grey days // donny pangilinan

Twenty Four

After Donny left, I decided to go shopping because I don't know if I can survive staying here in the hotel room for so long.

I'm wearing a blouse, a black leggings and pairing it with my favorite boots.

After few hours of shopping, I noticed that I didn't bother to call Donny.

I took my phone from my bag and called Donny.

"Hey," I said.

"Hi, what's up?"

"Nothing, kumusta ka na?"

"Good, I'm good. Ikaw?"

"Okay lang din, I went shopping though." I chuckled.

"That's great." he said and I feel like he doesn't pay attention.

"Are you busy?"

"A little bit. Look, I'll call you later. But for now, just have fun. Bye"

"Okay, sorry. I lo-" he turned the call off.

What's up with him? Ano bang ginawa ko? Wow, wala man lang I love you.

I wasn't in the mood to go stroll and I decided to go back to the hotel. I didn't let that conversation I had with Donny ruined my day.

It's a rainy afternoon, I'm in my bed with some foods and my laptop. I'm checking my social media accounts and answering some mails. I closed my laptop and snuggle up in my bed.

I heard the door open, it's Donny. He walked in the corner to get his luggage and brought it near the dresser. He started packing his clothes.

"Donny? Where are you going?" I asked.

"Far away from here," he looks so serious and he said it without looking at me.

Nanlamig yung katawan ko nung narinig ko yun. What did I do? I feel the coldness in the atmosphere. My eyes are burning.

"What do you mean?" I'm confused.

"It's none of your business," he said as he closed his luggage and left the hotel room.

"What the heck?!" I yelled and started crying.

I heard someone knocking the door. I opened it seeing Donny in the door with his cutest smile and two boxes of pizza.

I hugged him, he almost dropped the pizza. Buti nga hindi kasi sayang.

"What happened?" I asked worriedly as he cups my face and his thumbs are rubbing my cheeks.

"I thought you left me," i explained crying. He hugged me and leaving a kiss on my forehead.

I feel so safe when Donny's around. There's something about him that makes me feel safe. I love him.

We spent the rest of the evening eating pizza and chatting about how the summit went. Donny's doing well in the business industry.

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I woke up.

I got up. Sitting straight in my bed. I try to study the things that I'm seeing right now. I'm inside my room. Like my room in Tacloban. I checked my phone, it's 6:21 am, Saturday.

Wait.

"Sof, I've been calling you." mom barged in, okay this is weird. I'm confused.

"I thought, I wa-" I tried to explain but stopped, mom was waiting for me to answer. "Nothing," I finished.

I fixed my bed while mom's waiting for me.

I'm still freaking confused. What the heck is happening?!!

Mom and I are walking to the kitchen.

"So mom, I was just in my room the whole time?"

Mom nodded, "I'm really surprised that you were asleep early last night. You know naman, you don't usually sleep early." mom said.

"Really?" I asked surprisingly.

Mom looked at me strange. "What do you mean?" mom asked.

"Nothing," I said blankly. She placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.

I nodded.

This is freaking weird. What just happened?