The Good Boy's Secret

TGBS | Finale

-III YEARS LATER-

"Thalia!"

I turned around and saw Matthew running towards me with a bouquet of flowers. I smiled.

Nang makalapit siya sakin ay agad niyang iniabot ang mga bulaklak na hawak niya, "Phew. I thought I won't be in time."

"Akala ko hindi ka makakapunta?" tanong ko.

"Bakit hindi? Today's your special day."

Yeah. But something's still missing.

Bigla niya akong pinitik sa noo, "You should be happy. Bakit nakakunot ang noo mo?"

"I hope he's here," malungkot na saad ko. "Sana nandito siya. Kung naging maingat lang ako, sana kasama ko siya ngayon."

"Stop being so gloomy. Alam kong alam mo na mas gusto niya ay nakangiti ka at masaya. Look," sabi ni Matthew sabay tingin sa main gate. "We're all here for you," dagdag niya.

I saw Yvette with Nicholai, Kuya Lhiam and Naomi pati na rin sina Kuya Hiro, Drake at Verron.

"Couz! Congrats!" bati sakin ni Yvette sabay yakap niya.

"I thought you can't come?" takang tanong ko.

Ang sabi kasi nila ay masyadong puno ang mga sched nila pati na si Kuya Lhiam. Pero sina Mama at Papa ay hindi talaga makakapunta since importante ang inaasikaso nila and it's totally fine with me.

"Kami pa? Para sa'yo lagi kaming free," nakangising sagot ni Naomi.

So they fooled me.

"What? It was their idea," sagot agad ni Kuya Lhiam dahil sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

Agad naman kaming nagtawanan dahil sa naging reaksyon niya. Napaka-defensive talaga.

"Ano na? CPA ka na. So proud of you couz," sabi sakin ni Yvette.

Yeah. I passed the board examination. Sina Yvette at Naomi? They changed their course actually. Yvette is now a licensed psychiatrist. Never thought she would be. Haha. And Naomi is now a licensed engineer. Sina Kuya Lhiam at Kuya Hiro, they graduated business management and now taking after our family's businesses. Sina Drake at Verron? Sila na and they're both taking their second course which is law. While Matthew? He's now an architecture.

Few seconds later, nag-ring ang phone ko.

It's Ate Xylie.

"Hello, ate napatawag ka?" sagot ko.

"Thalia, he.." she started talking. "He woke up."

Agad akong lumingon kina Kuya Lhiam.

"What happened?" nag-aalaalng tanong sakin ni Yvette.

"May nangyari ba? Sino ang tumawag?" tanong ni Matthew.

"He woke up."

As soon as I answered, we rushed to the hospital where he's been admitted for three years. Wala na akong pakialam kung hindi ako maka-attend ng testimonial ceremony ko.

Nang malapit na kami ay naipit naman kami sa traffic. Agad akong bumaba ng sasakyan at tumakbo papunta sa ospital.

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