Come Back

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NARRATOR POV

"Bro, it's nice to see you again!" Stephen said and offered his hands to Daniel . He just chuckled and grab his hands. They both do their shake hands, not just ordinary it's their own version.

"Ayaw pa nga nan eh. Buti napilit ko." Tristan said and they all laughed. He just shrugged, "This is so gay but, na-miss kita Daniel" Tristan said and hug him, bro hug. They all laughed again and Daniel too.

"We miss you Daniel! Stop being an asshole again!" Jacob spoke and they all agreed. "Yeah! I realized that, too and I'm not going back of being an asshole again." Sabay sabay silang natawa. "Cheers for Daniel!" Tristan shouted and his friends too.

"Tristan told us that you're leaving?" Carl asked him and take a shot. "Business meeting in America but I'll come back when I finish it." he said and drank his Jack Daniels.

Carl just nodded. "Are you okay now?" Carl asked him again. Natigilan siya sa narinig. Maybe

"I think I already know your answer to my question." Carl spoke again. "It's not that easy" and he sipped in his glass. "Yeah, being left behind is one of the number one thing that I don't want to experience." Napatingin siya kay Carl.

Hindi niya mapigilan mag balik tanaw, The moment he saw her lying on the road. That was the worst thing he saw, the worst thing he encountered, and his last moment he saw her is her first night in hospital.

Nang oras na madala sa ospital si Stacy, Isang suntok ang nakuha niya mula sa kuya nitong si Drick na bagong dating. Mula noon ay hindi na siya pinayagan makita si Stacy, two weeks past and still, hindi parin nagigising si Stacy.

At least, the last word he heard before he pass out wasn't true at all, Nakahinga siya ng mas maluwag.

Isang araw umuwi siya sa condo to fix himself and he came back to the hospital but he saw nothing. Stacy is gone, he don't know where she is, he even hired a private agents, pero wala parin.

It's been three years since she left, since they took her, since they hide her. He don't know, kung anong itatawag niya kung paano ito nawala. Ang alam din ng mga kaibigan niya ay si Stacy ay nagtatago o tinatago lang sa kanya.

One year nadin pero wala pa rin nangyayare, he even hired more private agents but they've do nothing. Walang improvement that time, he's wasted.

Puro alak ang kasama niya sa oras na iyon. Nagka balbas na din ito maging ang buhok ay malago na but he doesn't care, his mom and dad are worried about his health, about the company, about him. Then one day his bunch of friends suddenly came up to his condo. They brought healthy foods, and healthy drinks.

That day, his friends considered him that if she wants to come back, she will, and if that time's come, kailangan ay maayos siya.

That moment he saw himself with Stacy, laughing, cuddling and that moment he realized that he needs to be good, to look good.

He shaved, he even go to parlor to cut his hair, mas lalong gwumapo ang kaniyang itsura. He even go to gym to exercise and to improve his body.

Mas lalong gumanda ang katawan nito, mas madaming babae ang na-attract sa kanyan but he doesn't care, he only want her, Stacy.

He work hard, Puro trabaho ang pinagtuunan niya ng pansin para pag-dumating ang oras na makita niya si Stacy ay maganda ang dating niya.

Natuwa ang magulang niya sa nangyare sa buhay niya, pero ng mga sumunod na araw ay sobra na, sobra na siya sa trabaho, ang mga kaibigan niya ay hindi niya na mabigyan ng oras pati ang magulang, pero hindi mawawala ang pagiging maayos ng itsura niya.

He needs to take a break. He need a vacation that's what his mom and dad always told him, and finally he realized, he badly needs it.

Pero bago ang bakasyon ay kailangan niyang pumunta sa America. May importante siyang meeting there, and it can't wait.

Nabalik siya sa ulirat ng tapikin siya ni Carl sa balikat. "What are you thinking?" Carl asked him but he shook his head. "You're just reminiscing the past" Sagot ni Carl nang hindi sumagot si Daniel.

"I don't know what to do, I badly want to see her to touch her to hug her! Fuck!" Binagsak nito ang baso sa lamesa at pumalo sa sofa na inuupuan niya.

"I need to go, maaga pakong aalis bukas." He said and do their own version shake hands to Carl, Carl called their friends who's dancing on the dance floor with their girls. Agad naman itong nag puntahan sa table nila.

"I need to go guys, My flight is nine in the morning and I don't want to be late cause I'm not using my private plane." They do the bro hug and wave them good bye.