Tenebrous Affection

Chapter Thirty-five

Tenebrous Affection
Chapter Thirty-five

Ayumi

It has been almost a year since the incident between me, Xyren, and Ivan happened. I can still recall everything as if it just happened yesterday. The pain that I felt that day was immeasurable but I'm moving forward, day by day. Besides, that is all I can do and I'm not taking it negatively. I mean it's okay to limit ourselves. There's something that we cannot do those others can but that's just fine. Grieving will do nothing.

"Couz, it's time to go," Crizalyn poked me to get my attention. She held my shoulder and tapped it, "stop thinking about what happened, okay?"

I rolled my eyes and smiled, "I'm not thinking about it!" pagsisinungaling ko.

"Whatever!" she giggled before she pulled my arm and walked. "I know, you missed him. I missed him too."

"Kaya nga tara na at puntahan siya!" I beamed and took my key car.

Pinakawalan niya ang kamay ko at humarang sa pinto ng kotse. "Sino kaya itong matagal sa atin dahil sa pag-iisip ng nakaraan?" she said habang nanliliit ang mga mata.

I pouted my lips, "sino nga kaya?" saad ko at umaktong inosente.

"Ewan ko sa'yo! Tara na nga," she sighed in defeat before going inside my car.

Before driving, I opened my tablet and scroll over my music player until my eyes finally found the right song for me.

The world's so big and I'm so small
The ocean's deep as the sky is tall
Sometimes I feel like I'm nobody at all

But you make me feel like I'm someone, you do
'Cause I know I'm someone to you
Make me feel like I matter, you do
'Cause I know I matter to you

Criza and I, sang it into our heart's depth until we finally arrived at where he is. "Are you ready?" she asked.

Huminga ako nang malalim bago tumango. I opened my car door and stepped out. The weather today is soothing. The sky is blue and the sun is casting golden light on us.

I looked up and closed my eyes for seconds. And when I opened and turned around, two arms encircled around me.

"Gaga, ang tagal niyo!" he yelled saka kumalas sa'kin. He's still the same Jico— maybe not. He finally became a man! My cousin made him. Pag-ibig nga naman. Ang hindi lang nagbago sa kanya ay ang pagiging maingay nito.

And yes, he survived.

"J-jico?" pagtawag ko sa kanya habang hawak ang magkabilang pisngi nito. "Jico, ano ba? Hindi ako natutuwa! Gumising ka!" I began to panic nang hindi pa rin bumubukas ang mga mata niya.

Oh God, please!

"Puwede ba, tumigil ka sa kakasigaw at kakaiyak. Nabibin ako sa'yo," he coughed. "Yung luha at sipon mo napupunta na rin sa mukha ko."