Serendipity (Thalassophile)

Fifty

Morning came, Dylan is still knocked-out since he literally slept at 5 AM in the morning. Hindi sya nakatulog kaagad dahil sa sobrang saya at ka-excited-an nya habang paulit-ulit nyang binabasa ang message ni Krislene. Maikli man ito, pero ito ang naging dahilan para makaramdam sya ng sobrang kasiyahan.

For almost two years, he finds it hard to sleep early. Ang pinaka-maaga nyang tulog, 1 AM, tuwing nakainom pa. And when he's not drunk, he sleeps at 2 to 3 AM. At kung ano ang pinagkaka-abalahan nya? Reminiscing their memories together while looking at their pictures.

And that's what he did again that's why, Dylan is still knocked-out.

Few moments later, he stirred from his sleep as he reached for his phone on the bedside table to check the time.

8:30 AM.

"Still early." He mumbled.

Then he did his very best to open his eyes properly as he looked at his lockscreen wallpaper.

A smile crept into his lips once again, "G'morning my Queen."

And since he's still sleepy, he put his phone back on the bedside table as he closed his eyes once again to sleep some more. But as soon as he closed his eyes, someone knocked loudly on his door repeatedly making his eyes open wide.

"Dylan! Bud! Wake up!" Vaughn shouted while still knocking loudly on his door.

Agad syang napabangon dahil sa klase ng pagkakakatok nito. Dali-dali syang naglakad papunta sa may pinto para pagbuksan ito at kitang-kita nya na humahangos ito.

"Why Vaughn? Something happened? Sorry I overslept." He worriedly asked.

Vaughn took a deep breath and grinned at him, "It's okay No worries. I want to show you something Bud! Let's go down!"

Akala naman nya kung ano na. "Oh, I'll take a bath first—"

"Mamaya na 'yan! Makakapaghintay ang pagligo mo dahil ikaw ang hindi makakapaghintay nito! Tara na!"

At kahit nagtataka, hinila na sya sa braso ni Vaughn. At kahit na magulo pa ang buhok nya, nagpatianod nalang sya sa paghila nito sa kanya hanggang sa makarating sila sa dining room.

He instantly saw Kristene, with her parents hugging someone while they're all having tears in their eyes but his gaze settled on that woman, whom the three of them are surrounding. He literally was frozen in place when he felt his heart pounding on his chest. Even his lips were parted in surprise seeing the woman he'd been waiting for two and a half years. The woman whom he's dying to see each and everyday. And the woman whom he loves deeply.

His very own Queen.

"Lene."
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Krislene woke up at 5 AM in the morning since she slept early yesterday night. Pagdating nya kasi sa bahay, wala naman ang mga magulang at mga kapatid nya. Good thing she has her own keys of the back door. Usually, it's not double locked but the door is password protected. Not only that, it has also biometrics. You can't enter the house using the password alone. And since her biometrics is also registered, after she input the password, her biometrics was scanned and voila! She easily got inside of their house.

But like what she mentioned, her family is not around. And if she's not mistaken, they're at the event which happens every year end at Adriano Empires.

Since they're not around when she arrived, she just decided to surprise them the next day that she's finally back. Paniguradong makakatanggap din sya ng sermon dahil sa pagiging MIA nya sa mga ito. Well, she has reasons as to why she deactivated her social media accounts. But she made sure to know her family's wheareabouts from time to time through the help of her best friend. Not Serein, but her 'other' best friend.