Under the same sky

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Jealous

I closed my eyes while feeling the cold breeze of the air. I was walking at the seashore, clearing the stupid thoughts that my mind keep saying. Palubog na ang araw kaya wala ng masyadong tao sa may tabing-dagat, marami na din akong nakikitang ilaw sa mga bahay-bahay.

Tumigil ako at umupo sa may buhangin. I stare at the sunset from above, It was so beautiful to stare with. Ang kulay kahel na kalangitan ay dahan dahan nang nilalamon ng kadiliman.

Darkness.

I am not afraid in the dark, I've been used to it. It was once my hideout when my tears began to fall and it never failed to comfort me.

I wiped my cheeks when I felt tears on it. I am crying again. What happened earlier never left my mind since then. Pagkatapos ko kasing maligo ay dumiretso na ako dito para makapag-isip ng maayos. I want to rest for awhile and I badly want to stare at the night sky kaya dito na ako dumiretso.

My lips formed a wide smile when I saw the traces of the moon. May mga bituin na ding nagniningning. If only I bring my phone, I would have been capturing this all.

Staring at the night sky was also one of my favorite habit, it gives me chills. Moon really did reminds me of my mom, kaya kapag nakikita ko ito ay kampante ako. Minsan nga ay kinakausap ko iyon na parang nandito lang si mommy sa tabi ko.

Mom died cause of a ship accident two years ago. I was depressed that time, I keep blaming myself. Pakiramdam ko noon ay kasalanan ko iyon, pinasama ako ni mommy noon pero hindi ako sumama kaya gano'n nalang ang pagsisisi ko nung malaman ang nangyari.

Losing someone I love really did make me depressed. Once I get comfortable with the person, I can't afford losing them.

Nagulat ako nang may tumikhim sa may likuran ko. Lumingon ako, a unfamiliar man sat beside me. Hindi ko masyadong makita ang hitsura nito dahil madilim na.

"Mind if I sit here miss?" sinabi niya iyon matapos umupo sa tabi ko. Tumango lang ako, hindi naman ata iyon masama na may tumabi sa aking estranghero, unless he would try to harm me.

"I'm Gabriel, you can call me Gab for short and you are?" he offered his hands.

"Jean" simpleng usal ko pero hindi ko tinanggap ang kamay niya. I can interact with strangers but not physically, handshaking isn't my thing too.

Narinig kong tumawa siya pero ipinagwalang bahala ko nalang. I just keep staring on the things that always made me satisfied, the moon and stars.

"Why are you alone miss?" he asked. He has this American accent when he said those, siguro ay isa itong dayuhan mula sa ibang bansa.

"I'm not alone, I was with my mom" I said, still staring at the sky.

In my peripheral vision, I saw him moving his head. Palingon-lingon ito sa paligid kaya natawa ako. Damn this stranger, he really did thought I'm with my mom.

"T-there's no one here" takot na usal niya. I smiled. This stranger just change my mood. I like him, childish.

"Just kidding. I am alone, wala dito si mommy" I assured him. Tumahimik ito.

"You're funny" he said. Ngumiti ako, I am not good at joking but I guess this time I am.

"Stay here, I will get foods for us" tumayo ito at naglakad nang hindi hinintay ang tugon ko.

My smile didn't fade. That stranger just change my mood that easily. Hindi ko alam na sa maliit na bagay ay nagiging masaya na ako. This is strange.

Hindi umabot ng limang minuto ay naramdaman kong may tumabi sa akin. Inilapag nito ang mga chips, tubig pati ang flashlight sa may buhangin.