On Retrieving The Untold

CHAPTER 1

"Please don't do this to me, love. Please."

Pilit ko'ng tinatanggal ang mga kamay niya na nakayap sakin.

"Please. I can't live without you. Nangako tayo diba? Tayo lang. Tayo lang hanggang sa huli. Please love, wag mo akong iwan."

Iyak lang siya ng iyak habang nakaluhod at nakayakap sa mga paa ko. I can't breath anymore. I need to do this. Masyado na kaming toxic para sa isa't-isa. Hindi ko na kaya.

I took all my strength para tanggalin ang pagkakayakap niya sakin & forcefully pushed him.

"I'm sorry. I just... I just can't do this. I can't fight for you anymore. Pagod na ako."

I said and immediately run away.

At sa pagtakbo kong yun ay ang unti-unting pagtulo ng mga luha kong kanina ko pa pinipigilan.

"Ven? Ven baby, wake up."

Bigla akong nagising when my boyfriend gently rubbed my hair. He kissed my forehead and sofly wiped the tears streaming down on my face. Napaupo ako.

"K-kent..."

I uttered habang hapong-hapo. Para akong pagod na pagod sa kakatakbo when I just have woken up.

"It's okay, baby. It was just a bad dream. I'm here now."

He said and hugged me. I smiled. If not for this man, Brykent Lopez, I would've cried for hours now because of that damn dream again. Yeah, it have been weeks already since I started having weird dreams. Ganito ako palagi whenever I wake up, palaging umiiyak. I don't know why. There are different scenarios in my dreams that just resonate in my heart. Yung parang nangyari na sakin but in reality is never ko pa namang na-experience. Weird. Really weird. And now, the dream's about breaking up with an unfamiliar guy with a blury face. Like hello? I never had any guy in my life other than Kent, and we never had an argument like that for 3 years we've been in a relationship and even for the years we've been bestfriends. He is my bestfriend since High School & I just can't think of any moments na nag-away kami ng ganon. Haaay! Napaka weird talaga.

"Why are you here this early, by the way?"

I asked him. Tumayo na ako & looked at myself in the mirror. What a great masterpiece. So perfect kahit bagong gising palang.

"Baby, don't you remember? It's your enrollment day! Kung hindi pa 'ko dumating baka late kana naman."

I froze. No fuckin way.

"KENT! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME, IMMEDIATELY?!"

He just shrugged & laughed.

"Calm down, Venice Amarie Goden. It's just 7am. Marami pa tayong oras para pumila. Take a shower, I'll prepare your food."

"But I might loss a slot."

I said in a worried voice.

Lumapit sakin si Kent and hugged me.

"No worries baby, I got you, okay?"

He kissed my forehead bago tuluyang lumabas sa kwarto ko. Instead of worrying more, I took a shower and prepared myself.

Just be positive, Venice Amarie. You'll make it.

When I finished fixing my self, I went out my room and saw the food Kent has prepared.

"Kain na, my princess. And oh, wala nang laman fridge mo so after you get enrolled, daan muna tayo sa grocery to buy you food, okay?"

I nodded and simply smile. Sometimes I wonder, if totoo ang past life, I must've done so good to deserve this kind of person in my life. I just feel so blessed.

After naming kumain, we went out from my condo at sumakay sa kotse niya. I already have my own car but he prefers to drive me today. It's Saturday so we both are available from the stress of our jobs, it's just sad that we need to adjust our free times again dahil kailangan kong mag-aral for my post-graduate degree.

Malapit na kami sa St. Scholasticas University when my phone rang. I took it and saw Kiara's name, my college friend. We met in California when we were college & both decided to pursue our post-graduate here in the Philippines. Aside sa pareho kaming pinay, we also share the same sentiments of having the responsibilty over the companies our parents bestowed us here in Ph kaya no choice.

"Hey." I said.

"Anong hey hey ka dyan?! Where are you naba? Kanina pa akong nandito sa St. Scho."

I laughed. I can hear an annoyance in her tone.

"Haha calm down, we're on our way. Besides, you can just start enrolling yourself naman na. I told you not to expect, right?"

"No way, Venice. Don't ever tell me you're not in. We've planned this for a long time!"

"I told ya'. Only if my parents allow me. But they didn't, obviously. "

I heard a deep sigh on her end. Yeah, I understand how she feels right now. Lucky her she got very supportive parents. She'll be able to pursue Journalism, while me? Other options but never Journalism. What a life.

"Anyway, we'll be there na in a few minutes, hang up now."

"Okay, Ven. See ya, okay?"

She said before she hung up the call. I smile in dismay. I'm happy for her, she can now start to pursue her real dream. I was just back to my senses when Kent held my hand.

"We're here, baby."

We started entering the school and walk towards the College of Law Building. Though the school is a big one and this would be my first time to study here, I already knew which way to go, which made Kent feel surprised. Add the fact that we're now in the College of Law.

"Seriously, Ven?"

"I'm serious, Kent. If not Journalism, this is the only option I would take."

"But you need to pass their comprehensive exam, first. And it's enrollment week already, Ven."

I smirked at him. I took his hand and pulled him towards the Passer List. His jaw almost dropped.

"Ven! Wow, just... wow!"

He said and hugged me so tight. He even leaned and held my face in amusement.

"Told ya', I don't go to a battlefield, unequipped."

He quickly kissed my lips. Well, I understand. We don't wanna cause a PDA here.

"I'm so proud of you, my future Attorney Venice Amarie Goden."

I smiled at him and put my palm on his face. We stared at each other. He's a tall guy so I had to look up just to meet his gaze.

"I'm grateful, my Dr. Brykent Lopez. And for the record, it will be Attorney Venice Amarie Goden-Lopez."

He gave me a genuine smile and kissed the top of my forehead. And the rest was a great day for the both of us.