But darling,
You, are, the only exception
You, are, the only exception
You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

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Kim woke early to prepare dor school. ANg ganda ng gising nya, ang gaan ng pakiramdam nya kasi in just a few moments she will let her feelings out. Kagabi pa sya nagiisip ng paraan kung paani nya sasabihin ke Gerald yung nararamdaman nya.

 

"Itext ko kaya, ay baka isipin nya pinagtripan lang sya nila Mel, eh kung kausapin ko.. parang wlang effort.. ah alam ko na magprepare ako ng dinner date.. ay para namang msyadong OA yun.. hay pano ba? ang hirap naman.. ah basta.. sasabhin ko na.. bahala na kung pano.."

SHe's really in a good mood that day kaya ginawan din nya ng breakfast mga kaibigan nya..

Kim:good morning Maj, erich and mel!kain ka tara.. I made breakfast!

Maja: kimmy ang aga mo ah.. good mood?

Kim: maaga kasi ako nagising eh..

Mel: kimmy ano oras ka na nakauwi? di na kita namalayan dumating ah..

Kim: past 2am na yata eh.. nagenjoy kami sa kwentuhan eh.. andun din si te toni

Erich: aba good mood ka nga ngayon considering puyat ka..

Kim: kain na lang kayo.. ay mel ihahatid ka ba ni jake today?

Mel: yes, why?

Kim: sabay ako pwede ba?

Mel: bakit? don't you have car?

Kim:taray naman.. eh tinatamad ako magdrive today.. sige kung ayaw mo wag na lang

Mel: joke lang to naman..

mAJA: bawal ba kayo maistorbo ni jake ha? sinisira mo mood ni kim eh..

Mel: di naman..nagtatanung lang.. pumayag na nga ako di ba?

Erich: aga aga nagtatalo kayo jan.. sa harap pa ng breakfast.. masama yan.. o baka malate pa kayong dalawa mel..

 

Kim knew na sumasabay si Gerald sa kuya niya  every thursday, kaya naisipan nya sumabay din kina jAKE hoping makakapagusap sila ni Gerald, but..

 

Jake: o kimmy.. sasabay ka daw.. Good morning! 

Kim: oo eh.. pwede ba?

Jake: oo naman.. ano san ka?

Kim: dito na ko sa likod.. alam ko naman si Mel gusto mo  katabi eh..

Mel: jan na din ako tabi na tayo. si Ge naman talaga nasa front seat lagi eh

Jake: dito kana sa unahan.. wala si Gerald today..

Mel: ha? bakit hindi ba sya papasok?

Jake:hindi eh.

Kim: may sakit ba sya?

Kim suddenly felt sad,, bad timing naman mawala si gerald oh.. medyo bumaba tuloy energy nya.. at the same time nagalala sya kasi baka may saki ito. pero tuluyan ng nasira ang mood nya sa mga susunod  na sinabi ni jake

Jake: kasama nya si bianca umalis kanina madaling araw papuntang Davao

Mel: ano gagawin nya dun?

Jake: may engagement party e..

what da? engagementa agad? oh my God! im late.. im so so late.. kala ko pa naman he's really the one for me.. 

Hindi na naintindihan ni kim ang mga susunod na sinabi ni Jake parang hinahangin na lahat ng mga salitang naririnig  nya.. she's broken again.. and there's no other person to blame but herself.. she wanted to cry but she acted like its nothing to her. Deep inside her she's bleeding.. she taught that love was really not for her..  for the rest of the day she acted okay.. but Melissa knew that she is not..

Mel: oy kala mo ba best actress ka na jan?  di ka effecive ha ano na naman drama mo?

Kim didn't hear her.. nakatulala sya sa kawalan.. 

Mel: hello! kimmy! yuhooo!

Kim: o bakit may sinasabi ka?

Mel: ewan ko sayo!

fOR the next days naging tahimik sya.. hindi naman sya makausap ng maayos ng mga kaibigan nya kasi lagi tulala.. They basically know the reason why.. kaya they called Gerald

Maja: ge! saturday na ah.. kelan ba balik mo?

Gerald: bukas pa bakit?

Maja: nasasarapan ka na jan ah.. bumalik ka na nga dito

Gerald: miss mo nako?hehe

Maja: sira! di ako, si Kim

Gerald: napangiti.. si kim? talaga?

