CHAPTER 23: PLAYFUL

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LARAH's POV

"Bes..." tawag ko kay MR, "He was just kidding.  Nagbibiro lang siya, hindi ba?" sabi ko sa kanya.  Nagsisimula nang tumulo yung luha ko.

"Larah," sabi niya sa akin.  "Honestly, he is telling the truth."

"Anong nangyari?"

Humahagulgol na ako ngayon.  Hindi ko makaya.  Ang sakit!  Nananaginip lang ako!

"Bakit hindi niya ako maalala?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Her mother told me that... he has amnesia.  That's a condition na hindi mo maalala yung mga nangyari dati or yung mga taong kakilala mo."

"PERO BAKIT NAAALALA NIYA KAYO?!  PERO AKONG FIANCE NIYA HINDI NIYA MAALALA?!" sigaw ko naman.

"I know what you feel.  I was shocked, too.  Actually, I think... you were in his mind when the accident happened.  Their car lost its control."

"Hindi...  Hindi..."

"Huwag kang mag-alala.  Gagawa ako ng paraan para maalala ka niya.  I will help you."

"MR..."

"Don't act like a fool!" sigaw naman sa akin ni MR.

"Loving someone is like being a fool!" sagot ko naman sa kanya.

"Akala ko ba may faith ka at hindi ka mawawalan ng hope?!  What's this right now?!" sigaw niya ulit sa akin.

"Oo...  Yung faith na mayroon ako...  Oo, yung hope na nasa isip ko...  Nasa dreamland lang ba ako?!"

"Be confident, Larah.  If you act like that, then nothing will happen."

"Palibhasa wala ka sa sitwasyon ko!  Palibhasa hindi ka pa nagmamahal ng tulad ng ganito!  Palibhasa manhid ka!  Palibhasa---"

"Palibhasa ano?  Palibhasa hindi mo ako nagustuhan?!  Palibhasa hindi pa ako nagkakaroon ng girlfriend ni isa?!  Masama bang maging manhid ka para magparaya sa taong mahal mo?!"

"Ano...  Anong ibig mong... sabihin?!"

"I STILL LOVE YOU!  I SACRIFICED MY OWN LOVE FOR YOUR SAKE!  AND DON'T TELL ME THAT I DON'T CARE...  BECAUSE IT HURTS ME TO SEE YOU CRYING!"

"Uh, sorry, MR...  I didn't mean it."

"I know.  And I will be here for you... always...  I'll help you.  I don't think Luigi has totally forgotten you."

"Pero what if hindi niya na ako kilala?"

"He's on this.  I think he remembers you... his mind tells him that he knows you... and his heart says he loves you more than anyone can do."

"Paano mo naman nasabi?"

"I looked directly in his eyes...  And I saw a hidden tension.  As a law student, I need to know whether a person is telling the truth or not."

"Ano na ang gagawin natin?"

"Do you really want to be in this?"

"I will everything!"

"Then be my girlfriend!"

"HUH?  GIRLFRIEND MO?"

"Yes.  For that condition..."

"Wala na bang paraan?"

Aalis na dapat si MR pero tinawag ko siya.

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