Rewrite the Stars

Chapter 9

Yuan's POV

Bumangon ito.
"If you turn your back,you could never see me again."
Wala na akong sinabi. Agad kong kinuha ang maleta ko.
Naglandas ang mga luha ko sa pisngi. Bakit nasaktan pa rin ako?
Patakbo kung tinungo ang parking lot.
Bumalik ako sa school.
"Ms. Yuan, bakit nandito na po kayo?"
"He's awake and I'm no longer useful in there. I have a lot of things to do here. Hindi ko hahayaang mapapabayaan ko na ang school dahil sa kanya."
Nagkataon ding pumasok sina Lee at Emily.
" Yuan, he's here for you? Nandito siya dahil sincere sya sa sinabi niya. Paano nga ba niya sasabihin sayo para maintindihan mo?" wika ni Lee. Nagpatuloy ako sa ginagawa ko.
"I don't want to talk. Kung may sasabihin kayo,you better send it to my email. At ayokong pag-usapan siya."
"Yuan, bakit ba ganon ka na lang sa tao?May nangyari ba sa Japan?"
" wala. At pwede ba,ayaw ko na siyang pag-usapan." Napailing ang dalawa.
"Lyn, please prepare the money to be refunded of his stay here."wika niya dito.
" No one will make any refund. Hindi lang ikaw ang may-ari ng school na ito,Yuan. Ako ang gumawa ng paraan para dumami ang students natin."wika ni Lee sa kanya.
" Then let him stay para walang refund na mangyayari."
Umalis ako sa harapan nila. Ibinalibag ko yung pintuan. Halos sasabog na yung utak ko. Umuwi ako sa bahay para makapagpahinga.

"Ateeh! Bakit ganito na to?" sigaw niya sa katulong nila. Lumabas ang mama niya sa silid nito.
"Yuan, bakit ang lamas ng Bose's mo?"
"Mom, look at my shirt. Ang mahal nito bakit naging ganito na ang kulay?"
"Pwede ba huminahon ka anak, walang kasalanan si Rosa. Damit lang yan, you can still buy another one."
"No!" Inihagis ko ang damit sa harapan nila.

Pumasok ako sa silid.
" I'm doomed."
Umiiyak ako na nakadapa sa kama.

Masato's POV

Nagpabook na ako ng ticket pabalik ng Japan. I decided to go back since nothing happened. Marahil hindi ngayon ang tamang panahon na suyuin ito.
Biglang tumunog yung smartphone ko.
" Hello?"
"Mr. Watanabe, I'm sorry for what happened. "
It's Emily. Kaibigan iyon ni Yuan.
" I think I better go back to Japan. I booked already. Tomorrow at 2pm is my flight. You don't have to refund me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
I love her more than my life. My love is real. But I think her heart will not open for me."
"Maybe for now, Masato. Let it cool first then come back here again."
" I promise her,not to show up again. Perhaps I have to follow what I said. Thank you for your understanding and believing in me. Please take care of her."
Umiyak ito.
" I can sense that you are sincere to her. But please don't give up on her. She just needs time to think."
" I have also company to take care. Maybe someday I realize that it is not worth fighting for."
"You love her right? You hold on to it. Please,Masato, she needs you too. She may not say it but I know in the future she will love you too."
Biglang naninikip yung dibdib ko at tumulo na ang mga luha ko.
" Emily-san, I rather love her in silence than to make things worst doing some things for her."
" I think you are tired now. You can go. You can let her go too. From now, think it as your business failure."
I nodded my head. The feeling was doubled.
Napatingin ako sa smartphone ko. She's cruel. She never listened to me.
" I love you but I'm tired. I can never change your mind."
Hinanda ko na ang mga gamut ko.All my things from school were already her so no new to go back to that school.
I take a rest for now.

Makalipas ang ilang oras at nakatulog na ako.

At 12 pm dumating na ako sa airport. I was out of mind. Ang NASA isip ko ay ang mukha niya na tumalikod sa akin.
"If you turn your back at me ,you could never see me again."
Biglang tumulo yung mga luha ko. This is my first time to fall in love at ganito ang sinapit ko. I will never fall in love again kahit tatandang binata. Napakasakit.

Tinawag na ang flight number ko. I got on the plane.
" excuse me sir,are you okay?"tanong ng stewardess sa akin.
I nodded.
" hi!" I sat next to the window. Nakikita ko ang mga ulap na nasa langit.
I closed my eyes.
Biglang tumulo ang mga luha ko ng maalala ko ang pangalan niya.
Nabansagan ako na cruel at strict boss pero heto at nag-iiyak dahil lamang sa isang babae.
I wiped my tears and trying to look at outside to see good things at makalimutan ang malungkot na karanasan.
Four hours lang ang byahe mula Pilipinas patungong Japan.
Dumiretso ako sa opisina ko.
Naabutan ko si Suri.
" Good evening,sir."
Tumango lang ako at tuloy-tuloy sa loob ng sariling office.
"Suri, what's my schedule today?"
"Sir, you will have a dinner meeting with ms. Ohashi."
" cancelled it."
Sayaka ohashi is a famous model at ito rin ang model ng kanilang kompanya.
" she left a note if you would cancel it,she will not continue her contract with us."
" what? "
" yes sir."

Wala siyang nagawa kundi ang makipagkita dito.
Matamis ang ngiti ng babae ng makita ako papasok sa restaurant.
"Hi,honey, how are you? I've heard you went to the Philippines."
" I'm fine and yes."
"Oh really? How was your trip?"
Umupo na ako sa katapat nito. She was full of makeup at napakapayat.
" I missed you so much."
Hinawakan nito ang aking kamay.
" I know you know that I'm always here for you. The board was planning to reelect new CEO, and I guess they will choose a married man."
Natigilan ako.
"What?"
" yes."
" how could they?"
" I guess its right since they don't have to be worried in terms of decision making. It is more effective if someone is married because he might think of it as his family problems."
"It doesn't make sense."
" it is. Since you want to be a CEO, why don't you get married and marry me then?"
" what? I'm married already,I went to the Philippines to marry someone. You don't have to worry. And that CEO thing, it may be married or not,if you are a good decision maker,you can make it. I think,dinner is over thank you for your time."