I Wish I Never Woke Up (Sandro Marcos FF)

Ep. 55: Temporary Goodbye

November 2, 2021

The day that my family and my boyfriend left. Kaninang madaling araw ay nauna nang umalis sina mommy, daddy, at ate dito sa townhouse ng mga Marcos. Pauwi na sila sa lugar namin which is sa QC. Dapat ay sasabay na rin si Sandro kanina pero nahirapan syang umalis dahil humahagulgol ako sa iyak. Ikaw ba naman hindi mo makasama yung boyfriend mo sa unang pasko at bagong taon eh. Pero ganun talaga, kailangan ko nang sanayin ang sarili ko dahil nag boyfriend ako ng isang congressman sa 1st district ng Ilocos Norte. Tho, i didn't regret it. I understand his passion especially when it comes to politics. Basta support lang ako lagi sakanya. Kaya ngayon ay kailangan muna naming maghiwalay nang panandalian. Ngayong November sya aalis at magkikita ulit kami dapat ng mga June sa sumunod na taon. Pero hindi nya alam ay susunod na ako sakanya sa Ilocos ng buwan ng March. Syempre hindi ako papayag na mag birthday sya nang wala manlang yung girlfriend nya sa tabi nya. Btw, kanina nagising kaming lahat ng 4AM ng madaling araw dahil nga umalis na sila mommy. Nakakatuwa dahil pinabaunan pa nito nila pops at tita Liza ng fresh strawberries mula dito sa Baguio. After that, natulog na ulit kaming lahat. Ako naman ay nagising ng mga bandang 8AM dahil ginising ako ni Sandro mula sa kanyang napakaraming halik sa muka ko. Mas lalo tuloy akong nahirapan na umalis sya, hays. Actually, nung una tanggap ko na eh. Kaso habang papalapit nang papalapit yung araw, mas lalo ko syang namimiss. And i can't even imagine na babalik na naman ako sa pagiging mag isa. Although, sa pasko at bagong taon naman ay dito ako pansamantala sa bahay nila Sandro. Pero the rest of the days, back to condo na muna ko. You know? Back to normal ba. Pagkagising ko ay bumungad saakin ang mala anghel nyang muka. Hindi ko tuloy napigilang maluha nung mga oras na yon.

"Hey, why are you crying, love?" Bulong saakin ni Sandro.

I pouted, "Wag ka na kasing umalis."

He pouted as well, "Aww, kung pwede lang love eh. Ang hirap rin kasi para saakin na iwanan yung girlfriend ko sa malayo tapos hindi mo pa ko kasama mag Christmas and New Year."

I rolled my eyes, "Oo nga eh, syempre kailangan mo munang ipriority yung girlfriend mo which is ang first district ng Ilocos Norte." Then he giggled.

"Sorry na, love. Hehe. Don't worry, i'll make sure na magkasama na talaga tayo sa next Christmas and New Year. Okay?" Sagot nya.

I nodded, "Oki, promise?" I hugged him.

He kissed my forehead, "Promise."

-TIME SKIP-

After that moment, agad na kaming bumaba ni Sandro para mag almusal dahil tinawag na kami ni tita Liza. Hindi namin kasabay sina Simon at tito Bong dahil maaga silang pumunta sa headquarters ngayon. Si Vinny naman ay nandito. For the first time, napirmi din sya sa bahay.

"Take care always, son ha? We'll be back there maybe soon?" Tita Liza ordered.

Sandro nodded, "Yes, mom. I'll wait for all of you."

Vinny frowned, "Mom, how about Janna? Kasama ba sya sa Ilocos when we get there?"

Hindi ako tumingin sakanila 'cuz i'm focusing on my food. But i saw at the corner of my eyes na ngumiti saakin si tita Liza. "Of course, Vinny. Janna is also part of our family. Besides, i'm pretty sure naman na magkakatuluyan sila ng kuya Sandro mo kasi look oh, they're really compatible to each other. Right iha?" She replied pertaining to me.

I blushed, kilig is me. "Syempre naman po, tita." Sandro blushed as well as if he loves what he had hear from her mom.

