Ever since I was a kid, I can always hear voices in my head. The noise was too unbearable na umabot sa puntong I isolated myself from the outside world for years.
I even thought I was going crazy. Hanggang sa nag reach out na ako sa mga magulang ko about this suffering I've been dealing.
Flashback
"Ma, maniniwala ba kayo sa'kin if I told you na I've been hearing voices in my head for years now?" my mom looked at me and gave an amused laugh, as if she already expected this.
"Mama naman eh, walang nakakatawa dun!" I gave a frustrated sigh.
"Oh, honey. I already knew you'd ask me that sooner or later. Napagdaanan ko na din kasi yan dati, when I was around your age or a bit older than your current age." she gave me a soft smile.
"So alam mo kung anong lunas neto?" I was given a sense of hope when my mom smiled and nodded.
"Hay salamat naman kung ganon." I smiled but it was then replaced when I heard what she said next.
"All you need to do is find your soulmate." alam mo yung tipong you can hear that 'eh? eh? eh? eeeehhh?' meme playing in your background? Ganon ang reaction ko ngayon.
"Naniniwala ka sa ganyan, Ma? OA ka naman pala- ARAY!!" bigla akong kinotongan ng nanay ko.
"How else did you think I met your dad?" oo nga noh? Come to think of it, I never knew the story of how my parents actually met. Ang tanging sinasabi ni Mama nun is when she saw my dad for the first time, she knew he was the one for her and my dad felt the same as well.
"Soulmates do exist, Y/n. The closer you are to your soulmate, a red string will eventually appear on your pinky finger or on your wrist, guiding you straight to them. As for the noises, they'll lessen and will eventually stop once you're in the same place as him or her. That's how your father and I both knew that we were each other's soulmate." my mom explained as she continued telling me the story of how she knew my dad was the one for her as if meeting him was the best thing that ever happened to her.
"So, if this so-called string of fate doesn't appear and these voices in my head don't stop, it simply means I haven't met them yet? Baka naman sumalangit na kaluluwa ng soulmate ko if it does exist." bahagya namang natawa si Mama sa sinabi ko.
"Loko loko ka talagang bata ka. Hay nako. Pag andam na diha kay basig ma late na nuon ka. Kasuk-an napud kang Papa nimo ron." at nag bisaya na nga nanay ko.
It's been 2 or 3 years since my mom told me about this whole soulmate thing and I've been searching for this 'soulmate' of mine since then but to no avail.
"Baka nga sumalangit na talaga kaluluwa ng soulmate mo, beh. O di naman kaya di pa pinapanganak?" tawang tawa na sabi ni Claire, one of my bestfriends as I shared what my mom and I talked about that night.
"Tarantado ka, gagawin mo pa akong pedophile sa statement mo." tawa lang parin sya ng tawa while we're arranging the booths na pagdidisplay-han ng mga merch.
Yes, we're attending the 3-day concert of my favorite P-Pop girl group, BINI! Matagal tagal ko na ring hinihintay na magkaroon sila ng solo concert and now it's happening! We're not just attending the said event as concert goers but we are part of the organizing team.
"Aray." I mumbled when I felt a stinging pain on my wrist while carrying a huge box full of Bini wand, Bini's official lightstick.
"Oh napano ka? Ayos ka lang? Sabi naman kasi sayong ako na magbubuhat ng mga yan eh." she carefully treaded on my hand. We looked at each other with confusion when we both saw na wala namang sugat sa kamay ko. Akala ko, na twist ko lang ng bahagya ang kamay ko but what happened next shocked me. A red string slowly appeared on my wrist and it became more visible with each passing second.
