Written In Reverse

Part 18

DEANNA'S POV

Suddenly, her lips were on mine.

I felt a wave of so many different emotions.

It was like I'm kissing her for the very first time again.

In that moment, nothing else mattered to me. Walang away na nangyari, walang hiwalayan, walang Raphiel.

Parang nakalimutan ko lahat. Binalot ng halik na yon ang buong pagkatao ko.

I held her tighter to me but she pulled away.

That was the last time I saw Jema.

She was running away from me at sumakay agad sa taxi.

After nun, nawala na din sya sa PVL.

I tried to ask our common friends and I was even desperate enough to contact her family.

"Kailangan lang ni Jema magpahinga Deans, don't worry. I hope you will respect her privacy and space kasi nasaktan din naman sya. Alam ko may kasalanan sya sa breakup ninyo but believe me, she was hurting bad too. For now, there's something she needs to prioritize. Basta ingatan mo rin ang sarili mo. Thankful din kami na nakasama ka namin. Salamat sa lahat."

Na iyak ako nang marinig yon kay ate Jovi but I never stopped looking for Jema.

She has left me wanting more. Kahit alam kong mali. Sya at sya parin ang palaging naiisip ko.

Yung huling halik namin ang pa balik balik na sumasagi sa isip ko.

What could be so important na kailangan nya i-prioritize?

The next conference nung nawala si Jema. Ako ang sinisi ng iba. Pero mas grabeng pang babash na naman ang natanggap ni Raphiel.

Naging open na din ako about Raph sa soc med ko because hindi nya deserve na itago. Or maybe gusto ko lang patayin ang konsensya ko dahil alam kong mali itong pangungulila ko kay Jema.

I love Raphiel pero ewan ko ba bakit di ma wala wala si Jema sa systema ko.

I kept tabs on her social media accounts pero wala na syang updates.

Raph had made a name for herself at this point. She became busy na din sa booming career nya.

Nakabili na din sya ng sariling condo malapit lang sa studio. I didn't mind naman na magkahiwalay kami ng bahay kasi na trauma na ako sa nangyari sa amin ni Jema dati.

Kaya hindi ko na sya pinilit mag stay sa condo ko.

I let her have her own life and her own group of friends. Ayaw ko syang masakal sa akin.

Anniversary namin ngayon ni Raph. We had made plans na mag dinner sa place nya. Nag offer sya na mag luto para samin.

Pinaghandaan ko talaga yung dinner namin.

Naka ilang palit ako ng damit before finally deciding on a navy blue short sleeved polo shirt and black pants with white shoes.

Dinaanan ko na din ang pinagawa kong 100 roses bouqet and malalaking balloons na may fairy lights sa loob.

I was so excited but when I got to her door, narinig ko agad ang malakas na music na nangagaling sa loob ng unit nya.

"Uhm hey, may mga bisita ka pala?" sabi ko while looking at a very stunned Raphiel. Nanlaki ang mga mata nya nung nakita ako.