A GUY FROM THE BOOK OF FICTION

CHAPTER 27

Chapter 27: Heartbeat

Kumuha ako ng cup cake na binaked mismo ni Breece habang baka upo pa rin sa couch. Kaya pala umalis siya kanina dahil gusto niya raw ipapatikim sa akin.

"You're good at baking and cooking ah? How did you learn those talents?" seryosong sabi ko.

"I've learned it from my mother who passed away." he answered and there's a hint of sadness.

"I'm sorry for asking that."

"Don't be sorry. Matagal naman na yun. Where's your parents?"

Muntikan na akong masamid nung tinanong niya yun sa akin. Inabot niya ang baso na naglalaman ng juice.

"You okay?" he ask.

I nodded, "t-thanks. Uhmm my mother passed away too."

Tumingin siya sa akin ng may pag-alala sa mukha, "I'm sorry for your loss."

"N-no. Hindi mo naman kailangan yun sabihin dahil unang-una hindi naman ikaw ang pumatay sa kanya haha!" sabi ko sabay tawa.

Tumango siya, "up until now, I missed my mother. I don't have a father since my mother gave birth to me. She said my father ran away after my mother confessed that she was pregnant."

Nakaramdam ako ng awa dahil sa sinabi niya. Syempre kahit naman sino ay makaramdam ng awa. Unless pusong bato ka?

'Sorry naman! Pusong mamon kase ako Lol!'

"I hate my father for that. It was a literally a cowardly act. Leaving a woman who was carrying his own child?"

I could feel the sadness in his tone of talking. Kahit gaano niya pa man pigilan ang sariling hindi iparamdam sa akin yun, hindi pa rin siya magtatagumpay dahil nararamdaman yun ng puso ko.

"My mother gave up everything for him. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Iniwan niya lang pagkatapos niyang makuha ang gusto niya. And after what he did to my mom he will jusy ran away? Tsk!" anya.

Binaba ko ang cup cake at tinapik ang kanyang balikat, "may mga ganyang tao talaga. Sometimes we need to thank them for leaving us. Maybe our father above know that he's not good for you."

"Tsk! If I had a chance to meet him, I will punch his damnshit horrible face really hard as punishment for being a coward." he exclaimed.

"Chillax. Baka nakalimutan mong hindi ako ang tatay mo ah? Baka maya-maya sasapakin mo ako dyan eh!" inis na wika ko sabay hampas sa balikat niya.

He chuckles softly and that's made my eyes widened. It was my first time witnessing how cute he is.

"Hahaha I didn't know you're cute when you're like that. It's good that you're not depressed thinking about your coward father." natatawang sabi ko.

"I'm not because I'm not living in the past though my life must go on without knowing him." he said.

"Very good naman! Sana lahat ng tao positive mag-isip kahit na nahihirapan na no?" malungkot na sabi ko.

Madalas kase sa tuwing may problema ako lahat ng negativity ay naiisip ko. Minsan parang ayoko ng mabuhay sa mundo. Nakakapagod humarap sa mga problema sa buhay.

"Because I do believe that being positive in the hard times of life will help me to overcome it sooner and effectively than being negative about it." nakangiti niyang sagot.

Ngumiti rin ako ng matamis kagaya niya. Madalas tahimik tong isang to siguro dahil na rin sa mga pinagdadaanan niya sa buhay. May mga tao kaseng hindi mahilig ipakita ang mga emosyon o sabihin ang mga nararamdaman sa iba dahil hindi sila komportable at mas lalong kinikimkim nila sa sarili nila and that's me.