The Hater 3: Hated to Love You (The Hater Trilogy #3) [SPG]

11 [Part 2] | Time of Our Life

Allen gulped as he remembered what happened on that day. "Yeah... what's with that, then?" Allen always think that all of the things that he know inside the gang, he should not utter this to someone that has no connections with that.

"Is that true that it was a gunshot wound?" Serim asked in confusion. "I am worried. Is that also connected with the job you're talking about?"

Allen bursted in laughter. "Alam mo, pati ang doctor, nagkakamali rin." He denied the truth that it was really a gunshot wound shot by someone in PRG. "I was just hit by..." he paused as he think of a possible alibi. "I was hit by a nail."

"A nail?"

"Yeah, a rusty nail," Allen lied. He knows for himself that he's not pursuing the promise they did for each other as he lied and will continue to lie. He's doing this not to protect himself but to protect the gang and to protect the man he loves, which little did he know, is the heir of the opposing gang leader. "I was just peacefully walking my way. May humabol sa 'kin na aso no'n, I was afraid kaya umakyat ako sa fence. Good thing, I was not bitten by the dog. The bad thing is that my stomach was hit by the nail. Actually, hindi ko nga alam na natamaan pala ako no'n kasi takot pa rin ako sa aso."

Serim smiled and messed Allen's hair. "My babe is a coward when it comes to dogs, huh?" Allen just darted him a death glare. "Don't worry, babe, I will not tease you anymore. I'm also scared of something else."

"What?"

"Those green, creepy, slimy amphibians." Serim went near Allen's ear and whispered him something. "Frogs."

Allen bursted out laughing. "You're the real coward between us." Allen just can't stop himself from laughing due to Serim's confession. "You're afraid of frogs? Ang duwag mo naman, boss."

"I only feel gross to them," Serim answered while avoiding his boyfriend's gazes. "And yeah, I think... I hate them... I'm afraid of them, a slight, I think. Basta, they are the worst creature ever created."

"Bad boy na bad boy ka sa kama ta's takot ka lang sa palaka?" Allen even plucked Serim's nose which made the latter more annoyed. "Ewan ko sa 'yo."

Serim gave him a gaze filled with love and annoyance in it. "That's two different things. Why do you compare my bed performance to my weakness?"

"Did I say that made you weak?" Allen replied, raising an eyebrow. "Wala naman akong sinabi, ah. Ang cute nga isipin na ang gwapo mong tignan pero takot ka sa palaka. Alam mo, minsan, may saltik ka rin, e, 'no?"

"Binawi mo naman, so, you deserve my hug," Serim uttered and gripped Allen's body with his arms wrapped around it. Tila ba may gigil sa naging yakap niya. He even kissed Allen's head. "I love you."

"Ang cringeworthy na ang clingy mo ngayong araw, bakit na naman ba? Anong kailangan mo?" Hindi na lang sinagot ni Serim ang naging tanong ni Allen bagkus ay niyakap niya ito nang mas mahigpit. "I will never command you to be my boyfriend if I don't love you anyway."

Minutes later, while Allen is cooking something on the kitchen, he felt hands wrapping aroung his waist. Wala naman nang ibang tao sa condo, kaya alam niyang si Serim 'yon. "Ano na naman? Nagluluto ang tao, e."

The condo was bought by Serim, without telling his father that he bought it. The use, he wanted to make Allen at ease whenever they will meet, para hindi na mawalan pa ng venue, he decided to buy the condo, anyway.

"I just want to hug you on the back," Serim uttered before resting his chin on Allen's shoulder. "I want to seize the moment that you're here. Alam kong aalis ka rin naman mamaya, let me at least hug you for the time being."

Allen's hand slowly reached Serim's right cheek as he caress it tenderly. "You're on your drama mode again. Pero sige, you can. Just don't do anything else while I'm cooking."

Serim really is just soft when it comes to Allen. The food has been cooked, the sign that they should already eat.

They both are done with eating already. Sitting on the bed while watching the sun set, the two of them seized the time left on that day. Tila hinigpitan pang lalo ni Serim ang pagkakayakap kay Allen na para bang ayaw niyang pakawalan ito. "I actually want the time to stop temporarily and do everything that I wanted to do with you."

