Yesterday, I Loved You

Chapter XXVII • Dreams With Rainbow

/Bea/

"Thanks tita Maggie, promise po lilipat din po agad kami ni Jhoana 'pag nakahanap na po ako ng work..."

It's 8:30am na. Kaninang 6:00am, when I woke up inside my car, I found out that we're here pala sa may Bulacan, I don't know where? Imagine, that because of my blanked mind last night, from Tarlac, my wheels brought us here...

"Ano ka ba Bea, ayos lang naman na magtagal kayo dito ng kasamahan mo. Hindi ka na rin naman iba sa anak ko. Naging classmate ka rin naman niya noon, kaya okay lang talaga..." Tita Maggie said while smiling, making me feel that she was willing to help us.

Then ayon na nga nung 7:00am, while searching for a house or room for rent here in this part of Bulacan, my car ran out of fuel, and stopped in front of a 2-storey house. Na house pala ng high school classmate ko in Poveda, na si Dennise Cortez.

I don't know where to call help na, I'm so confused that time. And we don't have any choice na rin, kaya I asked nalang tita Maggie for their help, to let us stay in their house for just 3 days...

"Thank you po ulit. Promise po, maghahanap po agad ako ng work para makalipat..." I said while lowering my head.

I'm a little bit shy, but I need to do this for Jhoana. I need to give her a descent life with me, to give her the best of bests. I want her to see and to feel, that I can stand for my words. That I can live without my family now, but without her, I can't... I want her to see that love can conquer anything, that we can pass this challenge, this trouble...

"And tita, can I ask you a favor? Pwede po bang 'wag niyo na pong ipaalam kila dad, that Jho and I were here in your place? Please po..."

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/Bea/

"Babe, hanggang kelan tayo dito?" Jho asked me right after we entered the guest room of the said house.

Sa guest room kasi kami ni Jho pinatuloy ni tita Maggie ngayon, well, okay naman din dito. I mean, we can sleep well naman here. And sana lang walang insects dito, mosquitoes, like that...

Hm. We don't have rights to choose or to request for a good room. This little room was fine, as long as Jho and I were together. This 4 cornered room was good for two. Quite small than I am expecting, but then it's perfect for us...

"3 days, maybe. Then we'll going to move in a hotel or apartment..." I said while fixing some clothes that was placed on the sky blue bed.

Tita Maggie asked us if we have any luggage inside my car, and of course we're not prepared to run away. So, she just let us use some of Dennise' clothes, because as I've said last night, we ran away with just my car, phone, and wallet, containing 7,500 pesos...

"Then, paano na yung studies natin ngayon?" Jho asked me again while looking around the room.

"Stop? I don't know, sorry..."

I felt a stab in my heart. Studies? Our path way through our dreams. And I chose to turn left and not right, to throw away our dreams, just because of our love, just because we love each other...

"Hey, don't say that Bea. I know, and we both know that we're not prepared for this. We don't have any plan... And all I knew was, we just love each other, that's it..." She said while holding my both hands, to make me feel comfortable, to make me calm.

I pulled her to sit on the bed with me. Then I held her cheeks and looked straight to her eyes...

"I'm so sorry Jhoana, I'm so sorry for ruining your life, and for taking away your dreams..." A tear betrayed me right after saying those words.