Gab's POV
Have you ever felt so unfamiliar of yourself in many ways? Have you ever felt so strange of almost everything that surrounds you? Have you ever felt so lost in a place they said you lived in for all your life? Have you ever felt so incomplete when nothing seem to be absent? Have you ever felt so loved by someone you don't know, you can't see?
Every time I wake up, these are the feelings that always welcome me. Just like this morning. Maybe I should try harder in convincing Mom and Dad to answer all my questions before I go crazy.
"Oh, you're awake na pala. Good morning." Mom greeted me with a kiss on the head. Dad did the same thing.
"Good morning."
"We'll just have our breakfast in the airport since it'll only be an hour before out landing." Dad informs us.
"I'm so excited to be in the Philippines again." That's Mom with a wide smile on her face. It's pretty obvious that she misses Philippines a lot.
"Are you both not worried? Some papparazis might chase us in public. I don't want to run in the middle of our breakfast if ever." I retorted.
Just so you know, Mom and Dad are famous love team in their time in the Philippines. That's what one of my cousin told me.
"Have you forgot, sweetie? I and your Dad are not the famous Dawn and Richard anymore. There's nothing to worry."
"Well, Mom, in case you forgot, I have an amnesia." I just look at the sky out of the window. I can hear murmurs from Mom and Dad.
I feel sorry for them. My mood swings are really bad. Sometimes I'm jolly and sweet. Sometimes I'm a crybaby. Sometimes I'm aloof. Other times I'm clingy. And it is all because of this damn amnesia.
Dawn's POV
We just arrived here in our old house in the Philippines. Our relatives and old friends welcomed us back with sweet kisses and warm hugs. I missed them so much. My smile slowly fades when I see Gab sitting on the sofa with her cousins and seems to be out of place.
"Hey, sweetie." I sit beside her.
"Mom." She awkwardly smiles.
"You okay? You seem shy. Why don't you join your cousins?"
"I'm okay. Maybe I'm just tired."
"Do you want to go to your room already? You can have a rest na there. I'll just tell them kapag hinanap ka nila."
"Thanks, mom. I think jetlag strikes on me." I chuckle. This is the first time. Jetlag never effect on her before.
"Go take a rest na anak." She smiles at me then went to her room.
I stand up and went to the dining table where almost all of our visitor are seated. I forgot to mention, none in our family and none in our gang is not fond of eating. Hindi lang halata sa katawan pero matatakaw kaming lahat. Haha.
"Where's your daughter?"
"You mean, our daughter."
"Yes, our baby. Where is she?"
"Hahaha! She's totally gonna kill you when she hears you calling her that."
"She can't do that. She loves me. And no matter what, she is my baby." Richard defends.
"Whatever you say, Love. Anyway, she went to her room. Jetlag daw."
"That's new. Tinatablan pala siya non?" I chuckle again.
"Exactly my reaction when she told me."
Lea's POV
*On the Phone:
Lea:Viceral, nasaan ka na ba?! Kanina pa kita hinihintay dito sa office.
Vice:Ano?! Wait lang, hindi kita marineg. Labas lang ako ng bahay.
Lea:Nasaan ka ba? Ba't ang ingay jan? Hindi ba sabi mo araw-araw sabay tayong mag-lunch? Alam mo namang may meeting si Aga ngayon e. Wala akong kasabay.
Vice:Dami namang talak 'te. Naka-leave ako today. Sorry, hindi ko nasabi sayo.
Lea:At bakit ka naman nag-one-day leave, aber??
Vice:Ah.. Ano kase... Welcome home party ng kaibigan ko. Miss ko na kasi e. Tagal ding nawala.
Lea:Pinagloloko mo ba ako, Jose Viceral??? Wala kang kaibigan na hindi ko kaibigan. Ngayon, sabihin mo sa akin kung bakit hindi ko alam ang tungkol diyan??
Viceral:Lei, 'wag ka na ngang matanong jan. Hindi mo naman din gustong malaman 'to e.
Lea:Ano bang pinagsasabi mo jan?? Nasaan ka ba talaga??
Viceral:Mapilit ka ha. Andito ako kina Dawn. Bumalik na sila. Home coming party nila ngayon. Kaya ---
*Call ended
I end the call immediately. I don't need to hear anything about them. It's been five years at hanggang ngayon nandito parin yung sakit na dinulot nila sa buhay ko, namin ni Aga. We lost our only daughter because of their daughter! There was never a day without me missing Claire.
After five grieving years, I'm still hoping that everything is just a nightmaire. That I will wake up in the morning and see my daughter sleeping peacefully beside me. Just how I last saw her the night before she died.
My phone beeped then I open the message.
From Vice:
Kumain ka na. Lagot ako sa asawa mo 'pag di ka kumain.
To Vice:
Wala na akong gana. Wala din akong pake sayo. Hindi naman talaga ako galit sa kanya. I just hate the thought that their life and frienship goes on when mine was broken and still trying to move on.
From Vice:
Ouch naman. 'Wag ka ng magtampo jan.
I did not bother to reply. I get my bag and walk to the restaurant on the ground floor of our building and eat by myself.
