EPILOGUE
Hope's POV
Before I close this book full of sweetness and sadness, before I say goodbye, before I close this hopeful eyes...
I just want to look at this pictures of his... My husband, Winter Crimson, who is now at peace. I'll keep on reminiscing my memories with him. Those precious things he used to say to me... those smiles that I always treasure, and the kiss that I still feel when I close my eyes.
How I miss that guy so much.
Nakahiga pa rin ako sa hospital bed ko. Pinagmamasdan ang mga litrato namin ni Winter na magkasama. I even saw the pictures of our wedding. It was a dream come true but I didn't expect that it'll turn so bad.
Naalala ko nanaman yung mga tingin niya nung araw na iyon. Yung mga ngiti at paghinga niya. And that kiss...
After the kiss, he died. It was a kiss of death and I can't stop thinking about it. I hate this feeling.
Tears started to fall again. Pinunasan ko ito gamit ang kamay ko nang may biglang kumatok sa pinto at bumukas ito. Nakita ko si Phoenix na nakangiti sakin na para bang naaawa.
"Hey... how's Mrs. Crimson?" bati sa akin ni Phoenix na may dala dala palang basket ng prutas at bulaklak.
I just smiled at him. Giving him the answer that I'm okay but actually not.
"Si Astrid?" I changed the topic.
"She's parking the car. Sabi ko ako na eh, nagpumilit siya eh" sagot nito habang naglalakad patungo sa lamesa at nilapag doon ang basket ng prutas. Pagtapos nun ay umupo siya sa may kama ni Winter na nasa kanan ko.
"Napadalaw pala kayo?" tanong ko. He tries to act okay pero hindi talaga siya okay. All of us are not okay, ofcourse. The only one who's keeping on pissing us off is now... Hays... I shouldnt be thinking like this.
"Tinatanong pa ba yan? By the way... tutal gising ka naman na, eto... may gustong sabihin sayo si Winter" bigla akong napaayos ng upo sa sinabi niya. Ramdam ko ang pagbilis ng tibok ng puso ko kasabay ng pangingilid ng luha at takot na bumalot sakin.
Is he trying to play jokes on me? I stared at him with my deadly eyes.
"Relax... Its a voice message, recorded before uhmm... Oh" abot niya sa akin ng cellphone niya. Nag-iwas siya ng tingin sa akin, I can sense that he is stopping those tears from falling down. Tinignan ko yung screen. It really is a voice message. Ni record lang siya. I looked back at Phoenix. He point out the door as a sign that he'll give me some space.
Nang tuluyan ng makalabas si Phoenix sa kwarto ko, muli nanaman itong nabalutan ng tahimik. Kinakabahan akong nilingon ang play button sa cellphone.
I pressed it.
"Hi Hope... so eto humingi ako ng favor kay Phoenix na kung sakaling wala na ako pag gising ka na - - - -" naputol yung boses ni Winter dahil may sumingit.
"HAHAHA HI HOPE SA FUTURE! MISS KA NA NI WINTER. GUMISING KA NA" I heard Phoenix.
It sounds like it was recorded when I was in a deep sleep. . Ito yung bago yung kasal
Hindi naman ako na-coma noon. I was just in a deep sleep, natagalan pa bago bumalik ang lakas ng katawan ko. Yung after ng kasal, dun ako na-comatose at nagkaroon ng hallucinations...
"SHUT UP DUDE! LABAS KA NGA MUNA" WINTER
"MAYA NA! ANG COOL KAYA. YUNG FUTURE HOPE KINAKAUSAP NATIN" Phoenix.
BINABASA MO ANG
Come Back, Hope
Teen Fiction"No matter how hard I try to forget and avoid you, I cant. I only have one way. A way which leads me back to you. And hell yeah, I'm still into you. In sickness and in health, Til' death do us part' WARNING: WAG MASYADONG MASAYA, SOBRANG SAKIT NIYAN
