A Bestfriends Love Story (COMPLETE)

Chapter 39: hold into it

present time

Those flashback feels like letting go of the past... after reading the letter I put everything away, I checked my phone everything was not the same anymore

ilang taon ko na ding hindi nakikita silang lahat, I changed my name on all my social media even my number. I know Lucas will find me... I did not tell him that I was already going to France. Avril and mom is the only person who knows where am I and knows how am I doing

"dr. Conor?" someone entered my room its dr. Odette, is from a pediatrician ward

"yes, doc?" I sit properly and look at her

"It's been 8 years?... aren't you gonna go back to the Philippines?" she asked

"Why did you just bring it up doc hahaha" I said

"your brother talked to me yesterday, asking me if you are good here" she said and sighed

I know that my brother still have access here kase dito din naman siya nag trabaho nuoon "really... ?" I said "yes he even ask me if you are not over working yourself... and I said you are not even though sometimes you are having an overnight here at the hospital" she said and I did not say any words because she is right. Hindi naman talaga ako ganto nung una pero simula nung nag tagal ako nasanay akong laging may ginagawa dito. Sometimes I get food in the cafe and go back again to work, lalo na kapag may surgery ako I never do anything but study the patients illness

"Are you sure you don't want to have a 1-year vacation in your country?" she said and I fastly said no

"I don't want to go back there yet doc... I still can't" I said

"I don't know whats your problem but I hope you'll take a break being a doctor is not always working for 24/7 straight doctors can go home to please listen to md... and tell me if you are going back ok?" she said and I nod

I hugged her before she left

I pack my things and immediately go back to my condo... I open my window and see the Eiffel Tower, I dreamed to have this kind of house since I was a kid. I open my terrace and sat on the chair, I took a deep breath

It's 9 pm here and wala nang masyadong tao and lumalabas sa mga bahay nila. I open my phone and look at my last save date on my phone next week will be our 14 years being bestfriends... I can't even believe that im 32 years old now pero wala padin akong asawa, well as what doc odette said lagi akong busy sa trabaho

Suddenly my phone rang and it was mom

"hi mom" I said pag ka sagot ko ng tawag

"hi anak kamusta ka jan?" She asked me... Nag aalala na din ako sakanya kase tumatanda na sila ni dad I'm thankful na nanjan sila ate at kuya para makasama nila

"ok lang naman ako mom kakauwi ko lang kayo po kamusta?" I asked

"don't worry about us anak, narecive mo na ba yung package galing kay Lucas?" I did not say anything when I heard his name... Do you think he already have that happy family figure?

"yes mom I already received it..." I said

"he asked me when are you coming back but I tell him you still don't want to be back... Why don't you talk to him even your friends wanted to meet you already" mom expalined me everything

Minsan nalang din kase ako tumawag sa pilipinas, hindi na tulad nung una nakakapag skype pa kami... When a symptom attacks france lalo akong naging busy but thankfully nawala din naman agad

"mom malapit na akong umuwi just don't tell them..." I said and I heard my mom sighed In sadness "mom... Onting tiis nalang babalik din ako promise" after we talked I go inside my room saka na ako natulog

I did not know na hindi pa pala ako nakabihis I'm still wearing my uniform

Nagising ako sa sinag ng araw, I did remember na bago ako matulog sinirado ko lahat kaya napatayo ako saka ko nakita na bukas yung pintuan ko sa kusina... Kinkabahan ako kaya naman dali dali kong kinuha yung libro na nasa gilid ng table ko

I slowly opened the door and saw a girl standing hahampasin ko na sana siya pero bigla siyang humarap saka ko nalaman kung sino siya... Dahil sa excitement nahulog ko na yung libro saka ko siya niyakap

"AVRIL!!!" napayakap ako ng mahigpit sakanya it's been year's though di ko alam kung may anak na ba toh

"aray masakit!" sabi niya saka ko siya binitawan

"kamusta ka na!?" I ask her

"I'm ok HAHAHAH ikaw mukang di ka ok ah laki laki ng eye bags mo" pag insulto niya sakin kaya naman hinampas ko siya

