Damsels 03: The Tale Of Butterfly

02: Stick Story Gone Wrong

Please greet Eryl Jasmine Valencia! Say Welcome back Eryl! This chapter is dedicated to one and only @Cormaclaggen  thank you for inspiring me to write more! *insert inspiring quotes here* tenkyu pren.

Eryl Jasmine Valencia

“So I died?” Hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko. Kinilabutan pa ako nang tumango si Dreane nang dahan-dahan.

Ilang minuto rin kaming tahimik. If I will be given a second chance parang ayoko siyang papasukin. What if niloloko lang niya ako? Pero, there is something inside me that I should trust her testimony. Based on her reaction she's confused. She is deeply down. But the other side of me (again) wants me to let her in.

Why? Because Like what I just stated I should trust her. She's bringing the truth, the fate's plan with her and my mind is now on its own battle to  join her in her plan. To change destiny's plan. To break fate's wall.

“What do you want me to do?” I asked with my determined voice. Gusto ko siyang tulungan. Gustong-gusto.

“Ewan ko. Ang nakita kong vision ay mababaril ka nga. But I don't know if there are still plans under fate's sleeves.” pinunasan niya ang pisngi niya tapos niyakap ulit ang throw pillow.

“Should we stick together?” I asked that made her stare at me like I said something wrong or awkward. Well, kung ako naman kasi ang tatanungin mas efficient ang ganoong plano. We should stay stick together.

“Well, Para mabantayan ang isa't isa?” she asked nervously so I nodded at her and ansawered.

“Yes? I mean yes. It is because what if I am really destined to die today? What if---” She cutted my words short. Kanina pa niya ginagawa to ah?

“We won't let that happen, right? Because if you died just to save me you'll just giving me a life sentence and I will question my life. Why me? Of all people why me?” she cried, literally.

She sounded like me. That time when I asked Mr. Uala that why me? Why does it have to be me that Irene can't have? But that question never change the fact that I am still not allowed to go near her. Maybe that's the mystery of life. That is the mystery of life that just revolves in one answer.

Life is complicated.

But the answer is still complicated. Ganyan ka-misteryoso ang buhay. Mapapamura ka sa gulo. Daig pa ang sangkaterbang ciphers na mapapagod ka kakasagot.

Naalala ko tuloy si Irene. She loves ciphers and codes. Ngingiti sana ako kaso nakita ko ang mukha ni Dreane na umiiyak. Lumapit ako saka hinagod ang likod niya. She's still crying.

“If we will stick together we should plan for the next days.” Sabi ko. Ano bang sinasabi ko? Hindi ko rin talaga minsan alam ang kahulugan ng mga sinasabi ko eh. Napatingin ako sa kanya. She looks clueless.

“You can stay to the one of the vacant apartments. ” Alok ko sa kanya pero mukha lang siyang walang alam sabibin dahil natulala lang siya sa akin.

“W-wait. I can't leave my dad alone kahit kasama niya 'yong mga maid namin sa bahay hindi ko kayang iwan si Dad. He's just the one that I have.”

So hindi siya pwedeng lumipat? Even I. I can't leave tita alone here. Kahit naman na may pa-note note at magaling siya mangonsensya ay hindi ko siya kayang iwanan dito. Tyaka para kaming mga bano kung bigla nalang kaming titira sa isang bahay lalo na't babae siya at lalaki ako. Wala kaming relasyon. Kahit na wala akong pakielam sa sasabihin ng ibang tao dahil matagal ko na rin namang tanggap na you can't pleass everyone. Joan taught me I mean J taught me about that.

“And I believe as what I have seen in my dreams that you can't go too. You can't leave your tita here lalo na't wala ang tito mo kasi busy sa trabaho sa pagpapalipad ng eroplano. Piloto siya di'ba?” tumango na lang ako. Parang ang nostalgic sa pakiramdam na may taong parang binabasa ang isip ko. namimiss ko na talaga si Irene. Iniisip kaya ako ni Irene?

Pero sa sinabi ni Dreane mas lalo ko siyang pinaniwalaan. Mas lalo niya akong napapaniwala dahil paano niya nalamang piloto ang tito ko? I didn't even said to my classmates or friends that he is a pilot.

“So, how can we stick together? We can't live together. Para naman tayong mga sira ulo. Ngayon lang kita nakita ng personal at tyaka ngayon ko lang narealize that the idea of living together is crazy. ” Napa-ah naman siya. Maybe her mind is too clouded to make decisions like this. Maybe she should just go home and sleep. She needs some rest.

“Kalimutan mo na and ideyang iyon, okay? We can just check each other anytime. Siguro mas maganda kung ipasara mo muna iyong convenience store mo para maprevent ang nakawang mangyayari. You can't put your employee in trouble.” tumango siya at agad na kinuha ang smart phone niya sa bulsa niya saka pumindot ng kung ano-ano saka itinutok ang smart phone niya sa tenga niya.

I heard one ring and a girl answered the phone.

“Hello ma'am?”

“Hello? Mona? May tao ba ngayon sa All Day?” tanong ni Dreane sa babaeng tinawag niyang Mona. I bet wala dahil kaagad nasagot ng babe yung tawag ni Dreane eh.

“Wala po ma'am.” nakita kong may sumilay na kaunting ngiti sa labi ni Dreane.

“Close the store. Ngayon mismo.” she ordered to the lady at the other line.

“Bakit naman po? Kakastart ko lang po ng shift kailangan po ng pamilya ko ng---” she cutted the girl's statement but with a blast.

“Babayaran kita. Just close the store. Please!” She begged to Mona.

“O-o-Okay p-p-po ma'am. Sasara ko na po kaagad ma'am ora mismo po.” sabi ng babae pagkatapos nun.ay ibinaba ni Dreane ang telepono at humarap sa akin.

“We have to connect to each other. I need your number.” Inabot niya sa akin ang smart phone niya at doon ko i-ti-nype ang number ko.

“I'll just text you, Eryl.” ngumiti lang ako.

“Hatid na kita sa inyo. Gabi na baka mapano ka pa sa daan.” alok ko na ikinailing lang niya.

“Ikaw ang baka mapano. What if mabunggo ka pa sa daan. Papasundo nalang ako sa driver namin nagtext na rin naman ako Nagcommute lang kase ako.papunta rito eh. Isang sakay lang ng jeep.” ngumiti siya saka nagbeep ang smartphone niya.

“Nasa baba ma raw siya.”

“Hatid na kita.” alok ko ulit. Hindi na niya ako tinanggihan.

Tahimik lang kaming naglalakad sa kahabaan ng mga hagdanan pababa sa apartment and there we saw a white car with a name at the side. “Dreane”  in a cursive form.

Pinagbuksan ko siya ng pinto.

She ask me one question.

“Eryl, Why would you save a stranger?” She asked.

I didn't answer her all I gave her is a smile and there we bid farewell at each other.

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