The Art Of Moving On (ON-HOLD)

CHAPTER ONE

A few days ago..

Damielle's POV

"Syl, you okay?"

I didn't get any reply from him. Nanatili lang siyang nakaupo habang tulalang nakatitig sa labas ng coffee shop na kinaroroonan namin. He just stared blankly at nowhere.

"Syler, are you-"

"I'm not, okay?"

Napatigil ako sa pagsasalita dahil pinutol niya agad ang sasabihin ko. Ginawa ko lang naman yun para tumingin siya sakin, na pinagsisihan ko rin. Syl was really in pain right now. I can see it through his eyes. And that was so stupid of me to ask him if he was okay when it's really obvious that he's not. Napabuntong hininga na lang ako saka nagpasyang manahimik na lang. Alam ko naman kung ano ang pinagdaraanan niya ngayon. And I myself understands what he is feeling right now.

Nalaman kasi namin na mayroon nang boyfriend yung babaeng mahal niya. And that girl was Boss which is actually our friend. And the most painful part is that they're already getting married.

Me, Syl, Boss, and the rest of our friends actually known each other since highschool. And during that time, Boss made a promise that she will be waiting for Syl. And that she would marry him after 10 years. But that promise didn't happen. I didn't know that Syl actually hold on to that promise of hers. Wala naman kasi kaming natatanggap na sagot mula sa kanya noon tungkol sa bagay na iyon. I just thought that he didn't take that promise seriously. Not until Boss told us that she already have a boyfriend.

Actually, ako pa lang ang nag iisang taong nakakaalam tungkol dito. He hasn't told anyone about this except me. And I haven't told anyone about this either. Kami kasi ang pinaka close sa aming magbabarkada. So I guess sa akin lang siya komportableng mag share ng mga ganitong bagay.

"Dami.. anong gagawin ko?"

Napatingin ako sa kanya dahil sa tanong niyang iyon. He was really helpless and as much as I want to answer his question, hindi ko rin naman alam kung ano ang isasagot. Hindi ko rin alam kung ano ba ang dapat sabihin sa mga ganitong sitwasyon para mapagaan ang loob niya. I'm not really good at this. Hindi ko alam kung paano mag comfort ng isang tao.

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako saka tumayo at lumipat sa tabi niya. "I'm just here Syl, remember that," I said while patting his back. Iyon lang kasi ang alam kong gawin. I'm not really into sweet talks so iyon na lang ang ginawa ko. And I really hope that it made him feel better. Kahit konti man lang.

Hindi rin ako sanay na ganito siya. I never seen him this vulnerable. Palagi kasi siyang seryoso at masungit rin minsan. I didn't know na may ganito pala siyang side.

Tumingin siya sakin saka malungkot na ngumiti. "I know, Dami. And thank you for being here."

Pinilit ko namang tumawa. "Of course. Who else would be here except me?" kunwaring birong sabi ko. And that made him smile a bit. Mabuti naman, atleast I managed to lift up his mood even just for a bit.

"Wait. Naalala ko, magkakaroon nga pala tayo ng reunion ng mga classmates natin nung highschool," he said na nakapagpatigil sakin. What did he say? "You didn't know anything about this?" he added ng makita niya ang reaksyon sa mukha ko.

"Reunion? With our classmates?" I asked him na sinagot naman niya ng tango. "It will be on this coming friday," he added.

"They also said that we don't have to worry about money. Si Kreyul na lang daw ang bahala sa lahat."

Kreyul.

After hearing that name, it felt like all of the emotions that I tried to hide for a long time suddenly wants to burst out. The raging emotions shake my whole being unabling my brain to function temporarily. It's like my heart and brain was on a fight for a long time and just got ended the moment I heard his name. It's like all of my senses was shut off. I couldn't hear anything, couldn't see anything, and couldn't feel anything.