Dear Goodbye... [COMPLETED]

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ZOE'S POV

It has been—I don't know, almost a month? And I still couldn't forget those happenings. Though, unlike in the past weeks, I am no longer in the denial stage. Finally, I have accepted the fact that what happened, while I was in a coma, was just a work of my imagination.

None of it was real.

I took a deep breath and let it out as I stared at the garden, right outside the window of our classroom.

After finally being able to fully recover from the accident, I was able to attend classes and complete the tasks that I have missed.

Napatingin naman ako sa notebook kong nasa table ko. It wasn't just a notebook, it was a diary. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay may numbers ang diaries ko at ang nasa panaginip ko ay 308290. I actually do not know the reason why I chose those numbers.

I took a deep breath before planning to write my first diary entry after that accident. Unfortunately, hindi ko pa nasusulat yung "Dear Diary" ay biglang may nagsalita sa harap ko.

"Zoe, tara na? Lunchtime na eh," Silvia said while standing in front of my chair.

I smiled and nodded. "Sige pero mauna na muna kayo at may ibabalik pa pala akong libro sa library."

Tumango na lang din si Josue saka inakbayan ang girlfriend niya. "Kita-kits na lang tayo sa cafeteria."

"Sure. See you both later." They headed out before I took my shoulder bag and the book, and left the room as well.

Isinuot ko na rin ang earphones ko saka nagpatugtog ng kahit ano mula sa phone ko. It's my way of not giving hell about other people.

Last month, Zaina informed me about Josue and Silvia. They're a couple that was my friends in college, right before I got into an accident. Unfortunately, isa sila sa mga nakalimutan ko. Though little by little, fragments of my forgotten memories were coming back. At kahit papaano ay naaalala ko na sila.

Kahit ang sinasabi noon nila Mommy na homeschooled ako noong high school ay bumabalik na sa akin. Doon ko lang napagtantong totoo ang sinasabi nila at gawa-gawa lang ang mga ikinukwento ko.

But even though I am now fully aware of what's real and what's not, I still couldn't help but at least wish... wish for the imagination me to be able to confess to Kaine and maybe have their happily ever after.

I stopped at the library door and pushed it open. Agad kong nilapitan ang librarian saka ipinaalam sa kanya ang tungkol sa librong hiniram ko at ang rason kung bakit na-late ako ng pagsauli.

As soon as I finished my business there, I quickly left the room and went to the cafeteria.

Akmang liliko ako sa kanan nang biglang nahatak ang wire ng earphones ko. My eyes widened in shock and worry when I saw it split into two pieces. For Pete's sake, kabibili ko lang nito last week!

"I'm sorry. My bad," rinig kong sabi ng taong may kasalanan ng nakakaiyak na pagkamatay ng napakamamahal kong earphones.

Naiiyak ako habang nakatingin sa namayapa kong earphones. "It's already done. Kainis!"

"Look, Miss. I'm sorry. I'll just pay you—"

Iritado akong tumingin sa kanya. "Wala akong pake—Kaine?" K-Kaine... His... His face. It's the same as Kaine.

"Excuse me, Miss but my name is not Kaine." Biglang may tumunog na cellphone at mukhang sa kanya 'yun. "I'm sorry about your earphone, Miss..." Tiningnan nito ang ID ko. "Miss Zoe, but I still have some errands to do. Mukha namang dito ka nag-aaral kaya babalikan na lang kita ha? Sorry. Gotta go."

Nakaalis na siya't lahat sa harapan ko pero nanatili akong nakatingin sa hangin. That... That guy. He looks exactly like Kaine.

What the actual what?

~*~ The End ~*~