The Black Suitcase

Epilogue

Three months have passed since the last time I talked and saw Dio.

When I went back to Manila, agad kong inasikaso ang mga requirements ko para makapag-enroll sa med school. Time went by quickly, and classes started.

I also moved out of the house and decided to live with Ate Mia since her apartment is near to the school I'm studying to. Life has been great so far.

As for Dio and I, we didn't communicate after I arrived here in Manila. I kept his number though but I didn't try calling or texting him. And he did the same. There were times that I was tempted to message him but I manage to stop myself. I keep reminding myself, if it's meant to be, then it's meant to be. You don't have to force something that is bound to happen.

"You're staring at his picture again." Napabalik ako sa wisyo ng binagsak ni Kaya ang mga libro niya sa mesa namin. We're currently on break and minutes from now, papasok na ulit kami sa klase.

I looked at my phone and indeed, it showed Dio's selfie in it. Agad kong pinatay ang cellphone ko at tsaka nilapag yun sa mesa. I was so preoccupied that I didn't realise I was staring at his picture.

"Sinabi ko na naman sayo diba? Why don't you just message him?" She said while opening the thick book she just slammed on the table a while ago.

"I already told you Kaya. If it's mea-"

"If it's meant to be, then it's meant to be." She rolled her eyes and stopped flipping the pages. "Bakit kailangan niyo pang iasa sa tadhana kung pwede niyo naman gawan ng paraan para you can start na your love story!"

"Can you lower the volume of your voice, Kaya. Pinagtitinginan na tayo oh!" We looked around and some students are already looking our way. Kainis! Sobrang ingay ng bunganga ng babaeng to.

"As I was saying," she continued in a hush tone, "you better make a move na girl. We'll never know, dahil sa kakahintay mo, naunahan ka na pala."

"Then that just proves that we are not meant to be. And that will just spare me the heart ache." I said nonchalantly.

"Ewan ko sayo." Inirapan niya ulit ako bago magsimulang magbasa. Kaya, the ever masungit-bitch friend.

I sighed and just decided to read my books.

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2:45 P.M.

Kakasimula pa lang ng klase pero I want to escape this class already. Bagot na bagot na ako. Pagod na binaba ko ang ulo ko. Tapos wala pa si Kaya kasi nagka emergency sa kanila so I have no one to talk to.

"Is someone sitting here?" I didn't bother raising my head. I'm too bored and tired to do so.

"Nope. Absent ang naka-upo diyan." I said in a hush tone while my head is still down.

"Why are you so down, Ms. Calli? Are you missing someone?" The guy beside me said in a hush tone. Ano bang pinagsasabi ng lalaking to? At paano niya nalaman ang pangalan ko?

"How did you-" I stopped on my tracks when I saw the face of the person sitting beside me.

"We meet again, Calliope."

It's Dionysus.

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That's the end of "The Black Suitcase".

Thank you for reading Dionysus and Calliope's story, lovies! Till the next story!