Attain The Sky (Engineer Series #2)

▪ forty-six

I am in the verge of crying while watching my friend, walking away, leaving. Napahawak ako sa aking dibdib nang makaramdam ako ng kirot doon. For the last moment, she looked back and there, my tears rolled down over my face as I saw her crying her heart out. Namumula ang kan'yang ilong at namumugto na ang kan'yang mga mata. You can see that it was hard for her to leave pero kailangan, dahil may buhay siya sa France.

"Mag-iingat ka roon. Alagaan mo sarili mo. H'wag magpapaloko sa lalaki," I muttered, kahit na alam kong hindi na niya mas'yadong maririnig.

Bumagsak ang aking mga balikat nang tuluyan na siyang makapasok sa departure lounge. Hindi ko na napigilan ang aking paghikbi, lalo na nang hindi ko na makita ang kan'yang pigura. I feel heavy. This is not new to me, but still, ang sakit pa rin talaga kapag alis alis na ang usapan.

I checked my phone when I heard that it beeped. I gasped for air as I tried to fix the make-up that was ruined by my tears. I thought Reeva texted me dahil maghihintay pa 'yon ng departure niya, but I was wrong. It is a notification from my instagram account, someone dmed me.

As I checked it, I gaped in shock. Hindi ko alam na kaya pa rin akong i-direct message ni Sky after what happened yesterday! I admit that I was rude and harsh in that part pero hindi pa naman gano'n kasobra! Wala pa nga 'yon sa sakit na binigay niya sa akin.

@skfl_: hoy

@sydvergara: what

@skfl_: p'wede ba tayo magkita?

@sydvergara: sa site na lang.

@skfl_: this can't wait. importante 'to.

Nasapo ko ang aking noo dahil sa stress. As far as I remember, what we have is already done. Bakit ba hindi na lang niya ako gawan ng favor? It was really hard for me to avoid him, to ignore him, pero bakit ginagawa niya pa ring mahirap sa akin ang lahat ng ito?

@sydvergara: sakalin kita, e. ano ba 'yan

Sky replied after some seconds.

@skfl_: i'm sorry to disturb you but can we meet? nico needs his jacket right now. he's really mad at me. 'yong jacket na pinahiram ko sa 'yo, it was his. kailangan niya na raw ngayon dahil may pupuntahan siya.

My eyes grew bigger in embarassment. What the fuck?!

@sydvergara: tangina.

@sydvergara: nasa airport pa ako. hintayin mo 'ko

@skfl_: lagi naman kitang hihintayin.

Napaismid ako sa kan'yang mensahe. I don't know what to type. Ilang minuto pa akong nakatitig sa screen hanggang sa mag-message muli siya.

@skfl_: i'm outside the airport. may hinatid akong client. nandito ka rin pala?

Putangama?

Agad kong nailagay ang aking phone sa loob ng aking bag at mabilisang inayos ang aking itsura. Halos madapa na ako sa kamamadaling lumabas. Palinga-linga ako upang makita siya kaagad. I don't know if he's just fooling around because how the hell? He was in Tagaytay yesterday!

My pace slower down as I saw his familiar figure not so far away from where I am standing. He's leaning against the wall while his two hands were in his pockets. My lips pursed as he looked up and he met my gaze. I didn't look away. We were just both watching each other and Sky... was waiting for my arrival.

I heaved a sigh as I tried to calm my heart. It was beating faster than its normal beat. I tilted my head and sighed again. Damn, heart, you really know where you belong, huh?