Woke Up In August

Prologue

DISCLAIMER: This story was edited. Some scenes, words, and dialogues are deleted and added.

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Relaxing weather while heading to the airport is so fine. Ngayong araw ako uuwi sa bansa. I was humming silently while driving along with the music when I saw my phone ringing. Agad ko itong sinagot, it's connected on my bluetooth device, to prevent things from happening.

"Yes?"

"Where are you now?"

"Malapit na."

"Care to tell your location?" My brother asks.

Mahina akong napatawa sa sinabi niya. "Trust me, malapit na. I know what you're thinking." I said, chuckling. "Uuwi ako kuya."

I heard how he sighed deeply. if only I can see him right now, inikutan na n'ya ako ng mga mata niya. "Whatever August, just tell me where are you now."

"You're so makulit," I sighed. "malapit na nga oh."

Nakapasok na ako ng airport habang nag uusap kami. Ang kulit kaya niya, he's probably thinking that I don't want to go home even if I want to.

He sighed, "Fine. You're not lying."

Nang dahil sa sinabi niya napatawa na ako ng malakas. "Wait, wait. And why do you think I'm not?" I parked the car calmly while taking to him, "Hello, I can lie to you whenever I want."

"That's my sense." He murmured.

I arranged my things and look for the things that I need to bring. I check the car and its inside kung may gulo ba or what pero wala naman kaya I close and ensure that I can leave this secure.

"By the way, whose car you're driving? Paano mo masusuli yan?"

"Why?"

"Just asking."

I simply nodded, "well, may kilala naman ako dito and she lent me her car today, siya din ang kukuha Mamaya."

"How will she get it?"

"Iiwan ko naman susi nya ha, hindi ko naman dadalhin, so malamang makukuha niya sasakyan niya."

"Yeah, but how?"

I closed the baggage compartment of the car and walk towards inside the airport. "I put it on its wheel. Alam naman niya saang parte ng gulong niya makikita ang susi niya." I explained. Tanya, the one who lend her car to me is not my friend nor relative. We just know each other, she's a model too kaya nung malaman niyang naghahanap ako ng sasakyan pinahiram muna niya ang sa kanya.

"Okay, well, I can hear some planes while talking to you-

I cut him off, "Malamang nasa airport ka."

Ilang segundo siyang natahimik at agad din namang nagsalita. "Not that. What I mean is you. are you here, already?"

"Yeah, I see you," I said. "You look like stupid." para siyang tangang naka tayo sa gitna ng maraming tao na mukhang batang nawawala sa kamay ng mga magulang niya.

He looked over around, looking for me, probably. "Sa'n ka?" Tanong niya.

"Nasa Airport." Nakita ko kung paano siya napakunot noo, "ang cute." I teased.

Nakahalukipkip ko siyang tinignan, ang sarap din pala asarin. "Mag pakita ka nga, para kang tanga." Aniya. Napatayo ako ng matuwid bigla. "Mas mukha kang tanga." I said as I ended the call.

Nag lakbay na ako patungo sa kanya. Honestly yung awra naman niya hindi naman tanga, he's wearing the kind of taste I like. same taste. I mean, the one that good enough for men are always how they wear their clothes for them to be good looking. Not practically but fashionably.