"Brent sige na sundan na natin sila, kakatweet lang ng jowa mo na asa mega mall daw sila oh" sabi ko habang inaalog braso ni Brent.

"tsk, girls day nga eh Cci. Saka bat kaylangan natin silang sundan eh baka magalit saakin si Bea" sabi ni Brent sabay kamot ng ulo.

"tss gusto ko nga kase makita si Gabbi, saka kanina pa sila asa mall oh? Hindi mo ba namimiss si Bea?" seryosong tanong ko.

Natulala si Brent sa pader, biglang tumingin saakin si Brent.

"tara na nga puta, miss ko na si Bea" sabi ni Brent sabay lakad palabas, napa ngiti ako.

Pag ka dating namin sa mega mall ang dami agad naka recognize saamin, inikot namin yung mall at sa wakas nakita namin sila.

Asa 'Nail-a-Holic' sila, at bigla ako napa tigil sa pinto at maski si Brent, nag tinginan kami agad.

Si Karla kinakausap si Gabbi, naka bilog na kamay ni Gabbi mukang susuntukin na niya si Karla ng biglang may dumating na lalaki at pumasok agad agad sa loob ng salon.

Fuck. Ex ni Gabbi yun.

Hinalikan ni Karla si Shawn, napa tingin ako agad kay Gabbi, nakita ko agad sa mata nya na naiiyak siya.

Hay. Sinabi saakin ni Gabbi na naka move on na siya kay Shawn pero masakit parin daw yung ginawa sakanya, talagang na trauma si Gabbi sa ginawa nung gagong yun.

Hindi na ako nag sayang ng oras pumasok ako agad sa loob at tinidnan ko si Gabbi, she looks so fragile, it wrecks me to see her like this.

Kinuha ko lahat ng hawak ni Gabbi sabay akbay sakanya at dali dali kaming lumabas ng salon, tahimik lang si Gabbi at nakatingin lang siya ng diretso.

Kinalabit ako ni Brent, si Bea yung itsura na nag aalala, i just frown at them and continue to walk.

Pag ka dating namin sa kotse ko pumasok kami lahat agad, walang nag sasalita saamin, si Gabbi tulala parin.

Habang nag dridrive ako napa patingin ako kay Gabbi, surprisingly she is just staring at me.

Pag ka dating namin sa unit nila agad agad kong hinatak si Gabbi papunta sa kwarto niya, nilock ko yung door nya.

Tinidnan ko siya, she is staring at me with blank expression, it wrecks me to see her like this.

I sighed and hugged her tight, Gabbi didn't cry or what she just hugged me back.

After a few minutes bumitaw na din kami, we just stared at each others eyes.

"bakit ka asa mega mall?" biglang tanong ni Gabbi, naramdaman kong uminit yung pisngi ko.

"ah eh, kase na miss na kita eh ilang oras na din kase kayo ni Bea asa mall tapos hindi ka pa nag rereply sa text ko kaya ayun sinundan namin kayo ni Brent" sabi ko sabay kamot ng batok.

Bigla akong binatukan ni Gabbi, she is smirking at me.

"aray ko naman mapanakit ka talaga Gabbi" sabi ko habang naka pout, tumawa siya at niyakap ako ulit.

"thank you Ricci, thank you kase dumating ka at inalis mo ako agad dun, kase if ever na hindi ka dumating baka kung ano na nagawa ko kay Karla" sabi ni Gabbi, natawa ako sa sinabi niya at hinawakan ko kamay niya.

"i'm always here to save you" sabi ko, she smiled shyly and kiss my cheeks.

Lalong pumula yung cheeks ko, she chuckled.

Hay Gabbi, ikaw palang ang babaeng nag papablush saakin besides from my Mom.

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Pag tingin ko sa oras, its already 11pm ginawa lang namin ni Gabbi for the past hours is just watching a lot of movies, and just cuddling.

Pumasok si Brent kanina sa kwarto ni Gabbi at sinabi niya na dito daw siya matutulog sa unit nila Gabbi, syempre dun sa matugulog sa kwarto ni Bea.

So i decided to sleep here nalang din, sobrang saya ni Gabbi, may patalon talon effect pa sa kama.

This is our first time to sleep beside each other, to be honest masaya ako kase makakatabi ko na si Gabbi matulog.

Don't worry tulog lang walang halong kalokohan.

Alam namin ni Gabbi limitations namin.

Ricci will be sleeping here, in my room, in my bed, beside me.

Shet.kinikilig.ako.bes.

Ricci will be sleeping on my right side, he is on his phone right now, hindi ko alam kung anong ginagawa niya so i decided to take a picture of him.

Nakalimutan kong naka bukas yung flash ko kaya biglang tumingin si Ricci saakin.

He looks so sleepy.

Sinara niya yung phone niya and he put it on my night stand, he look at me again and scooted closer, i feel my heart starts to pound crazy.

Niyakap ako ni Ricci, his face is over my neck, his breath tickles.

I hugged him back and close my eyes.

"i like this" biglang sinabi ni Ricci.

"like what?" tanong ko habang nakayakap parin kami sa isat isa.

"i like this, sleeping beside you and having you in my arms" sabi ni Ricci, biglang naramsaman ko uminit yung cheeks ko.

"and i like the feeling of my face is here sa neck mo and wag ka ng kiligin" sinabi ni Ricci, i giggled and close my eyes.

"goodnight Ricci" i said softly.

"Goodnight Gabbi" sabi ni Ricci, i let the darkness take over me and i fell into a deep slumber.

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I woke up in the middle of the night, it's because of Ricci's voice, i didn't open my eyes i just listened to him.

Ricci is singing, ang ganda talaga ng boses ni Ricci.

i can advise

i can have the best night of my life

i can own the cars and clothes, the chains

but what you do to me is everything

girl, i could own a billion dollar company

or get faded with these drugs on me

but it don't matter

cause i'm still here

thinking 'bout you

do you think about me?

girl, i got 40 b*tches tryna holla and i don't want none

all i want is you

all i want is you

i just want you

ooh

all i want is you

all i want is you

girl, i got 40 b*tches tryna holla and i don't want none

i just want you

baby, you can have a man and i can have a girl

but i would do anything to get you back in my world

baby, just leave him, i rather us single

than seeing other people, cause i'm still here

thinking 'bout you

do you think about me?

girl, i got 40 b*tches tryna holla and i don't want none.

The song is familiar, hala wait.

The song is from the bar, yun yung sumasayaw kami ni Bea.

But why is he singing this song?

He stopped singing and caressed my face.

"Gabbi i know you're awake" sabi ni Ricci, i slowly opened my eyes, my eyes met his and a warm feeling spread all over my heart.

"were you listening?" tanong ni Ricci, he is still caressing my cheek, i nodded and he smiled.

"bakit mo kinakanta yung kanta from the bar?" mahina kong tinanong.

"ah naalala mo?" tanong niya, bigla syang ngumiti.

"i like this song kase lahat ng lyrics totoo, if you listen to every word in it you will understand" sabi ni Ricci, i nodded.

"tara tulog na tauo ulit" sabi ko, umoo sya at pumikit ulit, he held me closer.

Ricci i listened to every word, and i understand it clearly.