Did he just broke up with me? Yes he did. He broke up with me.
I was pulled out from my reverie when I heard a screeching sound. The horn of a car blared and next to it was a loud thud. As if something was hit by the car
DAVE!.
I suddenly felt nervous and uneasy so I immediately placed a bill and ran out.
I was gasping when I reached outside the restaurant. Wala namang nangyari. Normal lang na naglalakad ang mga tao at mga sasakyang dumadaan.
I was about to look for Dave when realization hit me. Napako ang mga paa ko sa kalsada at para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig.
Sunod-sunod nanamang pumatak ang mga luha ko at napaupo nalang sa malamig na semento. Ang ibang taong dumaraan ay napapatingin sa akin. Wala akong pakialam! Ang iyak ko ay nauwi sa malakas na hagulhol. Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko. Muling nanumbalik ang sakit. DAVE!
M-my boyfriend. My boyfriend died from a car accident two years ago. Sa kalsada, sa mismong kalsadang kaharap ko ngayon.
I stopped crying when I saw him across the road. He was there, standing. He was using the clothes I bought for his funeral. His face was so peaceful and his eyes were filled with happiness.
He waved at me and mouthed, "Live. For me. I love you so much."
I can't control my tears as it started rolling down from my eyes again. He was waving his hands goodbye. I stood up from the ground, still unbelievably looking at him. I just crossed the road, my eyes were still fixed on his and stopped when a vehicle passed in front of me.
The same time that the vehicle disappeared, Dave had vanished from my sight as well.
"Anong ginagawa mo dito sa gitna ng kalsada?! Are you planning to follow Dave?!" Galit na sigaw sakin ni Andrea at hinila ako sa sidewalk kung saan nakatayo si Dave kanina. Hindi ko na napiligan ang sarili ko, I hugged her and cried like a baby.
She was taken a back but she hugged me back, patting my shoulders. "I thought you were okay na. I'm sorry."
Nakaramdam ako ng panlalamig. It's as if Dave was hugging us. I asked Andrea, "Nararamdaman mo ba iyon?"
"Yes. I know he is here. Nariyan lang siya palagi sa tabi mo. You know, there's this line of Jack Thorne. Those we love, never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch. So stop crying because he wouldn't like it."
Dahan-dahan akong tumango. I will live. For you, Dave.
The hardest part wasn't about losing the person we love, but it was all about learning how to live with it.
END.
