Unbreakable Love

Chapter 5-PRESENT

PRESENT

Naisipan kong tumakbo kaninang umaga para mag-bawas ng bigat ng nararamdaman ko. It's actually the pain na gusto kong mawala or mabawasan man lang. Pagka-balik sa aking apartment ay nilinis ko lahat, baka sakaling makatulong, at makapag-simula ng bago. Pero, fudge, sino bang niloloko ko? Hindi na yata ko makaka-move on from my past, ni hindi ko nga alam paano gawin.

Habang nag-liligpit ay naalala ko na may isang unknown number ang nag-text sa akin kaninang umaga. One of the things I hate is receiving a "Hi!" message fron unknown number. Like nakapag-type ka na nga ng "Hi!" ano ba naman yung i-add yung name sa dulo ng message. 

Para hindi ako mahihiwagaan kung sino yung nag-text sa akin, at tsaka codename ang nilalagay ko sa aking phone book like Taylor Swift (Tay Gary), Cloudy (Chloe), Twinkle little star (Twinkle), Margarita (Nay Margaret). Mas nadadalian ako sa pag-gamit ng code names, and as security na rin.

Pagka-tapos mag-ligpit ay nagpunta ako ng aking kwarto para mag-check ng aking phone, at may nakita akong 10 messages from the same 1 unknown number.

Hi!

Hello!?

You there?

Elaine?

I think it's the time you should be replying now.

I can't introduce myself without you asking who I am.

Just wanna check on you.

I can't believe you're still the same kahit sa text.

Oh, God. What if it's a wrong #? Ur Elaine ryt?

Okay, that's it, I'm going to call you now.

Sigh. Bakit parang kinakabahan ako? After kung mabasa yung mga texts, parang may ideya na ako kung sino siya. Si Miles. Ilalapag ko na sana yung phone, pero bigla na lang itong nag-ring. My same ringtone for almost 5 years.

"Oh, thank goodness for answering. Whew, I'm getting old waiting for your reply here eh."

"Sorry, but who's this?" Hindi ko alam kung bakit pa ako nag-tanong samantalang kilalang kilala ko na yung boses niya.

"Okay, si Miles to. And you're Elaine, right? I know you're Elaine, but you are, right? Just want to make sure na tama yung nabigay ni Chloe."

"Binigay ni Chloe yung number ko sa'yo?" UGH.

"I won the bet, that's why."

"So the bet is about my number?"

"Naisip ko kasi na mas madali na kita mako-kontak, in case of..."

"In case of what? You don't need to reach me, Miles. You don't have anything to do with me..." hinintay ko yung sagot niya "...Okay, ibaba ko na 'to."

"No, wait. Actually it's not just your number. It's just that I got addicted."

"What? Haayy, Miles, pwede ba if you're just going to talk nonsense I'm going to end this na."

"I mean, yeah the bet was originally your number, pero after nung magical moment, nung nakita kitang nag-smile, I got addicted."

"I want to see you smile na, and I asked Chloe to trust me if manalo ako sa bet."

"But then I saw you cry, I was watching you crying...And I don't know why, but I felt something else. I want to make you happy, but I want to know the reason for your tears also, Elaine"

"I'm not going to tell you anything. And you know what, asking for my number from Chloe and not from me was wrong in so many levels."

"Okay, sorry about that. I just want to make you smile." Natahimik siya.

"No, Miles."

Ano bang iniisip niya? I can't believe na nasabi niya iyon.

I saved his number at ang codename na nilagay ko ay "DO NOT ANSWER!" and deleted his text messages.