I Heard You

Epilogue

Epilogue
    I heard you

"Cryd..." she murmured, almost breathless.

Napangiti ako habang nakatitig sa kanya. Pang-limang beses niya ng ibinulong ang pangalan ko habang mahimbing na natutulog. She's sleeping on my shoulder. I know it isn't comfortable but she insisted. There's nothing I can do about that because we're on a plane.

Pinilit ko nalang huwag gumalaw ng gumalaw para hindi siya magising. Mukha namang wala lang sa kanya iyon pero paniguradong sasakit ang leeg niya mamaya. 'Di bale. Mamasahiin ko nalang siya pagkagising niya.

I breathed peacefully as I continued watching her sleep.

Man, she really looks like an angel. Just look at her lovable face. Her eyebrows that'd immediately rise if I do something that she doesn't find funny, her long eyelashes that emphasizes her damn beautiful eyes, her nose that'll turn pink everytime I pinch it, her chubby cheeks that I want to bite everytime she blushes because of me, her lips that tastes so sweet, feels so soft and forms the loveliest smile, and would I ever forget her ears? No. I love her ears, even though one of them can't hear, and the other has this device that helped her bring back her sense of hearing.

For me, she's perfect. She's too perfect. Too perfect! And she isn't all pretty face, she has a big heart too. A big, big heart that I would never dare break. She don't deserve the pain.

Damn. I'm crazy in love with her. Don't even ask why because there are countless reasons why. And each day, I would discover new things about her that'll make me fall even more. My love for her is so deep, the ocean will be jealous.

I caressed her knuckles. Kanina ko pa hawak ang kanyang kamay at wala akong balak pakawalan iyon. I like holding her hand, and I hate everytime I have to let it go. Clingy na kung clingy pero ayaw ko lang talagang nahihiwalay sa kanya. Ayaw ko ng maulit iyong dati. Ayaw kong magising nanaman na wala na siya sa akin.

The sunlight beaming on my face woke me up. I closed my eyes to drift back to sleep. Medyo kulang ang tulog ko kagabi dahil late na kaming natulog ni Sav.

"Sav..." I whispered when I realized she wasn't in my arms. Hindi siya sumagot.

I slowly opened my eyes just to see an empty space beside me. My heart thumped hard for a moment because I expected to see her first in the morning, but then I thought she might be in the kitchen, preparing our breakfast.

Nangisi ako doon mag-isa. I can't wait to finally settle down with her. We're still young but I'm willing to wait 'til we're of age. Kaya kong maghintay kahit gaano pa 'yan katagal basta para sa kanya.

Although I'm still sleepy, I shot up from my bed and walked out of the room. My hair's messy and I probably looked like a walking zombie too but who cares, she'll see me like this everyday in the future so it's better to train her this early.

Dumiretso ako sa kusina dahil inaasahan kong nandoon siya pero wala siya doon. The kitchen was dead calm. Ni walang nagalaw na gamit.

"Baka nasa sala," I told myself. Iniwan ko ang kusina at dumiretso sa living room. Nang makitang wala siya doon ay nakaramdam ako ng kaba.

Where the hell is she?

I looked at the door of my unit and shook my head, there's no way she'd be out without telling me. Baka nag-gala sa unit ko. Nasa kabilang kwarto o kaya sa banyo.

But I searched every corner of my unit and there's no trace of her!

I started getting really worried. Where could she be? Kung umalis siya ng unit ko'y sana nagpaalam manlang siya! And where would she go? She isn't familiar with Manila for Pete's sake!