The Heart of a Soul

Chapter 15

Noah really did sent me home. Huminto kami sa harapan ng bahay. He stared at mw, now he's back to the usual Noah. Thinking about it, Noah was just a cute little boy trying his best but everything he does was misunderstood.

I looked at him and pulled a small smile.

"Dito na ako. You should also go home. You live alone and it's already late. Delikado na."

He looked the large house where I live.

"You also live alone."

Napakurap-kurap ako.

That's not something new. Still, I nodded.

He sighed. Ginulo niya ang buhok na para bang sobrang problemado niya sa isipang iyon. I can't help but chuckled.

"You really need to go home, Noah. I am really fine. I've been living alone for a long time. It's not something new."

"Alright," aniya 'tsaka siya tumango. He remained standing in front of me, staring at me blankly.

I still can't read his thoughts. Knowing not everything he does was to spite me is a good development though.

"Uwi ka na..." I said softly, a small smile tugging my lips.

Sa halip na pansinin ang sinabi ko ay nag-iba siya ng paksa.

"We should go to the convenience store sometime," bigla niyang sabi sa gitna ng paninitig.

I tilted my head, confused at his invitation.

"Uh, sige? Pero anong gagawin atin do'n?"

The two of us, in the middle of the night, standing before each other and both of us wore confused faces. Like two pair of birds, when one tilt its head, the other mirrors its actions. Two lonely souls, collide, trying to patch up the broken pieces.

Natahimik siya at nagsalubong ang mga kilay. His lips parted as if he realized that his invitation may not pose much appeal to me so whatever he's thinking hard right now is probably to entice me to joining him.

"We're going to eat," he said after a minute of silence.

Humalakhak ako.

Pinag-iisipan niya pa talaga kung ano pang p'wede naming magawa sa convenience store! No, it should be me who's more stupid because I just have to ask what we're going to do there!

Tumango ako.

"Kapag naubos na ang instant noodles na ipinundar ko, sasabihan na lang kita."

His eyebrows furrowed but he still nodded.

Noah went home after a little while. I cleaned up, did my chores and went to my desk to start my study session at night. Hindi ko maiwasang hindi mapangiti sa nangyari ngayong araw.

Maybe that poop was a lucky charm?

That night, I felt full. This little body of mine held various emotions, all beautiful. There were days like this but the feelings were fleeting. Parang bula na unti-unting natutunaw kahit pataas man ito o pababa. However, today is a bit different. It was not similar to having a meal but something more special. It was probably a meal shared with loved ones. That kind of full.

I caressed the emotions inside my heart, embraced it with gentleness and store it on a piece of paper, that way I will always have something to look back on.

The content of my diary was extra special today. It held feelings that are similar to a beautiful dream but not quite. Because when I woke up, I still held those feelings in my heart. It never disappeared and I remembered it.