The Love of Jedidiah | COMPLETED

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

SASSA

Malamig ang tubig sa talon. Tahimik ang paligid. Tanging pagbagsak lang ng tubig at huni ng mga ibon ang maririnig sa lugar na 'to. Dinala kami ni Cedric sa probinsya nila rito sa Visayas. Nakalimutan ko na kung anong tinawag nya sa lugar na 'to.

Kasunod ko na agad sa likod ko si Jedidiah na nakaputing board shorts lang ngayon. Lumusong na sya at sumunod na sa spot kung nasaan ako. Lumubog sya sa tubig at hindi ko na sya nakita. But I know he's somewhere down.

"Hey!" Bigla syang sumulpot sa harap ko.

"Hey. Are you having fun?" Tanong ko.

"I am. I like this place." Aniya at nilibot ng tingin ang mapunong lugar.

"What are they doing?"

"Tyrone and Cedric are making us lunch. Yvonne's with Jeddie." Muli syang sumisid at umahon.

"How about Leon?" May pagtantya kong tanong.

"What about him?" Tinaasan nya ako ng kilay.

"I'm asking what is he doing?" Tanong ko at kumunot naman ang kilay nya.

"Reading a book. Why is he with us, anyway?" Tanong nya na nagpainit ng ulo ko.

"What's wrong with him being with us? Jedidiah, he's my friend. Okay? You were cool with him. I don't know what happened but if you have a problem with him, sige, kasama nya akong aalis."

We've been here for three days and he's being rude with Leonard. Syempre nasasaktan ako. Leonard's a good friend. He was with me when everything was falling apart. Mahal ko si Jed but I cannot tolerate such attitude. Hindi ko sya susukuan pero tao pa rin ako at may karapatan akong mainis.

"No, no, no...don't leave." Mahigpit nyang hinawakan ang braso ko at biglang naghuramentado na naman ang puso ko. His little clingy stunts are making me insane everyday.

"Jedidiah..." I mumbled. Hinawakan nya ang dibdib nya.

"I won't be rude. Just...just stay." Aniya sabay kalabog ng dibdib nya.

"Hey! Don't do that! Anong nangyayari sa 'yo, Jed?" Nag-aalala kong tanong.

"I don't know, it's weird. Please, stay. And don't ever try to say such thing again. You're giving me a heart attack." He said as he breathe heavily.

I stared at him for a couple of seconds. Could it be? Jedidiah has a traumatic experience of having apart from me. Posible kaya? I know for sure he does not remember anything but could it be possible that a notch of his feelings retain?

He's too worried of me leaving him. This is a same scenario as we had before. Me, leaving him and there he was begging for me to stay. I suddenly felt my hopes igniting.

"Please, Sassa, stay here. I won't be rude with him. 'Wag mo 'kong iiwan, please." Aniya habang mahigpit pa rin ang hawak sa aking braso. I held his hand to loosen it a bit.

"Yes, I'm not gonna leave. Just behave, okay? You are the kindest person I've ever known. Don't give me any reason to give up on you." I honestly said.

"Will you give up on me?" He asked childishly.

"No. Of course, not. I love you so much, Jed. You told me we are inseparable and I'm still holding on to your words."

He smiled adorably. Kailan ko kaya ulit maririnig kay Jedidiah na mahal nya ako? He has an amnesia. I'm actually torn between helping him to remember what he forgot or just give him new impressions and memories to store.