Again

Chapter 28

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Local time is 3:45  and the temperature is 31 degree celsius."

"On behalf of Philippine Airlines and the entire crew, I'd like to thank you for joining us on this trip and we are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near future. Have a nice day!"

It's been ten months.

I sighed upon feeling the heat of the sun touching my skin. Maski ang suot kong sunglasses ay hindi naitanggi ang init. Compared to the weather of New York, malaki ang kaibahan sa panahon ng Pilipinas. Besides, the weather here is so unpredictable.

"Adi, we're gonna check in a hotel first." I looked at Farrah and nodded.

Napagusapan na naman namin ito. We knew we will have a late flight kaya mas minabuti na naming mag check in na lang in a hotel near the venue where I'll be attending. Iyon ang isa sa ipinunta ko rito.

I'm just thankful that no media greeted us as we walked out from the airport. Hassle pa kasi sa oras. To he honest, umiiwas din muna ako sa mga media. We safely rode in our van without some reporters tailing us. Thanks to our disguise.

Mabilis ang naging biyahe. We checked in a hotel and have our foods delivered in our rooms. Katatapos ko lang din kumain ng light meal na inorder sa akin ni Farrah. Ever since the accident happened, Farrah became more caring to me.

She kinda blamed herself. Kung nasundo lang daw niya ako, hindi 'yon mangyayari. It took her weeks before she finally accepted that it wasn't her fault.

While my parents, regret everything. They said if only they attended the concert. Siguradong pupunta rin daw sila sa noon show na iyon. Kasama ko raw sana sila. But like what I did to Farrah, I told them that it wasn't their fault.

Because the truth is, kasama ko man sila o hindi. I would be still in so much pain. Mas masakit ang nalaman ko noon kaysa sa nangyaring aksidente sa akin.

I heard that everyone from the coliseum back then were all excited to see me. Wala silang naging balita. They continued the show. But when it is our time for our special guesting, doon nakarating sa lahat ang balitang naaksidente ako.

I had a craniotomy because of a traumatic brain injury. I spent my Christmas, New year and Valentines confined in the hospital. Umabot ng valentines dahil sa therapies ko.

Valentines was a hell to me that day. I broke down.

Nakakatawa dahil mula nang naaksidente ako, iyon lang ang araw na umiyak ako. The memories of Grant dying in Valentines and me in a hospital during Valentines triggered my emotions. Iyon ang una at huling pagiyak na ginawa ko nitong buong sampung buwan.

My parents together with Farrah who were inside my room that day finally found out the real story. The real score between him and me. Wala silang sinabi na kahit ano. They just let me cry until I stopped.

The police also gave us my phone that was recovered from the accident scene. Doon din nila aksidenteng nakita ang mga nakita ko noon nang isinauli kay Farrah ang phone. But still, they didn't asked me about it. They just let me feel that they were there for me. And, that's enough.

Anyway, that's really enough.

Nang mapansin ko ang oras ay nagmadali na akong magayos. I took a shower and blow dry my hair. I put a light make up, let my hair loose and wore my outfit that I brought from New York.