Wasn't Meant To Be

Chapter 9

Errors Ahead

Badnews

Kinabukasan nag paalam sila mama para mamili ng mga food supplies at para sa noche Buena, kami namang mga kabataan ay nagtungo na sa may dalampasigan kung saan magpaparty. Hindi nahihiya I just wore sports bra and short swimming shorts my belly looks good right now so I had the confidence.

The water is crystal clear and I can literally see the stones. Sumakay kami sa floating kubo at unti unti naging dark blue ang kulay ng tubig dahil sa lalim. Umakyat ako sa platform at nagpakawala ng isang malakas na sigaw bago bumagsak sa tubig. I never felt so good for a long time.

Ganon din ang ginawa ni kuya Mark at sabay kaming sumisid panandalian, it's so beautiful down here buhay at malusog ang mga corals and I even saw Nemo and Dory charrr, I mean their type of fish. When I almost ran out of breath hinayaan kong lumutang ang katawan ko para maka ahon it as a relief when I reached the top, malalim na paglanghap ng hangin ang ginawa ko.

Lumipas ang pasko and we had our nonstop fun. I also had calls and texts with Cassius and Pennie, mga pinsan ko naman pinag kakaguluhan ang cellphone ko kapag si Pennie na ang kausap ko. Ang mga tukmol naiipit ako sa kanilang lahat kaya ang resulta di ko na nakakausap yung bestfriend ko. Whenever it's Cassius I hear my cousins from afar teasing me, di ko maiwasang mapangiti at mahiya dahil sa mga kalokohan nila it makes me feel weirder and whenever I look at Cassius para bang may filter sa mata ko katulad ng snapchat my ghad.

11:30 nakahilata na ako sa kama kasama sila ate Mill and Faye habang nanonood ng mga kung ano anong KPOP videos, naghihintay mag twelve for new year. Nang sumagi sa isip ko sila lolo Alejandro na pasko nang huli kong makausap. They're celebrating new year kasama sila ate Andra sa Singapore and later we will have a call.

Pagpatak naman ng 11:45 kumatok si ate Neri to tell us na mag bihis na ng maayos for picture taking later. Agad naman kaming nagsitayuan and chose matching outfits. I remember when we were kids, almost our clothes were matchings with different colors so are our dolls. I couldn't help but think of how cute that was.

Nakaupo na kaming mga apo sa may long table na sinet up kanina sa may damuhan kaharap ng gazebo kung saan abala parin ang mga ina sa pag aayos ng mga pagkain.

We were all excited, the rush feeling, the feeling that anytime bigla nalang sasabog ang puso mo and we silently waited for the fireworks until it started popping. Tumalon talon pa ako umaasang gumana ang mga kasabihan ng iba na tatangkad daw kapag tumalon sa bagong taon, lol. Sakto namang tumawag sila ate Andra sa akin but something was off from the very start.

"Happy New Year!!!"

Me and the whole fam greeted them at the top of our lungs with bright smiles upon our faces, but their energy didn't match ours. Their' s were more of a gloom and like nag titimpi sila. Napansin ko ang puting background nila at ang mga mapupungay na mata kasama narin ang namumulang ilong ni ate Andra.

"Wala na si lolo."

She tried to calmly tell me the bad news. Nnanginginig ang kaniyang namamaos na boses at dahan dahang tumulo ang kaniyang luha sa kanang mata na kanina pa ay pinipigilan.

My jolly expression changed, my world stopped and all the joy left my system. It took me few seconds before I exploded to tears and fell onto the ground. My mom came to the rescue right away, grabbed and hugged me tight. It felt as if I fell right from above the skies. It hurts and my tears won't stop. All I could do was mourn. I breathe heavily, at kahit pa maingay ang mga paputok at torotot my cries we're still heard. It hurt so bad and to think that I am a lolo's girl, there were too many memories made that it hurt me so bad.

"Everything happens for a reason. It's time for your lolo, it's fine to be sad but we all know your lolo will also be sad if we won't enjoy our first day of the year right?"

Papa tried to calm me down, because I can't help but cry out loud.

It took an hour for me before I was able to talk, I was totally blank and couldn't stop thinking about the tragedy. My heart was hurting so bad that it left me speechless. I am sixteen years old girl pero sinusubuan pa ako ng mom ko ngayon dahil ayaw ko pa sana kumain but she insisted.

Napaka pangit na salubong sa bagong taon. Death was the first thing that greeted me. Katahimikan imbes na tawanan ang narinig ko sa mga sumunod na minuto ng bagong taon ko. I slept with a heavy heart and cried silently. But ate Mill and Faye heard me that made them hug me.

Sa mismong susunod na tatlong araw babalik na kami sa Luzon para mag ayos ng burol. My mind still floats the pass few days but my cousins were still able to make me laugh for a few minutes then I would go back to the thought of what just happened to lol Alejandro.

Author's note: kaway kaway sa mga lolo's girl dyan. I miss my lolo sadly I lost him too mismong graduation pa ng kuya ko.