Amore #2: Withered Epitome of Beauty

EPILOGUE

Psalm Threyson Altoveros

THE sun's rays from outside the window crosses my face which made me woke up from my deep slumber.

Dahan-dahan kong inunat ang isa kong braso dahil nakayapos ang isa kong kamay sa katawan ni Scyther. I stared at the gorgeous woman who's sleeping soundly on my chest like it's her favorite pillow of all times.

Napangiti ako, niyakap siya nang mahigpit at pagkatapos ay pinugpog ng halik sa mukha. I caressed her cheeks and wipe those strands away from her face so that I can looked at her closely.

Hinding-hindi ako magsasawang titigan siya sa magdamag dahil pangarap ko 'to. Pangarap ko siya. Pangarap na akala ko'y hindi ko na maaabot pa dahil napakalayo niya.

I once again stared at my lovely and ever so gorgeous Scyther. She has this cute heart-shaped face and her brown hair was on perfect twirls. Hindi masyadong makapal ang kilay niya at hindi rin ito manipis, katamtaman lamang. Matangos din ang kaniyang ilong at mapupula rin ang kumikibot niyang labi na kapag ngumingiti ay nagpapangiti rin sa ibang tao.

Humikab si Scyther at nag-unat siya ng braso kaya natampal niya ang ilong ko. I shooked my head and let out a low laugh as I engulfed her with my warm arms. The cozy bed made the room homey but it is Scyther who really smells home to me.

She's my daily dose of medicine to have my energy back, and I wouldn't mind to be overdose, if and only if, it is Scyther's love.

Hinawakan ko ang kamay ng babaeng pinakamamahal ko at saka muling napangiti na parang timang, hindi mawala-wala ang tingin sa maamo niyang mukha.

Araw-araw ay nahihirapan akong bumangon sa higaan para pumunta sa BOC dahil mas gusto ko na lang panoorin ang pagtulog ni Scyther hanggang sa makita ko rin kung paanong dahan-dahang nagtatagpo ang aming mata sa tuwing gigising siya.

I sighed inwardly as a thought came inside my head like a speed of light. That was when I realized that I dreamt for more because of her, I aimed for more, I wanted to become better just to have her.

Before, I don't really have much goals in life. I just wanted to graduate, find a stable job and have a high salary to help my parents and siblings. I only wanted that. But when she came... When I first laid my eyes on her, she was added to my goals in life.

I dreamt of her. I wanted to be with her all the time even if she's too high to be aimed by my arrow. She's too far that even the arrow I'm holding would detour because of the strong wind. She's that hard to reach...

THAT day when she first saw me clearly in the university after the scene in the convenient store where she poured her heart out on me wasn't the day that I first saw her.

Hindi talaga iyon ang una. Naalala ko pa noon, sa sobrang pokus ng kaniyang mata sa unahan, hindi niya man lang nakita na nabangga niya pala ako.

I was holding a chess board, my hair was a mess and I was wearing glasses that time. Kasali ako no'n sa Chess Tournament, papalabas ako ng university at nagmamadali rin kasi maiiwan na ako ng service namin.

'Yong babae rin naman ay nagmamadali papasok ng school premises. Nabangga niya ako kaya nabitiwan ko ang dala-dala kong chess board at ang mga laman niyon ay nagkalat sa sahig.

May isang metrong layo na kami sa isa't-isa nang mangyari iyon. Akala ko ay hindi na siya babalik sa kung saan ako nakatayo dahil nang sumilip ako sa relo ko, nakita kong 30 minutes na siyang late sa first subject niya. Pero humakbang pa rin siya papalapit sa akin at tumulong sa pagbalik sa mga chess pieces sa loob ng chess board.

It was a bliss moment. I was just staring at her with so much adoration. Sobrang ganda, parang anghel kahit na magkasalubong ang kilay at kahit pawisan ang noo. Sumasabay pa ang pag-alon ng kaniyang buhok sa tuwing pupulot siya ng mga chess pieces. I also had the urged to wipe her sweat but she immediately wipe it away using her arm.