Just Another Stranger

DISCLAIMER!

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses,places, events and incidents are either a product of the author's imagination or just used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance of actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

-apraiell-

Prologue_

Have you already experienced an earthquake of your own? Yung Akala mo lumilindol only to find out that it was your heartbeat.

I stopped out of nervousness caused by the unusual pounding of my heart. Have you also experienced it? When you were afraid that the earth's plate tectonics shake the whole place not until you realized that it was just the beating of your heart!

It's the beat of your heart that makes the whole place shake including to your body.

Why the hell am I asking?

Because I'm experiencing it right now.

'shit' I muttered out of nowhere. Dali Dali akong tumalikod at bumalik ulit sa fitting room .

I checked myself on the mirror and saw how tensed my shoulder's are, my face was red and yet my lips are as pale as glaciers even with lipstick on it.

I hold my chest Kasi feeling ko any moment sasabog siya. My God Aicah hold yourself. Humarap ako sa salamin at humingang malalim. I tried to think of a reason why my heart suddenly beats so fast.

'dapat Hindi siya Ang rason' a voice inside my mind suddenly whispered.

"Kulang ka lang sa tulog. Tama, kulang ka sa tulog" I talked to myself in the mirror. Okay, let's just stick with that. I don't care if it fucking sounds nonsense, I'll hold on to that reason or I'll face defeat again.

Wag Naman Sana.

Myrtle, my best friend would always say that when your heart starts beating fastly, the object or the person that you got your eyes on; is meant to be yours. And she will always end those statement with the quote " What's yours will find you".

Hell no.Stupid beliefs. I am not that dumb enough - well almost, but still not enough to make myself a fool in believing the word LOVE. If your heart is beating fast then there must be a problem with your palpitations. Should atleast care to go and see a doctor, atleast stop drinking coffee to much, quit smoking or any vices  and just sleep earlier than how you used to sleep the other nights. Baka naman Kasi highblood or anemic ka.

Kaya siguro Ang bilis ng tibok ng puso mo Kasi you're not healthy, you're not having a healthy diet and an excercise a day, or maybe abnormal lang Ang puso mo and.........
Basta! There are a lot of reasons, at Ang lahat ng Yun ay Hindi dahil Inlove ka. Ano to gaguhan? Creepy ng reasons ng mga tao sa mundo palibhasa puro love iniisip.

There are more greater things in this world than Love itself.

Nakarinig ako ng katok sa may pintuan then reality suddenly brings me back to my senses.

Putcha! Nasa loob pa pala ako ng fitting room, baka isipin nilang Kung ano-anu na ang ginagawa ko rito OMG baka isipin nilang I have plans on stealing their clothes! hell no. Nagbago na ako.  I immediately fix myself and hope for the best  -na Sana Wala na siya pag bukas ko ng pinto- before opening the door.

Wala na siguro yun.

Regret!

That fills my inner self. I regret opening that damn door. Sana pala hinayaan ko nalang isipin nila na mag nanakaw ako.

"Ma'am are you done? Nagmamadali Po Kasi si sir kailangan niya po munang masukat ang item and ito lang po yung fitting room na wala masyadong tao. Okay lang Po ba?" Wala akong narinig sa mga sinasabi Niya all I was thinking is HOLY CRAP  Isa ba Ang mall nato sa pag mamay ari nila? Kahit hindi sabihin nong sales lady na anak siya ng may ari ng mall nato halata naman sa intensity ng pagtitig niya.

I stood there without moving. I literally looked like a statue out there. The atmosphere feels so heavy that I can't even manage to breathe well.Hindi ko alam how long I stared at him and vice versa pero one thing is for sure it took a lot of seconds before I realized that he is there. He is in front of me.

A stranger was there. A stranger who stole a big part of me, a stranger who shared a lot of memories with me.

The stranger I used to love.

I breathe and feel my life again. Juskoo Buhay pa ako. 'Im alive so fuck, move Aicah' I shouted inside my mind.

I remove my eyes on his and started walking towards the cashier. "Sorry" I apologize for keeping them wait.

"Dito Po sir" rinig kong sabi noong sales lady and  guide him.

I just can't believe that he was there, of all places. Memories started to flash back,

All the words of affirmation that are now nowhere to find!

The promises that were broken!

The plans that were outdated!

and;

The love!

The love that used to be the center but was now set a side on the corner. Yung pagmamahal na nandyan lang! You cannot touch it nor embrace it! You shall not accept it nor burry it and forget it! Because if you will, it'll just cause pain.

I felt the shaking of my knees and the coldness of my palm. I hold my breathe for a second to stop myself from crying.

I was so tired and done of crying.

I tried to stop myself from thinking of him! I tried to reject all the flashing memories of him inside my mind. But I just can't do it! I was so much affected of his presence. I thought I already moved on but here I am still can't believe that I saw him again. The man who used to hold my heart and owned it.

"Shit" the only word I can say. I met a stranger from before.

A stranger from my past just had crossed his path with mine again.

I closed my eyes and reminded myself again.

"There are more greater things in this world than Love" I tried consoling myself

Or.

There are lots of great things life had offered because of

Love.

Maybe?

My heart deceived me again.