"Sadly, we can't. H'wag ka na nga kasing mag-emo, babe," Allen uttered, trying to liven up the mood. "Para namang aalis na ako nang tuluyan sa 'yo. Babalik rin naman ako dito, 'di ba?"

"But at no assurance."

"There is still bigger percent that I will come back," Allen muttered while looking at the surrounding dimming upon the sun setting. "Let's do everything that you wanted to do slowly. Let's seize every moment that we will get to have, then."

Allen tried to remove the hands wrapping his body but Serim exerted more force. "I don't want you to leave, babe."

"Gusto mo bang umalis ako nang malungkot, Serim?" With that statement of Allen, Serim let his hands go. "I promised you that I can be here until the sun set and you agreed with it. Ngayong wala na ang araw, dapat na siguro akong umalis."

Allen stood up and hung his backpack on his shoulder. He immediately locked his gaze to Serim who looked at him with sad eyes. "Para kang bata kung magtampo, alam mo ba 'yon? Ang cute mo."

"Can't you really stay here and sleep with me? Umalis ka na lang habang tulog ako," Serim begged but Allen just smiled at him, bittersweetly. "Hindi ba talaga p'wede?"

Allen shook his head upon walking his way going near Serim. "Hindi talaga p'wede, e. Ang paalam ko ngayong araw lang ako maga-absent." He moved his face near Serim and smiled at Serim, as if trying to put a smile on the latter's mouth. "Ngiti na kasi. Para kang bata."

Instead of responding to what Allen has talked, Serim pulled Allen's body using his nape and greeted the latter's lips with his own. It was just a peck, not the kiss they used to have, but it is the kiss that signifies how much adoration he has for Allen. "You should text me everyday. Kada isang araw na hindi ka maka-reply sa 'kin, isang round kaagad."

"Oo na, boss." Allen smiled, it was one of the happiest moment in his life. He was the happiest when he found someone who really loves him. "Let's take the time of our life the next time we meet. H'wag mo agad akong ma-miss. Take care of yourself for the mean time, babe."

Serim was left dumbfounded while seeing Allen go out of the door with a smile on his face. Every moment that I seize with Allen are the happiest moments in my life.

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"NASAAN NA ba kasi si hyung?" Yunho asked himself while looking at his wrist wherein the watch is pasted. "Ako na nga ang nagluto and he's taking too long. May nangyari kaya sa camp? Or did he go on a raid? Wala naman siyang nasabi, e."

Yunho slapped his own cheek. Why am I being moody just because he is not here? Para akong galit na asawa dito. He shook his head, removing the thought in his head.

He focused himself watching videos on his phone while waiting for the other one to come. Malapit na ring lumamig ang mga niluto niya kaya tinakpan niya muna ito ng mga pantakip para kapag kinain ni Mingi ay mainit-init pa rin.

The doorbell rang. As he heard of that sign, it was as if his face automatically made a smile. Kaagad niyang pinuntahan ang pinto at hinawakan ang doorknob. "Ba't ba ang tagal mong dumating—" He stopped on the process of opening the door when it is not Mingi who pushed the doorbell. "Ha? Sino ka?"

A girl lower than him turned her gaze higher and smiled at Yunho. "I am Maria," she uttered with a smile. "I am just asking if Mingi lives here?"

Mingi-hyung? His eyebrows knotted upon hearing what the girl asked. "Yeah, he lives here..."

"Great," the girl answered and pushed herself inside the condominium unit. He find it weird barging into someone's house but he thinks that it is much weirder to not let someone come in. "Then, where is he? Excited na akong makita siya."

"Uhm, Mingi-hyung hasn't came back yet. I actually am waiting for him," Yunho said while scratching his nape. "What made you come here? I mean, what is your reason?"

"I forgot to ask your name," the girl said, as if disregarding what Yunho asked. "You, what is your name?"

Yunho grabbed the girl's hand and shook it together. "I-I'm Yunho," he said. He's not feeling well with the girl, though. His first impression with the girl is not that nice. "Care to answer my recent question?"

"Oh, I'm sorry," the girl answered and giggled in the most girly way. "So, yeah, I am Maria and I am Mingi's fiancee..."