Take Care Of My Heart

Chapter XI

Aran's POV

Pinipilit ko siyang kinalimutan dahil masasaktan lang ako kapag ipinapatuloy ko ang aking nararamdaman.
Hindi ko akalain na nakikita ko siya sa movie house. Nagakarerahan yung puso ko sa sobrang bilis ng tibok nito. I pretended to go the bathroom but actually I wanted to sit with her. I wanted to smell her scent.
Sigaw ito ng sigaw.
"Very noisy." sabi ko. Tiningnan lang niya ako. Then maya-maya lang ay ginulat niya ako kaya napasigaw din ako at napayakap sa kanya. Natatawa ito.
I missed her so much now.
"I'll go ahead."
Nauna na akong umalis. Gusto kong magpahinga nang maaga.

Umuwi na ako.

Wala akong maisip kung paano ko siya lalapitan. All my strength get lost every time she's near.

Kumain na ako ng hapunan sa study room. Biglang may kumatok sa aking pintuan.
"Sir Aran,"
"Oh Priya? Why ?"
"I want to ask permission Sir. I want to go back to my hometown. My mother is sick and no one's there for her. I want to take care of her sir personally."
"Oh. Okay. No problem. When are you going home?"
"If it's okay sir,tomorrow will do."
"Okay then."
"Thank you sir. I appreciate this."
Sasha already went home after Julyenne left. Priya and my gardener stayed but now Priya would go home too.
"No problem. I hope for the complete recovery of your mom."
"Thank you sir. I'll pray for your constant good health and happiness."
"Thank you. I'll prepare now your last pay."
Tumalikod na ito sa akin.

Ang tanging tauhan ko na lamang ay ang gardener ko. Malamang balang araw ay aalis din ito.

Napatingin ako sa bintana. I might too hard for them. All of them left.
I stayed back.

Natulog na ako. Kinabukasan ay ibinigay ko na kay Priya ang envelope na naglalaman ng pera nito.
"Thank you sir."
Umalis na ito.

Napatingin ako sa gardener.
Medyo matanda na ito at may kahinaan na. I approach him in the garden.
"Mr. Tsu,how are you?"
Nagulat ito. Hindi kasi ako ganon kung makipag-usap sa kanila.
"I'm fine,sir."
"Ms. Priya went home already. Her mother is sick and she wants to take care if her personally."
"Sir,are you firing me now?"
"N-no I'm not. I'm just thinking if you are also thinking  about going home."
"I don't have family. All of them left when I tried to go home before. I found nothing in our house. They left without saying anything. No letter no message from them until now. If they die,someone would tell me. But I didn't. They left me because they have reason."
Natigilan ako. I just hear his story now. It's warm.
"Sir,just let me stay here. I don't have any home anymore."
"No,you can stay here,Mr.Tsu."

Nagkwentuhan muna kami bago ako umalis. Sinabihan din niya ako tungkol kay Julyenne.
"Sir,Julyenne is so kind. Before she left,she told me to take care of you while you are here in your garden."
Napangiti ako.
"Where is she now?"
"She's working in our school. In the future you might see each other again."
"Really?  Oh,,that kid is full of life."
Umalis na ako at tinungo ko ang silid para magpahinga. My house is more silent now.

Yeesha's POV

Nagpatuloy ang aking buhay at lumipas ang ilang araw at naging buwan. Life is more interesting now. I love my life in Thailand. It's heaven.

Christmas na. Hindi lahat ng tao sa bandang iyon ay magse-celebrate ng pasko. Pero dahil Pinoy ako,I put decorations in our school.
Maganda iyon at nakakabuhay ng mga nawawalan ng pag-asa.
I promised my family to let them come here.  Darating na sila kinabukasan.

"Wow,Yeesha ,your school is fantastic. It's beautiful a and magical."wika ng mommy nito.
" mom,thank you."
"Merry Christmas. This is for you. We will go out in the country. We'll go to Japan. So have fun in your vacation."
"Oh that might be very interesting mom."
"Yeah, we always do this every Christmas."
"Have fun then and thank you for this gift,mom and I haven't prepared anything yet."
"It's okay honey,just take care of my son and Arin. They aren't coming. Arin will be staying in his house."
"Oh..by the way mom,my family will be here tomorrow."
"Oh really? Tomorrow is our flight so I don't have any more chance to meet your parents. Maybe next time "
"Yeah I think so too."
"Take care always okay?"

Hindi na nagtagal ang mommy nito sa school dahil may lalakarin pa ito.

Binuksan ko na ang paper bag na ibinigay nito.
"Wow."
Isang dress na kulay cream ang kulay at may maliliit na bulaklak sa bandang dulo ng lower part nito.
"Ang cute."
Inilagay ko na ang paper bag sa gilid ng swivel chair ko.

Makaraan ang ilang oras ay umuwi na ako. I rented an apartment for two weeks. Fully furnished iyon at kompleto na ang gamit kaya ready na lahat ang titirhan ng mga ito.

I arrived in my pad. I immediately went to the bath tub para makapagpahinga.
Then my phone beeped. Si Aran iyon.
"Hello."
"Hik-hello-hik!"
"Are you drunk?"
"No-hik!'"
"You go to sleep now."
"Okay."
Pinutol na nito ang tawag. Inilagay ko ulit sa table ang cellphone ko. I closed my eyes while nakababad sa maligamgam na tubig.
Biglang tumunog ang doorbell ng apartment ko.
"Aran?? What are you doing here?" Tumingin lang ito sa akin at bigla akong niyakap ng napakahigpit. Dahil sa bigat niya ay natumba kami pareho sa sahig. I was wearing my bathrobe that time dahil maliligo na sana ako.
"Julyenne,I'm sorry"
He's on top of me. He smells with liquor. Mbilis ko siyang tinabig at tumayo.
"You go home now." I told him. Dahan-dahan itong bumangon. Isinara nito ang pintuan at nilapitan ulit ako at niyakap.
"Don't touch me ."
But he's deaf and strong. He gently moved his head and lowered it to give me a kiss. That kiss made my mind change and forget everything. Pero ng tingnan ko siya ay natutulog na ito.

The sun went through to my windows. I look at the clock on the wall. It's past 9 in the morning. I moved my head to the right. I saw Aran sleeping peacefully. Then I turned to my left side where the table is located and my phone is there. I saw an arm moving on my waist.
I followed the arm and then I blinked my eyes for many times if it's true. Aran is sleeping with me. .
"Ahhhhjh!!!!!" Napasigaw ako. Nagmulat ito ng mata.
"Why?"
"What are you doing? "
Napatingin din ito sa akin.
"What nothing happened. Are you crazy?"
Then memories came back to me.   Natahimik ako.
Oo nga pala. Nakatulog ito.
Tumayo ito.
"Thanks for taking care of me." wika nito.
"Don't come here when you're drunk. This is not your house."
"I know it. You don't have to tell me."
Isinuot na nito ang sapatos.
"I'm sorry I troubled you this time. Don't see me out."
"Of course I won't. Who are you by the way?"
Pabagsak na isinara nito ang pintuan ko.
"Yah!! "