Clock Of Destiny

Chapter 11: Jerome's Dangerous Destiny

---XY'S POV---

Nung makalayo na ako sa bahay niya tumakbo na ako para mabilis na makauwi sa apartment ko. Nang makauwi na ako, dali dali akong nag ayos ng sarili ko. Pumikit ako at pagmulat ng mga mata ko is nasa past naman ako. Where Jerome and I are having dinner at the closed restaurant. Where I saw myself crying alone. Kitang kita ko na yung mga oras na yun is nakatingin pa ako sa isa pang ako, yung naiyak. The time when I was about to leave, I decided to follow myself but.. What happened shocks me the most. I'm back. At my apartment. How could this be happening? Hindi naman ito ganito dati. Lalo akong nangamba kase naramdaman kong umilaw yung necklace na suot ko. Alam ko na agad pinararating nito. Bumuntong hininga na lang ako at nagdecide na matulog na lang.

---JEROME'S POV---
Andito nanaman ako sa kwarto ko, nakahiga, nakatulala sa kisame. Just thinking about her. Umaga na and yet I'm still awake. Tiningnan ko yung oras and it's 3:05 am already. Lagi na lang ako hindi na nakakatulog kakaisip lang kay Xy. How excited I am to see her everyday at school. How happy I am travelling the past and future with her. I decide to text her, maybe she's awake.

---TEXT---
; Good morning princess. Yah still awake hm?

I waited for her to reply but I recieve.. Nothing. Nah, maybe she's still asleep? Or taking a bath? But why do I have a bad feeling about this?.. I sigh and decide to take a quick nap. Kahit sandali lang. Maybe I'll ask her later.

---SCHOOL---
I am here waiting for her at her locker. I was scrolling through my phone nang makita ko sa gilid ng mata ko na andito na siya, tumatakbo palapit sa akin. Tiningnan ko siya at pawis na pawis siya. "Hey! What happened? May nangyari ba?", alalang tanong ko habang pinupunasan yung pawis niya. Fuck. Why is she like this? Nagulat na lang ako dahil bigla niya akong niyakap. She's whispering something pero hindi ko naman maintindihan ng ayos. "Uy, Xyxy? Ano yun?", niyakap ko siya pabalik. Hingal na hingal siya na para bang takot na takot.

*krriiiiinnnngg*

Sakto bell na. Inalalayan ko siya hanggang sa makarating kami sa classroom. I gently sit her on her desk and gives her my water bottle. She need it more than I do. I mouthed, telling her "If you need me, just look at me. I'll help you, okay?" sabay umupo na ako sa desk ko.

---XY'S POV AT SCHOOL---
Saktong nagbell na and thanks to Jerome, nakaupo at nakapagpahinga na rin ako ng ayos. Our professor is discussing some shits as usual but I'm just looking outside the window. I'm really spacing out. Nang dahil sa nangyari kanina.

——FLASHBACK——
Umilaw yung necklace na suot-suot ko. It means I will have a dream which is supposed to be someone's destiny. That may happened sooner or later. I decided to sleep early para malaman ko na kung sino yun. *Inside the dream* I can see a boy who's buying a streetfoods. Across the streets. But when the boy turned to face me, it was Jerome. Buying a food for us. But when he was about to approach me, he got hit by a car. It was 3:00 am in the morning nung napatayo ako sa kinahihigaan ko, breathing heavily. Napalagay na lang yung kamay ko sa mukha ko. What can I do.. It was Jerome's destiny. Nag iisip talaga ako ng paraan para mapigilan yun. He can't die.. Not now.. Hanggang sa tumunog yung phone ko at may new message from Jerome.

- Good morning princess. Yah still awake hm?.

I didn't reply. Infact, I cried. So hard. Hindi ko pwedeng hayaan na masaktan si Jerome. Losing my mom hurts so bad. I don't want to lose someone anymore.

——END OF FLASHBACK——

Nahihiya pa ako kase niyakap ko siya ng mahigpit kanina. Bumubulong pa ako na "Be careful please", "I won't let anything hurt you", "Please stay with me". I'll save you. I will. I won't let my dream happened. Tumingin ako sa kanya at nakitang nakatingin siya sa akin. That stare.. Full of sadness and being worried about my state. But still, he smiled at me. Mouthing "Everything's gonna be okay, trust me. I'm here.", how lucky I am to have him with me. Pinigilan ko yung luha ko para hindi niya mapansin na ito pa rin ako, mahina tulad nung bata ako. I look back again outside the window. Help me.. Help me save the man..

I LOVE.