Missing Zodiac [Season One]

Chapter Fourteen

Underwater

Miza

"Water, bi." Patuloy ko lang na kinakalma ang sarili ko, I'm bringing back my composure after my long run. I took a deep breath at saka ko dinamdam ang malakas na hangin. Tinanggap ko na yung water bottle na inaabot sa'kin ni Bambam matapos. Andito na kami ngayon sa labas ng mall. "Thank you.. and I'm so sorry about that."

"Okay lang girl, I kind of understand the situation naman." Binalik ko na rin sa kaniya ang water bottle niya after ko uminom. Napansin ko naman na tinitigan niya 'yon, nang mapansin niya naman na nagtatakang akong nakatingin sa kaniya, tila na-alerto naman siya. "Ay! Ehehe! Tago ko na-- ay bag mo pala oh!" Nabigla naman ako ng iabot niya sa'kin 'yong badpack ko!

Agad ko tuloy 'yon na kinuha at sinukbit sa likod. "Ooh thank you."

Screw this day, actually.

"I'm really sorry about today, hindi manlang natin naubos iyong pagkain natin." I can't help but to feel bad about this. Nilibre pa naman niya ako, hindi ko dapat sinayang 'yon. Napayuko tuloy ako, pati tuloy yung mga pinagsasabi ni Aries tumakbo pa sa utak ko.

Agad ko namang naramdaman ang pagakbay ni Bambam sa'kin at mas nilapit sa kaniya. "Huwag ka nga! Okay nga lang, kain nalang ulit us next time.. inaalala nga kita kasi baka ma-stress ka e.. Hindi ko akalaing mainitin pala 'yong Aries Zodiac." Napangiwi pa siya ngunit ng lingunin niya ako ay agad siyang malawak na ngumiti. "Well, now I know na ikaw nga ang Virgo zodiac at talagang may amnesia ka." nakangusong tatango-tango niya pa at medyo natawa.

"Pero.. sorry ha, wala ako masabi, hindi kasi ako maka-relate, ayoko namang magsabi ng kung ano-ano na hindi naman makatutulong sa'yo.. kaya naisip ko lang is samahan ka and take you somewhere na madidistract ka from your problems kahit now lang."

Patango-tango lang din siya ulit habang nakanguso at nakaakbay pa rin sa'kin. I just stared at him for like a few second na napansin niya rin kaya nilingon niya ako. Dahil do'n, I genuinely smiled at him, because of that I realized more how kind his heart is. He is really a good friend, I would love to be friends with him, now I'm thankful that he started to approach me. "Thank you, you actually did great for me today, I'm thankful."

He could also be a reliable friend not just in studies but also in something that only the two of us know.

His cheeks.. no his face slowly turns  red. Why? I don't think its too hot today. Sasabihin ko na sana ang tungkol do'n ng mahina siyang tumili ng impit at tumawa sa tabi ko. Mas nadikit pa ako tuloy sa kaniya dahil naglilikot siya habang nakaakbay sa'kin. He seems happy, I see, he's glad to hear what I just said. Napangiti nalang ako ay muling tumingin sa harapan kahit ang likot-likot niya na.

But Aries words came into my mind again.. her attitude, Leo's attitude the way Taurus looked at me, the way they judge this world.

Was I...

Damn, I'm feeling a huge dissapoinment.

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"I'm sorry, Diane, baka hindi ulit ako makapasok mamaya, I'm feeling so tired lately, I think I need to rest."

Nope, I lied, I'm just totally not in the mood to work.

"Shocks, true ba? Okay sige, understandble bebs, don't push yourself to hard ha? Masama sa health 'yan!"

"Thanks, Di, babawi nalang ako."

"No worries!"

I ended the call and put the phone in my pocket. It's already afternoon at tapos na ang klase ko. I left the school early and decided to go in some mini store to treat myself. I'm really not in the mood to do anything, I just wanted to buy snacks and eat them myself.

