Get Me Out of Here (Completed)

Epilogue

Epilogue

Dylan's POV

"Hello, I'm sorry, nakalimutan ko. Where are you? Can we meet now? I have time."

I heard her laugh on the other line. "It's okay, Dylan, natapos ko na."

Napakurap ako. "What do you mean? Tinapos mo mag-isa?" Ginawa niya mag-isa ang plates na dapat ay by pair naming gagawin?

"I have time yesterday kaya ginawa ko na. And I thought you're busy, it's okay."

I sighed. I massaged the bridge of my nose because of guilt. "I'm sorry, nawala sa isip ko at--"

"It's okay, Dylan, I understand."

Lalo lang akong na-guilty. Partner kami para sa plates na iyon at mahirap iyon gawin. I just forgot about it. Naparami ang inom ko noong isang gabi kaya may hangover ako kahapon at tuluyan kong nakalimutan. Naalala ko lang kanina at huli na pala ang lahat.

"I'm really sorry. Tinapos mo na lahat? Wala na bang ibang pwedeng gawin?"

If I don't do anything for that project,  wala akong mukhang ihaharap sa professor ko. I might just tell him I didn't help, kaysa makonsensya ako.

Abish laughed. "Wala na talaga, tinapos ko na para wala nang gagawin."

"Oh damn.." I murmured.

"Hindi kana busy kaya naalala mo?"

I sighed. Parang lalo akong nakonsensya sa tanong niya.

"If hindi ka busy, pupunta kaba sa birthday party ni Jayden sa Fiasco mamaya?"

Yeah, I remember, birthday celebration ng isang kaklase namin at tiyak na malalasing nanaman ako. I might die of alcohol poisoning anytime soon.

"If gusto mong makabawi, pwedeng pasabay nalang ako?"

"Oh ofcourse," I agreed immediately because I wanted to make up to her.

I picked her up that night at sabay kaming pumunta sa Fiasco. And as  usual, alak ang naroon. We occupied the largest lounges because the celebrant invited a lot, hindi lang mga engineering student kundi pati ilang kakilala sa ibang colleges. I know most of them but I tried not join when they started dancing on the dancefloor.

Pagkatapos bumati sa ilang kakilala ay nahanap ko si Abish na nakaupo sa gilid at tahimik na umiinom. Umupo ako sa tabi niya habang pinaglalaruan ang baso ng whiskey sa kamay ko.

"Don't tell me you're planning to get drunk again, Dylan.." she laughed beside me.

Natawa rin ako. "I don't know.."

If I won't die because of too much alcohol, I'll probably get into an accident for drunk driving. Natawa ako roon, I'm a fvcking mess.

"You know, you can open up to me. Kasi ako nakakapag-open naman ako sayo. You can do the same."

Tinignan ko siya.

I've been friends with her since we started college, and she probably knows what's going on with my life even when I don't talk about it. The struggle that I and my friends went through after a childhood friend's death, it's not a secret anyway, everyone knows, and everyone is still sympathizing.

But my struggle about Larry Lois, I'm not sure if anyone knows about that.

It's a bit funny.. I have lots of friends but I can't open up to them.

"Have you ever liked someone you cannot like?" I asked her out of the blue.

She stared at me and smiled. "We're allowed to like people, Dylan, it's just that sometimes we cannot have them."