Forgetting Him

Chapter 8

6 AM in the morning. Nagising ako. I looked around my room. In a few minutes, kakadating lang ni Manager sa kwarto ko.

Damn! I remember something! Iyong may nag-alaga sa 'kin noong madaling araw at humalik sa forehead ko. Shit! I remember it's a lad who did that.

Sino kaya 'yon? Is it Brylle?! Is it him?

"Manager, nasaan si Brylle?" I asked. I still hoping that nandito.siya.

Naglakad patungo sa 'kin si Manager at napakamot siya sa kanyang ulo.

"Kylie, he is still missing.." sagot niya sa 'kin. I furrowed my eyebrows to her.

"Imposible, inalagaan niya ako last midnight." I answered. She laughed sarcastically.

"Are you crazy, Kylie? He is still.missing. What you are saying is imposible." sagot ni Manager. Darn. It's not imposible.

Maybe it's Zane pero tinulak ko na siya palayo.

"It's isn't imposible!" I defended. Napa-irap si Manager sa 'kin.

Binuksan niya iyong flatscreen tv sa harapan niya.

"News Flash: Brylle Seigez, di umano ay nawawala!" sabi ng isang reporter sa news report.

Gosh! Nakita ko nga siya e. It's him who take cared of me.

"Matapos ang ilang araw ng interview nila Kylie Smith, ang kanyang nobya sa show ay doon raw nagsimulang nawala di umano ang artista! Nagkaroon nga ba sina ng third party?" sabi ng reporter. Damn. Pinatay agad iyong tv.

I just rolled my eyes out of annoyance.

"Kylie, inayos mo nga ba yung relasyon niyong dalawa? Did you followed what I said?" tanong ni Manager. I frowned.

"Kylie?"

Tumingala muli ako. Kinwento ko ang mga nangyari.

"Godness! What are you thinking?!" sermon ni Manager. I smirked a little.

"And you are still smirking?!"

I frowned.

"Manager, please tell me kung nasaan na siya? I can't live without him.." sabi ko at tumingala muli. Tumulo ang luha ko sa aking pisngi.

Manager's phone rang. Manager answered it.

"Yes?..Why?...What about him?...What?!...Why would he do that?!...Beg him...WHAT?! He already did that?...Why soon?!...How about the carreer of my girl?!...Oh hell!..Okay, Bye..." sabi niya sa kabilang linya.

Hindi ko marinig ang kausap niya sa phone niya. Bakas ang pag-alala sa mukha niya. At anong kinalaman ng carreer ko doon? And who's him?!

Tinago ni Manager ang phone niya sa pocket ng kanyang fitted jeans.

"Sino iyong tumawag? What it said?" I asked out of curiosity. Manager is still worried. Kahit rin ako.

"Brylle's assistant manager called.. And you have nothing to worry about.." sagot niya. Pilit niyang ngumiti sa 'kin even though I know it's fake.

Umalis rin siya kaagad..
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Next day..

Gumaling ako bahagya. Noong kahapon may sakit pa rin ako ay may nag-alaga sa 'kin na lalaki. I guess yun din yung humalik sa forehead ko.

I hope babalik siya mamayang madaling araw. I can't see his face clearly yesterday. Dahil na rin sa kadaliman ng hating gabi.

Nalalakad ako patungong isang coffee shop. Well, I don't have any disguise at all. Wala naman bumubulabog na tao sa 'kin.

I am feeling someone na nasa likod ko. Sinusundan ata ako. I suddenly stopped from walking and turned around. Wala namang tao kaya nagpasya akong ipagpatuloy ang paglalakad.

It is eight in the morning. Hanggang sa maka-punta ako sa coffee shop ay nararamdaman kong may sumusunod sa 'kin. Umupo ako sa upuan nang isang empty table.

Nag-order ako ng frappuchini. The waiter served my order. I was drinking my order when some familiar person arrive from the coffee shop. Lalaki, naka-itim na cloak, and black faded pants also naka-leather shoes.

Bakas sa mata nang lalaki ang pag-iyak. His eyes were bloodshot. Pulang-pula at magang-maga na. He looked into my direction, I smiled. Umiwas siya ng tingin sa 'kin. Napa-yuko siya. He held his face at pumunta sa katabi kong table.

Halatang ayaw niyanf tumingin sa 'kin. Who is he? He is familiar alright.

I approached him, "Uh..Hi?".

He looked into me. And quickly looked at another direction.

"Am I familiar to you? Because you are to me.." I asked. Lumingon.siya sa 'kin at umiling.

Damn. I am interested.

"Can you atleast speak?" tanong ko. He didn't payed attention to what I said. Kaya't binalewala ko.na lang.

As I was sipping my coffee, hindi maalis ang tingin ko sa 'kanya. He was familiar! I can't think who is him. It isn't Brylle, because he is finding by private investigators.

Nag-order rin siya. Nang makuha niya ang order niya ay agad itong umalis without looking at me. I want to stop him but I can't.

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Midnight.

Hindi ako maka-tulog dahil hinihintay ko ang lalaking magpapakita sa kwarto ko. Naturally, mga ganitong oras ay pupunta na iyon dito.

One minute...Two minutes..Three minutes....Four minutes...Five minutes..Ten Minutes....Fourteen Minutes...Twenty Minutes...

Nakatulog na ako.
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Forty minutes passed..

Bumukas ang pintuan, nagising ako. Dumating ang misteryosong lalaking iniintay ko. It is dark. Kanina lamang nung nakatulog ako ay naka-bukas ang lampshade, ngayon ay hindi na.

Pumasok siya sa kwarto ko. Sinubukan kong matulog ng kunyari. I can see his features in his face. Nakatayo siya at may hawak na biscuit.

"Kylie, I don't know how can I live without you..."

"Kahit lumayo ako, I still find you. I miss you..."

"I don't know how to survive without seeing you..I know many people is finding me... Just I need is friendship.. I know I can't let you see my feelings. But here..I'm telling you this.."

"I love you, Kylie and it's true this time.."

"I hurted you a lot of times before..Here am I still loving you.."

"Please, let your amnesia go away and remember me.."

Amnesia? What? Dahil sa curiosity ko, namulat ang mata ko.

Bumangon ako, nagpanic ang lalaki. Shit! He is white lad, with a huge built of body. Sino siya?

"Who the hell are you?" tanong ko.
"Shit! Jusko! Kylie it's me! Your prince! Evan Harper. Remember me? You're my princess and I'm your prince." sagot niya. I rolled my eyes. Magnanakaw ba ito?

"Why the fuck your here?! And i don't know you." sagot ko sa 'kanya.

He seems hurted.

"You have an amnesia.. And funny thing is you can't still remember me.." sabi niya.

Amnesia? What?!

"Go away."

"So, do you remember me now?" tuwang saad niya.

"No. Please, tell me why are you here..Uh? Evan?.." I asked. He smirked.

"Nah, I just visited you. Some friend gave me your address.." He answered. I rolled my eyes. Who gave him my address?

"Who gave you my address?" I asked. He frowned.

"Someone named Dane? Or Lyle? I forgot." He answered.

Dane? Do he meant Zane? And Lyle? Did he meant Brylle? Fvck. Do this Evan have a connection to them? Do he know where they are?