Epilogue- Part 3
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Me: pupuntahan kita Isabelle.
I booked a flight. I can't take this anymore. I really miss her. I want to see her, kahit sulyap lang.
Hinanap ko si Isabelle hanggang sa nalaman kong nag-aaral siya sa University of Hawaii at Manoa. I went there. There's a lot of students. I can't see her. Maybe hahanapin ko nalang siya bukas.
I went there again in the next morning. Ang aga palang at wala pang masiyadong estudyante. My brows furrowed when I saw a girl crying while reading a book. Mas lumapit pa ako para makita ito.
Isabelle...
My Isabelle...
My Isabelle was crying. What's wrong? I want to talk to her but it seems like she was busy. She was reviewing and I don't want to disturb her.
Me: I saw you crying while reviewing. What happened? Can I hug you?
Me: i hope you never forget to appreciate yourself, baby. please be gentle and don't be harsh to yourself. learn to rest if you have time. you've done a great job even how tired you are, my lovie. i'm so proud of you, baby!
I bit my lower lip. She was sad. Please reply baby. Isang tawag mo lang dadating ako. Yayakapin kita. Isang tawag lang...
Me: Isang tawag mo lang Isabelle dadating ako.
One week ako sa Hawaii. Araw-araw ko siyang sinusulyapan. Pero hanggang sulyap lang ako. She was really busy.
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Ngayon na dadating si Isabelle. I don't know what to feel. I feel nervous and happy at the same time. What if she didn't love me anymore? What if she already found someone new?
I didn't change my perfume. Whenever she's with me, she was always smelling my scent. She really love my scent so I didn't change it.
Paborito niya parin ba ang pabango ko? O baka may ibang paborito na siya. Shit, it hurts.
I was about to pee but my phone rang. It was my mom.
"Tito! Uuwi ka ba ngayon?" Carl asked. Pamangkin ko, my cousin's son.
"Yes, baby, I'm going home. Wait for me, okay?" I said. I noticed someone. The smell was so familiar. It smells like a baby cologne. My baby...
Did she heard me talking? Baka ma misinterpret niya ang kausap ko. It was my pamangkin, sana hindi siya mag-isip ng masama dahil siya lang. Siya lang naman ang baby ko.
"Welcome back," I said. She looked at me and smiled bitterly. Wala siyang sinabi. Ouch. Where's my hug?
Hinatid namin siya sa bahay nila. Yael said that we'll gonna fetch Isabelle tomorrow for his birthday party. Isabelle agreed, pero sabi ni Yael na ihahatid nalang daw siya ni manong Jun so we went to the party, hindi na namin siya dinaanan.
Pagkadating namin ay agad pumunta sa gawi ko si Tiffany. "Wala ako masiyadong kilala dito. Pwede bang sa'yo nalang muna ako sumama?" She asked. I nodded. Wala namang masama. We went inside. Nadatnan ko si Isabelle sa tabi ni Miguel. Mg brows furrowed for a moment.
Dumapo ang tingin niya sa akin pero agad din siyang umiwas ng tingin. Naupo ako sa couch hanggang sa tumabi sa akin si Zen. My eyes were on Isabelle. They went to the dance floor, kumunot ang noo ko.
"Damn, Bro they're so hot," Zen said while looking at Gina and Isabelle twerking on the dance floor.
Uminom ako sa beer na hawak ko. I smirked. That's my girl.
