Chapter 6
Thank You
"Don't go..." I cried.
I saw the reflections of someone.
We are in the hospital and I have no idea why we are here.
Mama is behind me, trying to calm me down.
"Heather..." A voice said.
"Mama, I don't want him to go..." I cried like a child.
Mama kneeled in front of me and gently said the words that she thought would bring me back to my senses.
"People come and go, but the memories are always with us, in our hearts." She said.
I look at her.
"Sometimes we have to accept things, whether we like or not, because it's for the best of us."
I had to accept it... Because it was for the best... Of us...
I'm letting my mind repeat those words because I am hoping my heart would listen.
"Heather..."
"I-I guess it's always hard to make the best decisions." My voice cracked.
Mama hugged me. And eventually, I felt the presence of someone from behind us.
Papa...
"Heather..."
It was never hard for me to make decisions because I know that it was just me whose involved in it... Until now.
"Heather..."
"Heather!" I felt someone's hand holding my face.
I slowly opened my eyes and saw Klint's worried face.
"What happened?" He asked.
He is still holding my cheeks and I feel like our faces are just a few centimeters away from each other.
Nang ma-realize kung gaano kalapit ang mukha namin ay halos parehas kaming nanlaki ang mata at napalayo sa isa't-isa.
Umupo ako nang ayos at ganoon din siya.
Magccheck sana ako kung may muta ba ako nang maramdaman kong basa ang magkabilang pisngi at mata ko.
Luha. Napakunot ang noo ko. Hindi mawari kung paano nangyari 'yon.
Umiyak ba ako? Sa panaginip ko?
Pilit kong inisip ang panaginip na hindi ko na maalala. 'Wala akong ideya.
"I-I'm sorry." Aniya at nakatingin sa kabilang gilid, halos mukhang nakatalikod na tuloy mula sa akin ang mukha niya.
Nagpatuloy ako sa pagpupunas ng mata at pisngi gamit ang mga kamay hanggang sa matuyo ito.
"It's okay. What time is it?"
Tumingin siya sa orasan kaya napatingin na rin ako. 11:45 am.
"Would you like to have some lunch?" He asked.
"No, I'm good, thanks." Tumayo ako.
Inayos ko ang mga libro na nakuha ko. "We can go in our separate ways now. You can go home now."
"How about you? Where will you go?"
Kinuha ko ang bag na pinahiram niya at pinagpag muna ito bago ibinalik sa kaniya. "Thank you."
BINABASA MO ANG
Solace of Calluna
Teen FictionA life of her is full of despair and dullness, unlike to him who's full of laughter and colors, she thought. Orphela Heather Arsena has always been fond of solitariness despite her countless inner demons and external hardships. She has always believ...
