My Perfect Stranger

-He's The One-

Now I know why I suddenly wanted to know him. He's the only reason why I started to believe in destiny again. He's igniting the old flame in me that has died out long before. That's me. The old version of me. A simple girl who believes in fairy tales and destiny. A girl without the complications and twisted fate.

"Ayaw pa din niyang ipasabi. Hindi ko talaga maintindihan yun. It runs in the blood, I guess." Bulag's tone caught my attention. It is a mixed of exasperation and frustration. Napatingin sa kanya si Aidan at Gonzales. I saw Gonzales heaved a sigh and shook his head. Aidan returned his gaze at me.

"Ang gulo niyong apat." Gonzales says in frustration.

"Hindi ako kasama. Silang tatlo lang. Ikaw kasi dapat umpisa pa lang alam at kilala mo na siya." Tinarayan na naman ni Bulag si Gonzales.

"Ikaw, why did you tolerate his craziness?" Gonzales snapped back this time.

Here we go again. They're starting to talk in Greeks.

"Come with me. I'll tell you everything you need to know from me." Aidan says as he looked into me ignoring the petty fight between the two. Nanahimik silang dalawa when they notice the tone of Aidan. I can feel sadness in his aura. What did I do again? Why do I keep on hurting him? Natatakot tuloy akong sumama sa kanya. Feeling ko masasaktan ko na naman siya.

"Go, Anna. Sumama ka na." I cringed a bit. Gonzales grabbed my hand and brought me closer to Aidan. My steps suddenly become heavy. I know this is something serious because Gonzales called me by my first name. I wonder what it is aside from the identity of the stranger.

When Aidan saw me near him, he started to walk slowly away from me and it hurt me a bit. I didn't move. I just stared at him while walking slowly. It felt right at the moment, seeing him that way. This is how it should be. In this way, I won't be hurting him again. I don't know but I'm going nuts again. Heto na naman ako sa mga desisyon kong pakawalan ang mga tao sa buhay ko. Hindi ko din naiintindihan ang sarili ko. Kanina lang nag-panick ako nang nalaman kong may kasama siyang iba but now iba na naman ang naiisip at nararamdaman ko. Why do I think and feel this way?

I felt Gonzales nudging me. I looked at him. He gave me an encouraging smile and winked at me. I really missed him. I'm glad he's here with me.

"You can call me after everything. Pupuntahan kita kaagad." Pahabol niya sa akin. Kinabahan na naman ako. Ano bang mangyayari ngayon? I found myself walking forward. Ang dami na namang pumapasok sa isip ko. I can't believe with in just two days, your life can change radically. I didn't expect this turn of events and I dread everything that will happen.

I saw him standing in front of his car, waiting for me. Malungkot talaga siya. This felt like a last straw moment. Damn.

Pumasok ako sa loob. I wanted to run away but I know it will only make it worse again. Like what is happening now, I didn't solve anything when I ran away from the toxicity. When I came back, my problems came rushing to me like a tidal wave. Ayoko na. Kailangan ko ng harapin to. Whatever it is. I'm too pre-occupied that I didn't notice that we're already on the road. He didn't bother to talk and I did the same. Besides, I don't know what to say after what happened yesterday.

As we passed through the road, I noticed that we are heading towards my old school. Sa Montessori, my pre-school days. My life was plain and simple then. Sana hanggang ngayon ganun pa din.

Huminto kami sa tapat at nagpark. What are we doing here? Weird.

He went out and I followed him. He leaned on the car and put his hands in his pocket. Nakatingin lang siya sa tapat and it seems that he's thinking deeply.

"Why are we here?" I asked him as I leaned on the car.

"You were classmates back then." Napalingon ako sa kanya ng nakakunot ang noo.