Under The Same Stars

E P I L O G U E

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E P I L O G U E

[ Play Sol at Luna by Geiko ]

Many years later...

They say people come into your life for a reason, ang iba ay blessings at ang iba naman ang nand'yan para turuan ka ng lesson but Sol, he was something more. He painted my dull and monochromatic life into something beautiful, a masterpiece indeed.

He was the spring, the flower that blossomed in the middle of the dry and harsh desert...

I smiled bitterly, nakasuot na ako ngayon ng toga at may hawak na diploma. Surprising right? Yeah, I just graduated and I headed straight to the cemetery. Kakatapos lang ng graduation namin at naisipan ko na pumunta agad dito. I just wanted to tell him about all the achievements I've made but still... I feel empty, hindi ako masaya at parang walang kwenta ang lahat ng mga nagawa ko...

This must be life but no matter what happens I just have to keep moving forward and flip the page to another chapter.

Napakabilis ng panahon, parang kayakap ko lang si Sol noon pero wala na siya sa tabi ko ngayon.

I try to stop my tears as I take more step closer to his graveyard. Naalala ko pa yung mga nangyari noon. It still hurts, I held my hand closer to my chest. I can feel my heart beating for that person who made me feel that I'm the luckiest girl in the entire universe. That person is Sol.

Unti-unting nagbalik ang mga alaala ko noong gabing iyon, that night when he slipped off my hand just like the sand.

I panicked at hinawakan ni Sol ang aking mga kamay. Natatakot ako at naguguluhan.

"Shine bright my moon and always remember that my heart and soul belongs to you... and only you."

Unti-unti na niyang ipinikit ang kanyang mga mata. I cried, I carried him back to the car. Bumalik kami sa hospital at lahat ng nangyari noon ay hindi ko na maalala.

Nalulungkot ako dahil bakit ganoon nalang, bigla siyang nawala sa piling ko. Ang hiling ko lang naman ay makasama siya ngunit hindi payag ang langit sa aking mga plano.

There I am, standing right in front of his graveyard. Pinipilit ko na ngumiti dahil alam ko na ayaw niya akong makitang malungkot.

"H-hey! Salutatorian ako, unbelievable right?" my voice cracked, "Ginalingan kasi ng valedictorian namin, siguro bawi nalang ako sa next life Sol."

As I try to make more jokes, I sat down and looked up above. As the darkness swallowed the skies and the stars and moon appears... I smiled he loves to watch them.

I can't believe na salutatorian ako but I remembered that I studied really hard. Ginawa ko na motivation si Sol, ang aking mga kaibigan at ang pamilya ko. I wanted to have my own life and have some money para hindi na ako umasa sa pamilya ko and I can do things on my own.

I'm not the puppet with strings anymore, I am my own boss and I will never be controlled by anyone.

"Alam mo miss na miss na kita Sol. Marami pa sana akong plano para sa ating dalawa pero okay lang, alam ko naman na binabantayan mo ako. I hope you're proud of me."

I sighed and I lighted up the candle.

"Sol, I don't know if you're listening but... I love you, I've always had and I always will."