I was about to go to sleep when I received a message from Micha.
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Micha: sinong gising pa?
Ken: me. Y?
Micha: lasing na kasi si Jah at Stell, hindi kayang iuwi ni Josh both dahil malayo ang uuwian ni Josh ngayong gabi. Magkakalapit lang naman kayo ng bldg. Please help.
Ken: otw
Pablo: nasa samgyupan pa ba kayo? Omw na rin.
Micha: oo. Sorry to bother you guys huhu.
Hindi kailanman magiging abala sa akin si Stell. Never.
Sakto namang andito na si Ken nung nakarating ako. Sumasayaw pa si Justin sa harap ng statue ng samgyupan. Vinivideohan siya ni Josh at kinakantahan ni Stell na nakaupo sa harap nila. Parang mga bata.
"Hey, stop na." Sabi ko at sinubukang hatakin si Stell patayo.
"Ahh!!" Sigaw niya nung nakita ako. "Jah, may pogi oh. Hinawakan ako."
"Hindi, mas pogi yung tumatawa sa gilid." Sabi nito at tumuro kay Ken na tumatawa pa rin.
"Salamat ah? Hindi ko kasi talaga kayang iuwi si Jah at Stell ngayon eh." Sabi ni Josh.
"Ayos lang, kami na ang bahala dito. Malayo pa ang uuwian mo." Sabi ko at nagpaalam na silang dalawa. "Ken, ayos ka lang?"
"Ayos, dre. Ingat kayo ha." Sabi niya at sinara ang pinto sa kotse niya.
"Kyah." Nilingon ko si Stell at nakita na nakatitig siya sa akin. "Mahal na ata kita."
I brought him to my car then tried to drive him home pero tumuturo siya sa ibang lugar kaya dinala ko siya doon. It was an old abandoned warehouse. Tambakan ng mga vehicle parts.
"Bakit ayaw mo pang umuwi?" I asked but he just went inside kaya sinundan ko siya. "Stell."
"Ito!" He yelled.
Lumapit siya sa akin na hinihila ang isang gulong. Umupo siya roon at tumingala sa mga bituin.
"Are you ready to go home or do you want to talk?" I asked.
"What's wrong with me?" He asked. "Lahat ng mahal ko iniiwan ako. Anong mali?"
"Walang mali sa'yo, Stell. I think you're worth fighting for..."
"Eh bakit ayaw niya sa akin? Aminin mo na sa akin, Kuya pogi. Bakit hindi ako kayang mahalin ni Pablo?"
"Hindi mo ba naisip na baka natatakot lang din siya? Baka natatakot siyang masaktan ka. For sure hindi niya papatawarin ang sarili niya kung nangyari iyon." I explained how I felt. "Mahal ka nga niya pero hanggang dulo ba? At ikaw...kaya mo ba siyang mahalin kung sakaling masaktan ka nga?"
"Naging tanga na nga ako para sa kaniya eh. Ayaw niya pa rin. Paano niya ako minahal? Ipaliwanag mo sa'kin." Stell said and cried.
"Why do you love him? Is it because of your dead wife?" I asked.
"Tsk. Patay na si Pat, yeah I see her in Pablo but that's besides the point. I love him for the man he was. He took care of me. At isa pa...he did something that Cierra would never do to me. Ever."
"Ano iyon?" I asked again.
"He let me go." Saad nito. "Wala akong kalayaan kay Cierra. She was constantly in need of caring. I was fine with it at first pero namihasa siya. Cierra did bad things to herself at nadamay ako doon. Pablo did bad things too but he burdened himself even more. I knew it... I felt it."
He paused to look at me.
"He loved me, I finally knew how it felt to be loved without expecting to give it in return pero I did. I tried to tell him but he didn't accept it."
Tumayo siya at tinignan ang sapatos niya.
"Thank you for listening. I feel better again."
"I'll take you home." I offered at tumango siya.
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