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✨Wakas: Last Part✨

Wakas (Last Part)

December 13. Friday. 7:13 pm
(Future-13 years after)

"Ma'am ready na po ba kayo? Mag-uumpisa na po tayo..."

Tumingin muna ako sa aking kaibigan bilang suporta. Marahan naman niya akong hinalikan sa may pisngi at hinagkan nang mabilis bago pinakawalan.

"This will be a short one babe, after this we're done with everything," aniya.

Tumango lamang ako nang malamya kaya niya siguro kinuha muli ang aking mga kamay at hinalikan ito. His lip ring grazed my knuckles, making me smile.

"I know you don't like to have this interview, but just like what I promised, it will be the first and last okay? Then we'll run far away from everyone. Especially now that I already resigned from our company...we will be free to do whatever we like after this." 

I knew that by touching the small tattoo on my chest of 'Amor Vincit Omnia,' he's trying to calm me and give me some kind of an emotional support like he always does every time I was this nervous in the past but at that moment, the gesture didn't have any effect at all.

Masyado akong kinakabahan na humarap muli sa napakaraming tao.

Ang tagal na kasi simula nang nakakita at naka-usap ako ng iba maliban kila Pierre at sa bagong grupo ng mga batang naging eksperimento ng proyektong pinasimulan nila.

"I just want to be with the kids, Pierre. I already miss them, especially the twins...Ngayon na ang tapos ng operasyon sa kanila 'di ba?"

"I think so? Why?"

"Wala lang. I hope that it's successful. I will really miss them once we're out of your family's shadow. Bisitahin pa rin natin sila at ang iba pang mga bata sa labs paminsan-minsan ha?"

My friend dismissed me immediately with another kiss on my cheeks.

"Tell you what," he said, smirking. "Survive this interview of yours and later, we're going to make our own set of twins, so that you'll not always miss the boys in the laboratories once we're free, deal?"

I rolled my eyes at him and gently pushed him aside. Maloko talaga kahit kailan.

"Hindi pa nga kita sinasagot diyan," I teased back. He only smirked further.

Alam ni Pierre na kahit kailan ay hindi ko siya sasagutin. I loved him as a friend and I cherished his patience, love and support for me over the years but that's it. Ang plano ko lang noon ay magawang mahalin muli ang sarili ko at mahalin ang kalayaang makakamtan ko. I didn't need another lover. What I needed most was to build myself from dust again. I needed to grow and flourish by myself first.

"I can wait," he said. "Go now! And I love you babe! You can do it!" rinig kong pahabol niyang cheer sa akin.

Napatawa na lamang ako habang paakyat ako sa stage.

But sooner than I expected, some blinding lights welcomed me immediately as I came up to the stage. Thunderous clapping followed and a middle-aged looking man extended his hands for me to shake.

Napakaraming camera ang nakatutok sa akin. Napakaraming mga mata at tainga ang naghihintay para sa mga isasagot ko sa mga tanong.

Nakakakaba.

"Welcome to our show Ms. Claire Esquivel! I'm Mel Sanchez, and I'll be your host for today!"

"Thank you, it's my pleasure." I said to the host. He motioned for me to sit on one of their chairs and offered a cup of tea before he started the interview.