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CCV. She's finally capable of ignoring him.
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Take my Hand and Choose me   CCVI. It felt like he was dumped by her
So he threw it away at kinuha na lamang ang ps5 nya upang maglibang.Pero ewan, tuliro sya at hindi makampante, his attention ay nagaantay parin sa reply ni Astria.Wala pang halos isang oras ay ibinato nya rin niya ang controller at kinuha ang telepono nya.May mga messages pero hindi eto mula kay Astria... it's from Roxie.Dahil nga under sya ng sobrang higpit na surveillance gamit ang cctvs and even some bodyguard, hindi sya makaalis o makatakas man lang para mapuntahan si Roxie sa hospitalâ hindi padin kasi gumagaling ang sugat neto. Mabuti nalang talaga at naghire sya ng caregiver bago magkandaloko loko ang lahat.Halos nagiisang linggo narin syang di nakakabisita sa girlfriend nya dahil nga sa nangyari kaya naman nagrereklamo na si Roxie at kinukulit sya'Kailan mo ba ako napupuntahan? I'm almost padischarge na''Will you pick me up paglabas ko?:(''No... forget it hindi ka nga pala makaalis''I'm so sad, I miss you na''Hindi mo paba sinasabi sa parents mo yung pagtakas ni Astr
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-20Take my Hand and Choose me   CCVII. did they go back to zero??
Nang makauwi na si Cairan ay halos tanghaling tapat na, at hindi maganda ang aura neto.As if something harsh happen.Nagdire-diretso eto sa study niya in a pretext na busy daw sa trabaho kaya naman hinayaan nalang ni Astria ang binata kahit pa gusto nya sanang kausapin eto tungkol sa paglipat na pinagpaplanuhan nya.Seeing that Cairan is really busy at hindi rin maganda ang timpla neto kaya pinagpaliban nya muna, she didn't want to disturb him.Kaya naman si YuniÃąa nalang ang kinausap nya, nakibalita sya tungkol sa nalilipatan nya.Pero natagalan muna makareply si YuniÃąa kaya naman nabobored si Astria, at nang makapagreply eto ay natawa na lamang si Astria."May trabaho kami ni Uno sa labas, mamaya ka na magchat. Punta nalang ako dyaan sainyo" basa ni Astria sa reply ni Yunina.Sure syang habang nagtitipa eto ay abot tenga ang ngiti ng kaibigan. Simple lang kasi ang kasiyahan neto, basta tungkol kay Uno masaya na sya.Astria suddenly felt a little envious to YuniÃąa dahil kahit anong
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-20Take my Hand and Choose me   CCVIII. He had a photo of you
"No need" he coldly said without even looking at her.Why is he so cold right now? Naiintindihan naman ni Astria na wala eto sa mood and something did happen pero...Why is he so cold to her... Hindi maiwasan ni Astria na masaktan at magtampo.Her heart sank slightly dahil sa naging kilos ng binata. Hindi nya alam ang nangyayari, she felt so sad knowing his actions.But she still manage to be cheerful, maybe sobrang stress lang talaga ang binata."Alright, I'll go down muna saglit with YuniÃąa, isasama din namin si Zairo. Go down if you have time" pilit sayang pagpapaalam neto at nagsimula ng tumalikod, she even look back to see if Cairan will Answer or follow her but he didn't...Patuloy lang eto sa pag aayos ng nga papeles sa lamesa neto.After that depressing goodbye, Astria and YuniÃąa went downstairs para kumain sa resto sa lobby.YuniÃąa was so bored sa usapan nilang dalawa kaya naman tinext nya si Zairo para sabay sabay silang kumain. The whole dinner, Astria is not in the mood,
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-24Take my Hand and Choose me   CCIX. Do you want to buy a house?
