Gerald open the scrapbook...... wala ng tao sa kwarto nila... so he took advantage of it....

He saw an old movie ticket....."The Notebook"..... he smiled.... it's their first date.... and under the ticket....there's the 2 peso coin...he laugh..... he remembered..... of course....dahil yun na lang ang natirang pera sa bulsa niya ng manood sila ng sine......

He closed his eyes.... "I remember....."....he whispered....

Flashback........(Time space warp....again!)

Nagising si Gerald.... his head hurts really bad.... When he open his eyes.... Nagtaka siya...."This is not my room?".... he held his head...and sits down on the bed..... "Aray!!"....he massages his head.... and look around...

Teka...this is Kim's room..... then small flashbacks ...comes to his mind.... para siyang nananaginip kagabi... It was quite a dream.... He stood up.....and the blanket fell..... Nagulat siya when he noticed that his totally ........"O my!!"... he grabbed the blanket and sits back on the bed....

The dream is not a dream.........."oh no!!"...iiling-iling na sabi niya.... hinanap niya si Kim....but he's alone in the bed... he look around....the bottles of beer are on the floor.... his eyes widened when he notice a stain in the bed...."oh no! no!! no!! What have I done?!"....he covered his face with his hands....

The door open..... "I know I don't have any experience.....but it's that bad?"...tanong nito na bagong ligo....at nakatapis pa ng tuwalya....she close the door.....

Nagulat si Gerald....and cover himself with the blanket....

Natawa si Kim...."Anong akala mo....re-reypin kita? kapal mo rin ha!!"...kumukuha ito ng damit...."Talikod!!"...utos nito...habang hawak ang underwear...

Nagtatakang tumalikod si Gerald.....bakit parang balewala lang dito ang nangyari?....."ano.....bakit.........pano......."....hindi siya makaisip ng sasabihin....naiilang siya....

Kim tap his shoulder......muntikan na siyang mapalundag....

"Hoy!! grabe ka na ha!! anong akala mo sa akin....nangmomolestiya!! Wag ka ngang magdrama diyan... Kung ang iniisip mo ay yung nangyari kagabi....wag mo nang isipin!! kasi wala akong planong pikutin ka!!"....she said....while combing her hair....nakabihis na ito ng school uniform....

"Teka.....are you sure? na......you know....... okay lang sayo?"...tanong nito.... He still couldn't believe it..... she lost her ity...pero parang balewala lang dito.... He look at the stain in the bed......baka naman it's not what he thinks it is.....

Tinignan siya ni Kim...."hoy!! tunay yan ah....hindi yan ketchup.... at kung ako sayo.... magbihis ka na...kasi late ka na naman!! magkita na lang tayo sa school!!"...she said....while pushing him away...

"t-teka....yung damit ko!"....sabi niya habang hawak parin ng mahigpit ang blanket na nakabalot dito....

"ayan!! sige na....dalian mo!!".....tumalikod si Kim....

Narinig ni Kim ang lagitik ng pinto.... dali-dali niyang nilock iyon.... she took a big grinned.... napaupo siya sa kama.... then tears fell... "What have I done...".....

She acted like nothing happened...ayaw niyang masira ang pagkakaibigan nila ni Gerald... She knows everything that happen last night….happened with her consent...kaya hindi niya pwedeng isisi dito ang lahat.... SHe was the dumb one...

Nasasaktan siya how Gerald took it.... kahit sabihin niya sa sarili niyang....wag masaktan... she can't help it.... It's hard to pretend na okay lang sa kanya ang lahat......

She touch the stain in the bed.....

Maaga siyang nagising kanina...... nagulat siya ng maramdamang may nakadantay sa dibdib niya.... she saw Gerald....sleeping like a baby....and worse... beside her.... She almost screamed..... gusto niyang magwala....but memories are slowly coming back to her mind.... .she remembered everything....

Kahit masakit ang katawan....she tried to get out of the bed quietly....ayaw niyang magising si Grrald... She's definitely not ready to talk to him..... She covered herself with a towel...and sits at the edge of the bed.....she started to cry......until her tears dried up..... She didn’t want to loose Gerald….and their friendship…. Kaya mo yan Kim…..importante sa kanya ang pagkakaibigin nila ni Gerald….. At hindi niya kayang mawala iyon………

Akala niya ubos na ang luha niya....she taught na ready na niyang harapin si Gerald...... pero she's wrong....

She probably did a good job acting earlier in fron of him....but how long can she pretend na everything is just okay....

Gerald was knocking on Kim's door....but no answered..... He wanted to talk to him.... he wanted to know what's going to happen next.... Ayaw niyang mawala si Kim sa buhay niya..... Kim is the only person who stood by him when he needed someone...

He felt a tapped on his shoulder.....It's kuya Vhong... Kinabahan siya...kahit alam niyang wala pang alam si Kuya Vhong...he felt guilty about everything... "k-kuya....si Kim?"....

