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"Welcome back bro."
Matagal ko tinitigan ang kamay ni Dayle before accepting it. I fixed my glasses before putting my hands in my pocket.
I'm back, where you left me.
I took a deep breath before proceeding to the parking lot to get into my car. Life out of the country is a tough journey. Hindi naging madali ang paglayo ko at pag kuha ng degree ko.
"Congrats on your graduation Xyronne!" Binalingan ko ng tingin si Honey bago binigyan ng tipid na ngiti. Wala sa plano ko na magkaroon ng kaibigan sa US. It just happened.
"Congrats bro." I looked at Hendrix before smiling without showing my teeth. Matagal ko tinignan ang diploma ko. I felt my heart sink when I suddenly remembered a memory of her.
No, Focus on something else Xyronne.
And I did. I went to clubs, parties, gatherings. I did everything, just to forget her. I did make out with a lot of girls, had fun with them. But it just felt, different.
It felt odd.
"Xy I like you! Can't you feel it?!" I looked at Honey dragging me inside the bar. Napahinga ako ng malalim bago umiwas ng tingin.
"You're just drunk." I insisted. Nagulat ako nang tangkain niya hilahin palapit sa kaniya ang mukha ko at akmang hahalikan ako.
I quickly used my force para tanggalin ang mukha ko sa kamay niya in a more careful way. Agad namuo ang inis sa loob ko pero di ko nalang pinansin iyon dahil inintindi ko na lang na lasing siya.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I bit the insides of my cheeks to resist my anger.
Hihilahin ko na sana siya pasakay ng sasakyan niya pero hinihila niya ako pabalik sa bar. Napahinga ako ng malalim bago ilipat ang tingin kay Hendrix.
"Drive her home safe. Kung ayaw niya umuwi, ako gusto ko na." Ako na ang nagpumiglas sa kamay niya sa pagkakahawak sa akin.
"Aight. Drive home safe." Tumango na lang ako kay Hendrix bago i-start ang engine ng sasakyan.
I managed to finish med school and residency while partying with some strangers. I did all the fun I can.
But it just felt different. My life felt empty.
I stare at the surface for so long, trying to feel my heart. I am okay, I need to.
Minutes have passed but I lost it when a lone tear escaped from my eye. Those... are just some of the normal things I did, whenever I think of her.
BINABASA MO ANG
Lost In Pages
AcakVivienne Skye, the sovereign of beauty and grace who was revered by many, had her life shattered once more when she ran into her first love for the first time in many moons.
