One Night Stand (On-Going)

Chapter 17

I sighed happily. Me and Yael are at the park again, nakikipag laro sa mga bata, nag lilibot, kwentuhan, catching up. And then.. we fell into a silent as we both watched the sky. Plano ko sanang panoorin ang sunset dito, kaya lang 12:00 pa lang.

"Snow.. k-kasi.. ano.." He suddenly spoke.

I looked at him, "Hmm?"

"I.. Will you give me a second chance to make everything right? To.. rewind all my mistakes? To explain?"

My body suddenly became cold. Ito na yung pinakahinihintay ko. Ilang taon ako nag hintay, at andito na. Kaya lang.. gusto ko pa bang marinig?

Ofcourse you do, Snow.

Are you sure?

Yes.

I nodded slightly and stood up, dusting my pants off. I guess... kailangan din niya malaman ang tungkol kay Lizzy.

He stood up too, mirroring my actions and we walked side by side towards the sorbetes vendor, Mang Lindo. He saw us, with a shocked expression. "Nananaginip ba ako o mag kasama ang dalawang bata ulit?"

I chuckled softly, "Mang Lindo naman.. Isa nga po, favorite ko." I grinned.

He smiled and nodded, "Ikaw hijo?"

"Chocolate po." Ngumiti din sa Yael.

"The usual parin, ha?"

"Naaalala mo pa po, Mang Lindo?" Yael grinned from ear to ear.

"Oo naman. Kayo pa ba? Makakalimutan ko?"

Binigay na niya sa amin yung ice cream at nag bayad si Yael. "Eh, Anak, Asan na yung kaibigan mo, ha? Si.. ano.. Caleb ba iyun?"

I smiled, "Nasa trabaho po niya. May meeting po siya ngayon, at itong si Yael naman niyaya ako lumabas kaya hindi na ako nakapasok."

Mang Lindo laughed, "Ikaw Yael ah! Wag mo na uulitin yan ah?"

They both patted each others back as goodbye and i nodded at him and we walked off.

We were back in our place, sitting by the grass. This felt... comfortable. And.. i'm feeling happy.

But.. there is something thats missing. I can't figure what, but something deep inside of me wants something more... looking for something more... And no matter how much I ask myself, It won't get out. It stays inside.

"My mother was dying.. At that time, walang wala na talaga kami. Kaming dalawa lang naman ni Mama ang nag tutulungan sa buhay.. But then... when I thought nothing could get worse, nalaman ko na second family pala kami. Kabit lang ang Mama ko sa Papa ko. Dad's wife knew about me and my mom, and I don't know about their kids. But at that moment, kahit nasaktan ako, lumapit parin ako kay Dad at nilunok ko ang pride ko." He started, startling me. "Humingi ako ng tulong, kahit ayoko. Galit na galit ako sa kaniya noon, bakit hindi niya sinabi sa amin? Maiintindihan ko sana kung sinabi niya sa amin.. pero malalaman ko sa iba pa? Ang sakit lang."

"Tita, Dad's wife, she was selfish. I don't know about now, but she really was a total bitch. Gusto niyang sirain kami ni Mama. Pahirapan. Then one day, nalaman niya na may girlfriend ako. Dad didn't give us any help when I asked him, but Tita promised to. In one condition... hiwalayan kita and act as if nothing happen, like you don't exist."

"I was torn between my mother and the love of my life. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko noon. She threatened me na kapag hindi ako tumupad sa usapan, papahirapan niya lalo si Mama. So I agreed. I thought, I can see you again in the future. My main focus that time is Mama, kasi in all and all for what she had done to me, kailangan ko din siyang suklian. So I gave up the love of my life to save my Mom."