I found myself staring blankly at the house I was locked in for years.
Dito ako dinala ng sarili kong mga paa pagkatapos kong umalis sa bahay ni Hanzo. I don't want to be seen for now. Ayoko ding may maghanap sa akin. Doom is nowhere to be found. Hindi na nga yata iyon babalik. That's good, I guess. What's so bad about being alone for the rest of my life.
The weather is dewy, and the sky is dim. The winds have blown my hair and my heart felt chilly.
Napapabuntong-hininga ako sa tuwing iniisip ko 'yung mga desisyon ko sa buhay.
It took some time to decide kung papasok ako, I wonder why the house looks dry. It looks unoccupied.
Pumasok ako sa loob ng gate. The door was not locked. Kinabahan ako ng kaunti dahil akala ko ay pinasukan ang aming bahay. Nothing changed. Except that it looked messy and disordered.
The people in this house have left. Hindi ko alam kung saan since I didn't have contact with them. Maybe they transferred somewhere where media can't reach them. Simula noong nangyaring media scandal ko ay hindi na ako bumalik dito. I'm afraid they will do something unpleasant to me.
Niyakap ko ang sarili ko nang maramdaman ang malamig na hangin na pumasok mula sa bintana ng bahay.
I opened the door to my room. It was a mess. Ang mga gamit ko ay nakakalat sa sahig. 'Yung mga pinaglumaan kong libro na pinag-ipunan kong bilhin ay gutay-gutay pati na ang mga pahina ay nakahiwalay sa mismong libro. There was nothing to do but clean. Sawa na akong magmukmok.
I saw the fishbowl that's empty broken on the floor. I picked up what remained of the flower Doom gave me at inilapag iyon sa mesa sa tabi ng aking higaan.
It was dying, along with the speck hope I've been holding for dear life.
I left the broken bowl as it is.
Just when I thought he'd stay, is how fast he left. Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang unang iisipin. My life's a wreck. I can't focus on my OJT. I study online thanks to Hanzo. Yet I can't even work thinking my scandal would affect Hanzo's business. Iyon na nga lang ang maiaambag ko sa mga kabutihang nagawa niya para sa akin, hindi ko pa magawa.
I spent an hour to clean my room. Nang maramdaman ko ang pagod ay humilata ako sa aking comforter habang nakatulala sa kisame ng aking kwarto. Kumakagat na rin ang dilim sa labas at parang hinihila na rin ako ng antok. I'll probably spend the night here. Wala rin namang tao. Just as what I wanted. Alone and free.
Just when I'm about to close my eyes to take a nap, I heard a voice from my room speak.
"I'm starting to think you like being left out," it sounded deep and intimidating, yet it also felt familiar and warm.
Napabalikwas ako ng wala sa oras, I positioned my hand forward like an experienced karate master. When my eyes met where the voice was, my jaw dropped. I can't believe who I'm seeing. It's like seeing the dead come back to life in front of me.
He was grinning from ear to ear as he made his way to me.
"You miss me?"
I looked so pissed when he asked me that. I stand up para pumantay ng kaunti ang aming tingin. Bahagya ko siyang tinulak at sinuntok sa dibdib.
"Does that even count ask a question?" I looked at him, pissed.
He just shrugged and chuckled.
Even though I'm mad at him for leaving, there was a part of me that's jumping in joy. It was warm to have him here beside me. And then again just when I thought I was drowning, he came. He knows when I needed him the most.
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