DARK SIDE

FLASHBACK 2

"so your telling me that your boss fire you" he asked while we are sitting here in a bench.

"yeah, her wife are getting into my nerve already unti nalang sasabunutan ko na yon eh. but somehow i'm not like that eh" i said while staring in this beautiful sky

"well who's that ba? pwede ko bang malaman?" he asked then stare at me.

"before that, baka matunaw naman ako" i said i heard his chuckle.

"oh i'm sorry" he said then look at the sky also.

"well ang asawa niya lang naman eh si lenlen dubredo alcantara, i don't know if you know him but he's running kahapon para lang habulin ako at sabihin saakin na i need to xerox that thing." i said while reminiscing every moment, antamga ko naniwala ako sakanya.

"bakit ba siya galit na galit sayo?" he asked, tumingin naman ako sa mga mata niya.

"i don't know" i said then look at the sky once again.

"soo why are crying kanina? eh mabuti nga yon eh natanggal ka na sa company na yon because they treating you a worst" he said then once again my tears came down.

"you can't understand until your the only one in your family that working. you also can't understand until you need to face all the burdens in your family" i said then i'm now crying.

he wipe my tears.

"yeah i don't understand you because i'm good but i'm so proud of you because you didn't let yourself to drown in this pain" he said and hold my hand. i immediately push his hand.

"di pa tayo close" i said then i simply smile.

"but we can be close? i think" he said. ay ang hangin.

"mapapagod ka lang kaibiganin ako, tsaka marami na akong kaibigan. pero wala akong jowa" i said then i smirk

"joke" i said then our eyes met.

"anyway ano nga palang ginagawa mo dito?" i asked. he raise his eyebrows ay wow.

"i mean this is the first time i saw you here. madalas kase ako dito" i emitted then a big sighed came out from him

ay ang lalim ha.

"well this is my favourite place, kauuwi ko lang kase galing francisco. so ngayon lang din ako nakabalik dito" he said i deeply look at him and ask him once again.

"anong ginawa mo dun?" i asked he smile.

"nagbakasyon" he said. ay wow samantalang kami gustong gusto namin pumunta sa ibang bansa para magtrabaho.

"taray ng buhay mo ano? ikaw pa chill chill lang" i said then once again our eyes met.

he hug me.

"what are you doing?" i asked, then about to unclasped our body when he hugged me so thigh.

"i know you need this" he said i just smile and slowly put my hand on his back.

then after that i immediately stood up. "i need to go" i said, he stood up.

"why? i mean did you want to take you to your house?" he asked while having a puffy eyes.

"no it's okay. i can take care of myself, next time nalang" i said then his mood enlighten when he heard the next time nalang.

"bye"i wave my hand before about to left out when he ask me again.

"what's your last name" tanong habang naglalakad ako.

a sighed came out from me.

"next time" i shout while naglalakad ako papalayo sakanya.

"how about your number?" he asked.

"next time" i said while laughing then tuluyan na akong umalis.

-
pagkauwi ko naman sa bahay agad maman akong niyakap ni irene.

"you look so pale ate, how's your work?" she asked then bonget hug me too.

"just like before, okay lang" i answered then her smile pop up.

her smile is contingously. her smile is giving me a strength, her smile is the reason why i still continueing this.

YOUR THE REASON IRENE.

"ate dumating na pala yung bill ng rent kahapon" bonget handed me the paper.

"sige gagawan ko ng paraan to" i said then i smile at them.

"did you eat already?" irene asked, i was about to say yes when my tummy crumble.

"we know your not. come on ate eat na" she said then they serve me the food i smile.

"thank you saimyo ha" i said, then they look at me before they smile.
and ran through my direction and hug me.

"all for you ate, mahal na mahal ka namin and thank you because you didn't let our life make worst and worst" irene said the  kiss my cheeks.

"i love you manang" bonget said then kiss my forehead, what a relief.

"anyway where's liza umuwi na ba?" i asked.

"paano mo nalaman" tanong naman ni bonget.

"syempre wala namang ibang magdadala nito hindi ba?" i said then they giggle.

"umuwi na ate, nga pala ate kua bonget are planning to propose to ate liza" irene said that make me shooked. pero hindi ko nalang ipinahalata

ayokong isipin ng mga kapatid ko na hinahadlangan ko ang mga sarili nilang kasiyahan ng dahil lang sa pera.