Faded Love

02

II.

"Alliah told me everything" Mom started.

Andito na kami ngayon ni Mommy sa isang room kung saan kami mag- uusap. Pinipigilan kong ikuyom ang kamao ko lalo na at nasa harap ako ni mommy. I don't get it, bakit pa ba kailangan sabihin ni Alliah kina Mom and Dad ang lahat? Ako nga, I tried to hide it pero wala na din naman pala.

"Sana anak, hindi ka maapektuhan sa nangyari kahapon, we're all worried about you. I understand naman if hindi ka agad makaka move- on, Alliah's your first love and I believe that first love never dies..." She paused and held my both hands. "...but one thing is for sure, the pain will fade, it will heal sa paglipas ng panahon, trust me."

I nod. I trust my mom with everything, parents knows what's best for they're children.

Mom stared at me, inilapit niya ang mga daliri niya sa mukha ko, and doon ko nalang nalaman na umiiyak na pala ako. "Thank you for being the best mom, i love you mom." Then we hugged each other.

"Who's calling ba?! Istorbo ha." I said to myself at lumabas na ng shower room. Nakakainis, napabilis tuloy ang pagligo ko. I immediately swipe the screen of my phone to answer Dom.

"What?!" Singhal ko sa kanya. Tinawanan lang niya ako sa kabilang linya. "Woah, chill ka lang bro, akitin lang kita magbar mamaya, ano? G ka ba?" He said on the other line. Napasaltik nalang ako, "Pass" I answered and binaba ko na ang tawag.

Wala ako sa mood mag- bar, I just want to stay at home, hindi para magmukmok, kundi para magpahinga. This past few days lagi na lang akong nasa labas, gala doon, inom dito, nakakapagod din pala, and I also realized na kapag nagmahal ka, hindi lang saya yung mararanasan mo, it also will give you pain, yung sakit na hindi mo inaakalang mararamdaman ko after all the happiness.

"You girl, your lucky..." I whispered to my self as I look at our photos together, Alliah and I were so fine back then talaga, unexpected talaga yung nangyari nung isang araw. She's lucky tho, she's my first love, and nung sinagot niya ako? That's when I decided to marry her, to make her the last girl also in my life. "Wishing you'll come back to me." Sabi ko.

My phone vibrated when I received a text from Dom.

From: Dom Pascual

Bro, andito si Alliah, with her fiancé"

Huminga ako ng malalim and then turned off my phone. I didn't mind to answer Dom, first of all ano naman kung andon siya? Second, kung andoon man ako ngayon at minamasdan siyang maging masaya sa iba, does that mean that I am torturing myself? If Alliah's happy already with someone, then so be it. Hindi ko na papakialam yon. We have different lives.

"Kuys after our dinner can we play video games?" Benj asked me while we're eating dinner and I nod and smile.

This time, bumabalik na yung dating ako, yung ngiti na totoo, this is it. I really trust mom sa sinabi niya na the pain will fade din, and yes.

"I like your smile kuya," Solana, my little sister. I looked at her and pinched her cheeks, ah Sola you're cute talaga.

After the dinner, we headed to the sala na to play video games. Everyone is here, they'll going to watch us play daw. "Oh Benj, tingnan na lang natin kung sinong manalo sa atin ha" Then I smirked. Umiling lang siya at nagstart na kami maglaro.

"Tsk, told you I'll win," Sabi ko kay Benj, trying to make him inis. Sobrang dikit ng laban namin but I won pa din.

"Don't compete with your older brother kasi," Dagdag ko pa kaya natawa nalang siya and we went na to our rooms.

Tinalon ko ang kama para maramdaman yung lambot ng kama ko, I unlocked my phone and noticed that it's already 1:30 in the morning na pala, kaya pala hikab ako ng hikab habang naglalaro.

Napangiti na lang ako sa kawalan, I missed having fun with my family, grabe kasi parang nung kami pa ni Alliah, it's like lahat ng oras ko nakalaan na kay Alliah, I mean nauwi naman ako dito kaso nauwi ako 5 am na, nakaalis na sila for school. It's good to be back.

"Donny, it was really nice meeting you, I am hoping that you'll find your true happiness, sooner or later. Goodbye, Donny"

Napabalikwas ako dahil doon. It was just a dream. It's a dream but it has a meaning, I heard it's a girl's voice. But it's not Alliah. But why isn't she saying goodbye? Si Alliah lang naman ang dapat at nagpaalam sa akin? Tss. Weird.

"Who are you?"

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Hi guys! Lahat siguro ng kabanata ng story na ito is maikli lang, I hope y'all understand that. Hihi! Thanks for reading!

keep smiling!

cass ✨