Love after Death

Chapter 26

The feeling of mutual care and concern
among two or more groups of people are described as love.

A certain amount of love and care is essential for every living being, be it human or animal. I believe that love is also omnipresent, it is everywhere in some form or the other.

No matter how tough a person appears from outside, there has to be someone whom he/she loves dearly.

And a soul without love is like a pitcher without water- useful to none.
Love is the essence of life and the most important feeling around which it revolves.

ONE YEAR LATER | PRESENT TIME

I spun my glass of champagne on my hand while directly looking at the man singing a sad song. I could clearly hear his voice and the way he sings, it can really affect me emotionally.

I drank the liquid in my glass and started to smile like an idiot. I lightly slapped my face to wake myself up because the drink I've consumed is already getting into my system..

"How are you?" the voice at my back sounds familiar so I didn't bother myself to look towards him.

I grabbed my glass again and drank it continuously. I started to look at my side when I felt that he was already beside me.

"I should've asked you that question. How are you??" my response.

"You seemed problematic, why's that brother?" he asked me again so I laughed a bit.

"Alam mong hindi ako pumupunta sa mga lugar na ganito, 'diba?"

"Yeah." tipid nitong tugon sa'kin at bumaling sa bartender. "Red wine, please.."

"What a coincidence.." I sarcastically added while still looking at him, he's now looking for his drink to be ready.

"This isn't a coincidence, Liam.. I know you knew that I'm following you. The last time you'd been drunk made you looks crazy and stupid nor broken hearted and the worse was Miguel found you while you're sleeping at the middle of rain, na parang feel na feel mo pa."

"Michael, I was wondering, what would it be if I chose to kill myself back then? Could I be with her?" crazily I asked my brother.

"You've started a new chapter of life as a CEO of dad's own company.. You accepted his request, can't you remember??" anito't tinungga ang glass niya. "Then why are you now being like this, huh??"

"I want to be free."

"No! You don't wanna be! You let your emotions drive you, you let your bad memories ruin your new life.... Liam, you've been like this after Monique's death. Do you even think she wants these things happening with you??"

Natigilan ako matapos niyang sabihin ang pangalan na 'yon, lumamlam ang mga mata ko at tumayo. Diretso ko siyang tinignan sa mga mata at tumawa ng bahagya.

"What would you feel if you were in my position? What would you do?? To easily do something you really can do? To easily go back in your hospital life?? To act like something didn't happen???" continuously I said while still looking at his eyes. "Michael, you've never been in love with a person, have you?"

"That doesn't deal with this."

"Of course, it does!! You easily said those opinions on my face because you think that it was easy, right??? You've finished your study unlike me, Michael.. You should've known that it's not even easy..." iniwas kona sa kanya ang tingin at muling tinungga ang champagne na kanina kopang hawak. "You're here right now kasi you think I'm messed up."