Mister Villain

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN

           

By the smile on their faces, Gab knew that today must have been a really great day.

She hugged Maine tightly as her brother assisted her out of the car and felt her spirit rise at the image the other woman presented.

Maine was positively glowing and despite the fact that Gab rarely saw her brother's girlfriend cry and she usually could be found with a beam, alam niya na hindi naman ibig sabihin nun e hindi ito nakaramdam nang lungkot, frustration, o pagkapagod nitong mga nakaraang buwan.

Magaling lang itong magtago o siguro, gumaling na ito sa pagdi-discard nang mga negative emotions magsimula nang ma-aksidente ito dahil ito na din mismo ang nagsabi na saying ang oras na gugugulun mo sa galit o di kaya e lungkot.

Still, trying to be positive all the time could also take a toll on one's soul and Gab knew na tao pa rin naman ang kaibigan.

However, that smile Maine had on now gave her heart delight.

The other woman looked truly happy.

"Siguro e panahon na para magsimula tayong lahat muli?" she paused as Enzo's words from this morning's brunch came back to her.

She greeted her brother with a hug and hoped that if it had been a great day for the couple, it must mean a great day for that man too.

In the past months, there have been times they have been able to see each other just to talk and catch up.

Enzo had gone through a lot and she found herself extending a hand to him – isang tao na pwede nito makausap, isang tao na pwede nito mahingahan nang bigat na dinadala niya, isang tao na matatawag nitong kaibigan lalo at maliban sa naging matagal ang pag-rerecover ni Louise e nagkaroon pa ito nang Temporally Graded Retrogade Amnesia.

"Akala ko nagsimula na tayong muli six months ago pa" she told him.

Natawa ito, but somehow it sounded hollow.

"Lahat nang sinabi nang kuya mo nagka-totoo."

She shook her head at him, trying to lift his mood up. "Ano ka ba! Louise has started to regain her memories back hindi ba? Naalala ka na niya. Naalala na niya kahit papaano ano ang mga naganap at least five years from the accident. We all thought she would never recover from that pero we have been given a miracle! Huwag kang ganyan!"

The hollowness faded a little and he tried for a smile. "Hindi ko naman sinasabi na hindi ako nagpapasalamat na bumabalik na sa dati yung memory niya. Siguro, naisip ko lang na sa mga nakaraang anim na buwan, I continued to still be a hindrance as I experienced everything your kuya said. Lalo kong gustong mag-sorry sa kanya dahil sa lahat nang nangyari. I cannot imagine how another person survived all that sadness and suffering alone. And he did it far longer than I did."

Pinisil niya ito sa balikat. "Ilang beses ka na nag-sorry kay Kuya at sa lahat nang tao, Enzo. We all know and understand how sincere you are. Nakikita naman naming lahat yun araw-araw. Hindi ba today ang huling araw ni Louise sa ospital? Imbis na nagmumukmok ka at pinalulungkot mo tong brunch natin dapat nag-aayos ka sa bahay e!"

He suddenly looked like a nervous wreck. "Alam mo ba na sampung beses na ata ako naglinis at nag-ayos nang bahay? Gusto ko kase masiguro na pagdating niya e hindi siya manibago o mabigla. Inalala ko talaga kung tama ba o mali kahit ang position nung mga favorite niya na sabon sa banyo namin."

It was her turn to smile as she finally understood why the man had asked her out to brunch. After a deep sigh she reminded him, "Enzo... for the first time in months... tinawag ka at niyakap nang asawa mo out of her own will. BAKIT KA BA KINAKABAHAN????"