You All Over Me ('La Magie' Book 2)

Silence

In Ilocos..

"How is he? What is wrong ba with Bonget ate? Mag iisang linggo na din siyang missing in action ah!! Have you seen Social media? The bashers are all over it!!" Naka ekis ang kilay na tanong ng kararating lang na si Irene habang nakaupo sa sala nga mansion kasama sina Imee at Greggy.

"Sa totoo lang Irene hindi ko na alam! Ang tigas ng ulo ng kapatid mong yan! This is like 1986 all over again!! Makaasta kala mo hindi siya ang presidente ng Pilipinas!! Ilang beses ko ng sinubukang kausapin pero wala talaga!!" Sagot ni Imee sa kapatid with a tone that sounded so frustrated yet defeated. Yung tipong pasuko na which is quite unusual for the ate Imee na kilala niya.

Dahil dito, di maiwasan ni Irene na lalong mas mag alala sa kalagayan ng kuya niya lalo na at halatang tipid sa pagsagot si Imee.

"I wanna see him. I wanna see Bonget, Ate." Irene said as she placed both her hands on Imee's knees na para bang nakikiusap.

When she did that, for some reason, bigla ding naging emosyonal si Imee. It's as if she couldn't hold it together at hindi na nga niya mapigilang pumatak ang luha niya.

When Irene saw her cry, she knew that there was definitely something wrong with Bonget.

Kung ano man yun, hindi niya alam. But she's determined to find out.

They sat there in silence for about 15 minutes before Imee finally stood up and spoke.

"Tara Irene, let's see Bonget"

As soon as Irene heard her, nagmadali na din itong tumayo para sundin ang ate nya. Her hands were shaking as she followed her in the hallway papunta sa pinakadulong kwarto papunta sa kinaroroonan ng kuya niya.

She could hear her heartbeat pounding as Imee twisted the doorknob.

Sa sobrang lakas ng tibok ng puso nya, when the door finally opened, halos mapasalampak sya sa sahig as she held her mouth in shock.

There she saw a lonely and disoriented Bonget sitting on the floor with tears in his eyes staring blankly into the window. Yung tipong wala sa sarili at nakatulala lang.

It took her a couple of minutes to realize what was actually going on. Her mind refuses to believe the possibility of her beloved brother going through depression that might possibly lead to anxiety and mental illness.

When Irene recovered from the shock of seeing her beloved brother in that condition, agad syang napatayo at lumapit. With one hand, she pulled his arm and said.

"Bongeeet!!! Ano ba? What is wrong with you? Can you get your shit together? What is this? What is all of this? ba't ka nagkukulong dito? Are you out of your mind?" Sunod sunod na tanong niya sa kapatid.

When Bong felt her hand, pulling her up, agad din siyang napalingon sa kapatid but instead of answering all her questions, he simply looked at her and said.

"Ading, I need her. I need Sara. I love her. Bring her back to me please. Please parang awa mo na." he said with a defeated tone as his tears were falling from his eyes non-stop.

Awang awa si Irene sa nakita niya but she knew that what Bong was

asking was not easy. She herself spoke to Sara a few times at mukhang buo na ang desisyon nitong itigil na kung ano mang namamagitan sa kanila ni Bong.

Sara didn't want anything to do with Bong other than being Coparents to their daughter Diara. Kaya masakit man para sa kanya, she slowly sat beside her brother and spoke.

"Sige Kuya, kakausapin ko si Sara. How are you ba? Have you been eating? Ang payat mo na ah!" She said as she pulled a hanky from her blouse and wiped Bong's tears.

"I... I want to.. I just want to be alone... kung wala si Sara, I'd rather starve here and die Irene. Ayoko na. This has been a long and exhausting life for me..I don't wanna exist anymore if I won't have her. So please Ading.." mahinang sagot ni Bong as he bowed his head and stared blankly on the floor.

Then there was dead silence.

Yung tipong tahimik ang paligid at walang nagsasalita pero andami nilang gustong sabihin.

So many words left unspoken.

All of them sat in that room silently for almost an hour before everyone left.

And once again, he was alone in an Empty room, with an empty heart.

That night, he did the unthinkable.

As silent as the night, at around midnight, Bong made a decision to end his suffering.

He slowly opened the bedside drawer and took the sleeping medication na nireseta sa kanya.

Stared at it for a few seconds before taking everything and swallowing it.

After drinking a full glass of water, he gazed at the window and saw the beautiful full moon.

When he did, he just let out a tiny bittersweet smile and said.

"No matter how beautiful this sight is, No one compares to you My love, Sara. Miss na miss kita and I'm sorry for being selfish but I hope you and Diara live a long and happy life without me. I don't wanna hurt you anymore. Ako lang naman ang dahilan kung bakit laging kang malungkot, I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me. I love you so much and even death could not change that" Bong said out loud as he slowly laid his head down on the bed and closed his eyes.