ET2: Through The Storm

Chapter 45

Crystal Dwight's POV

Another morning came, it wasn't easy for me to lift myself up from my comfy bed. My body felt so heavy. My heart aches, like something is stuck on it. I don't feel like moving an inch. I just want to lay down on my bed and do nothing. I feel lifeless. I couldn't even open my eyes. I have no energy at all.

I am broke. I wanted to cry but there's no tears left to cry. I already drowned myself in tears last night, didn't I?

"Dwight? Bangon na! Hindi ba't maghahanap ka pa ng trabaho ngayon?" I heard my mother's voice outside my room with my eyes still closed.

I moaned and pulled my blanket over my head, hiding myself underneath. Why could I feel like my mother was waking up a teenager by her words?

Forget it. I don't want to get up. My body wouldn't cooperate with me.

It suddenly occurred to me that I already quit my job and I need to find one. Having no other choice, I forced myself to open my eyes and stretched out my arms. I drag my body out of my bed.

I arranged my pillows and blanket and opened the window. I tied the curtains to the side.

I stayed for a moment and let the delicate sun rays touch my skin. The sun just set off from its journey from the East. The splendid view of the orange horizon gave me a new glimmer of hope. A new beginning would always be this beautiful.

I closed my eyes and let the natural noise of nature filled my hearing. The gust of the winds and the gentle rustles of the leaves. The noise came from random animals around, the chirping of the birds, the bark of the dog from the neighbors house. The little sounds that my mother made in the kitchen.

After a moment, I let out a deep breath and opened my eyes. I lifted my hand and formed a fist.

"Dwight. Jiayou!" I said, encouraging myself.

I shared breakfast with my mother. We talked to each other while eating just like we always do. She told me to keep going. She reminisces about the hardships she encountered in the past. She narrated to me how her day went while she was on her rehabilitating process. She told me how her tears escaped from her eyes everytime she fell and how heavy her heart is as she is trying to get up again.

"When you look back on that experience, you'll be grateful for it. Because if you haven't gone through that, you'll never learn from it."

It took me a moment before I could fully understand what she meant by her words. What she said was true. The years I spent at my past job, I should be grateful about it because it made me learn something very important in life. If I wasn't put in that place, I probably wouldn't have learned a single thing.

When breakfast was done, I went back to my room and groomed myself. I turn my hair into a ponytail. I stared at my reflection in the mirror wearing a white double breasted blazer and slacks with a light touch of make-up.

I stared at the mirror and admired myself for a moment. I somehow looked beautiful.

The horn of a car broke my reverie. It must be Ellaine. She promised to spend a day with me since she had nothing that much to do. I agreed since I need company too and it's been a while since we hung out together.

"Ma, I am leaving!" I shouted while wearing my black pumps near our door.

"Come back early! I'll cook dinner for you!" my mother responded from the kitchen.

"Ai ni, ma!"

Ellaine waved her hand when she saw me coming out of our house. I did the same and walked towards her.