"Wayde? A-Anong ginagawa mo rito? And... Why did you take me here?" luminga ako sa paligid.


    Sa halip ay sagutin ako ay umupong ito sa batuhan kaya sumunod ako. Umupo rin ako sa gilid niya but leaving some distances between both of us. The light from the shining moon was the only thing that gave light to the ce. Hindi kyuan rin sa amin ay makikita ang mga pahapyaw ng liwanag na gawa ng mga apoy na galing sa ppa ng niyog o sa sulo. Natatabunan iyon ng mga puno sa paligid.


    The river looks sparkling whenever the light hits the water. Payapa ang agos ng tubig sa ilog at kung sinuman ang makikita niyon ay mahaharuyo sa kagandahan nitong tay. It screams so much peacefulness and sce. From those rustling leaves, and the sound that the river made was justforting.


    "How''s the fiesta?" tanong niya.


    "It''s fun! And you know what, yton made a scene earlier. Sayang at hindi mo nakita. Bakit ngayon kang kasi? You missed it."


    Tumatango ito, "hmm, it''s a good thing that you have fun. You''re with that kid for the whole day?" t nag-iba ang tim ng boses nito sa huling linya. Umiling ako.


    Umungklo ako at ingay ang kamay ko sa pisngi, "Of course not, let''s just say that something happened unexpected." I exind. Tumatangong ito.


    "But anyways, buti ay naisipan mong pumunta rin rito? Have you seen the elders? They looked so sweet while dancing! I also saw Mang Temyong with his wife too. His wife is gorgeous!"


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    "Kaya dapat pumunta ka ''run! I''m just d that it-" napatigil ako nang bi nitong ingay ang hintuturo sa bibig ko, trying to shush me out.


    He bobbed his head and smiled. "Do you want to see something extra ordinary?"


    When I met his gaze, his tantalizing eyes were filled with different emotions. Without answering, I nodded and stood up. I can feel it again.. the drastically beating of my heart whenever Wayde''s close to me.


    We are just one step closer between each other. Unti-unting inangat ni Wayde ang kamay niya upang magmistng piring. I just let him be. I turned around- facing the river and I could feel him covering my eyes. I can feel his heavy breathing from my back and to my nape.


    "What I saidst time... I mean that." He whispered.


    "I''m an organized person and never felt messy emotions before. Pero nung dumating ka, isa-isang natibag ang mga ''yon. Those mixed emotions before left me in confusion. And when I saw you with that yton, I felt irritated whenever I see you."


    "Wayde..." I felt the rumbling sensation in my stomach at mas grumabe pa iyon ngayon. I can feel my forehead sweating so hard. He encircled his right hand on my shoulder de level while still covering my eyes using his left hand. Kung hinding siguro niya ako hawak-hawak ay kanina pa ako bumagsak sa lupa.


    "Y-You really like me that much?" I mumbled.


    He nodded. "You might didn''t noticed it. I''m always trying to hide it whenever you''re around. But the more I try to hide it, the more it''s chasing after me." He rested his chin above my head.


    I remained speechless. How ironic it is to be in this kind of situation.


    "Be with me as I witness this beautiful scenery." Unti-unti niyang kinuha ang kamay niya.


    And when I opened my eyes, a group of fireflies came out from their hide outs and created a transcend effect to the river. The fireflies glow just made the night more beautiful. Nakakaharuyo ang kagandahan nitong tay.


    My mouth slightly opened as I witnessed them making the environment more vibrant. If only I could picture out this scene, this would be one of the things that majority would be mesmerize about.


    "I... I don''t what to say..." unti-unti akong lumingon sa kanya at nagbaba ng tingin. He held my chin and let me meet his gaze.


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    "It''s okay. You don''t need to say something. Just be with me." He whispered.


    "But I can''t, Wayde. You know, I can''t." Mapait kong sabi sa kanya. As much as I want to bloom this growing feelings for him, but there''s a huge barricade that hindrance the both of us.


    Natatakot ako na baka isang araw... kapag susugal na ako, siya yung aalis. The circumstances I am in right now makes a huge gap between us both.


    "Do you trust me?" Wayde caressed my cheeks and for the first time in my life, I feel assured.


    I nodded.


    "Trust me on this one. Je suis désolé de te l''avoir caché pendant longtemps, femme." Kahit hindi ko maintindihan ang huling sinabi niya ay kumbog ng sobra ang dibdib ko. He leaned closer and nted kissed in my forehead. I squeeze my eyes shut and feel his lips touched my forehead.


    Under the shining moonlight, the calm river and the fireflies dancing in the night-filling those dull environment with its glow. Hearing those confession from him made my violent heart made its way outside its cage.


    I smiled. There''s no need to stop it then.