The Archer's Curse

45

I woked up feeling so weak that I can't even open my eyes properly. I felt a sting in my stomach kaya naman napatayo ako ng biglaan. I was dizzy and it looks like the room is spinning but I need to get my ass to the comfort room.

With shaking body, headache and muscle ache, I tried to find the comfort room ang luckily I did. I vomited and after that ay agad akong napasandal sa dingding. I washed my mouth with a new toothbrush and a mouth wash.

Nang mahimasmasan ay agad akong naglakad palabas ng banyo at halos matumba ako sa kaba. Nasaan ako?!

Ngayon ko lang napansin na hindi pamilyar ang kwarto na kinaroroonan ko. I swallowed hard as I held my abdomen, pinapakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko. My flower isn't aching, so It's safe right? This is definitely not Chase's house, hindi rin kay Misha o Hera, not Shen's, o kahit kay Lia o Ki. Axel's condo is different too, this one looks a real house.

Tumakbo ako papunta sa veranda ng kwarto at kitang-kita ko na nasa loob kami ng parang isang subdivision. Ang bahay na kinaroroonan ko ay nasa pinaka-gitna at siyang pinaka-malaki. Napalunok ako ng makita na hindi ko na suot ang damit ko kagabi. I'm wearing only an oversized shirt and a freaking cycling shorts! Tangina, sino ba kasi nagsabing magpaka-lasing ka Cali?!

I can't even remember a fucking thing.

The smell inside the room and even my shirt is a bit familiar but I'm not sure. I'm having a hard time with my hangover but I still decided to look around. My brows furrowed upon seeing the painting in the wall above the bed. It was the same thing Jax and I looked at, when we're still together. Am I in his house? Could he possibly brought me home? Did he actually did the house design I told him before?

No Cali, maybe it was all just a big coincidence.

Napailing ako at agad na naglibot sa kwarto. I dreamt of him last night, it was surreal. Tinagnan ko ang kabuuan ng kwarto at pakiramdam ko ay pamilyar ako sa lugar. The design, and even the chosen furnitures screams something familiar. I went towards the side table where the lamp is and I was frozen on spot seeing the picture frame.

It was our picture, the one we took at snapshot. The two more frames are both our graduation pictures. I never knew he kept my picture. Akala ko noon ay kahit makita lamang ang graduation picture ko ay hindi niya nagawa, but now I know the truth.

My tears flowed down like waterfalls and I can't help but sob. I'm in his house, the house exactly the way I told him. But why does it hurts? Knowing na kahit mahal ko siya, na kahit gusto ko siyang bumalik ay hindi pwede. He doesn't want me anymore, he's engaged to someone else, and I can't hurt the person who was there with me all this time, Chase.

The door suddenly opened revealing Jax with a tray of food in his hands. I stared at him and I saw how his lips parted upon seeing me, crying. Lalapit na sana ako sa kanya pero biglang may tumalon sa akin at dinidilaan ang legs ko.

"Waffles, you little imp" I cried as I hugged him.

Ever since we broke up, I haven't seen waffles since then. I'm happy seeing him still alive, someone that can possibly prove, that for sometime, Jax and I loved each other, and we're happy.

"What's wrong?" he suddenly asked before he pulled me up and wiped my tears away.

His gestures sent shivers in my spine but along with it is the same comfort and love I felt before. I cried harder but I tried to look away from him, seeing him like this makes me want him back. It makes me want to do something selfish.

Staring at his eyes makes me feel like I'm in paradise aboard. Like I'm floating in the ocean and flying in heaven even though both the see and heights terrifies me. His eyes are like home to me, like I'll be lost without it. It makes me feel comfortable and at ease. It makes me realize that I love him so much more, much more than what I know. But our love is not meant to be, our love will only cause damage and pain not just to the both of us but for those who are around.