WHAT IF THE STARS INTERVENED (JhoBea)

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"Kahit anong mangyari?"

"Kahit ano pang mangyari, Jhow."

Napabalikwas ako nang maramdaman ang malamig na hangin sa mukha ko. Am I here?

I lifted myself up from lying flat on the dirt. So far, mukhang normal naman lahat. It still looked like Earth, pero wala na ako sa room ko so I'm taking that as a good sign.

Gabi naman at walang dumadaang tao rito sa bakanteng loteng kinatatayuan ko so okay lang naman sigurong mag-stay muna ako rito kahit sandali. I just need to re-orient myself.

First, I am Isabel Beatriz Paras de Leon- okay, I still know who I am.

Second, my colleagues and I built a space travel machine which was finally up for testing after two years. I, of course, elected myself as the guinea pig- good, I still know what happened before the jump.

Third, I'm on a mission to-

"Jho?" bulong ko sa hangin nang matanaw sa di-kalayuan ang babaeng pinakamamahal ko- my sunflower. "Maybe it's this one, love."

Tahimik akong nagpalinga-linga bago ko binagtas ang eskinitang kumokonekta sa bakanteng loteng dinatnan ko at sa tila'y park na kinakitaan ko kay Jho. I'm not hallucinating, am I?

Nang sa wakas ay makalapit, pinigil ko ang sariling tumakbo para yakapin nang mahigpit si Jhoana. She shouldn't see me- I don't belong in this timeline. Her Bea in this world might be somewhere near anyway- wherever Jho is, there's also a Bea lurking nearby.

Please let there be a Bea.

Ilang minuto rin akong nagkubli sa likod ng isang puno bago ko napansin ang isang aninong mabilis na naglalakad papunta sa direksiyon ni Jhoana. If this turns out to be someone bad, bahala nang magkagulo ang timeline, 'di ko mapipigil ang sarili kong iligtas ang mahal ko.

At long last, I saw the silhouette's face- it was me. Well, it wasn't actually me but the Bea in this timeline.

I saw Bea looking at Jho the same way I've looked at my Jhoana- with so much care and love that I could do anything and everything as long as she was beside me.

"Jho-"

"Bea, hindi ko na 'to patatagalin pa," seryosong putol ni Jho sa kung ano mang sasabihin pa sana ni Bea. "Please stop. Ayoko nang makita kang umaaligid sa amin. Masaya na akong wala ka sa tabi ko."

I felt a familiar pang in my chest as I heard Jho's words. Tangina, masakit pa rin pala.

I lifted my left hand up and pressed the tiny button embedded on the silver ring on my index finger- it's time for me to leave.

In a flash of white, I felt a couple of hands holding me by my clothes and hoisting me up before the voices finally flooded my ears.

"Bea?" marahang tawag ni Des.