Painting the Stains of Our Endless Journey

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

"You got a fast car—"

"And I got a plan to get us out of here," she continued, singing along with the radio. "I really love this song! This was my anthem and forever will be."

"I couldn't agree more." I chuckled. "You sound so beautiful, Sy. I think you could nail every song you sing."

"Naku, Cho. You're just trying to make me believe na maganda talaga ang boses ko. Mabilis pa naman ako mauto, 'no? But I'll take that! Walang bawian."

"Of course, of course!" Tawa ko pa.

I kept on driving while Synestine found herself enjoying the radio so much. She was full of joy. Whenever I looked at her, I couldn't see any negativity in her, like she was glowing with this extremely pure aura and I couldn't ask for more. Masarap at masaya kasama ang mga taong katulad ni Synestine. If someone would ask me kung sinong gugustuhin kong makasama sa trip na 'to, someone would say Tomas dahil matagal na kaming magkakilala, but Synestine was a breath of fresh air. She gave me a new perspective on things I couldn't even imagine.

I never thought I would see myself doing this with Synestine. For the past years, she had a strong relationship with Cameron and I thought they would end up married together. But I was wrong—everything thought the same as I did, so everyone thought it would happen, but we were all wrong!

I still hear some people at school that the reason Cameron and Synestine broke up was because of me. She broke up with him to be with me which wasn't true. I didn't make her to break up with him and be with me. That wasn't just the truth. Kulang na nga lang ay kalimutan kong nag-eexist siya sa buhay ko dahil sa umpisa ay inakala kong hindi niya ako kilala—as in.

But again, I was wrong. . . She knew me the moment I saw her.

When the song ended on the radio, she let out a big sigh as if she got tired jamming along with.

"Phew, that was so fun! And I'm sorry if you think that was weird, Cho. Well, I really think it was weird!"

I laughed, shaking my head. "No, no! I don't think it was weird. It was fun. I actually love the song, too. Whenever I heard of it, I couldn't stop wondering what life would be like if we really got a fast car that won't end up in an accident."

She giggled. "That's true! But we should thank Tomas for lending us his precious car because if it wasn't for his kindness, this dream of mine would never even happen!"

"Yup, amen to Tomas."

Synestine giggled. "Amen!"

It has been two hours since we were driving down the road. Wala pa rin akong ideya kung saan kami pupunta ni Synestine. I could ask her, but I also don't want to spoil the fun on my behalf. Gusto ang thrill na ginagawa namin ngayon. I wanted to reach the unknown and would let it surprise me. Sure thing, she wouldn't do so much effort in doing this kung hindi naman worth it ang pupuntahan namin.

It would be worth it. She is worth it.

"Did I ever mention to you that I've always wanted to get out of Chester Town?" she wondered, looking at me. I quickly glanced at her and shook my head. "Well, interestingly, the reason I wanted to do this was because I wanted to see what I could do beyond this town. Pakiramdam ko kasi para akong nakakulong? If you know what I mean. . ."

Tumango naman ako. "Yeah, I get you, Sy. If I was in your position, I would do the same thing, but it seemed like for me, there was something that kept me pulling back to this town."

"We've got unresolved issues," she noted and laughed about it.

Natawa rin naman ako. "That's true! One of them was finishing college."