#MultiverseInterlude014

"And when you're alone for a moment, kiss me... whenever you want"

AVO

"Wala ako sa mood makipag-away sa 'yo, lalake," nawalan ako ng balanse dahil sa sadya niyang pagbangga sa 'kin.

I felt something in my chest when she did that.

"Hey, alam ko namang magkaaway tayo these past few months, pero hindi naman ako gago para sadyain iyon, okay? I'm really sorry, Aly please maniwala ka... " I begged.

I actually do not know where to start my sincere apology, I'm just doing what I just have to do and her safety is part of it. I don't get why it has to affect her feelings. I'm worried that she might be having another episode of what suddenly went wrong for the both of us.

"Let's officially end this," I shut my eyes off and didn't even think twice to grab her back the moment she stepped out of the elevator— and pinning her on the wall and kissing her naughtily.

The memories and the moments we had was the only thing inside my mind at this point. The times we had in Barcelona where I painted her, the place where our relationship started. And the place where we discovered that we liked each other back then without even realizing it.

Paris.

The place where we did it first, and had our first angel. 

Averie.

We found out about it when we were in Holon, the place where I proposed to her and she said yes.

But she told me, "We can date as much as the time we only have, but I will never be that girl that you are going to spend your life with who can offer you a marriage and a kid, as I told you before we even dated that my whole freaking life was already planned and it has to happen."

The world got twisted which made her forget about what we are. 

I've realized that everything of it in my vivid dream was just in a multiverse. Those moments, everything, my wife, and especially my beloved daughter was real. But they don't exist here, they are just a dream I wanted to reach even if the exchange is my own death.

Paris, France.

"Love, ngumiti ka nga! I'm taking pictures of you!" she's getting mad at me already because I kept teasing her, that's what I love to do with her eh and I can't help to refrain from doing it.

Nandito na naman kami ngayon sa Ladurée, kinukuhanan ako g litrato habang kumakain. Before we went here naglakad-lakad kami kanina sa kung saan-saan sa Paris, until the moment we got tired and found a place to rest for a bit.

I smiled at the camera and put a piece of macaroon in my mouth while my eyes were closed.

"Lahat ata ng mga litrato mo dito puro nakapikit, ayaw mo na bang masilayan ang mundo?" my eyes opened and laid on hers.

"Kind of yes, and that means you're the only one I wanted to see in my life even in the last days of me," ngumiti ako sa kanya.

"Are you dumb? You can't fckvng see me while your eyes are closed! Nababaliw ka na ba?" lihim akong napatawa at sumagot. "Of course, I'm not, but you know what I mean is that I capture what I see in you every time my eyes are closed as I put them in my gallery inside of my mind. I longed that it answers your curiosity,"

And with that scenery, Averie was brought into existence in this world.

"I don't think this is normal," sabi ko at walang sabing binuhat siya at dinala sa sasakyan at nagmaneho patungong hospital to check her up.

I was panicking dahil pabalik-balik siya sa banyo para sumuka, namumutla na siya at halos mawalan na ng malay. When we arrived, a nurse approached us.

"Let us handle her, please stay outside she'll be fine," she assured me and I trusted her with that.

I waited for about an hour and I was just overthinking everything until I realized something.

We did those. She has been grumpy the past few weeks, something has changed about her that I didn't even notice especially the pregnancy symptoms. I was about to get inside the room, but it suddenly opened.

"What is your relationship with her?" there was a dazzling look in her eyes. "Boyfriend,"

"Great! You'll be a father soon!" that was the only thing I could remember that day, and I was sure that I was the happiest.

Lake Holon South Cotabato, Philippines

"Love, dahan-dahan naman please. You're making me damn worried," napabutong hininga ako sa takot na baka madulas siya, simula kasi 'nung malaman kong buntis siya mas lalo akong naging over protective sa kanya.

I know there will be some disadvantages to that kind of taking care of someone, but I guess it's better to be much safer right? Next month will be getting the gender of our child to be and I'm so excited about that.

"Naiinitan ako," nakangusong sabi niya habang hinay-hinay niyang tinangak ang butones sa damit niya.

"You're doing a lot of things kasi, you could have at least rest. I can manage everything in here, just rest," I sighed.

"You look like shit, so I really wanted to help you." she smiled creepily at me as she finally took off her polo shirt and left with a sando, then she grabbed her clipped and clung to her hair with that.

"You look tired kasi and I'm worried that you'll pass out anytime and I couldn't carry you since I have my Raven with me," she pouted like a kid.

The frustration on my face filled with a smile of joy. I went closer and grabbed her to hug.

"I told you we'll name her Averie instead of Raven," sabi ko dahil simula nung nalaman niyang buntis siya, palagi na lang kaming nag aaway kung ano dapat ang ipapangalan sa kanya.

"Raven is much cooler, ayaw mo ba sa ganoon?" nakataas kilay niyang sabi na ngayon ay mas nakakatakot na.

"But Averie is cool too..." hindi siguradong sabi ko dahil sa matalas niyang titig sa 'kin, at first I thought she was about to argue with me but... "Let's just name her something we both want, ginawa naman na 'tin siya pareho. Both of us have rights to what we name to her, so I guess we think together right?"  agad kong hinalikan siya sa nuo dahil sa sinabi niya.

This is it. This is what I wanted to hear from her and it really happened.

"Love, could you please stand up for a bit?" kumunot ang noo niya dahil sa pag-iba ko sa usapan.

"Why? I like our position tas patatayuin mo ako?" there was an irritation on her face but I didn't mind it, my mind was in chaos as fcvk.

"Just stand up please," she rolled her eyes and commanded, when she wasn't looking I took out the thing out of my fucking pockets and kneeled immediately.

"Alyona Miroslava de Perio, will you marry me and be with me for the rest of our life?" shock was written all over her face.

With that, another scenery happened and she said yes.

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"If that's what you want, then I'll give up on us." nanghina ang buong sistema ko sa katawan at mariin na ipinikit ang aking mata.

"Pagod na ako, Avo. Kaya pag bigyan mo na akong mag pahinga," mas lalong lumuha ang kanyang mga matang gusto kong dalhin habang buhay sa aking isipan.

"How about Raven? How about our angel?" my voice broke mentioning her.

Kaunting hakbang na lang ay mawawala na ang lahat. I have to do something that could save a the root of Raven.

"Alyona Miroslava de Perio! Don't do this to me! If you want to rest then fucking do it with me! I can risk my whole life for you, baby. Just don't leave me like this, p-please..." I even begged more as I slowly walked near her.

"I captured everything we had and put them in my mind gallery, including the notes I wrote for you when we were young was also there. The paintings, the image you took of me, and everything we had were there." finally I reached to her and hugged her before I could even say the last.

"If ever something might happen on this day, find me in a step-in period of time in the multiverse." I cupped her face and tear began to stream down my cheeks.

"And when you're alone for a moment, kiss me... whenever you want" I kissed her, enjoying our very last kiss with the time left that I had with me. 

The moment I pushed her back while I was falling down, I realized I didn't have the chance to say goodbye to my angel.

Raven Averie Mavis. I hope your mother will tell you how much I love you, and to Alyona Miroslava de Perio, I'm sorry for not being able to marry you to church as you could walk down the aisle.

I don't wish for you to be with someone else because, at the end of our lives, I will make you find me in Multiverse.

AVRLBNZ