Don't Let Me Forget You

Chapter 12

My palm was still reeling from the pain I have inflicted River. The sudden surge of memory was too real, I thought it happened in the present time.

But that was a bad memory. We fought. I was already on the void of screaming. He too was shouting at me.

I massaged my temples and closed my eyes tight. I put the memory back at the back of my mind. A small headache was starting to form.

I took a deep breath. I went to the bathroom to wash my face. The coldness of the water soothed my aching head a little bit.

Kailangan ko nang magpalit ng isusuot. Doon muna nagfocus ang isip ko para hindi ko maalala ang nangyari.

I opened another door that leads to a spacious walk-in closet. When I looked around, the clothes were neatly arranged according to color and the casual clothes were separated from the formal ones. At the middle there was a big table enclosed with glass at the surface. His wide collection of expensive watches and leather were on display. When I opened a tall cabinet, his various pairs of footwear were also neatly arranged.

His closet reflected the type of man he is, very very organized.

But I was wondering, where are my things?

When I rounded the last corner, I noticed another door. But it was locked. I needed to type a combination of a four-digit code to open it.

I typed in my birthdate.

Wrong Password
Clue: my happiest day

Iyon ang lumabas sa maliit na screen.
What was possibly my happiest day?

That's when my phone vibrated inside my pocket. There was a text from River.

River: The passcode to your closet is 0818.

When I typed in the numbers, a confirmation sound was heard. Something clicked and the door was now unlocked.

Bumungad sa akin ang isang hagdan na nalalatagan ng red na carpet at may humigit kumulang dalawampung steps. Umakyat ako sa taas. Nang makarating ako sa landing ay madilim ang paligid. Kinapa ko ang switch sa gilid. For sure, nandito lang yun. Oh, here it is. When light flooded the entire room,my jaw almost dropped the floor.

There was a row of tall built-in cabinets filled with different kinds of wardrobes. Halos dalawang naglalakihang panel ang puno ng mga gamit. Unlike River's it was not arranged according to color because mine was in full rainbow at mahirap iayos nang tulad sa kanya. He always wears basic colors so his closet was easy to manage.

Mine was adorn with dresses and skirts, short and long, ruffled and flowy, provocative and decent ones, sequinned and matted, pastels and dark one. Name it. Almost all kinds of style, I have them here. I also have a collection of tailored coats, from nude pink to shiny black ones. My collection of jeans lined up the lower part of the cabinet, from gym leggings to jeggings, from casual boyfriend pants to formal and sleek slacks. And all of them were signature pieces. Kilalang designer ang gumawa, both local and international.

On my right stood a big white cabinet with glass enclosure. Inside were range of different styles of expensive bags. They were adorned with tiny spotlights to give accent to details and colors. There were so many of them. Hermes, Prada, Chanel. God, I'm hyperventilating right now. On top of the cabinet were boxes of Louis Vuitton piled up like a small Christmas tree.

With this kind of sight, everyday is Christmas for me.

On my left was a tall 20-layer metallic cabinet. At puno ito ng mga designer pieces heels, boots, sneakers, name it. On the uppermost layer was a collection of high-heeled pumps with red bottoms. I was almost giddy with excitement. My goodness, I have a collection of Loubotins!