11/23

Hashtag 22

#BlastOfFeelings

"When one learned from mistakes, the inside will lift from drowning."

-x-

It was some sort of a guilty wish that Jhing wanted to be a protagonist of a drama in TV or movie. Nakakainggit kasi ang mga nasa palabas na parang walang ibang responsibilidad kaya maraming time magdrama, mag-revenge, manugod, mag-love life at mag-emo.

Unfortunately, Jhing couldn't do that.

She has bills to pay, attend to family needs and to live her own life.

Good thing though, hindi nanakit ang ulo niya sa mga manuscripts na ineedit. So far, the stories were great – may kaunting polishing pero ayos na rin. But the thing was, gumanda nga ang mga stories na ineedit, dumarami naman ang trabaho – kaya nang mag-birthday si Miko, ang kaya lang niya gawin ay mag-text.

Happy Birthday Miko! :)

Hindi siya sigurado kung ano tuloy ang mas masakit: the friend request still not accepted, the seen, or the cold reply.

Thanks.

Still, dahil nag-reply na, might as well abusuhin na.

Tinulungan mo raw si Tatay sa pagbili ng laptop? Sorry sa late na thank you! Sobrang nagagamit ko siya these past few weeks. Salamat talaga.

The excitement Jhing felt vanished when she read his reply.

Welcome.

She ignored the pain.

But how to ignore the pain when Halloween came? Jhing was clad in a red hood to imitate red riding hood. Mukhang dismayado pa si July nang magkita sila dahil first time ni Jhing umatted sa party, yet there she was, mukhang kumuha lang ng pulang kurtina at binalot sa sarili.

Kasalanan ni Jhing na naaala niya sa Baymax si Miko kaya imbis na matuwa tulad ng mga ka-officemate niya, she sat still habang nagtakbuhan ang ilan para yumakap sa nag-costume ng overall Baymax. He looked cute and round and ready to be hugged.

"Jhing!" tawag ni Yayo at tinuro ang yakap na si Baymax. "Si Baymax! Di ba gusto mo ng ganito? Tara!"

Hindi siya kumilos. Narinig niya ang ilan sa ibang department na na-a-amaze sa effort ng taong nag-costume ng Baymax.

Hinila siya ni Yayo palapit dito. She stared at Baymax's eyes while her heart pounded in her chest. Her mind started to work again, thinking the person inside the costume may be him pero ito na naman siya. . .nag-eexpect.

"Hug mo na!" July insisted. "Baka gumaan loob mo sa hug!" Hinila-hila pa nito ang Baymax. "Dali, hug mo na siya," sabi nito sa Baymax.

The person inside of Baymax didn't speak or even made a noise.

Lumayo ang ibang yumakap kay Baymax. It opened its arms, wide enough for Jhing to fit in the embrace. Jhing clutched her hands and walked towards Baymax and embraced it, round and soft and warm.