“Parang ganun na nga. Effective ba?” nakakamot sa batok na sabi nito. “Ay! No need to ask, obvious na obvious naman sa reaksiyon mo kanina,” habol nito at ngumiti pa ng nakakaloko.
“Di ah! ‘Wag ka ngang feelingero diyan,” asik niya.
“Talaga lang huh? Let’s see…” he said and started dancing like a macho dancer. Napangiwi si Ava ng magsimula na siyang gumiling sa harapan nito. Gusto niyang matawa pero kailangan niyang panindigan ang trabaho— and that is seducing this lady in front of him. Better yet, he’ll use this chance to bring back their friendship the way it used to be… bwahaha what a brilliant idea!
Lalo siyang ginanahang gumiling. Nilapitan niya ito at pina-upo sa silya. And there, he continues dancing maliciously while sexily eying her.
Ava can’t believe what she is seeing right now. Steven is dancing like a macho dancer! Her eyes widened when he started twirling his shirt in the air, then threw it on the ground. Hindi niya lubos maisip na ginagawa nito iyon ngayon. And oh my God, this is torture! Forbid her, for it seems like she can’t resist this irresistible temptation in front of her. The only word she can describe of what his doing right at that very moment is smoking HOT. He looks so damn sexy with that charming face and those adorable eyes that she can’t help herself from gasping.
She wanted to faint right there and then when he suddenly untied the ribbon of his walking shorts.
She covered her face with her hands. Her body’s shaking nervously. “Waahh! Hold it right there young man! S-stop it!” she snapped at him.
He laughed sexily, still teasing her, “What did I do wrong? I’m just dancing. Common yam, look at me. Aren’t you enjoying this sexy scene in front of you?”
“Y-your way of dancing, i-it’s so malicious for my innocent-beautiful-charming-expressive-exceptional eyes,” she said, still gasping for air.
“Do you really want me to stop?” tanong nito. Para namang matatanggal ang ulo niya sa sunod-sunod na pagtango. Tinungo nito ang likuran niya, niyakap siya and rested his chin on her shoulder. ”I’ll stop in one condition, let’s be friends again just like before,” he reach her left hand covering her face and kissed it. What bliss! It feels so… so heavenly. She closed her eyes, letting herself feel this wonderful sensation.
“Ava?” untag nito. Dahan-dahan niyang inimulat ang mga matang nakapikit. Pumihit siya paharap dito at saka tumango. “O-okay, Friends!” naka-ngiting tugon niya.
She saw his face lightened up. “God! Thank you, Ava. You don’t know how much this means to me,” he said upon kissing her forehead.
TIME flew so fast. It was now their 12th day together in the island. Every single day were filled with so much fun since they became friends again. They’re always laughing, always joking around and always playing pinoy games like Sunka, Jak ‘n Poy, Bunong Braso, agawang sulok, tagu-taguan, habulan, patintero and etc.
Ava decided to forget about getting her revenge. She realized that there isn’t anything good on doing it. It’s time for her to forget the hurtful past and move on. But she still doubts about letting herself falling in love again with Steven. She’s scared to be hurt again. Nadala na siya sa nangyari noon.
“Hey there! Thinking of me?” nagulat siya ng magsalita si Steven. Kahit kailan talaga, loko-loko to. Parati nalang siyang ginugulat.
“Ay! Minekaniko nang mekaniko ni Monico ang makina nang Minica ni Monica.”
Tumawa ito ng pagak. Hay, how she loves to hear his laugh. “Sira ka talaga yam. Loka-loka at kung anu-ano pa diyan. Ang sobrang O.A ng reaksiyon mo. Para kang timang! Akalain ba namang mag tongue twister,” sabi nito na patuloy pa rin sa pagtawa.
Sumimangot siya. “Wow! Grabe ang ganda-ganda ng pagkakadescribe mo sa akin. Nakakatouch ng sobra. Keber mo ba sa reaksiyon ko,” aniya sa pa-sarkastikong paraan at umirap pa rito
Nakatayo sila sa lanai ng bahay. Kapwa nakatunghay sa malawak na kalangitan na puno ng mga kumikislap na mga bituin at sa buwan na kay liwanag.
“Teka, saan ka ba galing? Ang tagal mong nawala ah,” tanong niya kinalaonan.
“It’s a secret. It’s for you to find out later, but before that put this on,” inabutan siya nito ng isang blindfold. Takang nagpalipat-lipat ang kanyang tingin sa blindfold at sa gwapong mukha nito. Pero kahit nagtataka ay sinunod niya ang sinabi nito.
“Maglalaro ba tayo ng takip-silim?” pagkasabi niya noon ay narinig niyang tumawa ito.
“You really know how to make me laugh. Pwede rin pero sa susunod na lang natin gawin ‘yon. Halika na nga,” hinawakan nito ang kanyang braso at iginaya na siya sa kinaroroonan ng sopresa nito.
