Memories Of You

CHAPTER 53

I woke up feeling a little hot but better than being left in the cold. Napabalik sa ulirat akong natulala ng maalala ang huling mga nangyari. When that Cameron-bitch left me and even took my whistle! When Eagan was lending his hand and when I was about to walk towards him but my legs gave up on me then someone caught me in his arms. And I lost my consciousness.

Literal na napaupo ako mula sa pagkakahiga at agad napahawak sa ulo ko ng mabigla ito. I know what happened before I became unconscious! I know who caught me in his arms that time... I know who told me that word.

That Déjà vu feeling came instantly in my mind and I remembered what happened to me in the field. Where I lost my consciousness after Harold told me that he would never ever like me... And when I felt a little pang of pain in my chest that time... "Andito ako..." That line... that voice... could he be...

Mr. Stranger?

Bumalik din sa alaala ko ang estraherong tao na iyon na nagsimula akong kausap-usapin at bigla nalang nawala. I remembered how me and Agnes talked about Harold kasi siya lang ang taong kilala kong maaaring nagdala saakin noon sa clinic dahil siya lang ang huli kong nakasama. Naalala ko ang salitang eksakto sa sinabi ni Harold saakin—nung muntik-muntikan na akong tumama sa lupa ngunit sinalo niya ako at sinabing naroon siya.

I also remembered how that Mr. Stranger creeped the hell out of me by sending a message 'See you tomorrow' with my name on it, and when I asked him where did he get my name, he sent me a picture which was me, lying down on the clinic's bed, while he was holding my I.D.—he's not showing his face there, tho. Just his hands holding my I.D.

"Kung siya nga 'yon, bakit 'di na lang siya nagpakilala?" Mahinang ani ko. "Oh my god," usal ko pa ng maalalang halos alam ng Stranger na iyon ang nangyayari saakin. Parang malapit ko nang mapagtagpi tagpi ang isang misteryo sa buhay ko.

"Oh, Zyra! You're awake!" Naputol ang paglalayag ng isipan ko ng makarinig ako ng boses. Napatingin ako doon at nagtaka ng makita ang Kambal ko kasama si Eagan na may dalang prutas.

That's when I realized that I am in my room. God! Hindi ko man lang nabigyang pansin yung lugar na kinaroroonan ko! Inuna ko pa talaga ang pag-iisip sa ibang tao!

"How did I—Why are we here?" Tanong ko habang nakahawak parin sa ulong medyo sumasakit.

"Duh? You had a fever, dummy! Alangan naman magstay ka don ng five days kahit may lagnat? You're so wasted kaya nung nakauwi ka!" She said while peeling the orange. Wasted? She said that as if I got drunk! Then I smiled. "Oh? Why are you smiling like an idiot d'yan?"

"Wala," I laughed a bit. "I just remembered nung unang beses akong nawalan ng alaala, nung nakauwi tayo, orange rin yung una mong binigay na prutas." She stopped moving and slowly faced me before letting out a sweet smile.

"Favorite fruit mo 'to, e." I stilled seeing her genuine smile while she's continuing on doing the peeling part. I smiled.

I turned my gaze at Eagan who's looking at me intently. "How are you?" He asked.

"Little tired, but, I feel okay than before." I stopped for a moment. "Ano nga palang... n-nangyari?" Alanganing tanong ko dahil ayokong iba ang maisip niya. I still can remember how he acted when he thought that I was caring for Harold only.