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Kaylapad ng pagkakangiti ni Star kay Zylven habang sinasalubong nya ito papasok ng cafe. Niyakap nya itong mahigpit.
"Thanks for your advice Zylven, it helped me a lot." Hinalikan pa ni Star sa pisngi ang pinsan.
"Star, You are worth it. Someday you will be with someone who wouldn’t mind waiting on the terminal for hours just so he could sit beside you while travelling. Who wouldn’t mind to buy food at 12 a.m because you wanted something to eat. Someone who won’t bother to wake you up to cook breakfast for him because he knows you slept late working. Or someone who will patiently carry the things you bought or sit on a lounge waiting for you to finish shopping. That person wouldn’t mind because you are worth it, you are worthy of his time, his aching feet, his hunger and his unwary thoughts."
Kaylapad ng pagkakangiti nya sa pinsan na tuloy lang ang pagsasalita, inabot pa ni Zylven ang ilang hibla ng buhok nyang nakalaylay at inipit ito sa kanyang tenga.
"You are beautiful. No matter how wrong you feel about your outfit on a Friday night, or how messy your bun is. Even though you messed up your eyeliner, when you’ve put too much blush on, or you have the reddest lips ever, you are still beautiful. And no amount of make up, how high your heels are, or whether what you’re wearing is expensive or not, can define your looks because one day someone will love you even if you’re wearing mismatched pajamas or plain white shirt, he will still look at you as if you are the most beautiful person he has ever met. He will look past your face and straight to your eyes, because what matters to him is how you confidently embrace yourself as someone with flaws and imperfections and for that he will love you endlessly, you are beautiful regardless of what others say. You alone can radiate beauty inside and outside of yourself."
"Now I know, kung bakit hulog na hulog sayo si Princess Tamara, napakatamis kasi ng bawat salitang lumalabas dyan sa bibig mo."
"Yeah! you know .. your hopeless romantic ex boyfriend is a good teacher haha."
"Sinabi mo pa, ang sipag nya talagang gumawa ng love letter para sakin."
"You are a keeper, Star, Even if you can’t cook an egg properly, even if you can’t do your own laundry, or even if you can’t stand watching dramas without bawling your eyes out you are worthy to be kept. And someday, someone will do everything for you to stay by his side, someone will make you realize that your shortcomings are what makes you lovable, and what makes you the best person he could ever have.Don’t let yourself be an option. Because everyone is born to be a choice."
Matapos sabihin yun ni Zylven hinalikan nya sa nuo ang pinsan na nakangiti pa rin. Kakaiba ang aura na nakapalibot dito. Naggo glow ito, kumbaga blooming ito na ipinagtaka na nya.
"Yeah, and that someone is Blaire. Kami na ulit, totoo na ito." Napapalakpak pa sa saya si Star.
"Oh yeah! Kaya naman pala abot hanggang langit ang saya mo. Congratulations Star, boto ako kay Blaire para sayo, kaya magpakaligaya ka sa buhay."
"Simple lang naman ang kaligayahan ko eh, Yong makapiling ko lang sya ay abot hanggang langit ang saya ko, ang aming mga damdaming pinag isa at pinag tibay ng panahon. Kahit anupang pagsubok ang dumating kakayanin ko, Diko kailangan ang anumang yaman dito sa mundo, sya lang ay sapat ng kaligayahan ko, pagsisilbihan ko sya sa abot ng makakaya ko, Diko hinihiling na tumbasan nya ito, ang madama ko lang ang pagmamahal nya kontento na ako, dahil sya ang bumuo ng mga pangarap ko, ang tanging lalaking sinasamba ko, At siyang lahat sa buhay ko, Zylven, sya ang una't huling mamahalin ko, mabigo't masaktan man ako, diko pagsisisihang minsan sa buhay ko, May nagmahal sakin ng totoo."
Ginulo ni Zylven ang buhok ni Star na nakangiti pa rin. "Good luck Star, I'm happy for you."
"Thank you, sa tingin mo True Love na'to?"
"Mahirap magsabi ng true love. Wala naman talagang nakakapagsabi nun. Pero ang the best way na gawin mo dyan eh, ingatan mo at alagaan mo. Walang makakapagsabi ng True Love eh. Pwede siguro kapag nakuntento na kayong dalawa sa isa’t-isa. Masyado pang maaga para masabing true love na yan. Dahil maraming pwedeng mangyari. Maaring naiisip mo na True Love yan dahil masaya lang kayo ngayon. Pero what if dumating yung oras na may problema na kayong dalawa at parang sumusuko na yung isa. True love pa rin ba para sayo yun? Ayun ang point ko dyan. Basta, huwag mo na lang isipin kung True Love yang nararamdaman mo. Just give him unconditional love. Once kasi na tinanong mo ang sarili mo kung true love yang ginagawa mo eh parang you’re not doing it natural. Parang lahat ng ginagawa mo sa kanya eh kinikwestyon mo kung tama ba yun. Parang ginagawa mo yung just to show him na ikaw ang True Love niya. Di ganun yun. Mapapatunayan yun kung handa ka na niyang bigyan ng singsing o handa ka ng tumanggap ng singsing mula sa kanya. That’s true love."
Nasisiyahang niyakap na naman ni Star ang binata.
"Mula ngayon ikaw ng favorite cousin ko, ang galing mo talagang magpayo, love you Zylven.. Hmmwa."
"Hahaha eh ako lang naman ang pinsan mo wala ng iba, nambola kapa, eh kung kumain na lang kaya tayo, gutom nako."
"Libre mo?" Nakangising kinurot pa ni Star ang pisngi ni Zylven.
"Syempre, lagi naman akong tagalibre mo, may bago pa ba dun? hayy."
"Yehey! Tara na gutom nakooo! Gusto ko yung lasagna ha! tapos ginger bread toast, tapos gusto ko rin yung pizza saka yung...."
Naiiling na lang si Zylven sa mga pagkaing pinagsasabi ni Star, Kahit nagda 'diet' kasi ito (yun ang sabi nya palagi) Matakaw pa rin sa pagkain. Sabagay di naman kasi ito tumataba, kaya ayos na rin kahit kumain ito ng marami. At ito pa talaga ang nag maneho patungo sa pinili nitong kainan.
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