabara sayo, but now it feels like the world has been reciprocated”he stated.

I shrugged. “We'll, the planet is still spherical”i said.

He smiled at me then he look at me with full of admiration. With that, i can't help myself to stare at him back. There's something in his gaze that made every person look at it in a sudden.

“You're still that same, Ryleige”madamdaming sabi niya naman. Napapikit naman ako dahil sa uri ng pagkakasabi niya. “Nakalimot ka lang, pero walang nagbago. Ikaw pa rin 'yung babaeng makulit at mahal na mahal ko”he said, honestly.

Halos habulin ko ang paghinga ko pagkatapos 'kong marinig at mag-sink in ng mga sinabi niya sa utak ko. Geez!

He freaking said that he loves me!

Gosh!

I felt my heart in a race!

Mas lalong hindi nakampante ang puso ko nang may mga mainit na kamay na humawak duon. Napako sa mga kamay namin ang atensyon ko, lalo na nang pinagsiklop niya ang mga ito.

“The feeling when i am holding your hand like this is still there”he mumbled then he look at me again, “Sana ganun din ang pakiramdam mo.”

I can't answer him, because my heart is now pounding loudly and my brain can't even construct a word. All i can feel right now is my hands on him.

Our hands holding each other.

Nakaramdam ako ng contentment and happiness just seeing our hands locked. This is the things that my mind had forgotten, but my heart can feel the familiarity in it.

And there's a part of me saying that i shouldn't let these hand's go away. I should keep it. I should keep him.

“Let's be together again...just like before, Ryleige”

He stated, that hooked my eyes again.

He...

He want's to be with me? Again? Kahit na hindi pa ako nakaka-alala?

I was about to say something when he interrupted me.

“It's fine if you can't remember me for now—or forever, the important for me now is with you here in my side. I want to create and collect more memories with you, so that we can replace those memories we had in the past”he said. “Let's continue our lovestory right now, in the present. Let me show the love i have for you, Ryleige. Let me take care of you and show you how much i missed you and how much i love you.”

Nagsusumamo ang mga mata niya habang sinasabi niya ang mga 'yon. Ramdam ko ang pagmamahal niya habang sinasabi niya ang mga salitang iyon. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang pagmamahal niya para sa akin.

And i know na kahit di ko man siya naaalala, ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya ay ganuon din. Kaya, bakit pa namin patatagalin diba? Kung ako, ang puso ko nakakaramdam ng pagmamahal sa kanya, then i should keep him.

Dapat lang naman siguro na matapos ang ilang taon na ipingkait sa amin na magkita, sapat na na maging kami ulit. Ang magsama ulit kaming dalawa.

I take a deep breath, as i stared at his loving eyes.

“Are you sure with that? Hindi pa rin kita naaalala, Luke”i secured.

He smiled a little. “Ayos lang. Alam ko naman na mahal pa din ako ng puso mo kahit di ako naaalala ng utak mo.”he said, positively.

I chuckled, before standing. Naglakad ako palapit sa kanya habang kitang-kita ko ang pagtataka sa mukha niya dahil sa bahagyang pagkunot ng noo niya.

Nang makalapit ako sa kanya, hinila ko siya para tumayo at hindi na ako nagsayang ng oras—agad ko na din siyang niyakap.

Hindi ko man siya naaalala, alam nang puso ko na mahal na mahal ko siya.

Ilang taon siyang nagtiis na makita ako, ilang taon siyang nasasaktan dahil hindi ko siya naalala, at ngayon panahon naman na pasayahin ko siya.

Babawi ako sa kanya.

“Tama nga sila, our mind can forget but our heart wont. So, its a yes, Luke”i murmured to his ears. “Let's be together, and love each other...again”

Even the memories still unopened, our heart will dictate what will happen.