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xxii. miss

"Aalis ka?" I asked. "Mamimiss kita,"

"Hays."

"Ay, bakit walang mamimiss din kita?"

"Kailangan ko pa bang sabihin yun?" Medyo naiilang niyang tanong.

"Of course," I answered in a duh tone.

"Mamimiss din kita," he said.

"Scripted naman yun, e!" I frowned.

"Asan na talent fee ko?"

"Saan yung talent dun?"

"Scripted acting," he replied.

"Asan acting dun?" Tanong ko. "Pero seryoso, aalis ka ba talaga?"

"Oo."

"Ilang araw kang mawawala?"

"One week."

"So friday next week ka babalik?"

"I don't know." He replied. "What if hindi na ako bumalik?"

Tears started to form. "E-edi iiyak ako."

He chuckled. "Nababaliw ka na,"

"Hindi, ah."

"Weh?"

"Oo nga." I looked away. "Mamimiss talaga kita,"

He laughed before pulling me into a tight embrace. "Sige na. Mamimiss din kita,"

Makalipas ang sampung minuto ay bumitaw na siya. "Bye bye."

Ang kanina ko pa pinipigilang luha ay kumawala na. "Umalis ka na nga. Walang bye kasi babalik ka pa."

He wiped my tears. "Wag kang iiyak. Sayang ang luha."

"Umalis ka na." Tinulak ko siya.

"Bye."

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Wala ngang bye diba?"

"Paalam nalang." Sabi niya.

"Wag nga. umalis ka na."

"Babalik ako."

"Aasahan ko yan, ha?" I smiled. And for the first time, he smiled, too.