"aray yung bata masasaktan!" napatingin ako sa chan niya hindi ko agad naisip yung tinutukoy niyong bata... "omg are you pregnant?!" i asked her again and she nod

Napatili ako sa tuwa
"ilang months na?!" i ask

"2" so bago palang pala... "bat ka naman napabista dito buti naman pinapasok sa sa airport" sabi ko saka ako kumuha ng tubig na mainit para maka gawa ako ng coffee "hep hep! Stop asking you need to come with me" hindi na ako naka sagot hinila niya nalang ako pababa

pag labas namin may naka hintay na kotseng itim "San tayo pupunta?! May trabaho pa ako!" I said but she did not say anything. Pag pasok namin ng kotse napatingin ako sa driver saka ako napahawak sa bibig ko

"yakiro?!" nag tangal siya ng salamin saka tumingin sakin

"yes ms? You calli'n me?" hindi ko mapigilan yung saya ko pero nag tataka padin ako kung saan kami pupunta "teka teka nga lang! Saan ba tayo pupunta ha?!" I askes them but they did not amswer me pumunta sa harap di avril saka na nila pina andae yung kotse I was about to take my phone on my pocket nung naramdaman kong wala nga pala akong dalang bag and wallet... Shit

"can we go back? I forgot my phone and I don't have spare money" I said pero hindi nila ako pinansin... Ang sama nila... :(

pag park ng kotse I roamed my eyes around and nakita ko nasa tapat kami ng cafe malapit sa Eiffel tower "hey saan ba talaga tayo pupunta bakit hindi niyo ba ako sinasagot?" seryosong sabi ko pero hindi nanaman nila ako pinansin "hindi ako sasama hangat hindi niyo sinasabi sakin kung anong ginagawa niyo at anong dahilan bakit kayo nandito?" napatigil sila... sawakas naman

"We can't tell you unless you check it for your self" sabi ni Yakiro sakin but hindi padin ako pumasok

"If kakausapin niyo ako just tell me I can talk to you I feel like you have some plan or something na hindi ko alam" hindi ko na sila pinansin saka na ako pumasok sa luoob

I saw a familiar face "Layla" I whispered and ran to her then hug her and she hugged me back "how are you?!" I asked "I'm ok HAHAHA ikaw kamusta ka? bakit parang pumayat ka na hay nako baka lagi kang busy sa trabahao mo ha!" saway niya sakin kaya naman ako natawa

"I'm ok HAHAHA hindi naman ako laging busy madami lang talagang patyente nung mga nakaraang araw" I said. Umupo na kami kaya umpo na din sila yakiro tsaka avril "so... what are you doing here" I said and sip on my cup "nothing" salita ni Yakiro kaya naman napatingin ako ng masama sakanya "I'm joking AHAHAHAHA we just wanna see if ok ka lang dito, Lucas has been finding you and kay avril ko lang nalaman na nandito ka... hindi mo pala nasabi sakanya na pupunta ka dito" he said saka ako tumango

"he knows..." napatingin sila sakin "he knows that I'm going to France pero hindi ko nasabi sakanya that day na that can be the last day he and I can saw each other" I explained saka sila tumango "don't you wanna go back to the Philippines?" Layla asked me "I still haven't planned yet and wala pa akong balak bumalik this time" I said kaya naman napayuko si layla "sus malungkot ka nanaman HAHAHAHA" sabi ko kaya naman napangiti siya ng onti "don't worry babalik din naman ako wala lang akong balak na bumalik ngayon" I said kaya naman tumango na siya

When we are done talking about life i decided to leave I still have to go to work. Nalala ko yung sinabi nila tungkol kay lucas 8 years that I'm gone feels like I'm always empty, pero nasasanay na ako na wala akong kasama... I still keep on thinking about him but I know he is now happy with his life. Even if the world falls apart I will never forget him as my bestfriend