SHERICKHA'S P.O.V.
Ang saya pala kapag mahal ka rin ng taong mahal mo. Yung tipong walang araw na hindi ka nakangiti. Walang araw na hindi ka tumatawa. At walang araw na hindi mo siya kasama. Ang saya. Sobrang saya ko.
Alam ko, madaming dadating na pagsubok. Pero, kakayanin namin. Kakayanin namin at lalaban kami pareho.
“Lalim na naman ng iniisip mo ah?”
Whenever I look into those enchanting eyes of him, it is as if I am viewing the whole universe the luster of the Milky Way. He is not just my world, but my whole universe indeed. My gloomy milieu just glows whenever he is with me or even when just he is around.
“Malalim ka ba?” Natatawang banat ko sa kaniya saka ako ngumiti.
He is the firefly that came to me and served as a creature of light— the illumination in my gloomy world. When darkness fell into my life, he is the firefly that turned into a beautiful and extraordinary one like luminaire— a source of radiant glow in my darkest days.
“Aba! Bumabanat ka na rin ngayon ah!” Natatawang sagot naman niya saka siya naupo sa tabi ko.
Nagkibit-balikat lang ako saka tumawa.
“Minsanan lang eh. Ayaw mo ba?” Sabi ko saka ako nag-pout.
Natatawa ako kasi namumula yung tenga niya. Buang!
“Sus, 'wag ka ngang ganiyan lods. Baka mamatay ako sa kilig.” Natatawang sabi niya.
Ginulo ko ang buhok niya saka ako nagmadaling tumayo at tumakbo.
“Ah ganyan. Siguraduhin mong hindi kita mahuhuli, huh?” Sabi niya saka siya tumayo at hinabol ako.
Tumakbo kami nang tumakbo, hanggang sa nahila niya kamay ko at iniharap sa kanita kaya napayakap ako sa kaniya.
“Wait! Amoy pawis na ako!” Sigaw ko sa kaniya at pilit kumakawala, pero mas hinigpitan niya lang yung yakap.
“Dahil sa yakap mo, nawala yung pagod ko.” Bulong niya sa'kin saka niya ko hinalikan sa noo ko.
I couldn't help it, but to feel butterflies in my stomach. It's unconsciously making me smile. Everything he does, may it be small or big, it all makes me smile.
“Thank you!” Sabi ko saka ako kumalas sa yakap at nginitian ko siya.
“No babi, thank you. Because of you, my life has changed.” Sambit niya kaya natawa ako mahinang hinampas siya na siyang ikinatawa niya.
“Ang pangit mo gumanap! Lyrics ng kanta 'yan eh!” Sigaw ko sa kaniya.
Tumawa lang siya at hinawakan yung kamay ko.
“Thank you for being the source of my happiness.” Nakangiting sabi ko sa kaniya.
Ngumiti siya at mas lalong hinigpitan ang pagkakahawak sa kamay ko.
“Thank you for coming into my life babi. Thank you.” Sagot niya saka niya ko niyakap ulit.
Sana palagi na lang ganito. Sana palagi na lang masaya. Sana walang iwanan. Sana wala ng sakit na maramdaman. Sana puro saya na lang. At sana, hindi niya ko iwan.
“Nood ka nung pageant babi! Dapat ikaw ang may pinakamalakas na sigaw. Para ma-inspire ako.” Sabi ni Marius
Oo nga pala, next week na pala yung campus week at may pageant ulit. I almost forgot!
“Of course, pupunta ako! I will be there to support you. I promise.” Nakangiting sagot ko.
“Thank you.” sagot niya saka siya ngumiti and after that, we went home kasi pagabi na rin naman.
As I lay down on my bed, napatingin ako sa lockscreen ng phone ko and I saw Marius' and I's picture, smiling so wide. We look so perfect and happy.
It's funny how I remember him not only by looking up into the night sky, but I also do whenever I look up into the blue skies even with the blinding sunlight of it. I've never loved getting scorched by the sunlight. But, because it keeps reminding me of him, I've found it a segment of my morning tasks.
Then I suddenly remember way back our childhood days, it was him whom I looked at first. I knew it was Marius whom I met first. I remember wandering through such an unfamiliar setting with Althea on a warm day where I saw him— riding a scooter and enjoying that unfamiliar beverage whilst wearing a Superman printed tee. I am not sure what got inside me that I stood up and shouted for him to have his notice, but then everything fell into freeze frame when he stared at me in the eyes. I felt like we were the only ones who mattered and he shone brightly. “Have I found love with him at first glimpse, as crazy as that sounds?” that was exactly what I was thinking and it was absolutely correct. I was conned by a jerk who only looked at me once.
“Thank God, I met him.” Bulong ko sa sarili ko.
Hundreds of characters that these pusillanimous lips were unable to utter have been somewhat written down on the pages of an untold story. And perhaps, like the pages of this book, how my own deep love for this man has no boundaries. That whenever I gaze up at the cloudless skies, I tend to think of him.
And they somehow always wonder as to why I love resting down on the soft perennial plants and gaping up at the blue sky, ignoring the fact that the sun's light is blinding. And yet all I do would seem to be just smiling and usually telling them that looking at the clear blue sky brings back memories of him. It's wearying to take a gander at it all day, but somehow it soothes my heart and actually brings me happiness.
I fondly recall him, whenever I look at the night's twinkling stars beside the moon, glistening.
Indeed, I do sometimes spend the entire night perched by my room's windows. And what else am I supposed to do anyway? I hold a cup of coffee that warms my hands while I keep staring up at the night sky, tracking how many stars are visible in my eyes and even linking every stars I see because it feels as if I'm writing down my man's name in the night sky. Isn't this breathtaking? The stars constantly remind me of him, the person who found me in that desolation and made my universe shimmer. The night sky picture reminds me of the universe where I was imprisoned when we met. Not only that, but I am the moon—a forlorn moon who was then founded by a star like him and from then on, I never felt so alone in the night.
“Sherickha?”
Natigil ako sa pag-iisip nung may kumatok at biglang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ko.
“Busy?” Tanong niya sa'kin, pero ngumiti ako at umiling saka ako bumangon.
Lumapit ako kay Kuya Sean para yumakap at bumati. Dadalawa lang kami rito, pero I rarely even see him at home because he's so busy at work.
“Kumain ka na ba kuya? Kakauwi mo lang?” Sunod-sunod na tanong ko sa kaniya.
Ngumiti siya at tumango.
“How's my sister? Hmm?” Tanong niya.
“I'm fine kuya!” Masiglang sagot ko sa kaniya na siyang ikinatawa niya.
“I guess you are. You look fine these days.” Nakangiting sabi ni kuya, kaya tumango lang ako.
“Kuya—”
“Rest na. I just came to check on you. Sleep well, okay?” Nakangiting sabi ni kuya at tumango lang ako.
He pecked a kiss on my forehead before leaving my room and I just waved goodbye.
It's nice to see him happy, seeing me happy. I'm glad I'm not a burden to Kuya Sean anymore.
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