Revival (Kathniel)

Going Away

Author's note: I'm gonna say sorry in advance for the grammatical errors you'll encounter! I'll try to update next few days. *winks* I'll try to have longer chapters too. :) Follow me on twitter: bernillawattpad

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"How many times do I have to answer that question?" I turned my face towards Nanang Rona, who is currently on my left side. My furrowed eyebrows probably tipped off that I'm starting to get pissed.

"Child, you can't blame me. I've been here all your life. Your parents are gone, and then now you're going to leave us," she responded with a tear flowing on her right cheek.

Gaaah! Now I look like I'm the bad person here.

Last month, I decided to go to Davao and study there. Apparently, Nanang Rona can't seem to understand that to be able to move on, I need to go somewhere far. This is also hard for me, I've been dependent all my life.

I put my left arm on Nanang Rona's shoulders. "Nanang, I'll visit you all here during summer vacation. You could bring your family here while I'm gone. I don't want this beautiful house to be wasted. I'll send you money monthly for your salary and daily expenses." I stared at her, waiting for confirmation.

"Fine. But please, come home if you are having a hard time there." Awwee, that's why I love my Nanang, she is always thinking of me.

I kissed her forehead. "Of course, I will." I smiled at her. I removed my arm on her shoulder and continued packing.

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It's parting time. I really don't want to cry, I've shed too many tears the last few months. But thinking of leaving my friends and Nanang, I just can't help myself.

"Please promise to contact us, babe." My best friend Laila reminded me while holding my hand.

"Don't forget to bring hawt guys when you come back." My other best friend, Sally, winked at me. She's always been the flirt and the joker. Haha! I laughed at her and hugged her.

I love my friends. Laila, Sally, and I have been together since elementary. Leaving them behind is difficult. They are my second family. But I need to do this. I need this for myself. I know I sound too selfish, but I want to move on. I've carrying this load of heartache for too long, and now I feel tired.

Nanang embraced me tightly and said, "Don't forget to smile, dear. You know you look more beautiful when you smile." She started crying so loud.

I haven't been smiling since the day that my parents died. When I say smile, I mean a real genuine heartfelt smile. I always wore my fake smile, the one that doesn't reach my eyes.

"Let's cut the drama guys, I'll be late for my flight. It's not like I'll be gone forever." I kiss them goodbye. I'm gonna miss these people. But I just need to do this.

After all my baggages are checked, I slowly walked towards the line while my other free hand is rummaging through my shoulder bag looking for my cellphone.

Suddenly, someone's elbow bumped at my shoulder, causing my bag to fall. I expect someone to say sorry, or maybe just help me. When I didn't hear one, I immediately glared at the person who bumped at me after getting my shoulder bag on the floor.

"You didn't even say sorry," I complained.

He smiled at me, just fucking smiled at me.

I approached the guy angrily. "What is your problem?" I hissed, not wanting to grab any unwanted attention.

"Nothing," he smirked. "I'm Daniel, you are?" he raised his left eyebrow. Wow. Too much confidence.

"Do I look like I wanna know you? Or the other way around?" I replied angrily.

If we weren't in an airport, I'm probably scratching that smirk off his face right now.

I realized that I'm being too childish and I'm overreacting. I'm making a big deal out of this. His arrogance just irritates the hell out me. To leave the bad luck behind, I stomped off and left his arrogant ass.

Before I could reach my seat, I mentally tapped my self and said "You're gonna move on and find your luck in Davao. I know you will." I convinced myself.

My eyes scanned the place, searching for seat 32B. I couldn't believe what I saw. Guess what? Daniel, the arrogant ass, is seated next to 32B, which was my seat.

Wow, so much for being lucky.

He smirked at the sight of me. I rolled my eyes and said "Oh please."

I can't believe he's amused by this. I don't know him, but I already wanted to hurt him so badly, physically.

We stared each other for a while. And then I looked around, I'm thinking of a way to get off this situation, but I can't find any.

When I met his eyes again, it clearly said "You don't have any choice" I hate to admit this, but yes, he's right, I don't have any choice.

I sighed long and loud. "This is gonna be a looong ride."