Dream of me again. [COMPLETED]

Chapter 7

8:16 AM. March 8, 2020.

"What?!"

Napaupo ako habang kinukusot ang mga mata ko. Panira naman!

"My dear princess, I have good news! Everything is now settled. I will pick you up later then doon ka na ulit titira sa bahay natin. It's fine if you don't want to work in our company but you can temporarily work there since you are still looking for a job, and don't worry, you are getting paid. Isa pa, we have a celebration later, hindi pwedeng mawala ang magcecelebrate. Oh! I almost forgot! I bought..."

Pinalampas ko sa kabila kong tainga ang sinasabi ng tatay ko. Inaantok pa ako at feeling ko may importante akong kailangang gawin ngayon kaso hindi ko naman maalala. Umoo na lang ako at pinatay na ang tawag. Hindi ko nga alam kung tapos na ba siya magsalita. Basta susunduin niya daw ako mamaya. Ayoko ng makipag-away dahil hahaba pa ang usapan.

Humiga ulit ako at tumulala sa kisame. Sunod naman ay napatingin ako sa vanity table sa tapat ng higaan ko. March 8 na pala. 

Another year that makes me older. 

Napahinga ako ng malalim. 

Now I am 23, single, jobless, soon to be homeless. 

I really don't want to go back to our house. Not that I hate it, pero I can't stand seeing my dad everyday. If I have to choose between being homeless or living with him, I'm probably wandering on the streets right now. 

Charot lang, I can't risk my image to my followers on Instagram.

Charot ulit, wala naman akong image at mas lalong wala akong followers sa Instagram.

Can't I just have my own life? I am an adult now. I can decide on my own. But why does it feel like my dad is still treating me like a child? 

Pinikit ko na lang ang mata ko at pinilit na matulog. Basta, ayoko pa rin bumalik sa bahay.

***

After Valerie disappeared, Cedric was now alone with his own thoughts. Nakaupo lang siya sa kawalan habang iniisip ang mga nangyari kanina. 

He was shocked by what he saw earlier. How could her mother hug the man who ruined her life? Don't tell me she still loves him?

He was also shocked to know that the man who ruined his mother's life is Valerie's father. He never saw him in her dreams, meaning that she hates him. 

Even though that man is Valerie's father, he can't bear to hate her. She didn't do anything wrong. She's just his daughter and that's her connection with him. Still, that won't change their friendship.

"Wait... That's it!"

That's the connection between them!

"My mother and her father were ex-lovers! And they are back together again!"

But how does that explain why he is in her dream? What is he supposed to do now?

One more thing, the memory doesn't match with his timeline. 

In Valerie's memory, she bumped into Cedric on his way home, causing him to overhear what she said. He went to their house and saw his mother hugging that man. That's what the "Cedric" in her memory did.

But he clearly remembers that he didn't bump into someone on his way home the day he went to Valerie's dream. How come Valerie's memories are different in real life? Or is it just her imagination? Hindi ba totoo na nabangga niya si Cedric sa panaginip niya?