⚔ Mark Nixon ⚔
Mark is the type of man who is afraid in the name of love. He witnessed how his assassin's friends suffered when Cupid shot into their hearts. But, when Cupid shot again, his heart was touched and he learned to love, What's even worse...
Di ko na alam kung san ako lulugar. Na kahit anong effort ko pala, wala pa rin talaga. Na hinding hindi ka magiging masaya sakin. Ang sakit lang na marinig yang ganyang bagay sa kaisa-isang taong pinagkukuhanan ko ng inspirasyon at lakas ng loob. Na hindi mo pala ako kayang mahalin even at my worst. Na akala ko hindi ka bibitaw dahil may pinanghahawakan tayo. Na akala ko hindi ka susuko dahil may pangako tayo sa isa't-isa. Ngayon may ibang taong involve hinayaan mong masira lahat ng pinundar natin. Ang sakit lang isipin na sa ganung bagay lang masisira ang lahat na pinaghirapan nating buuin.
Paulit ulit na binabasa ni Mark ang naka post na twit ni Sm 1 year ago. Ito ang last post ng dalaga sa twitter nito na nagpapagulo sa kanyang isipan, kung bakit tila malalim ang pinaghuhugutan ng mga salita nito. Kailangan nya ng sagot sa lahat ng katanungan sa kanyang isipan. Pero hanggang ngayon hinahanap pa rin nyang dalaga. Inaway na nga nya si Aeris ang tracker ng Hainsha dahil hindi nito mahanap ang exact location ni Sm. Ilang beses na rin syang pabalik balik sa tinitirhan nito dati, halos nakikitira na nga sya sa unit ni Prince mabantayan lang ang unit nila Sm pero wala talaga hindi nya makita't mahanap ang kasintahan.
'Maybe I've became numb to life since the day you left me unanswered and the day you chose to walk away without saying goodbye. I long for your answers, so I chose to stay. I chose to stay even when I knew I had to walk alone to this world we built. I chose to stay and quenched my thirst for your love even when you are slowly drifting. I chose to stay and count the possibilities of getting as back together but I run out of ideas and probabilities to stay close from our love. I chose to stay because I chose you. I chose you even when I'm slowly losing myself. Because I have always told you that love is not always about leaving them behind because you're tired. It is not always about pain, that's what we have believed in, and so I chose to stay. I chose to stay but you chose to be the one that got away.'
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Titig na titig si Mark sa larawan ni Sm na may caption "Nothing could hurt me anymore, but it's killing me that I miss you in every minute you're not by my side." Mapait syang napangiti ng maalala lahat ng pinagsamahan nilang dalawa, sumasakit ang ulo nya kakaisip kung anubang dahilan ni Sm kung bakit ito umalis ng wala man lang paalam. Naglaho na lang ito na parang bula.
Napatitig sya sa kawalan habang unti unti na namang namamasa ang kanyang mga mata. Ganito sya palagi kapag naiisip nyang kasintahan. Masakit, ito ang pinakamasakit na ginawa ni Sm sa kanya. Tumulo ng mga luha sa kanyang mga mata hinayaan nya lang yun. Sobra sobrang sakit ang kanyang nararamdaman.
"I remember when I used to believe in us. I built us a future with only my imagination and my heart, I built us a garden where we could plant the seeds of our love. We would lay our hearts down in the autumn, And by the spring, we would enjoy the delicious fruits of marriage. Our love may have remained a secret but there would be no reason for either of us to ever feel alone, But sadly, reality came in and plucked the sprouts away. I haven't seen you in a year now, The garden I set up for us is wasting away. All of my flowers are wilting away, As the broken pieces of my heart turn black. But my baby girl, it's not too late for our garden to bloom, So please come back home to me!"
Humahagolgol na umiiyak si Mark ng maabutan ni Prince sa guess room ng unit nya. Awang awa na sya sa kaibigan pero wala naman syang magawa sa ngayon. Pero gumagawa na ng paraan ang boss nilang si Keros para mahanap si Sm. Nasa Australia na rin si Griffin para humagilap ng impormasyon.
