The next morning, Bong and the Philippine delegates finished all their meetings before heading back to the airport to fly back to the Philippines.
Umaga pa lang ay sinisinat na si Bong pero pinilit niya talagang tapusin lahat ng mga naka schedule na gagawin niya bago sila lumipad pabalik ng Pilipinas.
The whole time, no one knew that his knees were already shaking and he could barely walk anymore. He must've caught the flu from being out in the cold for an extended time while he was thinking about what Liza revealed.
Buti nalang talaga at natapos pa niya ang mga commitments niya even though he was not feeling well anymore.
As soon as they got on the plane, Bong immediately isolated himself to the endmost part of the plane and reclined his seat to rest.
His temperature was almost over 40 degrees Celsius and his body was starting to shake uncontrollably sa sobrang panlalamig na nararamdaman niya.
Sa taas ng lagnat niya, he also began to hallucinate.
Parang nakikita niyang katabi niya si Sara at pinapangaralan siya like the first time he got sick na inalagaan siya nito sa palasyo
"Alam mo ikaw, dapat hindi matigas ang ulo mo. Alam mo naman na you just won as president. Hindi naman maganda yung kaka oath taking mo pa lang, naka medical leave ka na."
It looked and felt so real.. It was like he was taken back to the way it was, kaya kahit nag dediliryo na sa lagnat, napangiti pa din siya.
"Pagaling ka ha.. ayoko pa naman ng presidenteng sakitin."
As soon as the last words echoed in his mind, Bong's eyes started to water as the image of Sara started to vanish.
"Love..miss na miss na kita..Ikaw lang ang gusto kong mag alaga sa akin. Please naman.. wait for me please.." Bong told himself and as soon as he closed his eyes, his tears fell.
He felt so weak and broken. Pakiramdam nga niya malapit na siyang mabaliw sa sakit at lungkot na nararamdaman niya. He refused to accept help from anyone. Ayaw palapit, ayaw paalaga.
All he wanted beside him was Sara.
"Sir please, take this Medicine atleast. Para bumaba po yung lagnat nyo." sabi ng inflight medic na halatang nag aalala na sa kalagayan niya.
"No". he responded while wrapped in a thick blanket.
"Ano ba Bong, can you stop being stubborn and drink the damn medicine!" bulway naman ni Liza na ikinagulat ng mga tao sa loob na malapit sa kanila.
Buti nalang at nasa business class sila at 4 lang ang tao doon.
"I said No. Bingi ka ba? If I die, then you bring my body home and bury me beside my dad. As simple as that! Now will you please get out of my sight! Unless you can bring Sara to me, wag nyo akong iistorbohin!!" Bong yelled like a mad man.
Dala na din siguro ng sakit niya, parang wala na siya sa sarili and he couldn't keep his temper.
When Bong yelled, di maiwasang pagtinginan ng mga tao si Liza. And because of that, she got so embarrassed that she stormed out of the business class without saying another word.
Dahil na din sa takot mga naiwan sa business class after Bong yelled, they decided to give him the space he needed kaya Pinabayaan na muna nila itong mapag isa.
Awa ng diyos nakatulog naman si Bong but even in his sleep, isang pangalan lang ang paulit ulit niyang binabanggit and that's none other than his only love, Sara.
A few hours has passed and finally the plane landed in NAIA.
At dahil nakatulog naman ng konti si Bong, bumaba na din ng konti ang lagnat niya.
He was still sick but atleast, nagkaroon ulit siya ng panibagong lakas para mag speech sa harap ng mga taong nag aantay sa kanya
As he was walking towards the terminal, halos ang bibigat na ng mga hakbang niya.
He knew that Sara will be there pero hindi niya alam kung ano ang mararamdaman niya pag nakita niya ito.
When finally, nakapasok na sila, halos deretso lang ang tingin niya.
Deretso kay Sara.
Liza was beside him the whole time pero dala na din siguro ng sobrang pangungulila, he immediately let out a bittersweet smile when their eyes made contact.
At dahil deretso lang talaga ang tingin niya, as soon as he was a feet away from her, Hindi na niya napigilan at bigla niya na itong niyakap sa harap ng lahat.
It was a hug full of regret, full of longing and full of pain as he uttered the words
"Love, Sara.. ang sakit na. di ko na yata kaya."
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Love hurts talaga 🥹
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You All Over Me ('La Magie' Book 2)
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