[ITNOL #3] The Promise of Forever (COMPLETED)

Chapter 33

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A/N: Sorry for the grammatical errors and misspelled words. Thank you, enjoy reading!

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Crap.

This whole thing is a crap.

Why does this stupid necklace had to be seen by me? Why now? Bakit ngayon pa na pilit ko nang kinakalimutan at winawala ang asawa ko sa buhay ko? Bakit ngayon pa na hinay-hinay ko nang tinatanggap na kailanman ay wala na siyang balak na balikan kami? Bakit ngayon pa na tinigil ko na ang pagmamahal ko sa kanya at respeto na lang ang natira bilang siya ang tatay ng anak ko?

But for the sake of my incomplete memory and my identity that still is a mistery for me, imbes na iwan ko ito rito ay pinili ko na lang na kunin ito at isinilid sa bag. The moment that the necklace made a tingling sound, I wept and sniffed. I have to be presentable pagdating ko ng mansyon. Hindi pwedeng madadatnan ako ng anak kong umiiyak dahil sa ngayon ay wala akong naiisip na rason kung bakit. Everything's just...coming back to me uncontrollably.

Nagising ang diwa ko nang tumunog ang cellphone ko. I immediately opened my bag and searched for my phone. The moment I held it by my hands, sinagot ko kaagad ang tawag. "Hello?"

"Kamusta biyahe?" and all the fireflies lit up around me. Invisibly, for no reason. Now why the hell am I feeling this way?

"Robin, lasing ka ba? Ba't parang iba boses mo?" kumunot ang noo ko habang kausap siya. He sounded so coarse and it bothers me. My feet just continued walking slowly.

"Hindi ah. Saka lang ako maglalasing kapag kasama kita." Okay. What the eff, I'm overthinking out here.

"Bakit, ha?" I said in a challenging tone.

"Kasi sure akong may sasalo sa'kin sakaling madapa ako habang naglalakad. Masakit kaya yun." then I frowned. Siraulo talaga to kahit kailan. "Joke lang. Kidding aside, I just woke up kasi. Had a five hour sleep from a 19 hour shift." he frustratedly said.

"Eh?" nagtataka ko namang tanong. Department head na siya ng Neuro, bakit nabigyan siya ng ganun kahabang working hours? He should be chillin' around and be free.

"Kasi ano, on-vacay halos lahat ng mga residents. I had to carry the fellows so lagi akong naka-antabay sa mga pinagagagawa nila. It's an unlucky week for me, Reg." natawa naman ako sa expression niya. I feel him so much dahil dumaan rin ako dyan. Unlucky is overqualified to be the right word for that situation.

"Why did you call?" I asked him.

"Kakamustahin lang sana kita. Did the little guy got bored along the way?" he further interrogated.

"He slept almost throughout the drive." I replied. Hindi ko napigilan ang paghikab dahil bigla nalang humangin at parang nadala ako. Plus, I drove for God knows how many hours at dawn.

"Hey, you should sleep." he worriedly uttered. Narinig ata ang ginawa kong paghikab. I smiled at his caring gesture.

"How could I sleep if I'm pretty bothered?" I rebutted. Tanaw ko na ang mansyon mula rito sa nilalakaran ko.

"What happened?" he asked thru the line.

I took a deep breath before I spoke on my phone. "I found the golden rose necklace."

"Ha? Ano yun?" he asked.

"Shit. Hindi ko pa pala nakukwento sa'yo." I cussed. "Well, it's a necklace na may sentimental value para sa'kin at sa pagkatao ko."