The Haunt

Epilogue

EPILOGUE

I stared blankly at the building of hell, my Doctor waved at me as he flashes his bright smile, I waved back and faced my Mama waiting near out of a car. Pinagbuksan niya ako ng pintuan at pumasok naman ako doon. She closes the tinted windows and stared to drive.

Pumarada na kami at saka ko tinignan ng huling beses ang building na tinirhan ko sa ilang panahon. I shrugged and removed my thoughts. I'm now pure, normal and I must forget everything that reminds me of him.

"Anak, sabi ni Mr Byun, bisitahin mo daw ang puntod ng anak nila." Sabay tingin ni Mama sa rear view mirror at nginitian ako.

I smiled back and stared blankly. "Ayoko, Ma."

Byun Baekhyun is part of the past I want to bury. And seeing his wake reminds me of everything happened these past few days. Gustong gusto ko nang makalimot. Kahit katiting na alaala ay ayaw kong pumasok sa isip ko.

"Ayaw mo ng closure, anak?"

I shook my head. "I'll just pray for him."

Nakita ko ang pagtango ni Mama sa akin, I am thankful she did not bother to ask for some more closure she might want us to have. Dahil ako mismo, disididong ibaon si Byun Baekhyun sa nakalipas. I think Mama will understand, she had seen me crazy just to get rid of Byun Baekhyun noong bago pa lang niya ako nilagay sa mental.

"You'll rest for a week then I'll enroll you to your old school." She says and throw a happy look on me. Hindi ko mapigilang mapangiti. This is it, I'm having a normal life.

Bizarre things happened to me the next days, I stayed at home and some of my friends (who I have seen in my nightmares, too) visited me, madami silang pinagsasabi sa akin pero isa lang bukambibig nila.

Si Byun Baekhyun.

"Dalawin mo siya para 'di ka na gambalain." Sabi ni Jongin habang seryoso akong tinitignan.

"Hindi, ayoko. And please, stop mentioning him, I want to forget everything what happened."

The just shrugged their shoulders at me. Sinabihan din sila ni Mama na huwag munang banggitin si Byun Baekhyun sa akin para magpatuloy ang recovery ko. Step by step, muli kong naramdaman ang pagkakaroon ng normal na buhay.

I finally came back to the place where I belong. Pagkabalik ko sa dating university'ng pinapasukan ko ay nakita ko ang improvement nito. Its amazing how things actually change as the matter of time.

Dahil nasa kalagitnaan ako ng school year na pumasok, madami akong kailangang icatch up na lesson. I need to pass paper works for Algebra and Ethics. The professors were very nice to me, they even offered me a free tutorial in able for me to catch up, I decline although I need it.

"Mamaya ka pa uuwi?" Sehun asked while preparing his things.

"Ah, oo, sa library muna ako para dito." I showed him some of my papers that I need to finish.

Tinanguan niya lang ako at lumabas na silang dalawa ni Jongin sa classroom. Tinapos ko muna ang first preview ng gagawin ko bago pumunta sa library para masundan pa ng ilang chapters. Sinalubong ako ng librarian at nginitian ako,

"Park Chanyeol, right?" She asked politely.

I nodded. "Opo."

"Siguro mahirap 'yung pinagdaanan mo, noh?"

Pagkasabi niya 'nun ay alam ko na ang kasunod, kaya ako na mismo ang umiwas sa topic na baka kung saan mapunta. "Oo pero okay na ako. No need to fuss about what happened to him."