"Sus, ayaw maniwala. I clearly remember it pretty sis" pagdedepensa naman ni Zairo "It was you, I swear, ano yon. Picture mo kasama ang ilang mga stray cat" dagdag pa neto."Ano yon, may pinapakain ka atang mga stray cats. Kitang kita ko nga yon kasi laging nasa wallet nya ang picture nayon. At that time kasi hindi pa uso ang credit card or mobile payment, kaya lagi nyang dala dala yung wallet nya" pagpapaliwanag pa neto.Hindi agad nakareact si Astria."Wow! Seryoso!?" biglang sigaw naman ni YuniÃąa at tila ba excited ba kinikilig na di no mawari ang ekspresyon."Teka! does that mean that Boss pogi has been interested to my lovely bestfriend for a long long long time!?" excited na saad ni YuniÃąa at kinikilig na nakatingin kay Astria.Hindi naman makapaniwala si Astria, hindi nya alam ang irereact. Hindi nya maalala kung may ganong encounter ba sila nang kasintahan noon."Teka, I did feed some stray cats sa park malapit samin pero... I never encountered him back then tuwing nagpapakai
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-24Take my Hand and Choose me   CCX. I... really want to stay with you forever
Dahilan upang mapahinto si Cairan. She walked papalapit sa binata na ngayo'y tahimik. Astria took a deep breath tila ba naghahanap ng lakas ng loob. And then, She reached him and hug him out of nowhere.Nagulat naman si Cairan sa ginawa ni Astria, kaya naman ibinaba nya ang ulo nya and this time he spoke in a lower tone "What's wrong?"Astria just hug him tighter, her ears are against in his chest and she could clearly hear his heartbeat."I-I just want to hug you" she uttered in a soft voice, bihira lang kay Astria ang maglakas-loob at mag-initiate nang daring na bagay such us kisses or even hugs kaya naman hindi eto inaasahan ni Cairan at hindi agad nakareact.She felt very uneasy ngayon dahil sa mga pagbabago sa binata and she really want to do something to comfort him kaso ang problema lang talaga ay hindi nya alam kung papaano.Only hugging ang tanging naiisip ni Astria kaya naman, she hugged him tight so that she can make him feel better.Tahimik lang si Cairan nang halos ilan
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-25Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXI. Just for his sake.
But he can't do that, it will be their problem kung pipilitin nya ang dalagang dumipende sakanya. Tama si Astria, it was their first time being in love and things might get messy, even how to get along in intimacy might be new to them. they need to take their time to adjust for those foreign things. Matapos ang ilang minuto, nagsalita na si Cairan. "I don't think that you're useless or pabigat ok? All I need is you here with me, that's all enough" seryosong saad ni Cairan sa dalaga. He's always been alone sa halos di na nya mabilang na taon, he often feels lonely kahit na nasa madami syang tao o kahit nasa circle of friends nya sya. Those people na akala nya ang magiging closest persons or family nya ay sila pa talaga ang nanakit sakanya. For him, not leaving, abandonubg or giving up is already precious to him. Parang naiintindihan narin ni Astria ang lahat, on why he's cold earlier and now saying na all he needs is her with him. He's ok with everything hanggat magkasama sila.
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-28Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXII. Her Man is a Busy Man.
Halos naiiyak ang mga mata ni Astria after realizing their miscommunication, she realized that both of them are really novice when it comes to dating. They have been walking on a thin ice and very very careful not to hurt each other... but those moves brings a miscommunication to them.They should have talked to that like what they're doing right now."You can always be here, I told you that already. My door is always open for you" he quickly said at lumapit sa kasintahan.He cupped her both cheeks at gamit ang hinlalaki nya ay pinunasan neto ang mga luhang tumatakas mula sa mata ni Astria."You can live here, Whenever you want, even if it's forever. No it's better if Forever nga" he uttered and softly planted kisses on her face "Well, kung ayaw mo naman rito sa hotel. We can buy a house?" suggest pa ni Cairan, napatango-tango nalang si Astria na puno nang luha ang nga mata.She's relieved that they fixed their conflict.Maybe in future, they will have a home together.After their he
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-02-28Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXIII. Cairan, the unbothered king.
"It's done" he uttered at dahan-dahang nalakad papunta sa likod ni Astria "Ano bang sasabihin mo?"There was a rustling sound behind her earlier, as if a man was putting on clothes. Kaya naman nakahinga na sya ng maluwag. She concluded that the man is now dressed up, and was about to turn around.She was stunned.Cairan fooled her, hindi pa sya nakadamit at nananatiling topless... and ang worse ay ilang dangkal na lamang ang layo ng binata sakanya.Sobrang lapit... she can even feel his breathing!One deep breathe at amoy na amoy ni Astria ang binata, he's signature cool and woody scent is lingering into her nose."H-hoy! I-ikaw!" she stuttered so much, hindi nagpaprocess ang utak ni Astria dahil sa hiya, as if her brain stopped working.After lot's of courage, she finally turn around para tumalikod ulit sa binata at akmang bubuksan na ang pinto para makatakas sya sa napakadaring na posisyon nila ng nobyo...However, Cairan was fast. Nanotice nya ang balak gawin ng dalaga kaya naman a
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-03-01
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Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXIX.
