Never shall we sink

CHAPTER 22 : GOOD GOODBYE

3 days later

Nagprisinta si Ponggs na ihatid ako sa airport since my cars are already shipped to US.

Call for flight MAGFL – 1418 bound for Hongkong. Please proceed to Gate 1.

Sooo, this is it.

I will miss you Bea. My bestfriend. Remember what I said, I'm just one tix away.

Haha yea, and I will pay for the tix. Haha. Oh by the way. I put something on your glove compartment earlier. 2 tix bound to South Korea for 2. Wedding gift ko senyo ni Kobe, since you know, hindi naman na ako makakapunta.

Wow. Thanks Bei, you know you don't have to right? I mean mas okay sana yung pressence mo nandun. Tsaka alam ko namang pricey tong mga to.

Ano ka ba, 2 weeks na akong sumasahod as a CEO of a big company. Also, kinapa ko yung bulsa ko and get a paper, this is my new email, please keep it, wag mong ipapaalam sa iba, email me here kung importante lang. PONGGS! IMPORTANTE LANG. Walang iba. Walang kamusta. IMPORTANTE lang.

Final call for flight MAGFL – 1418 bound for Hongkong. Please proceed to Gate 1.

Okay. Noted. Importante lang. She hugged me, tight.

Aalis na nga lang ako ganyan pa yung yakap mo. May meaning. She laughed and hinampas ako sa balikat. Bye Ponggs.

BEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

What? Who's that? I squinted and saw...... Pia?!

I uhh. He-heard today's your flight. Hingal na hingal sya.

Oh. Hehe yea.

Final call for flight MAGFL – 1418 bound for Hongkong. Please proceed to Gate 1.

Actually that's me. I'm so sorry I have to go.

W-wait. Whaait. I still love you. Please I'll make things work.

I smiled and held her hand. Look Pia, thank you. But.. I have to cut every people I know here in Philippines. Even my friends, I pointed at Ponggs. They don't even know my address there. You know why? Kasi alam ko na hindi ko kakayaning umalis pag hindi ako bumitaw. Kapag meron pa deng nakakapit bukod sa family ko. I know its all of the sudden, pero you just have to accept and move on and let go. That's the first lesson that I learned in my life. So thank you for your effort but I have to go. Ponggs. I waved at her and proceeded at the gate. Baket parang may inaantay ako.

I was at the queue for boarding when someone grabbed my arms.

Jho. You came. I hugged her tight.

Of course you idiot. Tingin mo basta basta na lang?

Haha. What took you so long? I texted you my flight time.

Miss excuse me, we are about to close the gates.

Sorry can you give me one minute? She just nodded.

I saw Pia outside with Ponggay. She's crying.

Listen to me Jho. This is the last time that you will see me...

What are you talking about? Magkikita pa tayo sa wedding ni Ponggs.

No Jho, hindi ako aattend. Alam ni Ponggay yun.

What?!

Listen, I love you Jho. It's you all along, from toys section at the department store until this moment. It's you, but I really need to go. I accepted this job because I love my parents. But in God's way, kung tayo, tayo talaga, magkikita tayo sa huli. But, please don't wait for me, just because I have this big speech. Find the right guy, or girl, yung hindi magpapaiyak sayo at aalagaan ka at mamahalin ka ng buong buo. Okay? I kissed her forehead and ran to the gate. Not looking back. She didn't said a word. Parang wala lang. I don't know if its shock or hindi yun yung mga words na ineexpect nya from me. Am I too late to say these words to her?