"Nauna na daw siya......late ka na naman daw kasi eh!!"...sabi nito....

"k-kuya.... i'm sorry!!"....he said....

"Saan?....dun sa beer na ininom niyo....kayung mga bata kayo talaga..... gusto niyo palang magpakalasing...sana tinawag niyo ako... Ibinili ko pa sana kayo ng sigarilyo….."....Iiling-iling na sabi nito...

"Eh...k-kuya...."...he wanted to tell him....pero natatakot siyang pati ito ay magalit sa kanya....

"Gerald...okay lang.... pero utang iyon ha!! babayaran niyo yon ni Kim.... kayo ang nakatoka sa gawain ng bahay sa buong linggo….yung basura….yung paghuhugas….yung banyo…. At kung uulitin niyo pa…pati yung sa kapitbahay natin…kayo na rin ang maglilinis…!!"....

He grinned.... Ganon lang sana kadaling bayaran ang pagkakamali niya!!

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In school.....ilang na ilang si Kim.... pakiramdam niya ay ang laki ng nawala sa kanya... Na kahit alam niyang wala pang may alam sa nangyari sa kanila ni Gerald.... pakiramdam niya ay hinuhusgahan na siya ng buong mundo.….nahihirapan siyang umupo….masakit pa ang balakang niya….\

.ang hirap naman nito….bakit kaya yung iba…gustong-gusto iyon….samantalang ako…parang pinepenitensiya…. Mangiyak-ngiyak niyang himutok….

She was sitting at the back ....when she saw Gerald coming in the classroom... They're eyes met....

Gustong puntahan ni Gerald ito.....at kausapin...pero natatakot siya.....

Kim nodded....na para bang walang nangyari.....but her face turned red…she hid her face….and turned around….

Gerald frowned.....how can she act that way...that everything is just normal…….ang laki yata ng nawala sa kanya!!....uupo sana siya sa tabi nito...pero naunahan siya ng isa nilang babaeng kaklase......

The whole class...he was lost.... hindi siya makapagconcentrate.....he hated that fact that Kim is not affected at all.........

But Kim was affected.....in fact..... her hands are trembling... wala siyang maintindihan sa itinuturo ng teacher nila....... she wanted to cry....but she needed to be strong.......

When their class ended....nagmamadali siyang umalis.....ayaw niyang makipagusap dito.... but Gerald got her arms...."Wait! we really need to talk!"...he pulled her papunta sa tambayan nila....

She wanted to pull her hands...kanina pa siya nakukuryente.... please let go....please let go.... dasal niya sa sarili....

They were sitting under a big tree ......Kim was still trying to compose herself.... hindi siya makatingin ng diretso dito....

Gerald cleared his throat...."K-kim"....he mumbled.... "What happen last night....."....he didn't finish his sentence....

"...ay kahapon pa!! ibang araw na ngayon....kaya kalimutan na natin iyon!!"...mabilis na agaw ni Kim sa sasabihin ni Gerald....ayaw niyang umiyak.... ayaw niyang masaktan....kung dito pa manggagaling na balewala dito ang nangyari sa kanila.....baka hindi niya makayanan

"How can you act that way?"...tanong nito sa galit na boses...

Kim frowned..."Act like what?"...

"Na para bang okay lang sayo ang lahat!! Kim..... I took away your........your....."...hindi nito maituloy ang sasabihin....

"Okay lang yon..... wala kang kasalanan.... Pareho tayong lasing... "...she took a deep breath.... sige hinga pa Kim....hinga ka pa...."and.... mawawala rin naman iyon diba....unfortunately.... napaaga lang ng konti...."....she said na parang balewala lang dito.....

"DOn't say that.... you are not that kind of a girl!!"....galit na sabi ni Gerald...

"Eh ano ba ang gusto mong sabihin ko sayo.... na pakasalan mo ako.... na kailangan makipagcommit ka sa akin...."....naiinis na rin siya......bakit pa pinahihirap pa nito ang sitwasyon nila....pinadadali na nga niya eh!!

"I don't know?!..... I don't know!!.. Tell me what do you want me to do... I felt so guilty!!"....he said....

"Wag kang ganyan..... sige ka...pag di mo tinigilan yan.... pipikutin na talaga kita!!"...pananakot ni Kim.... she's trying to loosen the tension.....

Gerald eyes widened..... yumuko ito...."May karapatan ka naman talaga eh!! Gusto mo bang magpakasal?".....he asked....

Bigla siyang binatukan ni Kim...."Gago....eh anong alam mo sa pagaasawa? aalilain mo ako ganon!"....

Nagulat si Gerald...."Aray...masakit yon ah?"...angal nito habang minamasahe ang ulo nito...."Eh di magtatrabaho ako?"..

"anong trabaho?.....magca-call boy ka....sinong kostumer mo...yung mga tagahanga mong bakla?..."...tanong niya....

