Why, of all times, would the bad storm decide to hit hard on this exact day? Hindi ba nito alam kung gaano kalaking perwisyo ang dinulot nito sa mga passengers most especially me? Kung bakit ba kasi hindi naisipan nito dumating nung nakaraang linggo o di kaya sa sumunod na buwan. Pwede namang never na. But I guess today is my unlucky day.
Kanina sa connecting flight ko from London to Hong Kong, natapunan ako ng kape ng katabi ko. Wala man lang enough decency to own up his mistake. Nakakaloka, nasira tuloy yung beauty sleep ko. Hanggang sa makalapag ang eroplano, hindi na ako nakabalik sa pagtulog. Ang aga pa lang masyado na akong grumpy dahil sa clumsiness nung hinayupak na iyon. Tapos kamuntikan pa akong maligaw sa kakahanap ng transfer desk. Heto pa, yung pinagbilhan ko ng kape dito sa airport maling order pa ang ibinigay sa akin. Nadagdagan tuloy ang pagkabadtrip ko ngayong umaga. To top it all, bigla biglang mag a-announce na canceled ang flight because of the weather condition and we just have to wait for further announcements. Can this day get any better?!
I'm supposed to be home today because tomorrow's the wedding day of my boyfriend's sister. Special request pa naman ni Janina sa kapatid niya na dapat present kaming dalawa on her special day. Janina has been so good to me and I wouldn't wanna miss her wedding dahil for sure magtatampo sa akin yun. So when JM called to inform me about the request, I immediately accepted it. Ayun nga lang, I was caught up with work and all kaya cramming ang paguwi ko ng Pilipinas.
With the wrong order of coffee on my left hand and my right hand clutching on my luggage, I sat by one of the benches as I wait for that to-be-announced notice. I fished out the novel that I brought with me from my bag and flipped through the page where I last read.
Where was I again?
Ahh...yes. Mia meets Adam once again.
This very unforunate love story of two young lovers separated by life's circumstances. Their story hits close to my heart. At some point of my life, I've been in Mia's shoes...well except for the accident part. Anyway, I was young back then and it was all in the past. Dapat focus lang tayo sa present and future.
"Not all sad beginnings end up bad just how it started. You work out things for you to have a happy ending."
I heard someone murmured beside me. Hindi ko ito nilingon sa pagaakalang hindi ako ang kausap nito. Malay ko ba, nagbabasa lang naman ako dito nang tahimik. Pinagpatuloy ko na lang ang ginagawa ko.
"Where She Went...nice choice."
Wait, iyon yung binabasa ko ah! Ako ba talaga kinakausap nito? This time nilingon ko na king sino man tong side comment nang side comment sa tabi ko. Ang kulit eh, di ako makapag concentrate sa binabasa ko. Wala ba itong magawa s----
I take it back. Sana hindi na lang ako lumingon. Sana nag pretend na lang ako na hindi ko naririnig ang mga sinasabi niya. I wish I didn't mind at all. Now I got the shock of my life. Of all places, dito ko pala talaga siya makikita ulit? At the most unexpected time? In the most unlikely manner? Lord, bakit naman napakamalas ko ngayon?
Big black bold orbs meet the brown soft ones. The woman's expression was pleasant, with an inkling of wistfulness, while the soft glimmer of her lucid eyes reflect mine. For a second, my eyes scanned her whole being. She still rocks her shoulder-length straight cut, only this time it's in the shade of ash. It didn't seem like she aged either. Her apperance conveys youthfulness.
"Miss me?" A smug look suddenly appeared on her face.
And of course her cockiness never changed, ladies and gentlemen.
I just rolled my eyes and went back to reading. Kahit kailan talaga, ang kapal ng pagmumukha niya. Lalo niya lang sinisira ang araw ko. Sa laki ba naman ng mundo pati ng airport na to, bakit ba naisipan ni pontio pilato na patabihin sa akin ang aroganteng babae na ito.
