Atticus's POV
Dammit. I swore behind my mind in silence while staring at her innocent face. She's sleeping peacefully like a baby, and I know she's not pretending. Not anymore. . .
"She's somehow suffered a temporary memory loss, Art. And the hard part? It may never come back to her memory."
What the - fuck? I swore in the back of my mind while listening to Xavion. Bahagya akong naupo sa bakante upuan dito sa rooftop ng penthouse.
I leave her alone inside because that's the only way to keep her. After that embrace, I am too scared to touch her again. . . I know myself, and I couldn't hold my emotions for her.
Pero hindi ko ito ginawa kanina. Dahil iba kasi ang nakikita ko sa mga mata ni Gaige. Ibang-iba.
Natatakot ako at ayaw ko na mawala ulit siya sa paningin ko.
I don't mind if she's working under Xavion's. At least I know now where to see her often. I will try to court her again if needed. I will get her heart, knowing she still belongs to me.
"Hang on, Xav. Could you please slow down? It's fucking confusing, bro."
I swore again in silent and raked my hair using the fingers of my hand. Inilapag ko na ang cellphone at pinindot lang ang speaker mode nito. Sumakit bahagya ang ulo ko, at wala akong maintindihan sa sinabi niya.
"Roughly three-years-ago, in Japan? Is she with you, right?" tanong niya sa kabilang linya.
"Yes, were together in Japan, bro. We've meet there," pikit ng mga mata ko.
"Okay, so tama nga pala ang nakuha kong impormasyon sa kanya. Middle of the year it happened, Art. Naaksidente siya at na ospital. Nagkaroon ng deperensya sa memorya at nabura ang halos lahat. Pero unti-unti ring bumalik. Isang buwan siyang nanatili sa isang mental health facility."
It's shocking, and my mind swore to speak in silence.
Kaya ba hindi siya sumipot sa araw ng kasal namin dahil sa aksidente? What the hell is happening? Why am I the last person to know this? The hell!
"Are you sure about that?" Tumayo na ako at tumingalang namaywang sa sarili. Ang madilim na langit na walang bituin ang tinitigan ko ngayon.
"A hundred and one percent sure, Art. Hindi pa ako kainlanman nagkakamali sa imbestigasyon ko. Hendrix was with you on that day, right?"
Natahimik akong saglit at napabuntonghininga sa sarili. No one knows except Hendrix. . . Siya lang ang sole witness namin ni Gaige noong araw na iyon. Hindi ko sinabi ito kay Xavion at sa mga pinsan ko. I don't want them to think and worry of my own problems. Kaya sa mga panahon na iyon ay si Hendrix lang din ang tanging napagkatiwalaan ko.
"And I believe on June 8, 2019 you and Gaige was supposed to get married, and Hendrix was your sole witness. Correct me if I'm wrong, bro. Nanghuhula lang naman ako basi sa impormasyon na nababasa ko," sabay tikhim niya sa kabilang linya.
"Dammit," mahinang mura ko, at rinig ko ang binitawan niyang tawa sa kabilang linya.
"So I was right? Tsk, got you, Atticus," pilyong boses niya.
"Keep going," I ordered and listened again.
"Well, it's obvious that the wedding did not happen because you are still single," ulit na kantyaw niya. "She had the accident that day, Art, and that's all that is written. Two months after that, she came back home here in the Philippines to her province."
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