Maja: oo si kim! lagi tahimik at malungkot eh.. ganyan sya since thursday pa..

Gerald: totoo ba yan?

Maja: oo naman no.. tatawagan ba kita kung hindi

Gerald: hindi nga? si kim? talaga bang..

Maja: oo nga! kaya bumalik ka na bago pa to masiraan ng bait!

 

gerald immediately took the first flight back to manila, he can't believe at what maja told him.. he felt a sudden happiness inside him, there's no room for the happiness he felt. he can't wait to see Kim again.  He is already in manila at exactly 9pm. Upon reaching their place he went first to the girls unit to see Kim..

Maja: o ang bilis mo ah

Gerald: I took the first flight back here.. san na si kim?

Mel; andun sa coffee shop sa baba.. puntahan mo na..alam naman namin na ikaw lang makakapag pasaya dun eh..

Erich: bilisan mo na.. at Ge.. itali mo na sayo yun para di na magmukmok..hehe

Maja; paaminin mo na ha? good luck!

Gerald was confused, hindi nya maintindihan kung ano gustong palabasin ng mga girls pero whatever it is kelangan na nayng puntahan si kim

At the coffee shop he saw Kim alone..  sitting on a secluded side of the shop. walng mayadong tao nun sa shop.he first tried to composed himself, took a deep breathe before he took his steps slowly to Kims table.. Kim was busy playing with the fork and her cake that she didn't notice Gerald was already in front of her.. Gerald put a bracelet in front of her.. nagulat sya ng makita nya to.. 

Gerald: for you..

when she heared the voice, bigla syang kinabahan.. kilala nya yung boses na yun.. Its the voice that makes her smile, the voice that makes her shiver, the voice that makes her hear leap for joy. hindi sya pwede magkamali.. she slowly turn her head up to make sure... and to her surprise,, it was really him.. he's grinning at her.. she wanted to hug him.. to kiss him.. pero biglan nyang naalala yung tungkol sa sinabi ni Jake.. at yung babae na hinalikan pa nya bago sumakay ng kotse.. 

Kim: what are you doing here?

Gerald: I just came back from cebu.. mind if i sit down?

Kim; sige lang.. paakyat na din naman ako eh...

Gerald: can we talk first.. kim naman.. kakadating ko lang

Kim: we are already talking ano pa ba gusto mo?

Gerald: its for you pala.. i bought that sa isang antique shop from Davao

Kim just stare at the bracelet.. hindi nya kinuha.. tahimik sila pareho. Gerald just stare at her.. he wanted to tell her how much he missed her, he wanted to ask if ganun din sya.. kung totoo yung sinabi ni maja sa kanya.. pero everytime anjan na si kim sa harap nya nawawalan sya ng courage na magsalita..

while kim was debating whether to ask him or not about the engagement. She wanted to make sure if she was already too late..

Gerald: sabi nung binilan ko nyan that bracelet has powers to take away all the negative vibes sa katawa natin. Look may three stones yan.. yung blue to take away all the negativity, yung white for energy, tapos yung red para daw sa stress. Pero this bracelet daw is given only to your special ones.. kasi sbi pa nya it was given by a datu to his princess.. eternal brace;et daw to..it means i will not leave you kahit sa eternity pa.

ntouch si Kim sa paliwanag ni Gerald about the bracelet.. naisio nya tulot bakit sya bibigyan nun eh engage na nga sya.. bigla nya tuloy tinignan if may singsing si Gerald pero naisip ulit nya na babae nga pala yung may engagement ring. hindi nama pwedeng magjoke si jake bout the engagement kasi kapatid nya yun.. di rin naman yun impossible

Kim: magisa ka lang bumalik ng manila?

Gerald: yup, bukas pa nga dapat ako babalik eh kaso

Kim: hindi pa tapos mgsalita si gerald nagsalita na kagad si kim... kamusta engagemnt party

Gerald: ha pano mo nlaman? ah ok lang naman

Kim:bakit di mo kasama fiance mo?

Gerald: what? fiance?