"Bro, wag kang mag alala mahahanap din natin si baby girl, ayusin mong sarili mo hindi gugustuhin ni Sm kapag nakita kang ganyan."
"I was never ready for her to leave. I wasn't ready for the heartbreaks. It's just so unexpected. Because she left me. She leave me with nothing but a broken heart. I remembered everything that we have done. We are happy. We laugh. We talk anything that we like. For the first time in my life. I feel that I find my missing piece. But she's gone now. She leave me in this cruel world. "
Hindi nagsalita ng kung ano si Prince, nakikinig lang sya kay Mark at paminsan minsan tinatapik nyang balikat ng kaibigan. Hinahayaan nya lang itong maglabas ng sama ng loob para kahit papanu gumaan ang pakiramdam nito.
"I thought everything was okay. I thought she were not leaving me. I thought she would stay. But no. She didn't. Maybe, Because she's tired. Her heart wants to rest. She can't take the pain anymore. So she leave me behind. I promise to her that I wouldn't cry. But I broke it. I cried when I think of her. The moment when she's asking me if she would leave, how much would I cry? It's frustrating. It's heartbreaking. Because all I can do is cry. I feel so fragile right now. I'm not the strong man she knew anymore."
Patuloy ang pagpatak ng mga luha ni Mark habang naglalabas ng hinaing kay Prince.
'Sana hindi ko maranasan ang ganitong pangyayari kapag pinana na ni kupido ang puso ko!'
Piping hiling ni Prince habang inaalo ang kaibigang tila hinang hina na dahil sa pinaghalong pagkalasing, pagod at higit sa lahat gutom. Wala na itong ginawa araw araw kundi ang uminom, umiyak, magmukmok.
"Mark, tama na! Maawa ka naman sa sarili mo, magpahinga ka nam -."
Naputol ang pagsasalita ni Prince ng sumabat si Mark sa gitna ng pagpapayo nya.
"I miss her so much and I don't know what to do anymore. I love her so damn much. But she left me without saying goodbye." Matapos sabihin ni Mark ang lahat ng yun, nawalan na ito ng malay.
"Naku naman, ngayon kapa talaga nawalan ng malay, huuu, panu bang gagawin ko sayo?"
Akmang hihilahin nya sana sa magkabilang balikat si Mark ng biglang mag ring ang cellphone nya na agad naman nyang kinuha sa bulsa ng pantalon.
'Griffin calling....
Agad nyang sinagot ang tawag ng makitang si Griffin yun.
"Yow! Prince, I found her." Bakas ang galak sa tono ng boses ni Griffin na ikinangiti naman ni Prince sabay sulyap kay Mark na nakahilata sa sahig.
"Talaga! So, anong balita?"
" Hintayin ko kayo dito sa Tasmania. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait."
"Alrighttt... Copy that! Bye."
Pinatay nyang tawag saka mabilisang naghanda ng mga dadalhin patungong Australia. Hinayaan nya munang matulog kahit saglit si Mark para makapag pahinga naman ito. Hinanda na rin nya ang susuoting damit ng kaibigan, siniguro nyang maayos ang lahat ng gagamitin nito para mamya pag nagising na ito ok ng lahat. Siguradong matataranta na naman kasi ito kapag ibinalita nyang nahanap na ni Griffin si Sm. Sinulyapan nyang kaibigan, namayat ito saka halatang halata ang kapabayaan sa sarili.
"Kaibigan, liligaya kana dahil nahanap ng baby girl mo. Good luck na lang sayo at sa love life mo!"
Naiiling at natatawang ipinagpatuloy na lang nyang ginagawa. Nagpapasalamat siya dahil sa wakas matatapos ng paghihirap ng kanyang kaibigan. Mabibigyan na ng linaw ang lahat ng katanungan kung bakit bigla na lang iniwan ni Sm si Mark. Sana matapos ng lahat lahat ng problemang ito!.
