CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: What If The Rain Won't Stop?
"B-baka po umatras lang palabas ma'am...t-try ko lang po tignan" pag-iinsist ko. anlamig na ngunit napapabilis ang pagtibok ng puso ko sa yakap niya. it's giving me warmness like coffee...i need to let go but it feels like i can't...why..
"You'll get yourself wet from the rain.." she said with her feathery voice then hugged me tighter. pakiramdam ko ayaw niya akong pakawalan...it feels unfair if i'd think about her husband but...argh!
Nanatili akong tahimik. I cannot argue with her...pero pano na yung driver? Bw1s1t naman kasi umalis pa dun eh. Siguro di niya naman na rin ako masisisi kunsakaling di ako lalabas diba?
Few more moments passed, she's still hugging me like a kid saying goodbye to her mom. Ng1na mo amelia bat ba ang cute mo!?
Palamig na nang palamig at manipis lang ang suot niya, baka mamaya magkasakit pa 'to pag nagmatigas pako. But it feels like i don't want this hug to end...
Tumingala ako upang panoorin ang ulan saka dahan dahang hinawakan yung kamay niyang nasa bewang ko. I felt her face lit up to watch the rain too. Naalala ko tuloy nung sumayaw kami sa gitna ng ulan haha...we danced so gracefully and enjoyed the moment, making it so unforgettable.
Diko maiwasang mapangiti nang maalala ko iyon...it's a real happiness, i can't resist to smile...despite of everything i'm doing
Regrets...pain...things i couldn't admit...si ate..
It's ringing in my head everytime...but whenever i'm with her...why do i feel so relieved?
"Shaira..." she muttered
"Po ma'am?" tugon ko
"They said...there's always a rainbow after the rain...what do you think that mean?" napatigil ako sa tanong niya saka napaisip
I paused for a moment.
"Hmm...sa tingin kopo, pagkatapos ng lahat ng paghihirap at sakit...makakamit morin yung ginhawa na ninanais mo.."
"What if the rain won't stop?"
Napatigil akong muli saka muling napaisip.
"Everything will be drowned by flood the rain made...everyone...if the pain won't stop, what will you do? If the rain won't stop...what will you do?" pagdagdag niya
"I'll stop the rain for you.." bumulong ako saka nanatiling tahimik, thinking she didn't heard my answer
"Nilalamig napo yata kayo ma'am...pasok na po tayo" wika ko
I expect her to unhug me but she didn't. Instead, she hugged me tighter and snucked her head in the right part of my back.
Napangiti ako sa ginawa niya saka inabot yung bunbunan niya gamit ang kaliwa kong kamay saka ito hinaplos.
"I'm older than you, you know..." she hissed
Older than me nga tas mahilig naman magpa-baby HAHA. But wala namang problema dun, basta siya.
I smiled "pasok na po tayo ma'am? baka magkasakit papo kayo..."
"You should've said that earlier.." masungit niyang wika sabay bitaw sa pagkakayakap sakin at naglakad na papasok
Napangiti ako sa inaasta niya "How could be a d3vil be beautiful like this.." i whispered
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~~~moments passed...
Dahan dahan akong naglalakad patungo sa kama niya habang suot ang isang itim na nightgown. Gawa ito sa seda at above the knee ang haba, manipis ito at kagaya ito nung kanya. Nakalugay ang mahaba kong buhok at kagagaling ko lamang sa bathroom niya. Ito yung pinahiram niya saaking damit at wala akong magawa, sino banaman ako para umangal diba. Magpalit daw ako ng damit, i smell like a rotten fish na daw eh kaya kahit labag sa loob ko, gora na.