"Sana all." Vinny jokingly answered.

I replied, "Oo nga po pala tita, wala pa po bang girlfriend itong si Vinny?"

"Ay nako, iha. Wala syang panahon sa babae katulad ng kuya Simon nya. Pero he told me something secret last night. Crush nya daw iyong ate mo." Sagot naman ni tita Liza na agad naming ikinagulat ni Sandro.

Vinny widen his eyes to tita Liza, "Mooommm!!!"

I teased him, "Really, Vinny? You have a crush on my sister?"

Naki asar din naman itong boyfriend kong si Sandro, "Well, parehas naman silang 24 years old ni Vinny. Not bad."

"Not bad talaga, tayo nga 10 years age gap eh, hahahaha!" Pagbibiro ko naman.

Vinny rolled his eyes, "I don't care." He's pertaining to what did his brother said.

Tita Liza chuckles, "Oh no, son. I'm sorry for spilling the tea on them."

Vinny stood up, "Excuse me."

"Haha. Napikon." Sandro teased Vinny.

Don't mind Vinny. Ganun lang talaga sya lalo na kapag inaasar namin sya. Well, i admit na nagulat talaga ako sa ginawang revelation ni tita Liza na crush pala ni Vinny ang ate kong si ate Jere pero i'm not against naman sakanilang dalawa. Bagay sila and parehas silang may magandang trabaho so kahit magpakasal na sila agad, walang problema saakin. Pagkatapos ng tawanan namin sa dining table ay agad nang nag prepare si Sandro ng kanyang sarili para sa pag alis nya. Syempre konting lambingan muna pero saglit na saglit lang dahil wala na ring time at medyo naubos namin ang oras nya sa pagtatawanan at pang aasar kay Vinny noong kumain kami ng almusal. Naligo lang si Sandro while inaayos ko naman ang iba nya pang gamit na dadalhin pabalik ng Ilocos.

-TIME SKIP-

"Don't cry, my love. I'll see you soon, okay?" Sandro made me calm as he kissed my forehead and gave me his warmest hug.

I replied as i continuously sniffing on his chest, "7 months pa halos yun. Hindi ko kakayanin. Halos kalahating taon rin tayong hindi magkikita."

Hinimas naman ni tita Liza ang likod ko wishing for me to stop from crying, "Janna, anak. We'll try to have vacation on Ilocos on summer. Is that okay with you?"

I found myself smiling, "Yes, tita. Thank you po!"

"Sir, i'm sorry po pero kailangan na po nating umalis as soon as possible dahil baka raw po umulan maya maya at pu-pwedeng hindi pa po tayo matuloy sa byahe." Sandro's driver spoke, cutting our conversations.

Vinny answered, "Sige na kuya, go ahead na. Kami nang bahala dito kay Janna. Take care ha!"

And for the last time, Sandro hugged me very tight as if i couldn't breathe anymore. "I'll miss you, love. I'll see you after 7 months. Remember always that i love you very much. Hmmkay?"

I couldn't help but to burst into tears more, "Nakakainis ka! Mamimiss kita ng sobra, love. See you soon! Mahal na mahal rin kita, sobra." Then Sandro kissed me on my lips as saying his final goodbye.

"Goodbye, mom. Look out for my girlfriend always. I love you all." Sandro hugged tita Liza as well.

After that, he went to Vinny, "Be a good boy ha? Take care of mom and Janna while i'm on far away. Ipagpaalam nyo nalang ako kila dad at Simon. Mahal ko kayo."

Vinny nodded to let Sandro know he was listening. Tita Liza had been so emotional as well as he saw Sandro entering the van. We waited for his van to get far away first before we went inside. Nakakapanghina. Eto na ata yung pinaka matagal na hindi kami magkikita ni Sandro. Then hindi ko pa sya makakasama sa pasko at bagong taon. It's very hard for us pero i chose to understand him nalang. I love him so i must also support him. And so i was doing it right now. Take care, my love. I'll see you on March, kahit na wala kang idea. I love you, always.