Chapter 4
"Ellie?" Napatingin siya sakin kaya napag alaman ko na siya talaga to. Ang babaeng minahal ko noon.
Flashback
"From now on, I will be your Romeo and you will be my Juliet. Lightnings, earthquakes, floods and all hindrances can't set us apart for we are always together and tied in our hearts." I said while putting the ring on her hand.
"Oh Romeo, such a lovely face of yours, I promise to love you till my last breath. Even if we are just 8 years old, promise ko sayo na ikaw lang ang papakasalan ko." Ellie said while holding my hand.
End of Flashback
I was just 8 years old nung nangako ako sa isang batang babae. Nangako ako na siya lang ang papakasalan ko. I promised her that I won't leave her but I did, but I came back And now hindi ako nagkakamali. The girl who is standing in front of me is the girl in my past. She is Ellie. My Juliet.
Kahit na lasing na lasing ako hindi talaga ako nagkakamali. Unti unti ko siyang nilapitan at nakita kong kumunot yung noo niya. Tinignan ko ang mata niya, the same eyes when she was just 8 years old, I looked at her whole face, still beautiful as ever. Nung nakalapit ako sakanya hinawakan ko siya sa mukha. How I miss this girl.
"Ano ba?! Hindi kita kilala!" Sigaw niya tsaka tinabig yung kamay ko. Hindi ko siya maintindihan.
"Ellie, this is me. Lloyd Evans, your Romeo remember?" Hindi ko na napigilan ang mga luha ko at sabay sabay silang tumulo.
Flashback
"Ellie, I am leaving but don't worry. I'll be back for you. Just wait 'till I grow up, I will be back and take you." I said to Ellie.
"Why are you leaving Lloyd?" Ellie asked.
"I need to find my mom. I need to bring her back. If I found her, I will immediately come back to you." I explained sadly.
And suddenly, tears fell into her cheek. I wiped it by my hand and kissed her on the forehead. Hindi ko kayang makitang umiyak ang babaeng mahal ko.
"Don't worry, I will never forget you." I said.
"If ever you'll not come back. I will find you. Just remember my face Lloyd and I will remember yours." She said and hugged me tightly.
End of flashback
"N-no nagkakamali ka. Hindi ako si Ellie." Tumakbo siya kaya hinabol ko siya at agad kong hinawakan ang kamay niya.
"Juliet, I came back. I came back just for you. Hindi kita kinalimutan. Please mag usap tayo." Lumuhod ako sa harapan niya para malaman niyang sincere ako at hindi ako nagbibiro.
Tinignan niya lang ako and I can see it in her eyes na nasasaktan siya.
"I'm sorry pero hindi ako ang babaeng minahal mo." And again she left me. Iniwan ako ng taong mahal ko.
Lahat nalang iniiwan ako. My mom left me, my Dad, he doesn't even care about me, and now ang babaeng minahal ko, she denied me and it hurts.
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One fair evening, I was walking alone in the dark road, pilit kong kinalimutan ang nangyari 1 week ago. It's been 1 week pero hindi ko parin makalimutan si Ellie at ang mga sinabi niya. Hanggang ngayon naguguluhan parin ako.
"I'm sorry pero hindi ako ang babaeng minahal mo." Patuloy na bumabalik ang mga katagang yan sa isip ko. Hindi siya? Pero hindi ako nagkakamali. Kung hindi siya si Ellie, bakit siya lumingon nung tinawag ko siya? Bakit nakikita ko sa mga mata niya na nasasaktan siya.
Patuloy lang ako sa paglalakad when I accidentally heard someone singing somewhere. I don't know, but I think I know that voice.
Without knowing, I followed that voice and I ended up standing in front of a girl who is sitting on a swing. She looked at me with its surprised face. And so I am. It is Nicole. Yes, it is her. The song was familiar to me.
"Hey! " I said at umupo sa isang swing na katabi niya.
She smiled at me. A weak smile.
"Im sorry for what I did in the restaurant. I was just out of my mind"
And she just replied me in her sweetest smile. Hindi siya nagsalita at tumahimik nalang.
"You know that song?" I asked reffering to the song na kinanta niya kanina.
"Why?" She asked. Ngayon ko lang napagtanto na maganda rin naman siya pero mas maganda talaga si Ellie.
"I think I heard it before." I answered. And she only gave me a smile. Again. Hindi ako sanay na tahimik lang siya. Oo nawe-weirduhan ako sakanya noon but there is a part of me na gusto siyang kilalanin.
After a while, someone came. An old woman, and a girl dressed like a nurse. Nilapitan nila si Nicole.
"We have to go." Sabi nung nurse.
"Saan? Aalis kana?" I asked Nicole. Nagtataka kasi ako kasi namumugto ang mga mata niya parang kagagaling lang siyang umiyak.
But, she didn't answer. Instead, she just hold my hand.
"Please remember me." She said.
"You?" I asked but she turned away.
Wait,
"I remember you, you are Nicole Lopez. Pero sino ka ba sa buhay ko?" I said her but it seemed like she has no intention to answer it.
After that night, I thought about a lot of things. Things about my past, what happened about my past and the people in my past.
Si Ellie lang talaga ang natatandaan ko at hindi ko namumukhaan si Nicole sa buhay ko. Pilit ko paring inalala baka isa lang siya sa mga naging ex ko pero ang mga naging girlfriend ko ay mayayaman at hindi kagaya niya na scholar at nagtatrabaho sa isang restaurant.
Now I'm confuse, I still don't remember her. WHO IS NICOLE LOPEZ IN MY LIFE?
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