Nasa 7th heaven pa ang dalawa when Gerald had an important call from the farm so kahit ayaw niya iwanan si Kim he doesn't have a choice "I'll call you if matatagalan ako, Maja ikaw na muna bahala sa baby ko ha then he whisphered I love you" kay Kim then he left with vhong. Nung naiwan na lang ang dalawa

Maja: I'm so happy for you fren then she hugged her

Kim: ako rin fren sobrang saya, di ko nga alam bigla kong nasabing yes when he asked me kung mahal ko rin siya. Parang nahiya ako ngayon ah, pero I really love him, you think it's too fast?

Maja: fren it's been 4 years and you deserve to be happy and besides 24 ka no di na teenager and he showed naman how important you are to him. Biro mo ilang months flowers and food kahit di mo pinapansin. Mas makikilala mo ang tao pag kasama mo na kaya wag na mag isip ng kung anu-ano, just be happy ok.

Super bilin si Gerald kay Maja nung di niya masusundo si Kim and he'll see her tonight so bago mag 6pm di na mapakali si Kim lalo na when she heard the knock. She smiled kasi when she opened the door may dalang food basket si Gerald and "flowers for you babe"

Kim: kaw ha baka sa farm mo to kinukuha magagalit sa yo si tata narding pero thanks babe ano yang dala mo?

Gerald: tuwa nga siya kasi di ko na need magtago tsaka very proud siya sa mga bulaklak niya. I have food for you ayaw kitang magugutuman. I don't know what you like so I brought somethings

She smiled when she saw ang laman ng basket, there were small portions ng plain, chocolate and ube cake, syrup sponge, cinnamon roll, bread and butter pudding, different kinds of bread and drinks.

Kim: ang dami naman, sino ba ang kakain niyan?

Gerald: tayo, sige na let's eat

Habang kumakain sila he's just observing Kim, she like the plain and choc cake, not much the ube. A big no no sa cinnamon kasi she doesn't like the smell. Aprub ang syrup sponge and ang bread and butter inalis ang sultanas and raisins. Ang bread ang gitna lang ang kinain iniwan ang crust.

Gerald: babe ang dami kong dapat i discover about you ha, then he was surprise kasi parang nalungkot si Kim sabay tayo "may kunin lang ako sa kusina ha" then he followed. Asa harap ng sink very quiet then he hugged her from behind “what’s wrong?”

Kim: kanina I asked maja if it was too fast, na baka ano ang isipin mo about me, yun na naman ang nasa isip ko. Ang dami pa pala natin di alam sa isa-t isa, baka nga napaka aga pa. So I’m thinking..

warning bells started alarming…

Gerald: whooh babe, what are you saying? Harap ka sa akin and when she did naka yuko so he needs to lift her head and she got tears in her eyes which he wipe with his fingers. Babe wag ka mag isip ng kung anu-ano, di ba mas makikilala mo ako kasi palagi na tayo magkasama . Basta ito lang ang tandaan mo ikaw lang ang mahal ko at napaka halaga ka sa akin. Babe I need to tell you something

Kim: babe ako muna, sabay hila kay Gerald sa sofa. Balak pa sana niyang umupo sa single sofa but hinila siya ni Gerald “dito ka sa tabi ko”. then she had her head sa chest ni Gerald. Just listen ha… My heart got broken 4 years ago, si Gary Kababata namin but di close. He courted me for a long time, galing sa mayamang pamilya and he even followed sa Manila to study. Naging kami but one day he broke up with me before Christmas, he said I’m cold, na di ko mabigay ang pangangailangan niya. After a week may bago na siya, masakit kasi nakikita ko pa sila. I really felt alone, feeling ko lagi na lang akong iniiwan. Maja and Vhong said I changed after that, na I created a wall around me. The first time I saw you I felt something but I ignored it then you keep showing yourself, I tried my best na ignore ka then you were gone, I was so surprise masyado ako affected. Maja got angry at me kasi ang init daw lagi ng ulo ko then I knew na talo na ako, na I can’t deny what I felt for you. I was so surprise on seeing you sa book club, di ko na ata natago ang feelings ko then yung sa school. I don’t why I blew it when I thought you left again, kaya siguro napa amin ako ng wala sa panahon. Babe baka pwede ko pang bawiin, sabay tingin kay Gerald.

All the time na nagsasalita si Kim, very quiet lang na nakikinig si Gerald habang sinusuklay ang buhok ni Kim ng kanyang daliri then napa tingin siya nung narinig niya ang bawiin

Gerald: my answer is no and that’s final then he dip his head then gave her a peck on the lips. He saw na Kim turned red then she smiled and very quietly whispered “di ako marunong” which he laughed “I got plenty of time to teach you babe” then they were quiet for someone basta lang magka akap then he said “babe…

Kim: sandali pala what time alis mo?

Gerald: mga 5am pero I’m thinking of cancelling kasi..

Kim: Naku di pwede yan ha, ayaw kong pababayaan mo ang work mo magagalit ako niyan. Late na, time for you to go, then balak na niyang tumayo but ayaw bumitiw si Gerald “sandali na lang babe, 9pm pa lang o”. Sabi ng di pwede e, hala tayo na, baka mapagalitan ka ni Mang Ben and nang chato sige ka. Kaya walang nagawa si Gerald kundi sumunod sa utos ng boss ng puso niya kahit ayaw pa niya.

Gerald: habang asa pinto “ are you going to tell me something babe?”

Kim: goodnight and ingat ka then kissed him sa cheeks. See you sa Friday?

Gerald: anything else?

Kim: in a whisper “I love you”. Sige na gagabihin ka na talaga niyan.

Gerald: love you too, ingat ka habang wala ako ha. Sure ka wala kang nalilimutang sabihin sa akin?

Kim: wala na po, sige na. After a couple more minutes of pilitan and kulitan he left. In his mind “see you Thursday babe”.

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KTM na tom...... Cute ha "baby naten"