Run After Her

13

Calyx Kheifer Huscaro

While I was sleeping in my room, I felt something or someone walked towards my direction.

Narinig ko ang pag-galaw ng upuan sa gilid ng higaan ko.

I'm asleep, but I'm half awake. I'm having troubles in sleeping.

"H-hi M-mon A-ange. Please don't suffer just because of me. Please take care of yourself, and don't cry na. Because your darling can't wipe your tears and take care of you anymore. Please be happy without me and our son." I felt that she kissed my forehead. Nang wala na akong narinig ay tuluyan ko nang idinilat ang mga mata ko at hinanap ang taong pumasok kanina na kaboses ni Kourtney.

I dialed Sylvia's phone number to ask her where my darling is.

"Hmm? C-cal? It's dawn already, what makes you call me? Okay ka lang ba?" magkasunod ang mga tanong niya.

"S-si Kourtney..K-kourtney's alive. Nandito si Kourtney kanina! Sylvia, buhay si Kourtney! My darling is alive!" Nagsimula na 'kong umiyak at hinanap na si Kourtney sa bahay ko. Ngunit hindi ko naman siya nakita kahit ilang ikot na ang ginawa ko sa bahay ko.

Napansin ko naman na bumukas ang pinto ng bahay ko kaya agad akong lumapit doon at nagulat nalang ako na nandito sila Kyosh.

"Calyx, ano ulit yung sinabi mo sa'kin kanina?" Tanong ni Sylvia na para bang may inaalam siya.

"K-kourtney's here. She talked to me and she told me na I should take care of myself.." Naiiyak nanaman na sabi ko.

Fvck this feelings. Why do I cry so easy, lately? Ano bang problema ko? Hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko. Natatakot na 'ko. Gusto kong makasama si Kourtney ulit. I'm longing for her love, care, and smell already.

"Cal, she's dead already. You must be dreaming, dre. She's not here, pina search din namin yung buong village and tinignan yung cctv, but walang Kourtney." nagkatinginan pa silang dalawa.

"Calyx, please? Let's go to sleep na. Maybe you're just tired. Ang daming nangyari ngayong araw. You still have a meeting with Tito Lucifer, kaya you should get ready early tomorrow kaya matulog ka na. Okay?" Nakangiting sabi ni Sylvia.

"Syl, Kyosh.." I called their names when I noticed that I'm having a hard time breathing.

"Oh my god--" Si Sylvia bago sila lumapit sa'kin.

"Calyx, are you okay? What's wrong with you? Come on, we'll take you to the hospital..." The other words that they said isn't clear in my ears anymore, that's all that I heard before I closed my eyes.

--

Kyosh Donavan

"T*ng*na!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Oliver.

"First si Kourtney? Now Calyx? What the fvcked happened?!" Nararamdaman namin ang takot niya habang nagsasalita siya.

"Hindi namin alam, Oliver. Wala kaming alam. Bigla lang siyang nanghina bigla." Naiiyak na, na sabi ng girlfriend ko. I hugged her, then she cried.

"Keixo? How is he?" Tanong ko kay Keixo pagkalabas na pagkalabas niya sa ICU.

"He's in critical condition already. Hindi na kinakaya ng katawan niya, Kyosh. He's suffering from depression, tapos heart cancer. We're trying our best para hindi maulit yung nangyari kay Kourtney. I can't save my bestfriend, now I'll try my best to save her love." Halata sa boses niya na maski siya ay nahihirapan na din sa sitwasyon ng kaibigan namin.

Calyx is diagnosed. Severe depression, almost a year ago. Just a month after mamatay ni Kourtney ay nalaman naming ganun na pala ang pinagdadaanan niya. 5 months after he's diagnosed, dun lang din namin nalaman na may heart cancer na siya.