heaven has gained an angel

23. Sunrise

Chapter 23: Sunrise

Prism

Ayara is already getting up too early for a chance to catch the sunrise. The sun's ray's touched my face when she pushed the curtains on the side. Kinusot-kusot ko ang mga mata ko. Hindi ko mae-enjoy ang araw na ito if I still wanted to sleep longer.

I yawned and cracked my neck.

Medyo maliwanag na ang buong palagid. It's a great time to get up. Dahan-dahan akong naupo sa paanan ng kama at pinagmasdan ang likuran ni Ayara sa balcony habang pinapanood niya ang paglitaw ng araw, enjoying its redding beauty.

Ang ganda ng sinag. At this time, the sun is at its best.

The colors became more vibrant and it shone brighter and brighter. Ayara must've been happy as I feel happy for her. Ito ang nag-iisang rason kung bakit niya pinili ang room na ito, gusto niyang salubungin ang umaga. That's the most special times of her day, it's part of her lives.

Actually, hindi sunrise ang pinapanood ko, eh.

Siya . . . ang pinapanood ko. Ang likuran niya. Alam kong nakangiti siya ngayon. I want her to keep that smile on as we seize this day.

The sun is rising higher and higher very slowly from minute to minute. Shortly after, nilingon ako ni Ayara para siguro silipin kung gising na ba ako. I greeted her with a smile on my face.

"You're awake," she said. Hindi ko man marinig dahil sa glass door na nasa pagitan pero bakas ko sa buka ng labi niya. I'm right, masayang-masaya nga siya. Her eyes spoke so much happiness.

"Yeah." I nodded.

"Come here!" maluwag na ngiti niyang pagyaya. Nag-hand gesture pa siya na niyayaya akong lumabas.

"I'm good here." Nag-thumbs up ako sa kaniya. Tinatamad akong tumayo.

Her shoulders fell off. Napaismid siya. Hindi niya ako natiis at tuluyan nang pumasok. "Halika na. Samahan mo 'ko. Let's get the daily dose of beauty and inspiration of sunrise. Don't miss out this chances. Look, ang ganda, oh," sambit niya. Napatawa ako nang marahan niyang hilahin ang braso ko para samahan siya to watch the big golden ball of light and warmth.

"Fine," nakangiting pagpayag ko.

As we stepped outside, lubusan akong namangha sa buong paligid. Hindi maipaliwanag ang ganda ng kintab ng dagat, the morning breeze, the calmness of a sunrise over the blue water and the feeling and serenity of the floating wave of air. The natural beauty of everything. This is too much for what I need.

"Wow," tanging nasabi ko na lamang. The calmness came over us.

"Ang ganda-ganda talaga 'pag sumisikat ang araw, 'no?" aniya, her smile never left her face na para bang hindi marami ang iniiyak kagabi.

"Right. Ganda ng view mula rito." Hindi maitatanggi ang ganda ng kulay ng paligid, sky takes a shade of orange. The way the world stops at this moment gives such peace within me.

"You know what, I'm late sleepers but I make an effort to clock off early just to watch sunrise. Hinding-hindi ako magsasawang panoorin at abangan 'yan araw-araw." Napalingon ako sa kaniya. Ang parehong siko niya ay nakatuon sa railings habang nakahalumbaba at bahagya ring nililipad ang ilang hibla ng kulay orange niyang buhok. Ang gaan ng mukha niya ngayon. "It never disappoints me. It marks new beginnings. New hopes for everything. New chance to start over. Ang maganda pa rito, no need to pay anything, it's free! Libre niya lang ako napasasaya basta't hihintayin ko lang siyang lumitaw." Her eyes are twinkling. "Do you get what I mean?"

I gave her a small nod. "Yes. Hindi kita masisisi kung bakit mo nagustuhan ang paglitaw ng araw."

"I may have cried so much last night but for some reason, that sadness was defeated by sunrise. I found happiness after the darkest night."