12 Minutes [ON HOLD]

III - Dilemma

"It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed"  

― Thomas Moore

[SOMEONE'S POV]

November 17, 20XX 12:00 MN

I have just ended the call with Random the person I've been having conversations with over the past weeks or should I say months?

I must say I've found an outlet to where I could let all my frustrations in life out.

Time really flows when you have something interesting going on.

Interesting? What did I just say?

Okay I admit, it has become interesting alright, but not that I was expecting it to turn out this way... Ayyy teka teka nga bakit ba ko Ingles ng Ingles. Bwiset na Random yun pati ako nahawa na!

May lahi kaya yun?

Napakamot pa ko sa ulo sa kakaisip, ay ewan di naman importante un.

*click* door opens

Napabalikwas ako nung biglang bumukas yung pinto and nakita ko si ate Micah.

"Oh, why are you still here? Isn't it late already?" tanong niya habang patungo sa kusina.

Hindi agad ako nakasagot.

Patay pano na to...

"Ahh..." panimula ko "you know, devotion."

Palusot ko while showing her my Bible.

Sorry po Lord...

"Okay" tipid na sagot niya matapos uminom ng tubig.

"Bilisan mo diyan at matulog ka na."

"Yes ate!" sagot ko with matching saludo pa.

Tuluyan nang pumasok ng kwarto niya si ate at naiwan muli akong mag-isa sa sala. I was really doing my devotion and I've finished it, but then it was that time of the day where I get to talk to Random. I just can't tell anyone about it since it's part of the our deal.

I took my phone out and looked into my gallery. Napangiti ako nung makita ko yung picture na kinuhanan ko. It's a picture of the billboard with the message "Talk to Me" - God.

FLASHBACK

August 30, 20XX 5:16 AM

"Going home?" Jane asked.

"Yup, finally I get off early... walang OT-OT for today" we both laughed at the joke.

"Good for you, see you tonight!" she happily said.

I waved her goodbye and I walked out of the production floor. I headed to my locker to get some of my things. Actually kanina pang 5 yung end ng shift ko pero may kinailangan pa akong tapusin.

"Sa wakas sweldo na ulit!" rinig kong sabi nung katabi kong babae habang kinukuha and payong ko sa locker.

"Oo nga e! Hayss... pero maya-maya lang wala na ulit, parang nililipad lang." sabi nung kasama nung babae. "Grabe dalawang linggo mong pagpapaguran pero wala pang dalawang araw ubos na sa sobrang dami ng bayarin!"

"Well that's life! Wala na tayong magagawa." at sabay naman silang natawang umalis.

Tinignan ko lang yung dalawang babae habang palabas sila ng opisina. Oo nga pala sweldo na ulit, kelangan kong dumaan ng ATM bago umuwi.

Paglabas ko ng opisina sinalubong ako ng malakas na ulan. Ang dami ng taong nag-aantay ng masasakyan sa tapat ng building namin. Medyo malayo pa dito yung sakayan pasamin kaya naman binukasan ko ang payong ko at lumusong sa ulan.