“Here we are,” pahayag nito. Tinanggal na nito ang piring sa kanyang mga mata. Napanganga siya matapos matunghayan ang sinasabi nitong sorpresa. Ang.. ang ganda ng lugar. Hindi niya maiwasan ang kiligin nang makita ang napaka-romantic na lugar, na halatang pinagpaguran talaga.
Nasa harap sila ng pool. Ang tubig ay nilagyan ng kanyang mga paboritong bulaklak—sampaguita, pink gumamela at calla lily. Ang pool naman ay pinalilibutan ng rainbow star led and diwali lamps na napakagandang tignan dahil nag-rereflect ito sa tubig.
Naputol ang kanyang pagtingin-tingin sa lugar ng pumailanglang sa lugar ang malamyos na tunog ng violin. Napabaling agad siya sa lugar ng pinagmulan ng musika. Mas lalo pa siyang kinilig ng mapag-tantong si Steven ang tumutugtog. Nakatayo ito malapit sa isang table na may nakasindi na mga scented candles na kulay puti, pink at green na pinagigitnaan ng tatlong artificial na bulaklak na gawa sa papel na binalutan ng water cellophane. Ang takip ng table ay telang kulay puti at pula. Sa sahig naman ay nagkalat ang talulot ng mag red and white roses.
He stopped playing the violin and looked at her with so much love, care and tenderness. Naantig ang puso niya sa nakikitang mga pagmamahal sa mga mata nito.
“I-it’s so beautiful here,” ang tanging nasabi niya.
“A beautiful place for a very beautiful and important woman in my life,” may pinahihiwatig na tugon nito. He walked where she’s standing and lead her to table.
Pinag-hila siya nito ng upuan. “Thanks,” nakangiting sabi niya. Sinuklian naman siya nito ng isang napakatamis na ngiti.
“Anything for you, my lady” then he bowed just like a prince. He went back to where he was standing earlier and played the violin again without leaving his eyes from her.
Napatakip ng bibig si Ava. Nais niyang maiyak sa nararanasang kaligayahan ngayon. And gosh, she knew this song so well. It’s a song that every woman dreams off being played for them by the man of their dreams.
Steven played the song ‘Cherish you’ by 98 degrees in the violin with so much passion. The lyrics of this song, even though his not singing it, are exactly what he feels towards her.
She is his first love, the only woman he would love in his entire life. The woman he cherished and treasures. When she walked away, out of his life years ago, there’s an important part of him that had gone lost. Since she left, every day had been hell for him—it’s a torture. He didn’t let any woman enter his life because he believed that she will come back. Kaya nga ng makita niya ito sa restaurant, he grabbed the chance and planned the abduction.
After playing the piece, he took a sampaguita from the pool and gave it to her. The color of this flower symbolizes his love for her— purity.
“Do you know why I chose sampaguita, calla lily and pink gumamela to be decorated in the water?” tanong niya dito.
“Because all of them are my favorite flowers?”
“Partly yes.” kumunot ang noo nito. Naguguluhan siguro sa naging sagot niya. So that’s why he explained further. “The gumamela’s color is pink that means love. While the calla lily and sampaguita’s color is white that means purity. And then the color green of that scented candle means life. There’s also an explanation why I put it on the water,” he smiled sweetly.
“And that is?” sabat nito.
“Water is very essential, without it we cannot survive. In the river… the water flows continuously, it can be frozen in the season of winter and when summer comes the water that froze will be back to its original form, it becomes water again and flows again. Puting it all together, that is how I feel for you”
He knelt down in front of her and gapped her hands. “You’re the water of my life. Without you I’ll be thirsty— thirsty for your presence, eventually I would die because of loneliness. My love for you is so pure that it continues to flow, enduring forever,” puno ng emosyong pahayag niya. Hinalikan niya ang kamay nito pagkatapos.
Nanlamig bigla si Ava. This is got to stop! Parang napapasong binawi niya ang mga kamay mula rito. Nakita niya ang kalungkutan at disappointment na nasasalamin sa mga mata nito nang gawin niya iyon. Hindi niya matagalan ang mga nakikita niya sa mga mata nito kaya tumayo siya at umatras palayo. Sapo ang noo at mangiyak-ngiyak na sinabi niya, “I’m sorry, Steven. This is… all wrong. I’m afraid that we’ll just both be hurt in the end if we continue this.”
“Ava, look at my eyes, please,” pilit siya nitong pinaharap. Nang magtagumpay ay hinawakan nito ang magkabilang balikat niya. “I did everything, for you to love me. Why can’t you love me back? Oh! Is this because of your hatred? But Ava, I can’t remember anything that I did wrong for you to hate me this much,” naluluha na rin ito.
“You’re really asking me why, huh?! Then, I’ll tell you why I hate you to the point that I can’t love you back!” medyo napataas na ang kanyang tono. Ito pa ang may ganang manumbat sa kanya? Damn him! At nagmamaang-maangan pa ito at nag-papainosente na walang ginawa sa kanya na masama? Nanumbalik tuloy ang nararamdaman niyang galit dito. “Listen carefully you despicable judgmental brute!”
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