Saving Harper

Ano Nga Ba?

Two years. Ang daming pwedeng mangyari sa two years.

Baka CEO nako non if I get the promotion and I could be running the whole company by that time habang nag gogolf nalang yung boss namin. May anak na siguro sila Hilda by that time. Kung sino sino nang namatay in two years. Hell, I could even be one of those people. My relationship with my family could get worst if possible pa yon.

In two years pwedeng may manligaw sakin na iba and in two years pwedeng may makilala don si Xavier sa Seattle ng babaeng magugustuhan nya.

Yes, a lot can happen in two years.

My dreams can come true in two years or my life can fall apart.

I looked at the sleeping Xavier beside me. He was snoring gently, kahit na nakahiga lang kami the whole time yesterday, parang napagod sya kakaasikaso sakin. He cooked our dinner (chicken soup and grilled cheese sandwich). 

I asked him to stay over kasi baka napagod na sya and dahil syempre, selfish ako. This was my only chance to continue being with him. Bilang na yung oras ko with him before he leaves. My time with him was limited until he turns into a bittersweet memory that I would hopelessly go back to.

Of course I can always message or call him, but he'll be living his life there. Most importantly, he's there to make his dreams come true.

I don't even know kung ano kami e. Friends? Definitely. More than that? I'm not sure. He knows I like him and the only thing I keep getting from him is yung pang aasar nya saakin dahil alam nya.

I remembered saying before na maybe it's not meant to be. Maybe. And I just have to take what I can get habang nakakasama ko pa sya.

I glanced at my bedside table. It was already 5:30am and I heard Xavier's phone alarm go off on the other side of the bed. I smiled as kinapa nya yung phone nya sa table ko on his side habang nakapikit. He finally opened his eyes to look at it and turned it off and pumikit ulit. Parang wala syang balak pumasok.

"Harper, sleep." He said finally smiling kahit nakapikit parin sya.

"Hindi ba tayo papasok?" I asked him and finally binukas na ulit nya yung mata nya. He placed his palms against my forehead and inabot parin nya yung thermometer sa side nya to check me more accurately. It was like he's been doing it all night habang tulog ako.

"37.1 nice. Pero hindi ka parin papasok." He declared then pumikit nanaman sya. He groaned loudly when his phone started ringing. Xavier looked at his phone and nagdalawang isip kung sasagutin nya.

"Go away, pre. Tulog pa ko." I think it was Franco. "Sana. Makulit yung pasyente ko dito e. Mahirap iwan mag isa, baka di maka survive. At oo, nandito pa ko." I slapped his arm gently at his words. So wala syang balak pumasok? This excited me a lot. And kilig. Definitely that.

"Ha? Nako, di ko na yan sasabihin dito baka magpumilit pang pumasok. Ok sige baka ma late lang ako ng konti. Papakainin ko muna tong pasyente ko."

I hate how they're talking about me like I'm not here. And ang sad dahil papasok sya. I tried sitting up to check baka kaya ko naman din pumasok. Suddenly I didn't want to be left behind here, all alone. Na dati naman wala akong problema about it.