About You (In The Midst of The Crowd Book 2)

Chapter 10: I'd Love To

Colet's POV

We just arrived in Manila. Diretso na ako dito sa bahay because I'm too tired while the others went out for dinner pa. Napatingin ako sa bahay ko. Puno ng nagkalat na damit na hindi pa napapalaundry. Bottle of alcohols are on the floor. Kahit saang sulok ay may mga cigarettes. Fuck, this is a mess. Bahay pa ba ito? Parang amazon eh.

I entered my room and saw my unfinished paperworks. Tambak ito at mukhang hindi ako makakatulog tonight. Ang laki ng bahay ko pero pakiramdam ko hindi ako makahinga. I feel lonely again. No noisy and chaotic friends, no peaceful view, and no sight of Jhoanna.

I took a deep breathe and reached of a certain picture frame. Kumpleto kaming walo. We're smiling from ear to ear and our eyes were full of life. Bigla kong namiss si Aiah so I decided to message her old number kahit alam kong wala namang sasagot.

Colet 10:12pm
I saw her finally, Aiah.

Colet 10:15pm
And she's so happy na.

Colet 10:16pm
Ako rin dapat, hindi ba? Dapat masaya rin ako.

Colet 10:17pm
I should fix myself. Baka nagagalit ka na sa akin eh. Our friends are okay na kasi samantalang ako, wasted pa rin.

Colet 10:25pm
You know I always miss you, right? Can you please knock some senses into me?

Colet 10:30pm
Dalaw ka naman sa akin minsan, Aiah. Pagod na pagod na kasi ako.

Colet 10:32pm
You'll always be part of me, Aiah. You'll always be part of us, especially Mikhs.

Hanggang sa hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na ako habang hawak ang picture frame namin. I was casually playing Mobile Legends at the living room when someone sat beside me on the floor. I looked at the person beside me and saw it was Aiah.

"You're here?" I asked then blinked a few times. She looked at me and smiled.

"How's my favorite sunshine?" One question. It was just one question to make me burst into tears. I'm very vulnerable and fragile when it comes to Aiah. I missed her.

I immediately hugged her tight and buried my face on her neck.

"I'm not doing so well, Aiah. I am so fucked up, I'm a pathetic loser. I push people away and get mad why they leave. Aiah, ang hirap hirap." I broke down.