Kim; oo di ba engage na kayo

Gerald: hindi naman ako eh.. yung kaibigan ko..

nagulat si Kim.. hindi sya makapaniwala sa nrinig nya.. pero hindi rn sya pwede magkamali sa mga narinig nya sinabi ni Jake.. but ang importante hindi pa sya huli.. napangiti si kim.. her heart was jumping for joy knowng na hindi pala si gerald ang engage

Gerald: it was bianca closefriend ko nung highschool eh pinuntahan nya ko to invite me.. ayun biglaan nga kasi kelangan na nya magpaksal kasi buntis na e.. hindi ko naman mahndian kasi ang tagal na namin di nagkikita tsaka super bait  un sakin..

Kim:ah ge akyat na ko.. antok na kasi ako..thank sa bracelet

gERALD: ah Kim wait i just want to say I'm sorry bout last time.. I didn't really mean to..

Kim: you don't mean it? you mean you really didn't

Gerald: no, its not like that, I love you its just that.. 

Kim: you do love me?

Gerald: yes.. i love you with all my heart and i'm willing to wait until you ready to open your heart agen.

Kim felt that there is no perfect moment than that, Gerald is not engage, and she's not too late.. she hugged Gerald tighly.. shes ready to let her feelings out.. she can't wait any longer to tell how much he means to her.. how much she loved him

nagulat naman si gerald at what kimmy did.. at first he was stunned pero after few minutes he hugged her back.. he was savoring the moment until he heared kim sobbing

Gerald; hey why are you crying?

he cupped her face and faced to him..

Kim: i thought i was already too late

Gerald: late for what?

Kim; for you..

Gerald: for me? what do you mean?

Kim: sabi kasi ni jake engage ka na daw.. akala ko totoo.. i was going to tell you na sana how much you mean to me tapos engage ka na pala.. sabi mo you will wait for me pero one week lang nakahanap ka na kagad ng kapalit..

Gerald can't help but laugh at Kim.para syang batang nagsusmbong..

Kim: ano ka ba? tinatawanan mo pa ko.. kinoconfess ko na nga kung gano kita kamahal tapos tatawa ka lang jan?

Gerald; natatawa kasi ako sayo..parang kang bata..

KIm: she hit his chest at tinalikuran.. kunwari magwawalk out sya.. jan ka na nga ewan ko sayo..

Gerald: hey i'm just kidding.. pero pwde ba pakiulit? you love me too?

Kim: sinabi ko na nga eh.. slow ka ba? 

Gerald: gusto ko ulitin mo ulit..

Kim:ayoko na nsabi ko na nga eh..

Gerald: siguro di talaga true ung feelings mo kaya di mo masabi ulit..

gerald went back to seat, he was hurt na hindi kayang sabhin ni kim sa kanya na mahal nya sya.. si kim namin feelin guilty pulled the chair closed to gerald, sat down, held geralds hand and touched her face to look at her

Kim: ui tingin ka sakin.. wag ka na magtampo..

Gerald: di mo naman yata talaga ko mahal.. bakit di mo masabi sakin?

Kim:ikaw kasi narinig mo na uulitin pa

Gerald: kung love mo ko talaga uulit mo yun...

Kim: so hindi ka nga naniniwala..

Gerald: no.. unless ulitin mo..

Instead of saying i love you.. she taught of a much better way to prove to him that she realy love him.. she kissed him in the lips.. at first gerald was shocked at he didn't move but when he was awaken by Kim's intense kiss, he kissed him back passionately,.they stop when they needed to gasp for air..

Kim: i love you so much.. sorry for leaving you the last time... i just needed to make sure

Gerald: so sure ka na ngayon?

Kim: 200% percent sure..

Gerald: i love you too.. so much.. promise i wont hurt, i won't leave you.i'll make you happy. iba ako sa kanila..

Kim: you don't have to make promises.. the fact that you love me is enough.. and ya,, iba ka sa kanila.. you are an exception..

they share a sweet kiss once again and hugged each other. Kim was happy na finally nailabas na nya ang nararamdaman nya.. she knew that she might be hurt again but she's willing to take the risk. Basta ngayon happy sya. While gerald can't believe na kim admit that she love him too. he was the happiest man in the worlf na finally Kim is his girl..

And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable, distance
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm
Content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

Well, You, are, the only exception
You, are, the only exception
You, are, the only exception
You, are, the only exception

 

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comment lang kayo..mas naiinspirea ako magupadate kesa gumawang school works eh..ahaha