housemates (completed)

housemates 25 -- reconnect

"Hey..." M said as she hugged J from the back. He was standing by the railings of the hospital balcony.

"Hey..."

"Love you..."

"Love you, too. Where have you been?"

"I just came from lunch with..."

"Carlo and Mamita...nagkita kami ni Kuya Mario, Mamita's driver."

"Hmm..."

"I went to the coffee shop across the street and Kuya Mario was at the parking lot"

"Hmm..."

"What did you talk about?"

"Diba we promised na no secrets?"

"Hmmm..."

"Well, they talked about you."

"About me?"

"Hmm. They've seen how much you've changed over the past months. Hindi ka na si Dr. Sungit. Si Kuya Doc ka na."

"...thanks to you..."

"...we never talked fully about our pasts no?"

"...you said that your Mama and Papa raised you because your Mom and Dad passed away when you were a little girl...car accident..."

"...they were coming home from a party when a truck side-swiped the car. They were going downhill. I was still an infant so I really do not have any clear memory of them; just old photos and a few videos which Dad took when I was born....I miss them...I sometimes talk to them..."

M tightened her embrace around J's waist and buried her face more into his back. She sighed heavily as J patted her arms. "They'll always be there for you..." he said.

"Ga..."

"Hmm?"

"I want you to watch something. Don't get mad ha?" M said as she pulled out her phone from her pocket. They sat down beside each other on the bench nearby.

"What's that?"

"Listen to the lyrics..." M said as the video started.