Heartbeat Road (Completed)

CHAPTER 12

VAN's

I CAN'T help but cry whenever I miss my sister. We were so close nung mga bata pa kami, yun nga lang medyo napalayo ako sa kaniya nang lumaki na kami.

Actually, this is my first time talking about my family with someone I just met by accident. Literally.

When I glanced at Quine, she's still looking at me. Pinagtaasan ko siya ng kilay nang marinig ang naging sgaot niya kanina.

"I'm sorry, " I really do. 

I just thought that she's one of those people who keeps on saying 'naiintindihan kita' even though they haven't experienced what I've been through. I hate people like that. They're actually one of the reasons why I don't open up with anyone.

" You didn't do anything wrong. Don't worry " she said then drew her eyes up on the sky.

Ibabalik ko na sana ang tingin ko sa lapida ni ate nang may mapansin ako kay Quine. Just under her chin, almost at the top of her neck, a scar? I think.

I wonder where it came from, but of asking her, I just let the thought vanished.

" Do you want to visit your parents after?" I asked her. She glanced at me then back to sky.

"No. Nasa Australia sila nakalibing." Australia?

" Bakit ang layo naman?"

Hindi ba sila dito nakatira? Tanong ko sa isip ko.

"Dito ako sa pilipinas pinanganak but we moved to Australia after, then live there. Minsan bumibisita din kami dito, pero madalang lang din. "

Ganon pala. Parehas pala kami. Dito ako pinanganak pero sa states naglagi ang family ko after. Marami kaming relatives sa father side na andun din nakatira.

Nasa navy si papa nang magkakilala sila ng mama ko.
Years matapos akong ipanganak ay saka kami nag-migrate sa states.
At ngayon, andito ulit ako. Yun nga lang parehas silang may kaniya-kaniyang pamilya na.

"Eh bakit andito ka ngayon?" ilang segundo pa ang lumipas bago niya ako sinagot.

" Cause the best place to start a new life is where life starts for you." Makahulugan nitong sagot saken.

Kung ganon bumalik siya dito para magsimula ulit? Little by little, mas lalo akong nagiging curious sa buhay na meron si Quine.

"Gaya ba 'to nung mga nasa movie?...I'm not saying you're running away but... Are you?", I asked her.

She smirks then say," I think so? I just wanted a new life... Far from what I had before."

QUINE's

I LOOKED up at the sky again then starts to share some part of my life with Van. It's just that, I feel like I want to.

"Two years ago, I experienced a breakdown. More like a break from reality. Most of the people thought that I go crazy and didn't handle the situation... Well, madali lang naman sa kanila ang magsalita dahil wala sila sa pwesto kung nasan ako noon.

"Doctors prescribed different medications for me. I was also being visits by different therapist every week, I just don't feel like talking to them at first. Until one day, I met the best one. Her name is Abby. At first I really hate her," I sigh then glanced at Van to see if he's still listening, he is.

" I hate how soft and calm her voice is. I even hate her perfume, her black long hair, her face and even her dress. I hate them all. Not until that day,"