All Chapters of Heal Me Beneath Your Warmth: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Namayani ang malakas na palakpakan at hiyawan matapos ang outro ng kanta. Hawak ang bass guitar, binigyan ko ng isang tango si Collete.“Good evening po, pwede na po kayong mag-request ng song,” ani Collete gamit ang tinig niyang kay lambing sa pandinig. Ngunit kahit gano’n ang paraan niya ng pagsasalita, kahit pa kasing buti ng anghel siya makisama sa lahat. Gagawa ng paraan ang isip ko upang makahanap ng butas na maaaring magpahamak sa akin. All this time, everything seems fine to their eyes.  I guess  I'm the only one who's fighting my cloud of thoughts. Dark thoughts that keep on bugging me, waiting for my body to collapse before dragging me down to my fears.I tried my best to clear my negative thoughts. I tried to be strong even though I was feeling the strike of nervousness and fear again.Collete pointed her fingers at the audience. She was describing the girl she wants to ask. Dahan-dahan naman itong lumapit at nags

Mali ako sa inaaakalang magiging magaang lang ang simula namin sa college dahil sa pangalawang linggo pa lamang ay binigyan na kami ng gawain. Kailangan pa naming i-cancel ang gig noong sabado para lamang magawa at makapag-submit. Dahil nga sa sobrang busy ay nagpasya muna kaming mag-post ng isang cover sa aming page at YouTube channel upang makabawi."Arat, night club?" aya ni Devika. "Relax muna tayo, wala namang masama sa pag-e-enjoy kahit saglit.""Dito na lang kami, may tatapusin pa akong kanta," sagot ni Eleanor. "Collete, ano sasama ka?"Colette shrugged her shoulders. "Why not? Maiwan na lang sila dito, saglit lang naman tayo.""Ikaw, Eve? Sasama raw sila Adiel." Lumipat ang atensyon sa akin ni Devika. Naibaba ko ang ballpen na hawak matapos marinig iyon. "Totoo?""Oo nga!"Napatingin ako sa kisame at sinimulan ang paggawa ng desisyon. Marami pa akong gagawin at magsusulat p

Chapter 05 "Bakit nakasimangot ka, Eve?" I rolled my eyes and snorted, making Eleanor chuckle. I thought everything would be alright after the embarrassment I made. I thought buying him lunch would ease the awkwardness between us and would lessen the debt I have committed. But seeing him here, inside the fast food chain sitting in front of a girl, eating and ignoring the paperbag beside him which was the lunch I bought created madness of thunder.  "Tangina niyo," usal ko at saka sumubo ng fries. Add the fact that he said that Adiel would never appreciate my efforts. All I could feel right now was anger. How could he say something offending? Hindi niya ba iniisip ang kalagayan ko? I have paranoia at the same time, I am secretly loving my boy bestfriend. “May problema ba?” Colette pressed her body on mine. I groaned. “I’ve just wasted my money, I should’ve kept it.” “Oh, I thought it’s about a guy.” 

Maaga akong nagising at hindi ito ang nakasanayan ko. Natagpuan ko na lamang ang sarili na nag-set ng alarm bago matulog. At pagmulat ko pa lang, siya kaagad ang pumasok sa isip ko. It's my fault, bakit ko pa kasi sinabi iyon? Kahit pa ay sabihin niyang naka-move on na siya ay hindi ako naniniwala. I can still see his pain, the longing he was hiding for a long time. He is not fully healed. Napatingin ako sa kabuuan ng kaniyang kwarto. Nakapatong sa cabinet ang picture niya kasama ang isang magandang babae, nasa beach sila at masayang nakatingin sa isa't isa. Mayro'n ding malaking frame na nakasabit sa dingding at lahat iyon ay naglalaman ng litrato. Lahat iyon ay litrato ng iisang babae. Maputi ito, singkit ang mga mata at mapupulang labi. Sa unang tingin ay masasabi ko nang siya nga babaeng minahal ni Xavion ng halos dalawang taon. She looks soft, the opposite of the girls he played. Ala-sais pa lang ng umaga kaya aingat kong sinar

Chapter 9"Kumain ka na." Inilapag niya sa harap ko ang plato. Amoy na amoy ko ang niluto niyang tinola. He did know how to cook well, he impressed me again. I didn’t even hear him complaining, it seemed like he loved what he was doing and I am glad that I was able to watch him taking care of me.Hindi ako umimik at tumango lang. Kinakahiya ko ang sarili. Kahit pa noong pumasok muli kami sa bahay ay walang nagtangkang magsalita, tila pinakikiramdaman namin ang isa't isa. I told him to stay, he did yet the awkwardness we had before returned. The invisible barrier between us just weakened but never shattered. "Are you free tomorrow?" he asked. Napaawang ang labi ko. Is this deja vu? I gulped before giving him a nod. "Yes, I guess."I wanted to ask him why but i