UNDER Series #1: I'm in love with your eyes

CHAPTER 4

Shit!

As I felt myself slowly falling, everything was in slow motion. I tried to look at this man's eyes, but I couldn't see it. Nakapikit lang s'ya at mukhang tanggap n'ya na kung ano ang mangyayari sa kaniya kapag natuluyan s'ya sa ilog na ito.

I didn't know what happened to me as I suddenly jumped off the bridge, trying to reach for his hands. Kahit nahuhulog na kami ay kalmado pa rin ang mukha nito. Something was wrong with him. Something was bothering him to the point that it triggered him to jump into this bridge.

As I looked at his face while falling, I realized that he was so handsome— WTF? I was literally dying here because of this random guy and I had time to think of that?!

"Oh no!" I hissed as we closely landed on the water. I straightened my body for a less painful dive.

I knew how to swim. I was trained for this kind of stuff because of Kuya. He said that I needed to learn how to swim and think fast while falling or being in the water. We didn't know when I would encounter a situation like this. I think that training is now used.

Agad akong umahon sa pagkalubog at hinanap ang lalaki. I looked around, but I didn't see him. I tried to dive in again, and when I could finally see him, he slowly sank. I didn't think twice as I dived down towards his direction and reached for his hands.

As I reached him and was able to hold his body, I swam back up. Fuck, ang bigat n'ya naman. Hingal na hingal ako habang hinahatak s'ya sa may gilid ng ilog palayo sa tubig. Agad na lang akong napasalampak sa lupa habang hinahabol ang paghinga.

This was just my first day but a lot of things happened already.

Hinahabol ko pa ang paghinga ko nang biglang umubo ang lalaki sa gilid ko. Agad naman akong napatayo at pumunta sa tabi n'ya. Tinulungan ko pa s'yang umupo at kitang-kita ko ang pamumula n'ya.

"Hey! Are you okay?!" tanong ko sa kaniya habang inaalog s'ya na umuubo pa rin at nilalabas ang tubig na napunta sa baga n'ya.

"Can you stop shaking me?!" iritadong sigaw n'ya sa akin at agad ko namang hininto ang pag-alog ko sa kaniya nang maayos n'ya ang sarili.

S'ya pa 'yong galit? S'ya na nga 'yong niligtas ko!

"What's with that attitude?! Tinulungan na nga kita!" I hissed.

"Did I ask for your help?!" he muttered in a cold and emotionless tone as he pushed me away and I fell to the ground.

Biglang nagsalubong ang kilay ko sa ginawa n'ya. No one dared to push me like that.

Bubulyawan ko na sana s'ya nang bigla s'yang tumayo at naglakad ulit papunta sa tubig.

"Hoy!" tawag ko sa kaniya saka tumayo sa pagkakatulak n'ya, pero mukhang hindi n'ya ako naririnig. "Ano?! Magpapakamatay ka na naman?!" sigaw ko sa kaniya pero patuloy lang s'ya sa paglalakad papunta roon hanggang sa maabot na ng mga paa n'ya 'yong tubig.

Susundan ko na sana s'ya nang biglang nakaramdam ako ng pitik sa ulo ko at biglang dahan-dahan lumabo ang lahat sa paligid ko.

"D-don't kill yourself," I whispered kasabay ng pagbagsak ko sa lupa.

Nakatingin ako sa kaniya habang patuloy na naglalakad papunta sa tubig. Then I felt that a sudden tear rushed down my cheek as I closed my eyes.

***

I suddenly opened my eyes as I realized that I passed out last night. "Where the fuck I am?" I whispered to myself as I wandered my eyes around. Napagtanto ko na wala ako sa bahay, edi nasaan ako?