All Yours (AEIOU SERIES #1)

PROLOGUE

"Architect Alcantara pinapatawag po kayo ng head sa office" my colleague said.

Mabilis akong tumayo at pumunta sa office ni Mrs. Diaz our Head in Architect. Ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko sa kaba at isa isa ko ng inisip kong may nagawa ba akong mali. Until I reached the door of her office kumatok muna ako bago pumasok.

"Good afternoon po, pinapatawag nyo po daw ako?" mahinhin kong sagot.

"Are you done with your plates?" mataray nyang sabi at tinaas nya pa ang kabila nyang kilay.

"Yes ma'am, I almost done may inaayos nalang po ako ng onti" I can't face her nakakatakot syang tingnan.

"Good, you better have done it by today because you are taking a vacation, right? Do it today so that you can present it tomorrow to the client. Do you understand? " sabi nya.

"Yes ma'am" sabi ko habang nakayuko.

"Okay, you may leave" mataray nya paring sabi.

Payuko akong umalis sa office nya. At nang nakalabas nako agad ako nakahinga ng maluwag. Akala ko may nagawa na akong mali.

I texted Bea to join me in lunch. I miss her it almost month nung huli ko syang nakita sobrang busy nya sa hospital.

I got my car and drove to the restaurant na malapit sa hospital kung saan sya nag tatrabaho, kasi hindi daw sya pweding lumayo baka tawagin sya sa ER.

"Bea!" I hugged her tight when I saw her seated in a restaurant waiting for me.

"Antagal mo!" sabay palo sa balikat ko.

"Hoy! Ang layo kaya ng binyahe ko no" sabi ko sa kanya tapos umupo na ako sa harap nya.

We ordered a food agad kase 2 hours lang ang break time nya.

"How are you? Parang hindi ka busy ah? I thought you have a project in Mandaluyong?" sabi nya habang sumusubo.

"Yeah, but I'm almost done designing their house and binibilisan ko talaga because I'm going on vacation for a week." sabi ko.

"Oh, so tuluy kang uuwi ng Tarlac? Sabay na tayo!" excited na sabi nya.

"Sure! Buti nakapag take ka ng vacation?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Well, kailangan itatakwil na daw ako ni mama kapag di daw ako umuwi" patawa nyang sinabi.

"Ang tanong kaya mo nabang umuwi? I mean what if makita kayo don?" Pang aasar nya pa but she also feel worried about me.

I blinked twice and looked away. After all these years, I still haven't moved on from what happened in our relationship.

"Odi magkita kami. I think may asawa nayon" pabiro kong sabi pero to be honest kinabahan ako.

"Paano kung wala? I heard he's a famous engineer now in Tarlac sabi sakin ni Mateo" nagulat pa sya nung sinabi nya yung pangalan ni Mateo.

"So may communication parin kayo ni Mateo?" Tinaas ko yung isa kong kilay then I crossed my arm over my chest.

"ahmm, I'm sorry bff I didn't time to tell you kami na ulit ni Mateo hihih" nahihiyang sabi nya.

I stop eating then pagalit ko syang tinignan.

"Sorry na busy lang talaga" nagpapacute pa.

"Okay I know we are both busy but at least~

May sasabihin pa ako ng biglang nag ring yung cellphone nya

"Ok doc papunta nako..."

"I have to go leen may na-aksindente daw na bus daming kritikal! I'm sorry  sabay tayong umuwi ah puntalan mo ko sa condo sa lunes." I pouted pero wala naman akong magagawa.

"Okay.. Take care!" I only said to her while waving my hands.

I finished my food at umalis nadin.

***

Time flies so fast. Lunes na agad. This is the day na uuwi ako sa Tarlac ulit. It almost 6 years since hindi ako umuuwi.

"Gagamitan mo ba yung sasakyan mo?" I ask Bea while she's busy packing her things.

"Yes, sabyan tayo aalis pero hindi lang tayo magkasama sa iisan kotse" sabi nya tapos ziniper na nya yung maleta nya.

At 5 p.m., we arrive in Concepcion Tarlac kasi umalis kami sa Manila tanghali na. We ate mcdo and after that nag hiwalay na kami pauwi.

"Coleen! buti na kauwi ka?" My mom hugged me tightly.

"Yeah I thought we have a family reunion? And it's almost fiesta mom so I want to relax and watch the concert" excited kong sabi sa kanya.

"Oo nga, I'm sure you miss that" My mom said.

Pumunta na ako sa kwarto ko. I miss this place it's almost 6 years past when I'm here. I took a shower before I sleep.

I woke up at four in the morning. Bumaba ako para mag breakfast. When I saw we were complete, I smiled. We're happy to have breakfast because we're complete. After that naligo na ako at nag ayos ng gamit tapos biglang tumawag si bea. 

(Coleen food park tayo mamaya ah namiss ko na don!)

(Okay Sige..)

We are now in food park. My heart is beating so fast. All our memories are flashing back. This is how we started dito kami unang magkita. Saksi ang lugar nato sa pagmamahalan namin.

"Hoy! Coleen bili na tayo! Don't worry di mo sya makikita nasa cebu daw sya ngayon sabi ni Mateo" sigaw nya sakin tapos hinatak na nya ako para bumili ng pagkain.

"Wala naman akong sinabi" mabilis kong sabi sa kanya. Boses demanding pa ako.

"Sus! eh ano yung patulala mo kanina. Di kapa na ka move on?"she said in sarcastic way.

Umiwas ako ng tingin saka bumili ng pagkain. I wish I didn't see him again here. I'm not yet ready to see him. Iniisip ko palang nasasaktan nako.