"Hey, stop. Don't bite yourself" pagaawat ng binata matapos makita ang ginagawa ng dalaga sa labi nya. He raised his hands at inabot ang labi ng dalaga, he gently rub them. "Please, don't be burden by those things. Now, your problem is my problem too. Kung pagbabayad nang pera ang solusyon sa problema mo willing akong gawin lahat para matulungan ka, I will give you all I have if that's what it takes." Bakit tuwing bumubuka ang labi ng binatang kaharap nya ngayon ay puro na lamang bagay na hindi nya pa naririnig ang inilalabas ng mapupula at maninipis na labi neto? it's making her doubt anything because hindi nya maramdamang worthy sya para sa mga sinasabi ng binata. How can she be worth it for those sacrifices? She hurt him back then... She... She always choose someone else, kahit na pasikreto nya mang tinutulungan dati si Cairan, she still choose to shut her mouth and turn a blind eye on his suffering siding those people who hurt him. Even she did give him a flashlights everytime
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXVIII. he's begging.
"You're thinking, I'm just talking nonsense right?" buntong hiningang saad ni Cairan matapos makita ang mga tingin ni Astria. Napababa naman ng tingin ang dalaga sabay iling na lamang "No... hindi sa ganon... it just, kahit na makahiram ka man ng ganong kalaking pera... I-i... I can't afford to pay it back. How can I pay you back" alalang saad ni Astria sa kasintahan. Hindi naman nakasagot si Cairan sa mga oras na iyon at nabalot na ng katahimikan ang buong hapag. The meal ended in silence, parehong walang kibo ang dalawa sa magkaibang dahilan and that gives Astria sa sense of guilt for ruining the mood. It's just... how can he borrow a hundred millions from someone? sinong tanga ang magpapahiram ng ganoong kalaking pera just because they're friends? he didn't even know kung mababayadan ba eto. And if Cairan did borrow money, hindi nya alam kung pano nya mababayadan ang binata. Hindi ganon kadaling maghanap ng pera, kahit magkayod kalabaw pa sya nang buong taon hindi manlang neto
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXVII. If she is then let's help her to leave
Kinabukasan, Evie woke up a little late. Hindi sya natulog sa kwarto ni Cairan. Kagabi kasi, hindi na bumaba ang binata and he just ordered some food. Tahimik lang silang kumain, shw didn't dare to asked yung anong ibig-sabihin nang narinig nya kagabi. She's scared to know... Matapos nang nakakabinging dinner ng dalawa, naunan nang magpaalam si Astria na matutulog saka sya dumiretso sa kwarto nya. Cairan sense that something is bothering his girlfriend but hinayaan nya muna ang dalaga, he's giving him a personal safe for a while. Humihikab na lumabas ng kwarto si Astria, mabigat parin ang puso nya at hindi parin maganda ang mood nya, hindi mawala sa utak nya ang sunod sunod na isiping dapat nya isipin. But she needs to cheer up, ayaw nyang ipahalata sa binata. Napaunat-unat muna si Astria bago tuluyang lumabas upang maghilamos. "Good morning" bungad na bati ni Cairan sa dalaga matapos netong makalabas ng pinto, naghahanda eto ng makakain nila sa hapag. "Good morning din" pilit
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXVI.
"Hay nako, ayoko lang kasi na si Cian ang makikinabang sa lahat ng pagod mo, that loser didn't deserve it. We even brought our team from us para lang magamit sa kumpanya nila but that Cael, he took the credit and just promote you as a reward? It's so obvious! ayaw ka parin nila sa kumpanya, kung hindi ka lang magaling at pinalago sila, baka manager ka parin hanggang ngayon. Ha! gusto nilang puro trabaho ka habang sila ang nakikinabang? This is clearly bullying, hanggang dito ba naman." reklamo ni Zairo "Don't worry, FuntaveriÃĄ Corp. is a big platform, hindi basta basta. Kung sa normal way kung gusto mapromote eh dapat halos tatlo o apat na taon pa ang kailangan bago ma promote, calm down" saad ni Cairan saka dinikdik ang sigarilyo sa ashtray "We still have time, there's a long way to go. Uunti-untiin lang natin maningil" dagdag pa ni Cairan gamit ang blangko nyang mukha. This gives Zairo a little bit of cheer up. "Totoo yan ha? that's not an empty promises? Let's get rid of that ol
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXV.
It's hard to imagine na ang binatang katext nya ngayon ay dating cold at mailap sakanya ay ngayo'y alalang alala kung kumakain ba sya sa tamang oras. Totoo ba ang lahat ng ito? Wala sya sa tamang hulog para kumain kaya naman nagreply sya sa nobyo. 'Hindi na, bababa na lang ako mamaya para kumain. Kailan ka ba makakauwi?' tanong ni Astria sa binata. 'I'll try to be quick, baka mga 9:30 o 8 nandyan na ako. Are you bored ba? should I ask YuniÃąa na pumunta dyan?' naiimagine ni Astria ang pagkunot ng noo ng binata habang magtitipa. Napatawa sya pero mabigat parin ang pakiramdam nya, it's hard to doubt his sincerity kung ganto ang mga kilos nya. 'No na, bababa nalang ako para maglalakad-lakad para ma-exercise din ang paa ko' sagit ni Astria. 'Alright, ingat ka. Don't walk too far baka mabigla ang paa mo' he replied. Astria just reply 'Okay' to him at nagpaalam naman na ang binata na babalik sa trabaho. Astria was scrolling through their conversations hanggang sa umabot sya sa part
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXIV. How can he loved her...
