That One Match

Chapter 30

"And we're done! It's a wrap!"

Octrine pulled out the phone and showed the screen to Pentaliticia. Una, hindi pa naintindihan ng dalaga ang nais nitong ipaabot pero nang makitang recorded ang pag-uusap ay nagkaideya ito.

"You recorded our conversation?"

Hindi makapaniwalang tanong nito kay Octrine. She nodded.

"Ako na ang bahalang magforward nito sa tauhan nya. I'm sure your mother will be proud of me."

Octrine told Blank.

"I will have to go now. You stay with her tonight. Kakausapin ko mommy mo."

Blank did not say a word, he just nodded.

NANG dalawa na lamang kami ni Blank ang natira sa bahay, we just looked at each other. Palalim na ang gabi pero nagtitigan lang kaming dalawa sa sala.

"I- I think you can use the guest room."

Ani ko nang hindi ko na matiis ang kanina pang katahimikan.

"It's clean naman so pwede mong gamitin."

The guest room is located near the stairs. Tumayo ako at naglakad patungo roon. I turned on the lights inside. Blank is following me silently.

"Hindi naman maalikabok."

I said after holding on to one of the pillows. Nilingon ko sya sabay ngiti nang bahagya.

"Have some rest."

Ani ko at lalampasan na sana sya nang magsalita ito.

"I missed you."

I bit my lips. I held my left chest and sighed. Dahan-dahan ko syang nilingon at nang magtagpo ang aming mga mata ay di na ako nakapagpigil pa.

I ran to him and gave him a big hug. Tears then followed. He felt the heaviness in my heart.

"I'm really sorry."

He whispered while caressing my back.

All these months I thought we were totally over- na hindi na kailanman magiging maayos ang buhay ko dahil wala na sya. Akala ko katapusan na talaga ng kasiyahan sa buhay ko dahil tinuldukan ko na ang relasyon namin. I really thought it's finally over between us.

Napakagat ako ng labi sa sobranh kasiyahang nararamdaman. Shit. The happiness I am feeling right now is unexplanable.

"I fucking missed you."

I said in between my sobs. He cupped my face. I looked away and buried my face on his neck.

"I look like a piece of shit."

Mukha na siguro akong kamatis dahil sa iyak ko. God knows how much I missed and love him. Sana maging maayos ang kahahantungan nitong binabalak nila.

Later that night, Blank and I slept beside each other. We caught up with all the events that had happened when we were not talking to each other. He started telling me all the things he almost did because he missed me. Ikinuwento nya rin kung gaano nya pinigilan ang sarili nya na habulin ako sa tuwing bumibitaw sya ng masasakit na salita. He told me almost everything. I don't want to give full credits to everything he did, though.

Alam ko namang para sa kaligtasan ko kung bakit nya ginawa ang lahat na iyon. He sacrificed our time together to fix everything first. I get that. I understand that. Subalit di naman basta-basta mawawala iyong kaonting galit o pagkadismaya na nararamdaman ko.