I don't know what's going on. Why does it seem so bright yet I can't see anything? Bakit parang may naaamoy akong usok na hindi ko maintindihan kung pulbura o metal o kung anong nasusunog? May nalalasahan akong maalat na parang metal na parang... shit, what's in my mouth? My face? And what's that noise? Sirens? May tumatawag sa 'kin? Sumisigaw? Bakit hindi ako makagalaw?
Am I dead? Dying? But I can still - ugh, shit. What was that? Parang may mabigat na mainit na tumutusok, humihiwa sa ibabang bahagi ng ulo ko, sa noo, sa leeg ko at parang may nabali sa balikat at likod ko. Na-aksidente ba 'ko?
Pinilit ko uling gumalaw pero muli kong narinig ang nga boses. Ang nakaririndinding tunog ng siren o fire alarm or whatever the fuck that was. I feel pinpricks on my face. My limbs were like jelly. I still can't see anything but I know it's bright and... I'm falling?
No, I'm flying! Shit. Ano ba talaga ang nangyayari? Nakadilat naman ako pero bakit wala akong makita? Wait, was that... oh, man, I can see again? That's Janna, my sister! Janna! What the... bakit hindi nya 'ko marinig?
Bakit magpagupit sya ulit? Lumapit ako sa kanya, papasok siya sa kuwarto nya kung saan malakas ang tugtog. Imagine Dragons. Not sure about the title.
Janna!
Pero hindi pa rin nya 'ko marinig hanggang sa sumara na ang pinto. Kakatok sana ako nang bigla itong bunukas sa... what the hell! Where am I?
The door was bigger, and I'm suddenly surrounded by people I don't know and... my family? My parents and Janna and Brianna, my ex, who was my girlfriend for almost two years. We just got out of the theater where we watched the final installment of The Hobbit. And we're heading to dinner. And I don't know why that's somehow confusing.
Hindi ko maintindihan! Ang alam ko wala na 'ko sa Pilipinas? Bumukas ang bibig ko para magsalita pero naramdaman kong may humawak sa gilid ng mukha ko at humalik sa akin. Brianna. God. I don't... shit oohh... I'm now in a couch, not sure which house, and my ex girlfriend was kissing me, and I was gripping her ass, and we're both almost naked.
And yet I know I'm really not there or with her, but seeing certain scenes of my life which I'm not even sure were that significant. Until I saw myself in the airport, again with my family and Brianna. My parents were telling me to take care, to always pray... My girlfriend kissed me and said she'd see me in California in a couple of months.
But I'm in California now! And she already left me for someone else months ago! So, what happened?
"Son, can you hear us? Can you see?"
I blinked. Wala pa din akong makita. Sino 'yon? Narinig ko talaga' yon, di ba?
"I'm right here, son. You'll be okay. We'll take you to the hospital."
Bumuka ang bibig ko para sumagot. Pero sa halip na salita ay kung anong mainit na maalat na lasang metal ang... damn it, I'm bleeding? I'm really hurt? What the fuck happened to me?
Naramdaman kong may mga humawak at bumuhat sa 'kin. Inilipat ako sa kung saan. A gurney maybe. I heard someone count, then hands on my arms, my chest, more shouting and oww, fuck!
My head! My neck. My shoulder.My entire fucking body... but mostly my head.
And then, I felt myself spinning as I fell helplessly into a dark abyss. Is this the end?
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