"Masaya ka pa ba?" halos pabulong kong tanong sa kanya habang binabaybay namin ang magulong daan na puno ng sasakyan.
Somehow, Reia's words earlier hit me hard. Reia seemed to knock some sense in me kanina.
Huminto ang aming sasakyan dahil sa traffic. From my peripheral vision I saw him looking at me who's staring at the car window and mind drifting.
Sinundo niya ako kanina sa ospital dahil nag-commute lang akong pumasok dahil wala ako sa wisyo. Mula nang umalis kami roon ay wala kaming imik sa isa't-isa.
Naalala ko iyong away namin noong isang araw.
We are not totally okay that day after he cooked champorado. We just ate silently and he left me after he cooked another meal for me.
Nahihiya ako sa kanya...
"What are you saying?" tanong niya nang muling dumaloy ang mga sasakyan sa kalsada.
Tumagilid ako sa tinignan siya "Hindi ka ba napapagod?"
His face spelled a mix of emotions I cannot point a finger at.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm I tiring to love?" I asked him eye to eye "Masaya ka pa ba?"
Ever since Seirra left, I never had enough time for him anymore. Whenever he asks me on dates I always turn it down not being in the mood.
I remember the time when Azrich talked to me about Seirra after her mom gave me her journal.
"We did our best. Us and the whole team who took care of her." He patted my shoulder with a sorrowful smile.
I was left speechless and confused.
He then turned to his right and nodded at the person before he left for his SUV.
"Tara na." I heard Coelth's voice as he escorted me to his car.
During the ride we are both quiet until he chose to beak the deafening silence between us.
"Reia's mom bumped into me earlier, she told me you could take a day-off tomorrow. You want to go for a roadtrip?"
Tita also mentioned that to me earlier but I was not in the mood to absorb anything anymore. I felt like a blank sheet of paper. Plain, blank.
"No." I replied dryly
And since then I started to take him for granted.
"Shouldn't I be the one asking that Sei?" he retorted making me drift back to reverie.
Eyes on the road he continued "Are you still happy with me bub? Because I feel so useless." I can feel the hurt in his voice.
"I tried every method I know to cheer you up but to no avail. Wala ka man lang pinahintulutan ni isa. The only thing I could do for you is to cook for you, minsan di mo pa ginagalaw o kaya naman ay nagtitira ka pa." pabulong niyang sabi
Through those three rough months, I never heard him complain about me. Ngayon ko lang siya narinig.
"If you are thinking that I would break up with you because of that treatment. Think again Seila Ylzi."
what did I do to deserve you?
"I-" he then pulled over
Nasa tower na pala kami.
"Clear your head bub. I'm not gonna break up with you tonight. Not ever." he then pulled me close and kissed me on the forehead.
"Live Again."
Maybe I should.
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