Wake Me Up

Moving on again

"Dionne!" Joaquin hurriedly came to me. "Anong nangyari?" He asked.

Sumulyap ako sa lalaking nakatayo sa aking harapan nang makita kong tumingin dito si Joaquin na bakas sa mukha ang pagtataka.

"Something happened. Anyway, anong ginagawa mo dito?" Taka kong tanong dito na hindi ininda ang mga katanungang nakabalatay sa kanyang mukha.

"Nagpaalam kasi ako kay Tito Celso na ako na lang ang susundo sa'yo." Muli itong tumingin sa lalaking nanatiling nakatayo sa aking harap.

I don't know if there's a need for me to introduce him because even I, I don't know even a bit of him.

I was thinking of how am I going to explain  the situation but he just turned his back and walked away without uttering a word.

I'm a bit shock but I didn't show it to Joaquin. He's just a stranger anyway.

"Let's go?" Tumingin ako kay Joaquin na habol ng tingin ang likod ng lalaking tila walang pakialam sa nangyari.

"Oh my! Kailangan talaga may ganitong pakulo?" Hindi mapaknit sa aking labi ang ngiti dahil sa tuwa.

Iginala ko ang aking mga mata. They've prepared so much for me. Maraming pagkain ang nakahain sa aming lamesa para sa aming munting salu-salo.

Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na kasama ko na ang aking pamilya.

"Lalo ka yatang gumaganda, Dionne?" Ate Lors commented with a smile in her lips.

"Siyempre naman. Kapatid ko yan! Walang pangit sa lahi namin ..." Mayabang na tugon ni Kuya Danny.

"Ikaw lang!" Napuno ng malakas na tawanan ang aming bahay dahil sa sinabi ni Dylan.

My heart is filled with great joy while looking at my family. Because of that dream earlier, my heart gets swayed and now I'm unable to anticipate the moment. I get so stuck with that lousy dream ..

"Hey, you alright?" Hindi ko na namalayan ang paglapit sa akin ni Joaquin dahil sa dami ng aking iniisip.

I gave him a quick smile as an answer.

I was savoring the starry night while the cold air planting soft kisses on my skin. I stared at the sky with the thoughts of a man constantly playing inside my head.

Iniisip niya rin kaya ako?

'I highly doubt that.'

Ako na rin ang kusang pumutol sa aking mga iniisip. I should stop thinking of him now, a stranger disturbing my head? Ubelievable!   For now I should let the present arise to enlighten the future.

It was just a dream, Samuel .. is just a dream. Joaquin is  my reality.

Naramdaman ko ang pag-upo ni Joaquin sa aking tabi. I heard him let out a loud sigh.

"The moment you turned your back at me that time, when you went for training, I am not sure if we can still have a future together. But I still waited for you. Because I know .. I won't regret that." He paused for a moment as he stared blankly at the dark.

I looked at him but I didn't uttered a word. I just stare on his face until the silence conquered the night.

It is indeed an awful day. I hope the night could be a peaceful one.