My Sweet Mistake (On-going)

CHAPTER 1

Lucas

IT'S MONDAY AGAIN, a normal day for me. Waking up at 5am, cooking breakfast, getting ready then go to work. That's my routine since then. I live in a condominium by myself. Well, the condominium was not far from the hospital so I'm comfortable with this set up. I only go home every weekends because my family misses me a lot, ah i feel loved. I tsked grinning to myself. What a shameless son.

Walking in the hallway, greeting my neighbors in the condominium. Para lang din kaming nasa isang village, medyo close ako sa mga kapitbahay ko since I have a pet, a cat to be precise. Siya ang kasama ko sa condo. Okay lang naman sa may ari ng condominium building na mayroong alaga kaya dinala ko na rito si Loki, yes my cat has a name.

I knocked on my neighbors door "Good morning, Ma'am Tschunder", a tall, mid forties woman open the door with a gradiant smile on her lips. "Good morning too, Lucas." she answered while still smiling or should I say grinning? "I'm here again with Loki, iiwan ko po muna siya sa iyo. Baka late akong uuwi mamayang gabi may aasikasuhin kasi ako sa ospital. Here's his food.", inabot ko bag kung saan naroon ang gamit ni Loki. Loki was already on her hand, parang bigla akong naging hangin noong sinimulan niya ng laruin si Loki.

I fake a coughed to catch her attention "I gotta go now ma'am, thank you" I said while bidding my good bye.

"Take care‚ Lucas." waving her hands while smiling.

Habang naglalakad papuntang elevator, napailing nalang ako. Mababait talaga ang mga kapitbahay ko, minsan napa-isip ako kung deserve ko ba iyong mga pinapakita nilang kabaitan.

Nasa harapan na ako ng elevator, habang hinihintay itong huminto sa kung na saang floor ako - my condo was in the 20th floor of the building. While waiting, a memory plays inside my mind. That man from last night‚ I think I saw him somewhere. He's voice is so familiar, like i've know him for a long time. I groaned‚ this is so frustrating. Now I hate why I forgot my memories when I was a child. Mom said that I got into an accident when I was 15 years old and got into a comatose for about how many months. She said when I woke up‚ I only remembered my name and my mothers name. They did have a hard time because of me. I need to undergo different therapy and consult some psychiatrist so that I could remember my memories before I got into the accident.

I heard a sound, it was from the elevator. Napahaba yata ang pag-iisip ko. I step on the elevator and push the down button.

After a minute or so I found myself maneuvering my car towards the hospital. While driving i open my radio to play some music.

"Long nights‚ daydreams"

I know this song, I thought

"Sugar and smoke rings‚ I've been a fool"

I didn't notice that I'm already singing

"But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like you"

The image of the man from the bar flashes through my mind. The song reminded me of him. He smells like strawberries and at the same he smells like cigarettes. Maybe he's vaping and the flavor was strawberry, I assume. Who knows? Not me.

"Headlights‚ on me"

I continue driving while shaking off that man. He's bad for my well being.

"Racing to 60‚ i've been a fool"

"But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like"

"Blue eyes‚ black jeans"

"Laughter and candy‚ i've been a fool"

"But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like you"