Own my heart
I pursed my lips in a thin line and walked neared Rebecca and tried to make her stand up but she glared at me and pushed me.
"You bitch! Mang-aagaw ka!" sasagot na sana ako pero nagulat kami ni Rebecca ng hatakin siya ni Markeus patayo at hilahin pababa ng hagdan. I panicked and followed them as I tried to stop Markeus. I glanced at the wall clock on the sala and it's still three a.m in the morning! He can just drag Rebecca out of the unit tommorow! My god! This is stressing the hell out of me!
I grabbed Markeus' arm. He stopped walking and faced me, still holding Rebecca's arm.
I bit my lip and eyed him. "You can just do that tommorow, Markeus. Don't be like that naman."
His eyes became dark. "I don't care. I'm starting to hate her more as I look at her face," then he rolled his eyes. I shut my eyes, hindi na alam kung anong gagawin sa kanya.
"Fine. What can do for you to stop being like this," his face turned bright. The side of his lips rose and his brows raised.
"What?"
I rolled my eyes. "Ayoko ng umuulit," maarte kong tanong. Rebecca tsked.
"Usapang 3 a.m, I'm sleepy now, so sleep with me," we, girls, dropped our jaws. My brows furrowed.
"What did you say?!" I asked, pissed. He shrugged at me.
"Ayoko ng umuulit," he mocked me. I gritted my teeth.
"Can you just let me go now? You two are both weirdos," anang bigla ni Rebecca sa gilid, nakabusangot. Nilingon namin siya ni Markeus.
"What? Are you saying something?" masungit na tanong niya kay Rebecca. Umirap siya.
"Ayoko ng umuulit," I stifle a laugh but I just can't so I burst out.
"Oh my god. 3 a.m phrase 'Ayoko ng umuulit' by The Legend Fionna," I closed my eyes as I laughed but then stopped when they're not even laughing with me. I made my face serious like them and cleared my throat.
"Rebecca, walked upstairs now," then he get off his hand on her arm. Rebecca rolled her eyes on me before marching up on the stairs.
"Let's sleep now too."
"You go first. I'll drink milk para makatulog agad ako," I replied.
"Don't worry. I'll help you fall asleep," I glared at him. He looked at me innocently.
"What?" he asked me. I rolled my eyes off him and marched upstairs too. He just followed me from behind, quiet.
"Sleep on the couch," I told him. He raised his eyebrow at me.
"At bakit? I told you, you will sleep beside me," he replied. He crossed his arms against his chest. I opened the lamp on the side table for us to have light. I took the other pillow on the bed and put it in between our sides. After that, I just lay down in his bed and turned my back against him.
"Why do we need a pillow in between us?" he asked. The other side of the bed moved, sign that he is now behind me. I panicked when I felt the pillow removed on my back. Nilingon ko kaagad siya pero nagulat ako ng isang dangkal na lamang ang pagitan ng mga mukha namin. I swallowed hard and turned around again to avoid his gaze. I heard him sighed. Hindi ako makatulog!
"Fion," he called me. I tried to pretend that I'm now asleep.
"Are you asleep now?" he asked. Pinigilan kong sumagot at mag-mulat.
He sighed again. "Alam mo ba? Hindi ko naman talaga ginustong mahulog sa'yo noong nagkakasama na tayo araw-araw dito sa unit ko. Ewan ko ba. Maybe you just have the difference from those girls I have met before," unti-unti ako nag-mulat. He's telling me these right now because he knew I was asleep. Pinagpatuloy ko ang pakikinig.
"Akala ko nga kagaya ka lang din ng mga babaeng naka-fling ko noon," he then chuckled. I closed my eyes again when he shifted his weight on the bed.
"Pero hindi pala. Iba ka, Fion. Iba," he added. I licked my lips and breathed in.
"Wala naman talagang nakakapag-patigil sa aking pumunta sa bar gabi-gabi. Even my parents, my family can't control me. I felt like it's my medicine everyday. I can't live without it, without beers every night."
"Do you think I have change a lot, Fion? Noong unang araw mo pa lang rito, hindi na 'ko kaagad nag-bar, kahit pa sinabi ko sa'yo noon na pupunta ako bar pero hindi.. I just visit Jason's house and told him about you, staying in my house and for five months only."
I panicked when he snaked his arms around my waist and pulled me to him. He burried his face on my neck. My heart is beating faster and loudly, like a wild lion on it's cage! I tried to calm myself and shiver.
"I think I have found my match, Fion."
I can feel his breathed on my neck. Good thing I'm not that ticklish than the other girls. But right now, I'm still panicking! Damn it!
"I love you Fionna Ashanti Alcazar," my breathing hitched. I bit my lower lip. He does know my name. Where did he know about it?
"Open your eyes baby, I know you're awake.." he pulled me to turned me around and to faced him. I swallowed hard again. I got goosebumps when he suddenly kissed my eyes that made me open it.
His brown eyes met mine. He smiled and hugged me tightly.
"If we could have just stay like this forever," he muttered. I just stared on his chest and think about what he said. It would never happen. We're not meant for each other, Markeus. But I don't want to tell that to him. This is the chance for me to be with him just for tonight. I want to spend just a little time with him. And no one's here to stop us, staying like this for a while.
"Did you regret of being with me, Fion?" I became silent so he parted on his hug and glanced at me.
"Did you regret it?" pag-uulit niya. Anong isasagot ko? Magiging totoo ba ako o hindi? Pinag-isipan ko itong mabuti bago umiling. I saw how a smile crept on his thin red lips.
"Ah, I love you so much, Fion," he burried his face on my neck again. I quietly sighed.
"Don't say it if you don't even mean it," I replied.
"You don't know how much you own my heart, baby. I meant all what I said," he stroked my hair. I felt myself calmed with what he was doing.
"I hope so," I uttered before closing my eyes. A few minutes later, I just found myself dozing off to sleep. With me on his warm tight hugged and his faced comfortably on my neck. Sa gabing iyon, naramdaman ko namang unahin ang sarili ko kaysa sa iba.