Parallel Hearts

Chapter 7- Friendship

I was bursting out with laughter, even for a quite tiring day Yael took me to different places in Manila, Cartimar, divisoria, baclaran, manila cathedral, the national museum and more.

"Yael sintunado ka talaga!" Natatawang sambit ko habang pinapakinggan ko si Yael na kumanta sa karaoke, nasa loob kami ng isang mall sa Manila kung saan merong karaoke bar, nasa loob kami ng room and we bought drinks and alcohol at kaming dalawa lang ang magkasama, he was singing and his voice is very sintunado, he was singing hanggang kailan ng orange and lemons, but his voice is somehow sweet.

"Di' mapigilang mag isip, na baka sa tagal mahulog ang loob mo sa iba, nakakabalisa, knock on wood, wag' naman sana." I was continuously laughing at his voice, but suddenly it became soft, that makes my heart beat so fast, I wasn't expecting this, dalawang araw palang kaming magkasama.

"Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay na makasama kang muli sa buhay kong puno ng paghihirap at tanging ikaw lang ang pumapawi sa luha at naglalagay ng ngiti sa mga labi." As his voice became so soft, his gaze went straight into my eye, I went silent, as he sings he made me feel that the song he's singing was meant for me, even though his voice isn't that good, it makes me feel my blood rushes fast, my heart beating so fast that I have no more idea what is happening to me.

As he sings the two last lines of the song, he went close to me, took a seat beside me, he stared at me deep in the eyes, hinaplos nya ang mukha ko and my eyes automatically closed itself, his voice made me feel free from the world I live in, free from the pains of my life.

"Zoe." He called me, I started to feel so dizzy, I cannot open my eyes and my world is spinning, he kept on calling my name but suddenly I lost all consciousness.

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I felt the soft covers of the sheets of my bed as I start gaining back my consciousness but my world didn't stop spinning, I still am feeling dizzy as I remembered I drank all of the alcohols I brought for us, when I realized that I am in my hotel room I immediately woken up my consciousness and observed my surroundings without having clear visions, I am in my hotel bed? How did I get here? Hindi naman ako nag teleport, and the clothes I'm wearing yesterday is still the same until now.

I started looking for Yael maybe he's the one who brought me here but did he drive my baby boy Max? If I just knew that he drove my baby boy to this hotel I'll kill him and Max is my son and I am the only one that can touch him! Sa sinapupunan ko sya nanggaling!

I started to look for my phone, I looked in my bed and bathroom to message Yael but suddenly I remembered that ever since I ran away I never opened my phone again, all this time I survived not using my phone when I cannot live without it? What a character development!

I was thinking of where should I find Yael, all I remembered wala syang sinabi sakin kung kailan kami mag memeet ulit to travel the whole Manila, I don't want to open my phone and I want to learn on how to live without using my phone, alam nyo naman if you're a phone addict ikakamatay mo sa kaba kapag wala sa bulsa ang phone mo, pero all these times I was never afraid if I lose my phone because I was enjoying my moment with Yael, pero ayokong buksan ang phone ko dahil sigurado akong sabog ang notifications ko sa pamilya ko at close friends ko if and only if na hinahanap ako ng buong pamilya ko, only Jacob would look for me. 

And I'm sure the HR would be more suffering now with less employees, no manager and no assistant manager that can take my place, if they found someone who can take my position, I will never go back in that hell, disguised as Human Resources Department.

My only choice is to go at the lobby of the hotel I was staying, when I got there I didn't found Yael, nagtanong tanong ako sa mga staffs ang sabi nila nag bilin daw si Yael na kapag hinanap ko daw sya ay icontact sya, ngayon they immediately contacted Yael and they told me to wait for him in the lobby, pero habang wala pa sya I immediately headed to the parking lot where my son is parked, when I got there I gave my son a warm hug and even kissed him like a mommy does.