She remembered my existence. She remembered who I am in her life. She may not remember yet some things we got to experience together, yung mga pinagdaanan namin, what's more important is she knows me. She loves me. And I feel the same for her.
Pumunta kami sa doktor sa ospital kung saan sya naconfine for tests about her improvements. Sabi ng doktor, pwede na raw magtuloy-tuloy ang pagbabalik ng alaala nya. Malaking tulong daw ang meditations na ginagawa namin pati na rin ang loving presence ng mga tao na nasa paligid nya na very supportive, kasama na rito ang The Gang at si Ate Shine. Ipagpatuloy lang daw namin ang medications and meditations and eventually, babalik na fully ang mga alaala nya.
Nung una, hindi na talaga ako naniniwala sa "Puso ang nakakaalala" because of its scientific explanation na pati feelings galing lang lahat sa utak. But maybe, just maybe... Love could really make people remember.
After the appointment, I assisted her para sumakay sa pick up truck ko. Thank God the doctor was on duty on 4AM kaya wala gaanong tao sa paligid that would notice me holding a woman in a hoodie bowing down her head so she wouldn't be noticed. Pagkasakay nya, tinanggal nya kaagad ang hood and rolled up the sleeves to her elbows. I went on the driver side, rode and shut the door. Tinignan ko sya and she was smiling ear to ear.
"What a wonderful day." She whispered. She stretched her arms before putting them behind her neck to be her pillow at sumandal comfortably.
"Hindi ka pa ba inaantok? You were up early." I asked her in concern while trying to reach out for the water bottles on the bag on the back of my seat. Nung nakuha ko na, inabutan ko sya and she gladly took it at ininuman.
Umiling sya. "Too hype of what happened earlier. Too happy."
"Of what? Dahil naalala mo ako or because of the kiss?"
I earned arm slaps and giggles. "Shut up!!!!" Her cheeks are turning red. Yes, she's back.
I drove off while she started narrating kung ano-ano ang mga naalala nya at hindi pa nga lahat ang naaalala nya. She shared all the stories and moments we had during the tapings for Won't Last A Day, hanggang umabot na kami sa isang beach sa di mataong side ng Subic Bay. I assissted her to the back of my truck and opened its cover, revealing a comforter na nakalatag, tons of pillows, a notebook, guitar, and a picnic bag on the back. Tinulungan ko syang umakyat and we sat comfortably as we watched the sunrise together.
I looked at her again and saw how fascinated she is on the sight before her eyes. She smiled so sincerely and her eyes twinkled. The sky is pretty orange at the moment, and the scenery was picture worthy. Especially that she is by my side right now. There's nothing more magical than this moment right now. It is just so surreal that she is here with me again, like the thought of me never going to watch the sun show up again on the horizon with this kind of light feeling. Now I know what cloud nine feels like. And the sunrise definitly defined her right now: a start of something new, something beautiful, and her appearance is just so majestic that you could not help but stare for so long while she's still there. You'll never get tired of looking at her.
"Sobrang ganda." She whispered under her breath. Nakanganga lang sya the whole time, like a kid that has just been brought to a play store by his parents.
I smiled at her while still looking at the happy glow of her face. "Oo nga."
"Yung sunrise ang pinag-uusapan, ha." Nilingon nya ako and she laughed. She made me face the view in front with her hand holding my cheek. In a few moments, we just felt the soft breeze and the gradient of the sky. Nung binitawan na nya ang mukha ko, I smiled and grabbed the notebook lying beside the guiat next to me and handed it to her. Tinignan nya yung notebook, then me. "What's this?"
