The Depths Of Aurora

CHAPTER 16

"Yes Miss Flora....Okay po, I'll send the draft later. Yes yes. Good-bye." Grabe binabaan ako. Medyo bastos din talaga kausap ang dragon na 'yon.

Akalain mong almost one month have passed na pala. Twenty seven days exactly has gone by since my arrival dito sa Aurora and I'm almost finished with my journey. One week na lang at babalik na ako sa magulong siyudad ng Maynila.

Thinking about the busy streets, crowded places in the city felt nostalgic but the thought of leaving this place is giving me a sad feeling. The splash of the warm breeze coming from the ocean is making me feel calm amidst all what happened earlier.

Inatake na naman ako ng mga ala-ala ko. Mazi gave me a different kind of medicine at nakatulong naman ito para mawala ang sakit ng ulo ko. Kaya lang kapalit naman nito ay sa panaginip na halos nagpapakita ang mga multo ng aking ala-ala.

Magigising na lang ako na may luha mula sa aking mga mata. One time nga, nakagisingan kong basa ang aking unan, akala ko naglaway ako pero nang inamoy ko ay hindi naman, saka ko nakapa ang basa sa akin pisngi hanggang tenga mula sa aking mga mata.

Hindi ko maalala masyado ang panaginip ko pero konektado ito sa mga ala-alang nakita ko na noon. Ganoon pa rin, nandoon pa rin sila Matiaz at Mazi at ang babaeng hindi ko kilala na ayaw naman nilang ipakilala sa akin. Palaging blurry ang imahe niya sa tuwing nakikita ko siya sa panaginip at memorya ko.

"Kilala mo ba kung sino iyong babae? You know iyong nakita ko sa kwarto mo saka sa ala-ala ko?" I asked him one time when we went on a roadtrip. Nasa may cliff kami noon nag-stop para mag-picture sa may malapit sa bangin.

He lowered down his camera and took a glance at me then stared at the vast blue sky above the cliff.

"It's better to find it out yourself." Iyon lang ang sinabi niya at bumalik na siya sa sasakyan namin.

Find it out myself?

Sometimes, no, every single time, hindi ko talaga maintindihan ang lalaking iyon. Like most of the time either he's smirking, wearing a poker face or just plain staring at me with too much emotions I can't read.

Naalala ko nga noong una ko siyang nakita sa may front desk nitong hotel na kinalalagyan namin ngayon, he's dripping wet from sea water and most of his clothes are soaking from it too.

The droplest cascading on his face made him look freakin' gorgeous like an international model, wait no, he looked like a greek god. Not as strong as Zeus with lightning that will burn you instantly, he's more of like Apollo's sun who's gonna burn you slowly, making you thirsty of his mysteriousness.

Yes, that's how I describe him. Lalo ngayon na nalaman kong konektado siya sa mga alaala ko from the past. The mystery is making me a little bit crazy. Mixing up my emotions.

I don't even know if this crush is still just a kind of infatuation or it has turned to something more.

I hope not.

"Hey Matiaz wait up!" I said and ran towards his side.

We reached the said legendary Balete tree at exactly 6:45 am. Medyo malamig dito, reasonable naman dahil sobrang aga pa talaga. The gentle warmth of the sunrays peeking on the large branches of the trees seeps through my skin.

I decided to take myself climb the tree with the safe branches.

"Lord, 'wag naman po sana akong mahulog."

I carefully grab onto some of the branches and maybe roots. It actually looked more like roots rather than branches. The big roots are too closed with each other, almost like tangled.