Seven Years. Six Months. One Day.

Disclaimer: There were no sex acts in this one-shot story. My first attempt on writing again after a hiatus. I just needed to write this.
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“May ipapakilala ako sa yo. Friend ko from Austria. Nurse. Malay mo, magkagustuhan kayo.”

“Sus, ayan ka na naman hon. Tapos galit-galit ka na naman.”

“Hindi ako nagagalit Niel pag alam kong naghahanap ka ng iba. Kasi maniwala ka o hindi, alam kong yun ang dapat.

Kaya lang ang hinihingi ko sayo, don’t do it behind my back. Para naman puede akong bumitaw at hindi masosorpresa na lang.”

“Bahala ka. Hindi ako naghahanap.”

“Pero umaasa kang may dumating.”

“Ewan sayo. Pagkatapos ano?”

“Pagkatapos eh di tapos. Hehe. Basta, please let me know what’s going on. Teka gawa ako ng GC sa Wattsapp.”

Si Neil at si Yumz.

They met online. Nothing extra ordinary. In a world full of deceits, lies, masks, they carved a space for them. They made the lies even sweeter than the truth. They justified the deceits by using love as the reason. And they kept their identities hidden from the people who may know them by wearing layers after layers of mask.

In that own world, they stayed. Happily together. For seven years. Six months.

“Niyaya mo na si Tina mag-date?”

“Tinanong ko lang kung mahilig siya sa movies. Sabi niya kung aayain ko siya, coffee na lang daw. Kaya sabi ko sige. Saan ba kako. Sabi niya sa Glorietta na lang kasi sa Makati siya.”

“Akala ko ba, you won’t ask her out without letting me know first?

Tapos sabi mo pa you didn’t chat anymore. Pero sabi niya since pinakilala ko kayo, non stop na ang usap nio. Why all the secrecy Neil?”

“Eh hindi nga tayo nagkakausap. Tuwing magka-chat tayo sasabihin mo kasama mo ang asawa mo. Pano kong sasabihin sayo.”

“Ang bottomline dito, you broke your word again. May usapan tayo, you won’t keep anything from me!”

“Anong gusto mo gawin ko???”

“Ang gusto ko tuparin mo ang usapan natin. That you won’t keep anything from me. Para alam ko. Para prepared ako. Hindi katulad nito.”

“Ang hirap sayo ang hilig mo mag-set up para may dahilan kang awayin ako!”

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