Just Me

Epilogue

" Things happen. Life happen . Shit happens. Whether it is too sudden or too abrupt, we have no choice but deal with it whatever way we could".

Alex

Time flies.

Time tirelessly pass us by.

Even if we don't want to.

"Mam Alex, may for blood transfusion po tayo, OR use" sabi sakin ni Pia, my workmate.

I cut my sentiments and put myself back to focus.

Breath in. Breath out.

Focus Alex. May crossmatching ka pang gagawin. Hindi ka pwede magkamali. Buhay ng pasyente ang nakataya.

...

"Alex! Tara uwi na tayo! Tapos na endorsement natin! Wooh!" sabi ulit ni Pia. Tapos na ang working hours kaya casual na kami sa isa't isa. Outgoing na kaya drop na ang formality.

"Alex, tatambay ako kina Pia sama ka?" tanong naman sakin ni Novo, katrabaho ko rin.

Since off ko bukas, I decided to go with them.

"There was nothing to say
The day he left
Just filled a suitcase
Full of regrets
I hailed a taxi in the rain
Looking for some place
To ease the pain, ooh"

Di ko na namalayan ang oras, basta ang alam ko lang gusto ko kumanta. Ng kumanta. Ng kumanta.

Sila umiinom. Ako taga kanta lang. Pero umiinom na rin ako ngayon. Kaya ko na 3 shots. O diba strong na ko?

"Then like an answered prayer
I turned around
And found you there"

"Alex sayo ba to? Kanina pa nagvvibrate. May tumatawag yata" sabi sakin ni Novo sabay abot sa phone ko.

Ayoko pa sana kuhanin kaso kinuha nya na sakin yung mic at sinabing sya na lang daw muna ang kakanta.

"You really know where to start
Fixing a broken heart
You really know what to do
Your emotional tools
Can cure any fool
Whose dreams have fallen apart
Fixing a broken heart, oooh..."

Lumabas ako ng kwarto para hindi masyado maingay. Kahit papano medyo tahimik dito sa veranda.

"Alex panget!"

"Oh ano na namang kailangan mo mas panget?" tamad kong sagot.

"Off mo bukas? Tara nood sine".

"Ano ba yan Lance, mag girlfriend ka na kasi, hindi yung ako ang lagi mong pini-peste" asar ko sa kanya.

"Ehhh dali na. Ang hirap mag trabaho. Adulting is real. I need youuu" pagmamakaawa nya sakin.

"Oh sige na. Basta libre mo ko bukas ah!"

"Yes! O sige. Libre kita hahaha"

"Ay iba sya. Yayamanin. O sya sige na. Bukas na lang, ang pangit mo" sabi ko then ended the call.

It's been two years since we graduated from college. Then comes the review for board exam. Until we became professionals and job hunt together. It was a hard and fun ride. Those two years feels long and short at the same time. Too many things happened that brought us too many changes.

Unfortunately, Xander wasn't part of it. He left for the U.S. for his treatment. He was depressed and in rage at the same time, he needed help so he had to leave. Since then, we lost our connection with him. He didn't contact us. Not even a single call.