My Everything In His Past (2nd Book of 'In His Past' Series)

Chapter 4

A/N: So this chapter has an alternating POVs kaya sana maintindihan niyo. Napapadalas update ko dahil ang iingay niyo sa comment section. Enjoy ~ 

"Iho, mukhang wala talaga dito yung tupperware na hinahanap mo." Yohan can hear the slight worry from the old woman's voice. 

Maaga siyang pumunta sa university at agad na dumiretso sa recycling hub. Mas nauna pa nga siyang dumating kaysa sa matandang babae na nagtratrabaho dito. He just waited for her outside and then immediately started sorting out the trashes when she got here and unlocked the place. He wasn't able to attend his first class because of this, but they still can't find that piggy tupperware. Nagsidatingan na rin ang dalawa pang kasamahan ng matandang babae at tumulong rin sa paghahanap niya ngunit wala talaga ang tupperware na iyon.

They checked it a couple more times before he finally decided to give up. Kahit na anong gawin niya ay wala talaga ang tupperware ni Apple doon. 

Nagpasalamat siya sa tatlong empleyado na tumulong sa kaniya at binigyan ng tig-iisang one thousand pesos bago napagdesisyunang mag-shower at magpalit ng damit sa may varsity locker room. The school provided athletes like him a place where they can change clothes if they needed to. Buti na lamang at may extra clothes siya doon. 

His day passed by in a blur but that damn tupperware kept him from thinking clearly. Hindi kaya ng sistema niya na kumalma dahil sa kaalaman na may isang tupperware ni Apple na wala sa kaniya. Even when he got home, it still kept on bugging his mind.

The next day ay nakaya niyang kumalma nang matandaan na kada Friday ay binibigyan siya ni Apple ng pagkain. He would just wait for another tupperware that she would give him and maybe he could calm down about the one that he lost. 

The days passed by and Friday came. He was excited, but he still made sure to remain a stoic face even when they pass each other in the corridors. Nang sumapit ang last class niya ay inasahan niyang nasa labas ito ulit ng classroom niya. She would always remain seated on the floor, just near the door of his room. It was such a familiar sight for him, pero nang paglabas niya ay agad siyang napatigil nang wala doon ang babae.

Where is she?

Agad bumalik ang bad mood niya at napakunot ang noo habang papunta sa soccer practice niya. Joshua was at his side, laughing while telling his usual antics of the day. Habang siya naman ay tila mababaliw na sa kakaisip kung bakit wala ito ngayon.

Is she sick? No. That's impossible. I saw her outside the canteen just this morning. Umuwi ba siya? Bakit naman siya uuwi? Manonood ba siya ng practice ko? Never pa siyang nawala sa kada practice ko.

Those questions kept on floating inside his head until they arrived at the soccer field. His eyes automatically look at Apple's usual spot and saw that she wasn't there.

"Tsk." Mas sumama ang timpla ng kaniyang mood dahil sa nakita at padabog na tinapon ang kaniyang bag sa may bleachers.

Is she late? Busy ba siya? Anong ginagawa niya?

"Yohan. Tara na daw sabi ni coach. Start na daw tayo," biglang tawag sa kaniya ni Joshua. 

He was about to tell him na uuwi na lang siya ngunit naisip niyang baka na-late lamang ang babae.

What if dumating siya dito at wala ako? What if ibigay niya kina Joshua ang pagkain na ginawa niya para sa akin?

Kahit na wala siya sa mood mag-practice ay pinilit na lamang niya ang sariling manatili. He waited for her. He would occassionally glance at her usual spot and to his dismay, she wasn't there. Half hour passed and he can't take it anymore so he asked their coach for a water break.