I'm in my school uniform, I also plan to go for a walk later at night. So I'm not going home yet. Nasa harapan ako ngayon ng 11/7 mini store, agad na akong pumasok, I immediately felt the cold of their air conditioner which makes me feel good.

I looked for some chocolates and chips and some flavored breads and ice cream sandwiches, yeah I took a lot to enjoy them myself. I payed them in the counter and left the store after. Napansin ko pa habang nasa counter ako kanina, my wallet is still full of paper money, why? Nakalimutan ko bang magbayad ng electricity bills? Water bills? Damn, that doesn't feel right but it's good to see na may pera pa ako. 

Agad akong nagtungo sa isang place, kung saan mapayapa. A river sa tabi ng kalsada kung saan maraming sasakyan ang dumadaan.

Of course between the river and the highway is trees na magkakatabi at nakalinya. There's a bench near the river, doon ako nagtungo at naupo. Na-enjoy ko agad ang view ng river, it's so clean, I could even see the view underwater.

I started to prepare my drink and ate one of my ice cream sandwich, tinago ko na muna ang ilang binili ko sa bag and then I started to stare at the river.

Kahapon pa 'yong sa'min ni Aries, because of that, para din akong nawalan ng gana to go throughout my day because I can't help but to think about it and ignore it again and again. Hindi tuloy ako nakapasok sa trabaho pati ngayon hindi ko trip pumasok.

Hindi na rin naman nila ako inistorbo, pero ngayon may na-fe-feel na ako na anytime baka sumulpot na naman sila, maybe to ruin my day again. I've decided not to go with them anymore incase they ask me again.

Kung nitong mga nakaraan, I'm looking for some answers regarding of my missing identity, para bang napunan na 'yon ni Aries dahil sa mga pinagsasabi niya kahapon. If I were to remember something about my past self, baka mapuno ako, sobra. Because of that, tila may parte na sa'kin na natatakot akong malaman kung sino ba ako noon to confirm myself.

I'm afraid to remember, but that doesn't mean that I'm not ready if I were to face it. If there is one thing na sure ako...

"Bi?"

Agad akong napalingon sa gilid, it's Bambam. He immediately smiled widely at agad tumabi sa'kin. "Hi! Hinahanap kita kaninang uwian! Grabe iniwan mo ako!" Napanguso pa siya na animo'y nagtatampo saka may hinanap sa bag niya. Napapatig naman ako sa kaniya, really? Does he really want to hang out with me a lot now? 

"Why? Gusto mo sumabay sa'kin pauwi?" Curious kong tanong dahilan para lingunin niya ako agad; napangiti naman siya at sumagot. "Of course! Friends kaya tayo! Hala ka, hindi mo ba ako bet na friend?" Muli siyang napanguso, naalerto naman tuloy ako at napasenyas pa ng pagtanggi. "Hindi ah, I actually want you to be my friend," I said then I smiled. "Thanks for being here," Habol ko pa. Napatitig naman siya sa'kin at lalo siyang napangiti. "Aha! Ano ba! Pinapasaya mo ako." Tila napatakip pa siya ng mukha at muling naghanap sa bag niya.

I just continued to eat my sandwich habang siya ay tila may inaayos pa sa bag niya. "May dala akong onigiri--"

He was about to introduce something to me when suddenly, nakaramdaman kami ng napakalakas na hangin! I felt a familiar presence dahilan para mapatayo ako agad! Agad kong sinukbit ang bag ko sa'kin, aayain ko na sana paalis si Bambam nang bigla nalang tila may humila sa'kin!

"Miza!" He was about to reach me when suddenly, a strong wind pushed him away from me! Tila hinagis siya palayo!

The water in the river pulled me away! As if may sarili itong malay! The next thing I knew, I'm already under water, I'm shock and immediately felt upset!

But it didn't stop me to lose my consciousness.