Hi! I'm really trying not to write any narration para purely epistolary lang ito, but I couldn't help myself from doing so. 😭 also, can I request for you to listen to today was a fairytale while reading this? huhu chenks! Luv u!
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Yuan Mika
May 2, 4:10 a.m.
Good morning, Chandra.
4:14 a.m.
Good morning, Yuan.
I'm about to get ready na
Sige, ako rin
Dun ba tayo ulit sa parking lot?
Yung tapat ng coffee shop malapit sa office?
Sure, doon na lang
Okay
See you later
See you din
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Naunang makarating si Yuan sa parking lot na malapit sa coffee shop. Pagkababa pa lang niya ng sasakyan ay sinalubong na siya ng lamig.
The cold morning breeze made him shiver. Polo shirt lang kasi ang suot niya ngayon at fitted pants. Nakaligtaan niya pang magdala ng hoodie o sweater sa pagmamadali niya kanina. He doesn't like to make Chandra wait. Pero kung mauna siya, ayos lang.
Umupo si Yuan sa isa sa mga bench na nasa parking lot na malapit din sa isang poste. It's the exact spot where they watched their first sunrise together.
It's not in his nature to wake up early. Pero nitong mga nakaraang araw ay nasasanay na siya at nagugustuhan niya ang panonood sa pagsibol ng araw.
He doesn't usually care about it. The sun rises and sets every day. Walang bago. The sky is a combination of colors. Still, nothing new. Nothing to be surprised. Nothing special.
But that morning, the sunrise seems to be different. The colors breaking in his eyes seems majestic . . . magical, and comforting.
Hindi niya man aminin pero nagagahol na rin siya sa oras sa dami ng ginagawa niya lalo na para sa project nila. He's tired, but he refuse to think that he is. Baka kasi kapag niliko niya ang utak niya sa ibang bagay ay makalimutan niyang pagod siya.
But sometimes, the ache in his shoulders would remind him how exhausted he truly is. So the first time he watched the sunrise with her, it made him feel differently. Sa lamig ng simoy ng hangin at pag-iiba ng kulay ng langit, hindi niya malaman kung bakit kusang gumaan ang pakiramdam niya at parang nakahinga siya nang maluwag.
Na kahit hindi niya sabihing pagod siya, ay may makakaintindi at makikiramay sa nararamdaman niya. It's comforting that way. Na marunong din magpahinga ang araw.
Since then, it became special.
Sunrise isn't the usual sunrise anymore. He began looking forward to mornings and coffee and meeting her before the light of day.
Yuan smiled.
Napasilip siya sa suot na relo. It's really cold, or maybe its the churning in his stomach.
Napalingon si Yuan sa coffee shop, bukas na ito agad o baka 24-hours talaga iyon. Hindi niya sigurado. All he did was to stand up and go there. He thought, he should go get some warm drink for him and Chandra.