Tinignan siya ni Gerald.... "Gusto mo ba talagang magpakasal?"....

"Kung ikaw lang naman ang mapapangasawa ko.....magmamadre na lang ako..."..tinaasan niya ng Kilay ito....

Gerald knows what Kim's trying to do.... she's trying to loosen the tension....and he was glad of what she's doing....

"Madre?.."..he chuckled..... he neard himself...and whispered on her ears...."Hindi ka tatanggapin don.... lang ang pwede don!"....

Nagblush si Kim.....Binatukan niya ulit ito...."Gago..!!... ayan.... tignan mo nga ang ugali mo.... pano kita gugustuhing mapangasawa... eh siguradong malolosyang ako sa iyo....ayoko nga... saka diba....type naman ng maraming lalaki yung may experience na!!"..she smiled.....

Gerald frowned.... for some reason...he didn't like they way Kim' was talking about different guys.... "SO may balak ka pa lang makipagpaligsahan sa mga ibang babae diyan?....at ginawa mo lang pala akong excuse para makagawa ka ng kababalaghan!....Hoy kimberly... pagkatapos mo akong halayin kagabi....tapos iniwan mo pa ako sa kama....yun pala...gagawin mo lang akong guinea pig!!"...himutok nito....

Kim eyes widened....."Paligsahan.....excuse....guinea pig?...halayin?...Aba! Aba!! Geraldo.... kung magiging criminal din lang ako....ang rereypin ko ay si Brad Pitt... saka anong mapapala ko sayo.... eh tignan mo nga yang sarili mo? Ang kapal!!"...she pouted her lips....

Gerald smiled.... "Joke lang!"...he loves it when Kim pout her lips... He touch her cheeks..."you're so cute..."... he look at her..."Kim..i'm really sorry...I don't want to loose you.... napakaimportante mo sa akin!!"...

Kim blushed....as much as she wanted to forget what happen last night...but everytime Geralds touch her...her skin was burning... "Tama na nga....kanina ka pa nagdadrama eh!! please...help me forget about it!! please!!"...

Gerald grinned..."Fine.. kung iyon ba talaga ang gusto mo eh!!"...

"YEs...yun ang gusto ko!!"...

"Pero promise me something..."...

"ano iyon?"....kim look at Gerald...

"Please...take care of yourself.."...

"Meaning.........wag kong ibigay ulit ang sarili ko?"...tanong ni Kim...

"Please....promise me?"....Gerald held her hand...

She look at the hand....bakit ba parang may kitikiti yung mga palad nito....parang laging kinikiliti yung balat niya everytime na hahawakan siya nito.....

"O sige na....promise na kung promise!! Ngayon....since pinarusahan mo ako kagabi....you owe be a big one....libre mo ako sa movie!!"...

Gerald frowned...."Pinarusahan?"...nagtatakang tanong nito....Then his eyes lightened....he smiled..."Parusa ba iyon?....eh diba heaven nga iyon?"..pilyong ngumiti ito....

Her heart jump....teka...bakit tumalon?.....ano iyon... nalito siya..... ipinilig niya ang ulo..."anong heaven....hoy...tignan mo nga...nagdudusa pa rin ako hanggang ngayon!"...

Bigla naman itong nagguilty...."Masakit ba talaga?"....nagaalalang tanong nito...

Her heart jump again.....bakit ba tumatalon?..... she look at him.... she could see the care in his eyes.....UH-oh....wag kang ganyan.....Kimberly...may nangyari lang sayo....hindi ibig sabihin non....may gusto na sya sayo........ teka.... may nangyari lang sainyo??.... nila-lang lang mo lang iyon?.. pinagalitan niya ang sarili....

"O-okay na!"....she mumbled....at bakit ka nabubulol.....

"O sige....manood tayo ng sine.... ako ang taya...!!"...he stood up.......naglalakad na siya...pero Kim is still sitting down.... paglingon niya...."O...halika na?"....yaya nito...

But Kim...was taking her time....masakit ang balakang niya... she hated to admit it....but it was indeed a sweet torture last night.... "Sandali nga...wag mo akong madaliin...nahihirapan na ngang tumayo yung tao eh!!"....

Binalikan siya ni Gerald.... he helped her.... he wanted to take away the pain...that he caused her.... pero hindi niya alam kung pano... "I'm really sorry!!"...

"Pwede ba....pakibura mo nga yang sorry na yan sa dictionary mo...nakakairita na eh!! Saka...wala ito....i'll be fine..."...she said...trying to move away from him... nahihirapan siyang huminga ng normal kapag nagkakadikit sila.....hindi niya maintindihan kung ano ang nangyayari sa kanya.... It's just Gerald.... It's just him!!.... just??....

But Gerald didn't let go of her hand..... he wanted to show to her...na hindi niya ito iiwan......