Astria was confused, anong pinagsasabi nya? "What are you saying? what's wrong with that?" gulong-gulong saad ni Astri "After all, it's my freedom to do whatever I want." dagdag nya pa "And for your plan about the engagement, let me think about it first" pagbabalik nya sa topic. Hindi sya pwedeng basta basta magdesisyon. Hindi lang sya ang maapektuhan ng desisyon nyo, meron syang Cairan na masasaktan. She needs to talk about it to Cairan first. Cian just curled his lips with malice. "It's up to you, I can just change my FiancÃĐe anytime. Atleast, I won't make my mother suffer because of my selfishness" sarkastikong saad ni Cian sa dalaga. Those words hit her heart in pain. Napayukom na lamang si Astria ng kamay. "If wala kanang sasabihin, I'm leaving" galit na asik ni Astria saka tuluyang naglakad papalayo sa binata. She leave without looking back. Cian just stared at her slender back features and gritted his teeth secretly. His sight... it gradually change as if he's scanni
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXIII. Just hear me out, think of it as a deal
Napatingin naman si Astria at nakita ang dalawang nakatayong lalaki sa di kalayuan sakanila, nakasuot nang itim na suit at may earpiece. They are Cael's eyes and ears. Well, kilala nya naman si Cian, if ayaw nya ay gagawin nya ang lahat para huwag matuloy kaya siguro sya pinag-body guard not to protect him but to restrain him for doing anything stupid. "Oh, anong gusto mong sabihin?" tanong ni Astria. Natahimik naman si Cian nang mga ilang segundo bago bumuntong hininga. "I... no. Let's proceed with the engagement ceremony, Astria" diretso nyang sabi dahilan para manlaki ang mata ni Astria at di makapaniwala "Don't worry" saad pa nya matapos makita ang reaction ng dalaga "Just listen to me first, hear me out... Ok? This engagement... hindi naman to totally kasal na diba? it's just a engagement between us. And by doing this engagement tito Roy's goal will be achieved, magagamit nya ang reputasyon namin para masalba ang kumpanya nya and he will not beat your mother ever again. As fo
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXII. She really felt so guilty.
Pero kasi getting engaged to Cian means that she needs to give Cairan up. At ayaw nya yon, ayaw nyang isuko ang binata. Kahit pa hindi nya alam at natatakot sya sa intensyon neto ay hindi nya parin kayang sukuan ang binata. This is the first time she genuinely loved by someone, someone who respect her choices and let her be herself. Anyway. Nakumbinsi naman ni Astria si Astella kahit papaano na kumain. Habang tinutulungan ni Astria ang ina ay napansin ni Astella ang binti neto, doon nya lang naalala kamustahin ang paa neto. "How was your leg? You jump from your room" may pag-aalalang tanong neto, nahiya naman bigla si Astria pero sumagot parin sya, inamin ang katotohanan. "Ok naman yung paa ko Mommy, it's not that serious. Nakapagpa-X-ray narin ako para masiguro and we didn't see any cracks or bali sa bones, natwist lang talaga or nadislocate kaya mahirap igalaw pero ok na ako dahil napahinga ko na sya ng halos ilang araw" mahabang pagpapaliwanag ni Astria. "That's good to he
Take my Hand and Choose me   CCXXI. Star, I already live a long life.
"Isa pa, i heard that he's doing well in U.S so isn't it strange that he will return here kung saan puro pahirap lang ang naranasan nya? Isa pa, with his ability pwede naman syang gumawa nang sarili nyang kumpanya, but he didn't, he joined the Funtaveria Corp that runs by his father who never cared for him. Try to think of it, put yourself in his shoes, hindi ba parang ang strange naman non? will you go back to something that made you suffer without thinking of any kind of revenge?" dagdag pa ng ina ni Astria.Napatahimik nalang si Astria, mariin syang napayukom ng kamao, mahigpit na mahigpit hanggang sa bumaon na ang mga kuko nya sa kamay nya.She tried to open her mouth but no sounds came out.Sobrang gulo ng utak nya, hindi na nya alam ang iisipin pa. Her mother's word is valid and had a point... Hindi na nya alam."He can be a cunning person" sabi ni Astella na nagbigay-lamig sa buong katawan ni Astria. "But still, we can deny that he's a poor child but grew up into a outstandin
