Beyond The Universe

Chapter 23

Weeks later....

Michelle got very busy taping in her teleserye Black Rider, endorsements and pictorials. She had less sleep for days now. Super stress masyado na sa work. But sometimes her bffs confronted her na bigyan naman ang sarili ng panahon makapagpahinga. Well, nagagawa naman niya like meron siyang kunting time para mag golfing, shooting range kasama ni Sampan, mag gym with Rhian and Max in the morning or kung hindi Sampan ulit. Then dinners together with other friends and night outs, drinks with them. Sa lahat ng mga pang stress reliever niya na mga activities laging nandoon si Sampan para sa kanya. As I said lagi itong available para sa kanya. Ang swerte ko namang kaibigan dahil doon.   Minsan nga pag nakatulala siya dahil sa kakaisip ni Anntonia kinakausap niya ako tungkol dito. Katatapos lang naming mag golf at nakaupo kami sa damuhan ng area nagpapahinga.

"Hulaan ko sino nanaman ang iniisip mo?", she said to her while siya nakatanaw sa malayo ang tingin.

Pinilit niyang ngumiti bago sumagot "Alam mo na iyon",  Anntonia... Anntonia... naalala pa ba niya ako? Miss pa rin ba niya ako? Mahal pa ba niya ako? Lahat ng katanungan na iyon laman lagi ng isip niya kapag naalala niya ito. Wala na talagang updates sa social media accounts nito. Kung meron man ibang tao ang may update o post sa buhay nito. Pero nila like naman niya ang mga post ko. Pero yun lang... kahit sa mga messages ko sa umaga at gabi walang reply. Kahit emoji man lang..... ok na sana ako doon... pero wala wala... Haizzzzt napabuntong hininga nalang siya....

"Alam ko nahihirapan ka Baboo, pero ako ay concern lang naman sayo. Grabe ang focus mo ngayon sa trabaho. Nangangayayat kana oh. Wala ng muscles yung katawan mo. Di kana poganda tuloy DeeEwan kana" sabi nito sabay biro sa huli para mapangiti siya.

"Thanks ng marami Babe ha. Lagi kang nandiyan sa tabi ko. I appreciated it," seryoso niyang sabi rito.

"Ok lang yun! Ikaw pa ang lakas mo sa akin at kung alam mo lang," pahayag nito na may nais pang idagdag sa sinabi nito.

Pero sa isip niya wala naman siguro itong gustong sabihin sa akin. Ngumiti nalang siya dito.

"How's your schedule next week Baboo? I'll invite you to Palawan for a weekend get away if you want to." Sampan said waiting for her reply.

"Next week....Well, ok sasama ako I'll make sure maarranged in advance yung mga schedules ko. Matagal na din akong hindi nakapag Vitamin Sea," masaya niyang tugon dito.

"So everything is set nextweek Baboo. I'm excited on it. Atleast maka rest ka din sa busy world mo," sabi nito sa kanya.

"Yeah Babe. Tara na let's go have dinner before we go home," paanyaya niya kay Sampan bago tumayo at tinulungan niya din itong tumayo.

"Ok Baboo, let's tara", tawa nitong pahayag sa sarili. Tumawa na rin siya bilang tugon dito.

Mouawad Event in Thailand....

Beautiful ladies with their exquisite and attractive gowns from differents countries including Anntonia. She looks like a princess in her gown which differs from the other ladies.

The event have not yet started waiting for the other ladies to arrived. She arrived early in the event. Then, someone calls her name. It's Fabienne.

"Anntonia!!! Girl, how are you?," she asked with a big smile in her face.

"Fabienne! Hi! I'm ok. You look  beautiful," she replied also with big smile to her.

"Nah, you are more beautiful than us here," Fabienne whispers to her.

She just smiled for the compliment from Fab.

"Oh by the way before I forgot," Fab said and hug her tight and told her "She missed you so much".

She was shocked in what Fabienne did. "Who?..", she asked cluelessly.

She again whisper in my ear,"Your lover Michelle. She told me to hug you and tell you that she missed you so much".

"Ow! That person," she is blushing. Then she remembers, they saw each other in Indonesia a couple of weeks before. "How is she?" askes by her in a slow tone. That only Fab and I can hear.

"She's ok but you can see it in her eyes how she is longing for you. She told me everything Ann. I want to hear your story also why you haven't contacted her." curiously asked by Fab.

"I'm thinking things Fab and my situation now is not that easy. Irfan continues pestering and bothering me. He can't move one for what I did. And I don't want Michelle to drag in this kind of situation. Maybe giving us time and space will solve the problem. And by the right time comes if that really comes then I'm open for everything, love her without any boundaries and beyond the universe," looking away and sadness in her eyes, she seriously said to Fab.

"Mich also said that too to me Ann. She tries to understand you more and more patience for waiting on you. It must be more difficult for her I guess. She tried to communicate with you atleast through it. She knows everything about you." replied by her.

"It's better this way now Fab for both of us. I love her so much I will not deny that. But I have a hard situation I'm handling for now. And I do hope she can really wait for us."

"Ok Ann. All I can say is when two people are meant to be together, destiny brings them together soon or in the future". Hugged her after she said it.

"That is what I'm looking forward Fab, our future when we are together", smiled at Fab to tell her that she will be ok.

The event was a success. Everything goes smoothly and pictorials are magnificent according to the plan. And Anntonia went home to rest for it is the last schedule of her today.

Before she sleeps, she opened her social media accounts to see how's Michelle going on. She always saw posts of her with Sampan. In her mind, the two really enjoy each others company. It was like a knife pierced her heart always. I, myself should be the one should enjoy with her but not. Recently, she haven't received anymore inspirational messages from Michelle... Did she forgot me already?. Another pain from my heart thinking about it.. If she's happy, I'm happy for her too. Though it cost her much pain in her part knowing she is not the reason of Michelle's happiness these past few days, weeks and maybe months...