“Ge, akala ko ba uuwi na tayo?” Kim said when Gerald parked his car at Greenbelt.

“Kimmy, alam kong excited ka na for tonight. Pero ayaw mo muna bang kumain? Ikaw ah, gusto ma agad ako masolo.” he winked ….

“Aba! Malay ko bang wala palang food doon sa bahay, at tsaka FYI lang ah, wala pong mangyayari tonight! Okay? Manigas ka diyan!” then she stepped out of the car.

“Kim wait! Gerald hurriedly went out of the car and Kim just continues walking towards the mall.

“Bakit ganun ang mga babae? Minsan kasundo mo, mamaya susungitan ka! Hindi ko alam kung merong period yung babaeng yun oh sadyang nang iinis lang” Gerald said to himself.

“Kim wait lang!” Gerald said until he grabbed her right arm.

“Ano?” ….

“Bakit ang sungit mo nanaman?” ….

“Wag mo na akong pansinin, gutom lang ako. Lika na” Kim said a matter of factly.

Gerald brought her inside the restaurant where they always used to eat before.

“Kim, do you remember this place?” …

“Bakit? Nagshooting ba ng pelikula si Sharon Cuneta dito?” Kim jokingly said

“Hindi! Dito tayo palagi kumakain after work or pag walang food sa bahay.” Gerald said while letting Kim sit in the chair next to him.

“Ahh, okay. So ano bang kinakain dito?” Gerald then ordered Kim’s favorite foods.

While waiting for their orders,

“Ahh Kim, ano palang ginawa niyo ni Xian kanina? Hindi mob a nasabi sa kanya na may amnesia ka?” …

Kim got silent for a while and said “Ahmm, kumain lang kami then niyaya niya ako manuod ng movie so sumama na ako. Wala naman kasi akong gagawin eh. Ayun, kwentuhan kami. Sasabihin ko naman talaga eh. Kaso nauna ka.” She smiled.

“Ahh, mabuti nang malinaw sa kanya na engaged ka na and soon you’ll be marrying me” …

“Ge, agad agad?” …

“Oo, two months from now, yung schedule sana ng kasal natin eh.” …

“Ahmm, Ge, hindi ba pwedeng tsaka na lang muna natin isipin yung kasalan? Sana maintindihan mo rin ako kasi nag aadjust pa lang ako. I’m getting to know you pa lang tapos kasal agad?” she explained. 

Si Gerald ay nakatulala lang. He was hurt deep inside and just said “Okay, sorry kung minamadali kita. I understand” He’s still staring at his hands on the table. He cant look straight sa mga mata ni Kim kasi he might cry.

Sa buong dinner, Kim noticed that Gerald is quiet and just focuses himself on eating.

She said to herself “Naku Kim, nahurt mo  ata siya. Gaga ka talaga! Dapat di mo na lang kasi sinabi!”

“Ahm Gerald? Okay ka lang ba? Sorry ah” …

“Oo naman okay lang ako. Tsaka wag kang magsorry, naiintindihan ko naman eh” … “

Salamat” yun lang ang nasabi ni Kim and Gerald nodded.

Inside Gerald’s SUV, both of them are still quiet. Until they reached Gerald’s unit, they’re still not talking. Kim noticed na nahurt talaga si Gerald but she just kept silent.

She freshened up herself before sleeping. Gerald did the same thing on the bathroom next door. When he came out from shower, he saw Kim sleeping already.

He went near the bed and caressed her face to check kung tulog na talaga si Kim.

“Kim… Bakit nangyayari sa atin ito? Wala naman akong ginawang hindi maganda para mangyari to. Sana wag kang sumuko sa pag alala mo sa kin. Sana maalala mo na ako. Masakit para sa aking makita nahihirapan ka makisama sa mga tao sa paligid mo. Masakit para sa aking makita kang ganyan. At mas masakit lang ngayon na pati ang nararamdaman mo para sa akin, hindi mo maalala. Ang sakit sakit eh.” Gerald was crying.

Kim hears all the things that Gerald tells her and she’s crying deep inside her.

 “Ang sakit na ibang tao pa yung akala mo na mahal mo. Kim, maghihintay ako. Maghihintay akong mahalin mo uli ako.” He said then kissed her temple.