2GETHER and 8FINITY (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER ONE

Present year (year 2023)

GERALD POV
'My friends kept telling me
That if I really love you
Im gonna set you free
(A moment of tears)
Maybe my love will comeback someday
Only the heaven knows
Maybe our love will find a way
Only the heaven knows--'

"Engineer Capilitan! Again and again? Ganitong scenario lang ba palagi ang masasaksihan ko sa office mong--sucks! Nagkalat na mga papers, bottles of alcohol, madilim na slilid and a drunk man who is sitting infront of his desk holding that recorder again and playing the song that she used to sing after she get tired of begging you to comeback. Look at you now Gerald! You look horrible for almost two years!"

"If you came here to stab me with that words, you can go home Avhe."

"And how about you aber? Alas Otso na ng gabi at baka may balak ka ng umuwi ngayon?"

"No. I stay."

"Mapipilit ba kita? Fine! But then, baka mag bago ang isip mo after I will tell you that shes home." I stared her seriously

"Tell me your telling the truth, right?"

"Come on Gerald! Im your best friend so why should I lie to you? And with your situation."

"Then tell me where I can find her. Tell me Avhe!" I asked forcedly

"Relax! I will tell you okay? But promise me first." Agad naman akong huminahon at napahilot sa aking sintido

"What is it?"

"Just be happy."

"What?" Kunot noo kong baling sa kanya

"You've promised! Segi na, go and see her but fixed yourself first, I'll send you the place after."

*Avenue Hotel

The place where I will finally meet you again, Ann.

"Congratulations Writer Ann, and welcome home!" Iilan sa mga naririnig kong bati sa kanya ng mga tao at tanging matamis na ngiti lang ang bininitawan nito kasabay ng pagmamasalamat. She look very pleasant with her maroon floral dress  but one thing that catches me, its her hair mula sa hanggang balakang niyang buhok noon ay nasa hanggang balikat nalang ngayon at pina kulot niya ito and I remember wha she said to me,
'Mapapaputol lang ako pag break na tayo--'

"Writer Ann! What happened?" Natigilan kong pagmuni muni ng magkagulo ang mga ito and they calling her name, agad naman akong nakaramdam ng kaba at patakbong sumingit sa mga tao

"What happened?" I asked sabay tingin sa pinagkakagulugan nila, damn!

"Don't touch her!" Babala ko sa babaeng hahawakan sana ito, agad naman akong lumapit sa kanya at inalalayan itong sumandal sa binti ko

"Hey, hold on. Im here." Halos pabulong kong sambit sabay hagod sa likod nito

"I..cant breath.."

"What did she eat?" Mahinahon kong tanong

"Its just.."

"WHAT?"

"Tako na may filling na mayonnaise and anu.."

"Cheese. A CHEESE! Who gave her that food WHO?" Tiim bagang tanong ko sa mga ito

"I.. Im the one who gave her that, hi..hindi ko naman kasi alam na.."

"Oh shut up!" Galit kong sigaw sa babae na ikina putla nito

"P..please bring m..me to the Hospital.. I ca..cant breath B..Bah."
Halos mag mura ako sa isip habang nalikita kong nahihirapan ito sa pag hinga habang maingat ko itong inaakay

"TABI!" Sigaw ko kasabay ng  paglakad ng mabilis papunta ng aking sasakyan

'Hold on my girl, hinding hindi ko na mapapatawad ang sarili ko kapag may mangyari ulit sa iyong masama sa ikalawang pagkakataon. Not this time na nandito ka na ulit.'

*year 2018 month of October

'Magpagaling ka yay ha'
Her twin posted on Facebook while tagging her, I click the comment section and read those replies and there I found out that she got UrinaryTrackInfection (UTI) with no deep meaning I message her through chat saying 'hi, kamusta ka? I hope your okay' then a day after she replied saying that 'shes tired of everything--'

*present year

'Hello yay?' Her twin answered the phone, I took a deep breath while watching her sleeping peacefully, ang sabi ng Doctor kailangan lang nitong magpahinga para madaling maka recover sa allergy nito, I never imagined na ganito pala ang epekto kapag kumain ito ng keso, now I know why she hated that thing.

"Hello Mae--"

'Who's this? Bakit nasa iyo ang phone ng kakambal ko--'

"Its Gerald."

'What did you do in my twins phone? Where is she? Magkasama kayo? How? Why? What happened? Ikaw lalaki ha, pag may nangyaring masama sa kakambal ko--'

"Im sorry."

A moment of silence

'Hindi iyan ang gusto kong marinig mula saiyo, where's my twin?'

"We're in the Hospital--"

'WHAT?'

"She got collapse during the party after she ate a food with--"

'Cheese? CHEESE! MY GOODNESS! Saang Hospital kayo at--'

"No, its fine Mae. I can take care of her. I promise after she got recover, ihahatid ko siya sa inyo."

'Palusot ka pa, ang sabihin mo gusto mo lang bumawi. But I trust you Dot, I will trust you this time at wala ng next time.'

"Thank you, Mae."

ANN POV

I slowly opened my eyes after a long dream, a dream that I saw him. Naku naman Ann, its almost five years! Okay, tingin sa taas, tingin sa baba, sa kaliwa sa ka--

"Hai, good morning."
What the--

"Im dreaming, Im just dreaming. Hes not here, your dreaming Ann!" Bulong ko sabay pikit ng aking mga mata habang pinapakalma ang aking sarili at nagmulat ulit

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Your not real, epekto lang to ng kinain kong cheese last night. Namalikmata ka lang Ann, hes not here, hes not--" nakaramdam ako bigla ng pag lamig ng hawakan nito ang balikat ko

"Ann, tell me your fine. Dont make me nervous, why are you talking to yourself?"

"Your talking? Totoo ka? As in nandito ka? Wait, how come?"
Naguhuluhan kong tanung

"Im real okay? Im--"

"AAAAAHHHH! WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE AM I? WERES MY PHONE?!"

Oh my God! Hindi panaginip ang lahat!