He Was My First Little Love

12

"It's really sad dahil wala na akong makokopyahan. Ba-bye bhie we will miss you soon. Balik ka ha?" He said to me and then he kissed my cheek "Bhie laging mag-iingat doon, hmm?" 

We're here at the terminal of the airport. Thirty-minutes before our flight. Sumama sa paghahatid sa amin si Theo, Zheil, and Aydin. I looked at Zheil pero laging iwas ang mata niya sa akin. I don't know why, maybe he's too shy to cry infront of us. 

"Hoy Zheil! Hindi mo man lang ba kakausapin ang bebe mo? Aalis na yan!" Sigaw ni Theo kay Zheil. At that time, he look at me. I saw the sadness in his eyes. He smile bitterly. May sasabihin sana ako sa kanya pero niyakap niya lang ako nang mahigpit habang umiiyak. I caressed his back while his hugging me and try to stop him from crying.

"Shhh. Stop crying Zheil. You're not a little kid to cry." Maslalo pa siyang umiyak ng sabihin ko yon.

"Everybody can cry if we want and I really want to cry on your shoulder now... I'm still not ready Elo..." he uttered while sobbing. 

"Grabe bro, iyak na iyak ah." teasing said of Aydin "Bro babalik naman yan. Konting tiis lang para sa future niyo yan." nakangiting sabi ni Aydin na parang natatawa sa kinikilos ni Zheil. 

He just put his head on my shoulder while sobbing. Hinayaan ko lang na ganoon ang posisyon namin. I can't blame him for being like that. Nasanay siyang kasama niya ako and after this, I know a lot will change. He needs to adjust his routine because I will no longer with him. 

"I'll call you after we arrived there. Behave yourself here." I said. He nod his head like a kid. I have ten minutes left before our flight so we need to go. Inalis niya yung mukha niya sa balikat ko, namumula pa rin ang mata nito.

"Tita and kuya Lhowen kayo na po bahala kay Elo. Ingat po kayo roon. I'll miss you po." naiiyak na naman nitong sabi sa amin kaya agad na ginulo ni kuya ang buhok niya.

"You don't need to worry my future brother in law, ako bahala sa panget na yan." sabi pa niya. 

"Don't worry hijo. Mag-iingat ka rin lagi." My mom uttered. 

"Size 9 paa ko Elowen baka makalimutan mo." I just nod to Aydin. I know what he means by that. 

For the last time, I hold his same hands and smile in front of him. I know... it will get hard for the both of us. "Si Eli alagaan mong mabuti, hmm?" I messed up his hair and stoop up my tiptoes to kiss his left cheek. "I'll comeback. I love you always." I whispered in his ear. I also said goodbye to Theo and Aydin.

I stay silent while kuya Lhowen is watching some movies during our flight. Seven hours has passed, I already missed them. I want to go back if I can. I just sleep for the rest of our flight dahil napagod na rin ako kakaiyak. After a long long flight, we already arrived at the Ottawa International Airport.

"Hon nasaan kana? We're here na." Mommy said on the phone. She's talking to my dad. He will pick us up here at the airport. I just sit on the bench because of tiredness. I turned off my airplane mode and send chat to Zheil.