A Touch of Goodbye (Treasured Summer Series 1)

Kabanata 40

A/N: Guysssss, we're so near to being finishedddddd! Malapit na ang katapusan ng istorya nila Elle at Bronson, kaya naman hinihiling ko na sana'y sa susunod na mga istorya ng iba pang bidang aking ipapakilala, ipakita niyo rin ang hindi magkamayaw niyong suporta. I'll finish Bronson and Elle within this month! That's all. Enjoy reading!

Bronson's POV:

"Saan ka nanaman pupunta this time? You said that a week ago, we're supposed to hang out with our friends!" Lei was looking annoyed but I'm more annoyed.

I told her I won't go, Bakit ba napaka kulit nitong isang to?

"Bronson! Hey! Are you even listening?" How can I still listen when I saw her again.

A week, a month has gone. But why? Bakit hindi ko magawang hindi hintayin siya sa mismong pwesto kung saan ako nakatayo, araw-araw. A routine I managed to stick in just so I can see a glimpse of her precious smile. So innocent.. So pure that you won't even notice how hard she'd been living. So brave you'd see only her optimism and not the cruel memory she have been through.

She's with her set of friends in her 3rd year in highschool, bearing the smile so bright no one can seem to take it away from her. She looks so strong.. So much strong.

"Bronson!" Lei shouted.

I turned my gaze on her, annoyed.

"I said I'm not going, if you want then go with Kiel." pagtataboy ko dito at pag balik ng atensyon sa kung nasaan siya kanina, ngunit agad nadismaya ng makitang wala na ito sa kinatatayuan kanina.

She looks more wonderful than in the picture, though I'd say there's nothing much to compare. Kung ano siya sa ipinakitang litrato ay ganon rin sa personal, siguro nga lang ay mas nadepina ang hugis ng kanyang mukha, and I don't know why I live for that, I live for seeing her face after class.

The picture, I wonder.. If I did not saw it, if I was not able to see the picture, where would I be right now?

I should thank what happened a year ago, dahil siguro kung hindi iyon nangyari, siguro.. Siguro hindi ako nandito, araw-araw.

A year ago..

"Why don't you roam around while waiting for your cousins? Mamaya pang hapon ang mga iyon dadating kaya hindi malabong maburyo ka dito, maglibot ka sa bayan."  Tumango ako at hinanap ang daan palabas.

I am not really sure why did we move in this province, ang sabing bakasyon ay naging tuluyan ng paglipat. I wonder why..

May kalayuan ang bayan at kahit naman may bike ako, hindi parin na kakaligtas ang pagkahilo ko sa isang gabi sa dagat, that's why I settled roaming around the shore. Glad our house has a gifted scenery of the shore with it's calm state. Walang masyadong tao kaya mas pinili kong dito na lamang magpalipas ng oras.

Tinanggalan ko ng tsinelas ang dalawang paa at malaya na naglakad sa pinong buhangin ng Santa Carolina. The Coast was what I was living for, when we take a vacation every year, this is what I anticipate visiting the most.

I don't know why.. Maybe because the crashing of waves and it hitting the shore was already a peaceful scenery to witness.

I kept walking till my feet reached the cold seasalt water with its tiny bubbles. I lift my tank top so that I can get a peaceful dive in the calming ocean, but my move was halted when I heared a groan from someone.

Luminga linga ako upang alamin kung saan nanggagaling ang tunog at upang makasigurado kung pinaglalaruan lang ba ako ng isipan. After seconds, I heared a groan once again, and this time. The man sounded hurting drastically.