Make Me Yours (Lost Star)

Route 49

What happened at the law firm didn't let me sleep at all. Ang daming bagay ang umiikot sa utak ko at lahat ng iyon ay hindi ko nagugustuhan. A thought, something dreadful, is building inside my mind but I refuse to acknowledge it.

It cannot be. That's just so absurd.

My chest tightened.

Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin kung totoo ang nabubuong ideya sa aking isipan. That will surely crush me... and Eos, too.

I didn't bother asking my mom the moment I was home. I just walked towards my room absentmindedly. I'm afraid of the answer to my own question. Pero baka mali rin naman ako. I also know that there might be a possibility that it's just coincidence and nothing more.

Mas malaki ang parte sa utak ko na sinasabing huwag na lang magtanong. Na hindi ko dapat ito gawing malaking issue.

Sometimes, oblivion is bliss.

A poke pulled me out from the train of my thoughts. I usually overthink and I hope that I'm just really overthinking things right now.

"Kanina pa nagriring ang phone mo, Dionne." I looked at Lani. Obviously, she's the one who poked me. My eyes landed on my phone that's on top of my working table. My heart instantly raced as I read his name flashing on the screen. "Punta na'ko sa pantry. Sunod ka ha."

Lani stood up. Hindi na ako nag-abala pa na sundan ito ng tingin. With trembling hands, I took my phone to my ear after swiping it.

"Hey." Eos greeted. Ang kanyang boses ay agad na nakapagpapikit sa akin. I felt my heart leaped.

"Hey." Gaya ko dito, trying to sound normal.

"Have you eaten?" He asked.

"Yes..." I answered. He never fails to ask me these simple questions and I find it really sweet. "How about you?"

"I just finished." He said. "I miss you..."

A smile slowly crept into my lips. I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from smiling too much. Kahit ano lang ang sabihin nito ay agad na kumakalma ang aking buong pagkatao.

Eos is too tied up with his grandparents that we find it a little hard to see each other. Isama pa ang expansion ng kanyang business. He's opening another branch of his restaurant. Hindi na ito sa metro kundi sa Tagaytay. His business is doing great and I couldn't be more proud of him.

"Where's my I miss you, too, baby?" He asked. Natawa ako ng bahagya sa hinihiningi nito.

Hindi ko na iyon muling binanggit dito dahil noong huli'y nagmamadali itong pumunta sa akin. He's in Tagaytay for two days now to check the site. I do miss him pero ayoko naman na iwan niya na lang bigla ang sadya doon. Baka magulat na lang ako na nasa labas na naman ito ng aming bahay. Knowing Eos, he might do that again.

"Just finish your business there and come back to me." I said.

"I will." He answered with no reservation. Napansin ko na ang pagsulyap sa akin ng aming supervisor kaya napayuko ako.

"Eos, I have to hang up now before my supervisor kills me." I said playfully. He laughed heartily.

"Okay then. I love you, my queen."

"I love you."

Nang patayin nito ang tawag ay napabuntong hininga na lamang ako. It will kill me if I won't be able to hear his laugh again.

Ilang minuto akong nagbabad sa aking desktop para tapusin ang ipinapagawa sa akin. Nag-angat lamang ako ng tingin kay Lani nang bumalik na ito sa aking tabi habang si Adi ay dumiretso sa kanyang pwesto.