Closing Time

22

Cydthealee

We stayed up all night, just the two of us. Since nung pumasok si Kimmy sa room where I stayed ay hindi na kami nakalabas. Nakatulog narin kasi yung ibang teammates namin sa labas so we took that room for the both of us. Hindi namin namalayan na we've been talking to each other for the past few hours at ngayon ay 3am na. We didn't mind the time. Bakit naman eh nag eenjoy kaming dalawa. For the first time in a long time ay naka pagusap kami nang ganito katagal. We surely missed it. I really missed her.

"Dit tara." aya sa akin ni Kim nang tumayo siya sa bed na hinihigahan namin ng ilang oras na.

"What?" I asked in a surprised tone sabay tingin sa oras. "Loka ka Kimmy alas tres nang umaga na oh. Saan tayo pupunta?"

"Sus daming sinasabi." she countered. "Tara na!"

Not wanting to fight her anymore, I followed her outside. Kim took my hand and led me to the balcony. Ang buong akala ko ay tatawagin niya akong mag joy ride in the middle of the night. But she had a different idea in mind. Kim climbed on the railings of the balcony na parang tatalon na siya.

"Huy Kimmy ano yan?" I laughed. "Are you seriously gonna end your life in front of me?"

Hindi niya ako sinagot instead nag patuloy lang siyang umakyat at lumakad papunta sa may left side ng balcony na naka konekta sa may bubong nang rest house. Looking at her ay parang gawain niya talaga ito, ang umakyat sa roof. Finally nakarating siya sa gustong niyang spot sabay tawag sa akin. Syempre hindi naman ako nagpahuli. I immediately climbed on the railings at sinundan ko yung mga yapak na ginawa ni Kim kanina. In no time nakarating na rin ako sa tabi niya and we just sat there. We were silent for a while. We were both scanning the landscape that was surrounding us. Itong rest house na ito ay napapalibutan nang isang golf course with a lake which makes it more beautiful in the eyes. At lalo na ngayong gabi, the moon is just so bright and just makes it more magical. Ang feeling ko ay parang nasa isang pelikula kami. But this is more beautiful, because this time, it's real.

"This is beautiful." I let those words escape my mouth as I closed my eyes just breathing in the moment.

"It is." Kim agreed politely. "Kasing ganda mo."

Natawa nalang ako. She said that not in a banat way, but more like an assuring statement. I mean she says that all the time but there is something different about the way she said it at this moment. Kinilig ako, no char.

"Sana dito nalang tayo no?" I heard her ask me. "Napansin mo ba kung gaano tayo ka relaxed and how carefree tayo kanina?"

"Dahil sa alak yun." biro ko naman. "Pero yeah, nakita ko nag enjoy talaga yung buong team."

Kim smiled at me. For the first time I saw how perfect the way Kim smiles. Yung bang talaga makikita mo na masayang masaya siya. I love that about her. Madali mo lang siya mapasaya kahit sa maliliit na bagay.

"Kaya nakaka excite talaga yung vacation natin this week eh." she went on with her happy mood.

"What?" I asked surprised. "Anong vacation yan?"

"Di mo alam?" she turned to me. "Yung sa Japan? Hay nako Didit, napag usapan pa iyon sa GGV kanina hindi mo ba narinig?"

"Ngayong week na ba iyon?" nabigla ako.

I remembered na sinabi ko kay Ricci na free ako for this week until Saturday at ngayon it is a Tuesday. Siguro napansin ni Kimmy yung panic sa body language ko. She placed her hand on my shoulder just to calm me down.

"Hey, okay ka lang?" she asked me. "Bakit parang nabigla ka? Did you make plans?"

I was not quite sure kung gusto kong ipaalam kay Kim yung about sa plano ni Ricci. Not because ayoko talagang ipaalam sakanya pero hindi ko rin kasi talaga alam kung gusto kong sumama. But I know im in the process of making it up to Kim, kaya naman hindi ko na ito itinago sakanya.