Ann's POV
"Sure ka na ba?" Tanong ni Mommy.
"Yes, Mommy, I should stick to my promise. I promised na lalayo ako once na magising sya. He woke up, but he can't remember me, siguro sign narin yun para umalis talaga ako"
It's been a month since Tim woke up, nakauwi narin sya, dun sya umuwi sa bahay namin magkakaibigan, pero tinanggal ko naman na lahat ng gamit ko dun para hindj sya magtaka.
"Here's his new number daw, if you want to see him before we go, just call him" sabi ni Mommy at hinalikan ako sa ulo tsaka lumabas.
Tinignan ko yung 2 maleta ko na naka-ready na. I will stick to my promise to stay away from him. I will go to New York for good.
I also knew last week that I'm pregnant with our child. I'm 3 weeks pregnant, pero there's no point of telling him. Walang nakakaalam nun kundi ako lang at pamilya ko, I told them not to tell my friends and Tim's family, ayokong pilitin nila sya na alalahanin ako.
I get up and change my clothes. I called Abby if andun si Tim and if thry can leave him there alone para masundo ko sya at may pupuntahan lang, alam nila na aalis na ko bukas.
Nagpaalam ako na aalis lang saglit at nagdrive na nga ako papunta sa bahay namin magkakaibigan. Pagdating ko, nakita ko syang naglilinis ng big bike nya.
Big bike nyang binili nya para daw iwas traffic kami kapag aalis, pero iba na ang iaangkas nya, not me anymore.
"Hi" bati ko pagbaba ko ng sasakyan
"Ahm, I saw you already"
"I'm Ericka Ann, you saw me when I visited you in the hospital. You can call me Ricka" sabi ko at ngumiti. Kahit yung pangalan na yun man lang maging familiar sya pero mukha 0 memories talaga about me.
"Hi Ricka. Ahm, what brings you here?"
"I got bored kasi, are the girls there? Naghahanap kasi ako kasama gumala or go somewhere" sabi ko.
They all left, mga nag-date siguro. Ahm, if you want I can go with you, if you're ok with it"
"Really? Sure, I would love to. Thank you so much"
"No worries, bibihis lang ako" sabi nya at tumango ako. Pinapasok nya ako sa bahay at naglibot libot lang ako habang nagbibihis sya. I will miss this, the memories here kahit saglit lang kami nagsama sama dito, it's all in my mind, napatingin ako sa kwarto namin na nilabasan nya. That room where we first made love. "Let's go?" Tanong nya at tumango ako.
Gagawin ko to para sa atin, Tim. Please wait for me, sana pag bumalik ako naalala mo na ako. If hindi man, sana mapunta ka sa babaeng mamahalin ka higit pa sa pagmamahal ko sayo.
Sumakay kami sa sasakyan ko at nagdrive nalang ako papunta sa favorite place namin, naging escape place namin to and ito yung naging safezonr namin, sa antipolo where you can see the city lights, gabi narin kami nakarating kaya mas lalong maganda yung view.
"I feel like I've been here." Sabi nya
"Really? when?"
"Hindi ko maalala eh, maybe because of my amnesia. Pero basta nakapunta na ko dito. This is such a relaxing place"
Yes, it is. This is our safest zone, babe.
I can't help but smile seeing his angelic face, hindi halatang gangster eh.
Baby, sana maging kamukha mo si Daddy, kahit sa mukha mo man lang is may good memory si Mommy kay Daddy.
"Does anyone asked you what your dream is?" Bigla kong tanong
"Pangarap ko? Maging businessman katulad ng parents ko, mapalaki pa lalo yung business namin at syempre magkaroon ng sariling pamilya soon. Ikaw ba?"
May sarili ka na ngang pamilya eh, hindi mo lang maalala, at hindi mo lang alam
"Ikaw ang pinakaunang tao na nagtanong sakin ng pangarap ko. The people around me are expecting me to be a business person and IT Person, well, hindi ko sya pangarap, ginagawa ko lang sya for my dad. He has stage 3 colon cancer, kaya gusto kong gawin lahat ng gusto nya. Pero in reality, I really want to be a model and a singer, that's always been my dream"
"Have you tried writing songs?"
"Yeah, gusto mo marinig?"
"Sure. Isipin mo nalang ako yung entertainment agency" sabi nya at natawa kami
I get my phone and inabutan ko sya ng earphone para tig-isa kami and we listened to the song I wrote nung naging kami, which I titled Love Story.
"You have such great voice and the song is really meaningful, parang as you listened to it, may laman yung kanta eh" sabi nya. "Sino inspirasyon mo sa kantang yan?"
Ikaw, babe.
"The guy I never expect I will find, and end up being the greatest love of my life. I am the type of girl that doesn't want to be saved, I am always the savior, the defender, but, I hate it when people defend me, when people save me. Pero binago niya yun, he's always behind my back, defending me, saving me, and I didn't hate him, mas lalo akong naiinlove sa kanya. But, yung gang ng ex ko, they threatened me to stay away from him, kaso hindi ako nakinig, and he suffered because of me"
"Maybe he loves you that much? Where is he anyway?"
Beside me.
"Andyan lang sa tabi tabi. Anyways, thank you for saying that about my song"
"Feeling ko malayo mararating mo, you can even apply as a talent in an agency, sisikat ka for sure. I'm looking forward to seeing you in billboards, concerts, and even TV. Just believe in yourself, baka makalimutan mo ko kapag sumikat ka na?"
Hindi pa ako sikat, pero ikaw ang kumalimot sa akin.
"Baliw, syempre hindi, ikaw nagboost ng confidence ko eh." Sabi ko. "Baka ikaw pa maging inspiration ko para ituloy yung pangarap ko"
Ikaw naman talaga inspirasyon ko sa lahat eh. Don't worry, papalakihin at aalagaan ko ng maayos ang anak natin. Para sayo, itataguyod ko sya. You'll always be our inspiration.
"That would be my pleasure. Isa ako sa magiging super proud at papalakpak sayo kapag naging sikat ka na. Sisigaw nalang ako 'Ako inspirasyon nyan'"
"Really? Gagawin mo yun?"
"Yes, why not? Sayo na nanggaling, I will be your inspiration, so yung inspirasyon mo, proud sayo"
Would you really be proud of me?
Sisigaw ka nga ba talaga ng ganun?
Magiging isa ka nga ba talaga sa loudest sa crowd of fans ko pag nagkataon?
"Sige, asahan ko yan ah!" Sabi ko at nagtawanan nalang kami.
Di ko mapigilan di mapatingin sa mukha nya, this will be the last time I will see his face at gusto kong kabisaduhin ang bawat features ng mukha nya.
Di ko mapigilang di mapangiti seeing how carefree my babe is.
"Why? Is there a dirt on my face?"
"Nope, ampogi mo" sabi ko at ngumiti.
"Maliit na bagay" sabi nya at natawa nalang kami.
I badly want to kiss those lips, kaso ayokong magtaka sya.
He also looked at me, so para kaming naglalaban ng titigan dito.
"Can I kiss you?" He suddenly asked na nagpagulat sakin. He's always so straight forward
"S-Sure" sabi ko.
Agad nyang inilapit ang mukha nya at tinawid ang distansya namin, and there, all the walls I am building and all the butterflies I am caging are all out again.
For the last time, I will kiss the man of my life.
I responded to his kisses and I felt his tongue tasting my insides.
Our kiss resulted to a hot love making. Talagang nilubos ko dahil ito na ang huli.
