In Between

EPILOGUE

epilogue

"Aba't plano mo bang magpalipas ng hapon dito?" tanong ng isang lalaking pumigil sa aking paglalakbay sa nakaraan.

Lumingon ako sa aking likuran upang makita siya. I rolled my eyes at him, "What are you doing here?"

"I went to national bookstore." Sagot naman ni Rhett sa akin, "And can you please stop staring at the rain and at that book because Kuya clyde must be waiting with annoying face right now."

I chuckled at his reaction. Knowing his reaction, no wonder how he got that attitude at his master. Sakto at may dala siyang payong kaya't sabay kaming tumungo sa sasakyan ko.

"How did you know that I have plans today?" I asked him, because i can't remember myself telling him something special today.

"I was his great listener back then, dude." He said that made me smile.

I started the engine and carefully drive because the road is slippery because of the rain.

"How's school?"

Bigla siyang napatawa sa sinabi ko, "You look like him whenever you're asking that question to me, ate."

"Why? Ayaw mo non?" I teased him.

"Absolutely no." madiin niyang sabi." But we're doing fine. We don't get that high grades but we're definitely going to graduate. Mom is also doing well." He said that made me feel relieve.

Napatango na lang ako sa sinabi niya. I hope he's also watching them, how fast they are growing now.

"Dito na lang sa kanto, Ate." Sabi niya kaya agad akong tumigil sa tabi. "Should I leave the umbrella to you?"

"Wag na. Sa tapat din naman ako titigil at saka baka tumila na rin ang ulan."

"Okay okay. And also I almost forgot..." bababa na sana siya ng may bigla siyang naalala, kinuha niya ang bagpack sa likod at may kinuha siya dito, "please give it to him for me, I can't go, may exam ako tomorrow so I need to study."

Inabot niya sa akin ang bulaklak na sa tingin ko ay pinitas niya lang rin sa tabi, nakangiti akong tumingin sa kaniya, "Sure, i'm sure maiintindihan rin naman niya."

"Bye. Drive carefully." He said bago tuluyang umalis. I stared at him walking before I left, whenever I'm seeing him walking with uniform I can see him at Rhett.

Muntik ko ng makalimutang may lakad ako kung hindi lang muli sila tumawag bago ko medyo binilisan ang pagmamaneho. Knowing how annoyed their face is made me even more excited. It's been a year since I last saw them, and still hoping that he will be with us celebrating the day when all started.

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"Sa wakas! Akala ko wala ka ng balak siputin kami eh." Sigaw naman ni Kurt mula sa malayo ng makita ako.

I chuckled at their faces, sabi na eh. They're at the cottage somewhere at the beach. Mabuti na lang at tumila na ang ulan, pumalit naman rito ang tirik ng araw. I still can remember the first time I went here, it's just a couple minutes but it's so memorable.

"Traffic, eh." Dahilan ko na lamang ng makarating sa kanila. Kita ko naman mula sa malayo sila Clyde at Aljon na nagiihaw.

Napaismid si Emman sa sinabi ko habang nagaayos ng lamesa, "Sus, sabihin mo lang nakalimutan mo no."

"Okay lang. Ganiyan naman siya lagi Emman." Kunyaring nanlulumong ani ni Kurt.

Natatawa ko silang tinulungan na maglatag ng malaking dahon sa lamesa dahil mukhang plano nilang mag budol fight. Wala pa rin silang pinagbago, matakaw sa pagkain.