My first love, I'll never forget, and it's such a big part of who I am, and in so many ways, we could never be together, but that doesn't mean that it's not forever. Because it is forever.
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Leila Hamelton POV
Ang bilis ng araw, sunday na. Monday na bukas. Excited na ko makita ulit sila. And at the same time, I'm scared. Are they goin'to accept me again? Specially Leon? Mahal nya pa kaya ako? Kasi ako, ou.
*tok* tok*
"Bukas yan"
"Oh. Goodmorning Princess"
"Hi kuya"
"Breakfast?"
"Ah. Okay. I'll fix myself lang then susunod ako"
"Okay"
Then. Inayos ko na ang sarili ko.
"Goodmorning Mooooom"
"Goodmorning"
Ayan. Kumain lang kami. Thrn pinaalalahanan akong maski nasa school I should take my medicines pa din daw. Of course, I need to be strong kaya. Hoho. Aja.
"Ahm. Ma? Can I go to the park later? Yung lagi kong pinupuntahan dati?"
"Ask Leinon to come with you"
"No. No. I want to come with myself"
With that, nagtinginan si Mommy and kuya.
"Please Mommy. Please Kuya"
"Okaaaay"
They both said in chorus. Yeheeeey. Namiss ko yung mga swan dun ah. Hahaha. Bakit may swan? Exclusive tong village namin ei, mapepera mga tao. Pera, If I can only buy my life. Aiiish. Nevermind.
Kinahapunan, naglakad lakad na ko. And then tumugil ako sa tapat nung maliit na pond na may mga swan. And peaceful nilang tingnan... nung paupo na sana ako, nakita ko sya sa likod ko, may hawak na ice cream para sa dalawang tao, we are both in shocked ng magtagpo ang mga mata namiiin. Para kanino yun? Yun ang unang tanong sa isip ko.
"Ahhhm. H-h-hi L-Leon"
"Hi"
Nakangiti nyang sabi. He's smiling diba dapat masaya ako kasi hindi sya galit sakit? O baka lang? Yung ngiti nya. Para kong dinudurog ng pino. May iba sa ngiti nya. Parang, parang..
"Kamusta?"
Tanong nya.
"Ahm. Here, dying. Haha. Joke. Okay naman. Masaya sa Canada"
"Mabuti naman"
"Ikaw?"
"Okay na"
There was a little pain in his eyes when he said those words. nagkaron ako ng pag asa dahil dun. Baka pwede pa kami? Pede pa yung dati??
"What do you mean sa okay na"
"Haha. Are you kidding?"
There. Change of emotions? Yung ngiti. The pain in his eyes. And now, the anger in his soul. He's mad at me.
"Sorry"
"Wala na yun Leila. Ou, nasaktan ako. Kung yan ang iniisip mo. Sinaktan mo ko ei. You leaved me. I hate you because of that"
"Leon. I'i-im so sorry. Hindi ko sinasadya. Hind-"
"Hindi mo sinasadyang? Iwan kami bigla? I was your boyfriend. We loved each other. Oh minahal mo nga ba ako? Hahaha. Malamang hindi. Kasi kung mahal mo ko, hindi mo ko iiwan ng ganun ganun lang Leila. Kung mahal mo ko, pinagkatiwalaan mo sana ako dyan sa sikreto mo"
BINABASA MO ANG
How To End a Story
Novela JuvenilSome people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between our birth and our death.