Totally Hooked

Chapter 22: The Year Book

It was almost midnight nang matapos sa pagkukwento ang nanay ko kaya sa kanila na din umuwi si Vin since mas malapit ito sa bahay namin. Umakyat na ko agad sa kwarto after kissing him goodnight and seeing him off. I took a shower bago simulan ang paghahanap sa year book namin. At first, ayokong tanungin si Mommy because I don't want them to ask questions kung bakit ko to hinahanap. Baka mag-alala lang sila.

Nagsimula akong maghanap sa storage closet ko sa kwarto, kung saan ko nilagay ang mga hindi ko masyadong ginaganit. I dug up all the things in there at inisa-isa ang mga ito. I spent almost two hours just decluttering that closet, but unfortunately, I didn't find even an page of that yearbook in the closet. Niligpit ko ang mga gamit ko and put the trash from it to a black plastic bag. I was exhausted kaya naman dumeretso na ko nang kama and before I knew it I fell asleep.

I stood in the middle of the classroom holding some clothes in my hand. I placed the clothes on my desk and started rummaging through my bags looking for something. I panicked nang hindi ko makita ang hinahanap ko. I removed all the things in my bag then opened all the pockets in it, still looking for something. Nag-iinit na ang ulo ko kaya naman napasigaw na ko sa classroom.

"Where is it? Ibalik niyo sakin ang kwintas ko!" Sigaw ko sa mga tao sa classroom but they all just looked at me like a was crazy. Then I heard someone talking behind me and I caught a snippet of what she was saying.

"Baka naman si Denise ang kumuha. Mukhang kayong dalawa lang naman ang may alam kung anong hinahanap mo eh." That remark sent my senses on overdrive at walang sabi-sabi ay pinuntahan ko ang isang upuan na may nakalagay din na bag at damit sa taas nang desk.

I rummage through this bag as I did mine, pero hindi ko pa rin nakikita ang hinahanap ko. Halos baligtarin ko na rin ito nang may pumigil sa kamay ko, I turned and saw Denise.

I woke up by the sound of my alarm and just sat at my bed for a few minutes. Placed my head on my hands to at least ease the headache that I'm having. It's been a while since I had those memory dreams. The headache that accompanied it is fairly new to me. Maybe I'm really starting to regain my memories.

I lazily got up from my bed and head to the bathroom to get ready for the day. I took a long warm shower because I really needed it to calm my nerves. Although I saw the same dream from before, somehow last night's dream is a bit different. I could hear other people in my dreams now, not just my own thoughts. It was a lot more vivid than my previous dreams that all I could hear was muffled voices that I couldn't even decipher what they were saying.

I guess I am getting my memories back, but the thing is, hindi ko naman alam kung anong maitutulong neto samin. Shin, Denise and Miggy basically covered all that we needed to know about the things that happened before, at hindi ko alam kung may idadagdag pa ba dun ang memory ko. Hopefully, meron but I don't want to keep my hopes up.

I was getting ready for class when I received a text.

{Love, I'm already down stairs.} It was Vin. I checked my bedside clock and he was early. I quickly grabbed my things and head down. Pababa pa lang ako nang hagdan ay naririnig ko na agad ang tawa nang nobyo ko kasabay nang pagtawa nang dalawang boses na pamilyar din sakin. Naabutan ko siya na umiinom nang kape at masarap ang pakikipagkwentuhan kila Manang Beth at Mang Andy sa salas.

Gosh, could this man get even more perfect. To think that my first impression on him was not the best, tapos ngayon, I couldn't imagine my everyday without him anymore. This man got me wrapped around his finger and he doesn't even know how much effect he has on me.

"Good morning!" I greeted the three of them that focused their attention on me.

"Good morning Ineng." Bati sakin ni Manang Beth at Mang Andy na malapad pa rin ang ngiti.