'Di na kami pumunta pa kay papa at dumiretso na sa pupuntahan. Ang sabi naman ni mama ay siya na ang magsasabi. Mas strikta si mama more than kay papa kaya natatakot talaga akong magpaalam pagdating kay mama.
"Wala kayo madaming readings ngayon?"
I asked Grey as I let him open the can of juice for me.
Napasandal ako sa upuan ng van nila Sam. Iba talaga pag mayaman noh may sariling driver.
Nakita ko si Sam na may ka video call na Afam sa omegle. Nang hi-hit na naman 'to ng jowa ba.
Pagkatapos ay naisipan nitong mag vlog at magandang content daw 'yon.
"We have, but I want to spend this day with you."
Napa igtad ako sa sinabi niya. Did he just say that he wants me this day?
No! I mean, he wants to spend a day with me. Napa iling nalang ako sa sarili kong iniisip.
"Are you that tired? You can just sleep if you want."
Aniya and I just shake my head.
Pinagpag niya ang balikat and I just watched him do that thing.
Pa ulit-ulit niya 'yong ginawa at nang ilang sandali ang makalipas, he grasp out of nowhere.
My mouth parted when he touched my head and put it on his shoulder.
"There. Sleep now Mira."
He said in his sweet voice.
I heaved a breath, stunned of what he did. My heart started to tremble and he really knows how to make my heart beats so fast.
This scene give me chills that I couldn't help to. Pinigilan ko ang sarili na hindi mangiti sa nararamdaman.
This guy..
He just made my day special. Without thinking of other people, he's the only one I've got in my mind.
"Need ko lang mag Cr guys." Saad ni Sam at pinandilatan kami ng mata ng makita ang naging posisyon namin.
Grey didn't move as do I, embracing this moment makes my heart flattered, with no other options to think of, only him.
Only Grey on my side.
I started to close my eyes as I heard the chorus of the song plays at the convenience store nearby.
The song started to play
||The Only Exception||
by: Paramore
"But darling, you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception"
I hate it when I am in love.
But when it comes to him, I melt.
He would always makes me feel like I am worthy to be loved. Like if it's him, I am willing to put a risk if it means loving him is my only happiness.
I'm not yet ready to enter into a relationship.
But if it's him..
I would go willingly wait for him to love me back.
To see me back, not just as friend who always be there but as a lover who always dance with his angels and demons.
Because he's my only exception.
Right at that moment, while embracing the scene of a loving sky..
Grey became my comfort..
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Naalimpungatan ako sa pag uyog ng sasakyan.
"Sarap ng tulog mo, naglalaway ka pa nga, look ay my shirt oh may laway!"
Bungad ni Grey nang mapansing gising na ako.
Dahil sa sinabi ay pinagliitan ko siya ng mata nang malamang wala namang laway sa damit niya!
Tinawanan niya lang ako.
"Nasaan na tayo?" tanong ko nang mapansing ibang daanan ang tinatahakan namin.
"Nasa Alegria na tayo." Napa kunot ang noo ko sa narinig.
"Akala ko roadtrip?" Tanong ko sa dalawa.
"Nah, natutulog ka eh. Naisipan namin maligo nalang tayo sa waterfalls dito sa Alegria." Si Sam.
Napa tango nalang ako. Nagpa linga-linga ako sa paligid, ngayon ko pa narating ang Alegria, mula kasi no'ng kinuha ako nina mama hindi na nila akong pinapayagan na mag gagala kasama si Grey no'n.
"Dito nalang natin ihinto ang sasakyan ma'am. Masikip na po ang daanan papunta sa Alegria falls." Saad ni Mang kiko, personal driver ni Sam. Tumango naman si Sam at nagsimula kaming maglakad habang si Mang kiko at at Grey ay may kinuha pa sa likod ng sasakyan.
May dinaraanan kaming mga lubak-lubak na kalsada bago namin narating ang sinasabing the living falls of Alegria.
"Woahhh!" I exclaimed in amusement.
Ngayon pa lang ay namangha na ako sa kagandahan ng bungad ng falls sa amin. I closed my eyes as I heard the crested waves swallowing my soul and puts my burdens away.
This just too good to be true!
Parang tinatangay ang kaluluwa ko papalipad sa kagagandahan ng falls na ito.
"Ligo na tayooo! Wooohh!" Si Sam.
I looked at her widely smiling, nawala din agad nang may naalala.
"Halaa wala pala akong pamalit Sam."
Saad ko.
"Parang 'di mo ako kilala! Marami akong extrang bikinis diyan, tiyaka same lang tayo ng size. Lika na bihis tayooo."
I saw how her eyes being excited too. Sino ba namang hindi ma e-excite at ma-aamuse sa  ganda ng lugar. Nakakawala ng pagod.
I looked at Grey, nakapikit ang dalawang mata at ang isang kamay ay nasa bulsa. Naka ngisi ko siyang pinanood at sinimulang humakbang papalapit sa kanya.
"Magbibihis na kami, ikaw maliligo ka ba?" Habang pinagmamasdan ko siyang dahan-dahang iminulat ang mga mata ang lumingon sa'kin ay napawi ang ngiti ko.
His eyes were sad, he looked at me intently as if I were a gem-preciously standing. He's hard to read, his mind and his heart, but his eyes were just to honest to tell me how he felt.
"Susunod ako." He smiled and looked away. I nod and tapped his shoulders. Maybe he just needs time as I remembered his grandfather's death, in a river. Naalala ko no'ng time na hinatid ako ng pamilya ko sa lola ko sa Surigao, that's the time his grandfather died. Nakita ko siya kung paano umiyak no'n at ayaw makipag usap sa ibang tao.
He really loves his lolo, as how I treasured my lola. Kaya no'ng si lola ang namatay, naiintindihan ko na kung bakit ayaw makipag usap ni Grey sa iba.
Dahil sobrang sakit that it caused m
After changing our clothes ay dali-dali kaming tumakbo ni Sam upang makaligo na.
I felt my senses gone for awhile and felt nothing nang lumubog ako sa ilalim. Lumangoy ako ng lumangoy hanggang naisipan kong umahon para maka langhap ng hangin but I literary can't move my feet and can't swim upwards. That's when I realized nasagi ang binti ko sa isang bato, I tried to push it away but it just cause me pain and groaned. I tried moving it away again as I'm running out of breath.
Maluha-luha akong nanghihina, I didn't expect this is how I'm gonna die.
I closed my eyes of finality that this gonna end my life.
Before I could even run out of time to breath, Grey came to me.
For the second time, Grey saved me.
Like how he saved me from death before.