Chasing Hope [HIATUS]

CHAPTER 24

I took the stick that was in the sand and wrote a heart in the sand. Ang tagal ni Ralpkiel! He bought a shake for us kasi, I didn't go with him because I didn't want to walk. I took the stick to the lounge chair and sat down before I took my phone, I looked at my schedule and gasped when I saw my pendings.

Swear, medical school is not really a joke.

I almost gave up because there was so much to do but I was just wondering why I even started if I wanted to give up too. But it's really tiring. It brings me a lot of stress, especially my struggle with how to balance being a sister, girlfriend, friend, and student. I don't even know why I ended up on this beach with so much to do.

But it's okay, I also need a break and I also really want to come here as compensation for Kiel and I celebrating our three years together. Last year kasi, 'di ba, we just ate and studied sa condo ko. I just found a way to make time for it, Kiel did the same. Our fight also increased due to the conflict of our schedule but what do we have to do? Understand.

Understand there, understand here, understand everywhere. We will meet when we have free time, we will go out but only for a while because we have to study. Ngayon lang ulit kami pumunta sa beach, para lang i-celebrate 'to. Before I closed my phone, I saw Maeve's message from an hour ago.

From: Sister Maeve

Stress na stress na ako tapos itong attorney rito nakuha pang gawin yung trend sa tiktok na every kind of way pota pupunta pa tuloy kami ng tagaytay

Haha.

My lips are just closed.

"Babe," napatingin ako sa gilid ko nang magsalita si Kiel. "Sorry, 'haba 'yung pila,"

Yeah, halata namang maraming tao ngayon dito sa La Union. This is where we celebrated our third year together with Kiel where I hid him and I made our relationship official. I took the mango shake he brought, he had watermelon. Umupo siya sa tabi ko at tumingin sa dagat habang suot niya ang sunglasses niya. I took a candid photo of him before turning off my phone again to focus on the two of us.

"Tita is going home on the first day of next month, right?" I asked Kiel so he looked at me, he held his shake in his right hand so that he could place his left hand on my thigh. Tumango siya kaya napatango rin ako, Of course, Tita will be coming home next month because Kiel is about to graduate from college. As far as I know, sa UST pa rin siya magte-take ng medschool.

Hindi ko naman tinatanong si Kiel tungkol sa plano niya after niyang grumaduate sa college, baka may marinig din akong hindi ko gusto marinig. Kakayanin mo naman kung mangyari iyon. Maybe it's his dream if he goes in that direction, I'll just support and wait. Hindi ko naman siya p'wedeng pigilan. I told him din naman na I don't want to about his plans about medical school. Basta raw ay wala sa plano niyang umalis.

And I hope that's true.

But I think, it's true.

Throughout these three years, I have always seen him become a man with his words. Palagi siyang bumabawi, 'yung mga sorry niya, tinatama niya naman. Kaya mananatili 'yung hope sa akin na mananatili siya rito at hindi aalis. Our hopes are always rising.

"Time really flies," I sighed.

"Ahuh, soon, I will see you in residency."

"Probably," I chuckled. "Six years from now, you think we'll still be two?" I asked him, I put my shake on the table and took Kiel's hand that was resting on my thigh.

Kaagad siyang tumango. "Of course, there is no negative answer to that, hope. We promised to each other.. right?"

"Yeah," I replied. I just gave him a smile before standing up to pull him towards the sea because I had put my phone in the waterproof phone case. I'm wearing a green cut-out wrap one piece swimsuit, while Ralpkiel is wearing a sage green button down polo which he took off before I could pull him away. I covered my face when he hit the water to hit me but I hit him back.