I Heard Goodbye

7

I was shocked to hear her voice. Di ba may meeting sila ni dad?

Lumingon ako to confirm the voice I heard.

"Dyna..."

She was panting and... crying?!

Nataranta naman ako nung makita ko yung luha sa mata niya.

"D... dyna what happened?! Anong ginawa ni dad sayo?!"

Instead of answering me she hugged me, still crying.

"Iwan na muna namin kayo pre" Max

Nag thumbs up na lang ako kasi hindi na ko makalingon sa kanila

"Dyna..."

"Wag kang umalis please..."

"Pero di ba sabi mo lumayo ako? Ginagawa ko lang naman yung gusto mo Dyna... isa pa ayokong magpagamit sa tatay ko"

Humigpit lang yung yakap niya saken

"Dyna stop crying... kaya nga ako lalayo di ba? Para sayo din yun Dy"

"Ayoko!!!"

"Huh?"

Dyna's PoV

He's not answering my chats and not even reachable via call for a whole day yesterday. Tinawagan ko si ate Teresa and asked her about what the meeting is related to. And there she said it was about a merge of companies. Fixed marriage. For us to help their company be at ease. Ayaw ni Ilay magpagamit sa tatay niya. Kaya siya lalayo... pero ayoko! Ayoko nang malayo pa ulit kami isa't isa.

I told ate Teresa to cancel the meeting today. Hahanapin ko si Ilay. The moment I reached the school I was literally running trying to see if he's still here. Hoping he hasn't left me yet. My tears fell on its own when I saw him. At kahit hingal na hingal pa ko nagsalita na ko para malaman niyang nandito ako. At ngayon nga wala akong ibang masabi kaya nakayakap lang ako sa kanya. Telling him not to go. Telling him not to leave me anymore.

"Dy..."

"Sorry... sorry Ilay... sorry. Don't leave please"

"What? Wait why are you saying sorry? Ako yung may mali dito Dy"

"No... I was wrong. Mali ako. Mali ako."

"I don't understand Dy. Stop crying fck"

Hinawakan niya yung mukha ko trying to make me face him. My tears just can't stop falling.

"Hey..."

Yumakap lang uli ako sa kanya.

"I love you Ilay. I love you"

Dylan's PoV

"W-what?"

"I love you!!"

"Pero-"

I was stopped by her lips. She actually kissed me.

It took me some time before I was able to respond pero tumigil din ako agad

"Let's go" sabi ko sabay higit sa kanya palabas ng eskwelahan. We actually kissed inside the school. Buti na lang walang displine officer.

"T-teka san tayo pupunta?"

"Mag-uusap tayo"

"Saan?"

"Sa playground"

"Teka lang!"

"What?!"

"A-aalis ka pa rin ba?"

I took a deep breath before I spoke up

"Hindi ko alam"

Nagulat na lang ako na napaupo siya bigla

"H-hey what happened?!"

"Wala na ba kong magagawa para magstay ka? I... I even said I love you pero mukhang kulang pa rin... a-aalis ka pa rin" she said while covering her face.

Napangiti ako sa nakita ko. I know this is not the right time to smile pero she's still the same. When she can't do anything she does this.

I approached her and tapped her head

"Tsk. You're still the same Dy. You haven't changed this habit of yours"

"Nakuha mo pa kong ganyanin hindi ko na nga alam gagawin ko para ka magstay bwisit naman ehh"

"Mag-usap nga kasi muna tayo"

"Ayoko! Hindi ka din naman siguradong hindi aalis. Bakit pa tayo mag-uusap?!"

"Tsk. Halika na"

"Ayaw!"

"Tatayo ka dyan o bubuhatin pa kita?"

"Ano?!"

"Hay nako" I pulled her up and the lifted her bridal style.

"Hoy!!"

"Manahimik ka hahalikan kita dyan."

"Dylan!!"

"Ano?!"

"Ibaba mo ko!!"

"Ayoko"

Binilisan ko na yung paglalakad. Buti na lang walking distance lang from school yung playground. Oo binuhat ko siya palabas ng school hanggang sa playground. Iniupo ko naman siya sa swing saka umupo sa harapan niya. Bale nasa may tuhod niya ako. Nakatungo lang siya ngayon.

"Dy... look at me"

She bit her lips habang hindi pa rin tumitingin saken.

"Why are you getting this emotional Dy? Tumahan ka naman na oh?"

"Wag ka nang umalis please..."

"Dyna..."

"Si ate Teresa na lang kasama ko sa buhay Ilay. Wala na sina papa. Wag mo naman na kong iwan oh"

"W-what?! Anong nangyare kina tito?!"

"They died Ilay. They left me. Iniwan nila ako."

"K-kelan pa?!"

"After you left me... the year after that. Ayoko nang maiwan Ilay. Please. I'm sorry. I'm sorry"

"Why do you keep saying sorry to me?? Ako dapat yung nagsasabi niyan Dy. I'm really really sorry... for hurting you. For leaving you... for everything"

"No, no, no..."

"Dy... tumahan ka na. Please tell me why?"

"I don't know Ilay. The way people treated me, I-I felt like I always do things wrong. I felt na may mali ako. That I have to say sorry for them to see me and not leave me anymore I-Ive had friends before pero all of a sudden they left me. They pushed me away."

"Dy..."

"Ayoko nang maiwan... I'd do anything if I have to. Kahit magsorry pa ko ng magsorry. Lumuhod pa ko sa harapan mo. Ilay please..."

"Dy... look at me"

Hindi pa rin siya tumitingin saken kaya I decided to hold her chin up. When our eyes met, I smiled at her.

"You shouldn't say sorry to things you didn't do Dy. Wala kang kasalanan saken."

"But I told you to leave me. I pushed you away when in fact I want you to stay"

"That's because of me. Kasalanan ko yun. Hindi mo kasalanan yun. Nasaktan ka kaya mo nasabi yun Dy... and I totally understand that"

"Pero aalis ka pa rin"

"That's because of what my father wants. Ayoko magpagamit sa sarili niyang interes. He never thought of us, his family. All he thought of was his company and his money... at madadamay ka pa dun Dy"

"I don't care. Just... don't leave me"