SUN SHOWER (Butterfly Sanctuary series 1)

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Family

"Girl, ilang araw ka ng nandito? What's up? What's our plan?" Yumi said while pulling the chair in front of me. "Ilang araw ka ng ganyan. Tulala at nakatingin sa malayo"

"Yumi," Tawag ko sa kanya.

"Ano?"

"I want to be a flight attendant," Sambit ko. Tumango-tango siya. "So, how will I become a flight attendant?"

"Ewan ko, bat ako tinatanong mo? 'di naman ako naging flight attendant. Search mo na lang" Inirapan niya ako. "Yan ba ang iniisip mo kaya ka tulala? Hindi madaling maging flight attendant, pero kung 'yan ang gusto mo, syempre susuportahan ko ang kaibigan ko"

"Hindi lang iyan ang iniisip ko. Marami pa noh. Gusto ko ng lumipat sa mas malaking kwarto. Gusto ko na ng bagong damit. Gusto ko na ng malaking TV"

I finally figured out what I wanted to do. And now I'm sure. Pagod na akong sabihin sa sarili ko na kailangan ko munang mag-ipon para maging flight attendant. Maubos na kung maubos. I just want to fly away from this fuck up place.

Matapos ng pag-uusap namin ni Aello, hindi na siya nawala sa isip ko.  Naguguluhan pa rin ako. If my family was the one who hurt him bakit nakikipag-usap pa rin siya sa akin? kay Julie? If I were in his position I wouldn't talk to them, to me. Hindi ko kakayanin.

"Well, if that's what you want alam ko namang kaya mo" She whispered and gave me a soft and genuine smile. "Tell me if you need anything, I'll be on the counter" Tinuro niya ang pwesto ko sa trabaho.

I want to put an end to this. I want to stop randomly feeling lonely. I want to sleep soundly in bed, ayoko nang mahirapan matulog. I want to put an end to everything. And start a new life, for real this time.

"Aello," I said on the phone in my ears.

"Hmm?" He answered.

"Are you at work right now?" Kinakabahan kong tanong.

"Yes," He simply answered. "I'm just having a meeting with a client. Kailangan mo ba ako? I can end our discussion here,"

"Ahh no! May gusto lang ako, Can you send me Julie's number?"

"I can. Can you wait for me for a bit? Hahanapin ko lang sa contacts ko, She called me weeks ago, and I couldn't remember her number" Julie's number isn't saved on his phone.

"I can wait,"

"Okay..."

"Thank you," Hindi ko ma siya hinintay na sumagot pa. Agad kong pinatay ang tawag.

I saw Yumi peeking at me curiously.

When Aello sent me Julie's number it was already midnight. Nagulat na lang ako ng tumunog ang telepono ko sa kalagitnaan ng paghiga sa foam.

Unknown number:

Here's Julie's number 09----------

Unknown number:

By the way, Are you still awake? Watch THE NOTEBOOK.

I rolled my eyes. Pero yun ang ginawa ko magdamag. I watched the movie and cried again, and fell asleep immediately. Crying always works.

Where does he get these movies? At bakit alam na alam niya kung kailan ako hindi makatulog? Does he can see me from afar? Do my thoughts are picturing on his mind?

I plan to go to Julie. Ask her everything. Kasama na doon kung saan ang pamilya niya. I mean, her mom and her dad.

Agad akong nag bihis ay bumaba sa apartment. And to my surprise, I saw Aello leaning on his car while cleaning his eyeglasses. Halos mapatalon ako sa gulat dahil sa kanya. I don't normally see him like this, isang beses lang, that night.