Through Unparalleled Seals

097

March 7

MESSENGER

Eric Alcasid

Hello, sam! it's nice to see you as practice kanina, how are you?

fine, did you see Lester?

maaga siyang lumabas e, hahaha so... may gagawin ka ba after graduation? r u free?

you blocked this user

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Lester Balmaseda

lester did you practiced for the graduation? hindi kasi kita nakita kanina.

seen

i sighed after he seen my message, napa buga ako ng hininga dahil sa frustration ko sa nangyayari.

"i don't know anymore rick, ayaw kong sumuko pero unti-unti na akong napapagod sa mga nangyayari..." i don't know how to help lester and its eating my whole sanity. i don't want to lose a friend.

i went out from ur school and planed on going to the cemetery, I want to vent out my frustrationa and the sadess i'm feeling but to my shock hindi pa ako nakaka lapit sa puntod ni rick ay nakita ko ang bulto ni lester na naka upo sa damuhan malapit sa pinagsisindihan ko ng kandila.

in my tote, I pull out a stack of small candles that I always bring with me since. nang nakalapit na ako ay lumingon siya saakin at bakas din ang pag kagulat. I smiled and nod, I'm glad that he is doing fine. better than I last saw him.

nagtirik lang ako ang kandila kagaya ng ginawa niya at naupo, now that we are facing eachother i can clearly see the mist under his lashes. maybe he also went here to vent out.

"Hi..."he only nods at me and tried to fix his shirt aamban ng tatayo nang magsalita ako.

"You're done talking to him? pwede ka namang mag stay pa ng mas matagal kung gusto mo."

he remained standing and looking at the grass, marahan siyang humugot ng hininga. ang akala ko ay aalis na siya ng tuluyan pero bumalik ito sa pagkakaupo.

"May I ask what you told rick?" just like what my therapist does when we have a session. I'm not a professional but I think this question helped me.

"Just the usual..."

I nod and look at rick's tomb. I caressed his name carved on a marble stone as well as his words that are engraved with his birthday.

butterflies, wings, and chords. my love language...

" Ako naman, pumunta ako Dahil miss ko siya... and I want to tell him that you're being hard-headed." that caught him off guard but It doesn't matter.

marahang umihip ang hangin sa aking balat at muntik ng mamatay ang mga sinindihan naming kandila, mabils naming tinakpan ang mga iyon ng kamau upang hindi mawalan ng apoy.