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Thirteen

"Monggu." tawag ni Jongin sa tuta niyang nakahiga sa sofa. Nilapitan niya ito at kinarga. "He doesn't remember me." pagpapatuloy ni Jongin. May mga luhang tumulo mula sa kanyang mata. Hindi siya makagalaw sa kinatatayuan niya kanina nung nasa grocery siya and now, nagsusumbong siya na parang batang nawalan ng piso kay Monggu.

"Does it mean, hindi niya na ako mahal?" Iyak nito kay Monggu. He can hardly breathe. Iyak siya ng iyak. Is it strange for a man to cry when the guy he loved the most, treasured, and his everything has already forgotten about him?

"Arf!" sagot ni Monggu. Ano sabi niya? Well, di ko din alam. Ano ako? Animal-Human translator?

"What? He still loves me?" masiglang tanong ni Jongin. What?! Jongin, yung tototo. Naiintindihan mo ba talaga si Monggu?

"Arf!" tahol ulit ni Monggu while wagging his cute little tail. Jongin kissed his little baby. He got up and nagbihis. Kinarga niya si Monggu at bumaba sa parking lot ng condo. Inilapag niya si Monggu sa front seat ng kotse niya at humarurot papunta sa condo unit ng kapatid niya.

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"Oh, why are you here?" gulat na pahayag ni Krystal na nakatayo sa pintuan. Her hair is a mess at nakasuot siya ng malaking tshirt na parang bestida na. May hawak rin siyang bowl ng ice cream at kutsara at makikita mo sa mukha niya ang malalaking eyebags.

"Ahhh!!" tili ni Jongin at muntik niya pang mabitawan si Monggu. "Why is your face..." tinignan ni Jongin si Krystal mula ulo hanggang paa. "You look like a witch." sabi nito sabay pasok sa loob ng unit ni Krystal.

"What do you need?" tanong ni Krystal habang nagtatali ng buhok.

"Kyungsoo's alive." sagot ni Jongin at inilapag si Monggu sa sofa ni Krystal.

"Really?!" masayang tanong ni Krystal. Ever since na akala niyang patay na si Soo, she locked herself up on her condo unit at hindi na lumabas. She watched movies, wrote stories on her AFF, and cried herself to sleep.

"Yeah. But he's experiencing amnesia right now." malungkot na tugon nito. Yeah, being forgotten by someone you really love is the worst feeling you can ever have.

"What? Where is he right now?!" sigaw ni Krystal habang niyuyugyog ang balikat ni Jongin. She wants to see him so bad. Kahit na he rejected her love, mahal niya pa rin ito.

"I don't know either."

"So you came here to tell me that he's alive but has an amnesia?" tanong ni Krystal at umupo sa sofa. She held Monggu at kiniliti ang tuta.

"Yeah. But he's with someone right now." galit na tugon ni Jongin. He clenched his fist sa tuwing naaalala niya ang lalaking iyon.

"What do you mean?" tanong ni Krystal habang yakap yakap si Monggu.

"There's this guy, I don't know his name pero Kim din ang apelyido niya. He's blonde at hindi masyadong matangkad." pagdedescribe ni Jongin.

"Wait, I think I know who he is!" sagot ni Krystal.

"Who?"

"Kim Suho. My ex-boyfriend."

"Why do you know him?"