I'm in love with a MONSTER

•Mrs. Gregor•

MATT'S POV

"Matt ano bang katarantadohan na naman ang sadabihin mo at bakit alas 10 talaga ng gabi. Ginising mo pa talaga ako. This better be important." sabi ni James habang ginugulo ang buhok niya.

"Let me guess. Tungkol na naman ito kay Jace. At sasabihin na naman ni Matt na sobrang miss na niya si Jace" sabi naman ni Ryan. Napangiti sila. These devils are really unpredictable. They may be my friends pero minsan rin ang weird nila. Smiling to themselves like maniacs.

"Matt we get it. Miss mo si Jace. Miss rin naman namin siya eh. Di mo na kailangan pang i-announce sa amin. Kasi kahit di mo sabihin, nakikita at nararamdaman naman namin eh."

"Pati ba naman ikaw Cris. Pinagkakaisahan niya talaga ako hah. Umupo na nga kayo. This isn't just about that. This is something really important and I think kailangan ko nang sabihin sa inyo to." Kapansin-pansin ang pagbabago ng mga expression sila. From goofy and teasing expressions to curious and eager ones.

"Ano ba yan Matt? What is it all about?" tanong ni James.

"Do you guys still remember Jace's best friend? The one who was named Philly."

"Of course. The one na kakompetensya mo sa puso ni Jace. Malamang alam namin yun. Wag mong sabihin na natagpuan mo tapos pinatay mo. Alam mong papatayin ka ni Jace nyan" ito talagang si Ryan napaka paranoid.

"Just shut up and look at this picture" ibinigay ko sa kanila ang picture na nakita ko sa diary ko. Ano'ng nasa picture? It was a picture of me and Jace 10 years ago.

"Ohh is this Jace. How cute and who's this?" sabi ni Ryan.

"Well duh. That's Jace's best friend" sabi naman ni Ryan.

"But why does it look like you, Matt?" napatingin silang lahat sa akin. It took them twenty seconds to realize.

"Wait! Matt... Boy.. Best friend... Jace..." nauutal na sabi ni Ryan.

"Noo Matt you're joking! PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE JOKING!" napasigaw na si James. OA talaga nito.

I just smiled at them, which resulted them to look at each other. "But- H-how?"

"Remember when I told you guys na naaksidente ako." They nodded. "Because of that accident in America, nagka-amnesia ako. I forgot everything. Di ko alam if my parents are still alive. Kinopkop ako. Hindi rin daw nila alam ang kinaroroonan ng parents ko. They didn't even know my last name. So naging Sy ang last name ko. But..."

"Ano? Anong but? Bakit but? Anong nangyari"

"But I found my old diary. Hindi ako sure kung bakin nandun yun. I think nakita nila yun during the accident."

"Where is it?" tanong ni James.

"Now shush. Let me finish my story. I found my diary and I read all of it. But before I found it I always have headaches and flushes of old memories. So I read it and realize I was the 'Philly' Jace was talking bout"

"Now where's the diary bro"

"Wait a sec." pumunta ako sa kwarto para kunin ang diary ko. Tumakbo ko pababa at ibinigay ko ito sa kanila. Binasa nila ito. They read each and every page. Not leaving any detail behind.

~few moments later~

"Now to think of it. And obvious na kaya na si Matt ang best friend ni Jace if alam natin ang mga ito. Each and everyone of these describes Matt perfectly." sabi ni James

Habang abala ang dalawa sa pag-uusap kung ano ng similarities ng batang Matt at ni Matt na ngayon na Matt si Cris naman ay napakunot ng noo.

"Matt? Bro" napalingon kaming lahat sa kanya. "When are you going to tell her?"

"Not now Cris but soon enough. Marami pa namang araw eh. Plus Jace is just one call away. Di yan mawawala and maybe I will tell her this coming prom. Well who knows. Basta wag muna"

JACE'S POV

Binuksan ko na ang treasure box. I saw lots of old and dusty things. I saw a small toy car and a doll. I saw a pictures. Pinulot ko ang mga picture. I look at one and saw a small girl with purple hair and a boy with brown hair happily hugging each other.

I was about to check out the other photos when I saw a small book. May napansin akong nakasulat but it was too dusty. So I picked it uo and dusted it. I saw the same letter in the charm bracelet. J. A. C. E. Y. So obviously sa akin to.

I got curios on what was written inside book. I opened a random page and began to read.

Today me and Philly we're playing house. He was the dad and I was the mom. Philly is really sweet but sometimes he is too sweet it becomes really annoying. I also found out today that Philly's surname was Gregor, so I now know that his real name is Matther Phillips Gregor.

I stopped reading. I was so shocked na umabot sa point na hindi na makafuntion ang utak ko ng maayos.

Kahit nalilito. Kahit nalilinlang. Pinilit kong basahin ang iba pang parte.

Philly and I were playing with his big brother. It was a lot of fun. Plus we made a promise. Sabi ni Philly na pakakasalan niya daw ako. Mahal ko naman siya kaya pumayag ako. Na-iimagine ko na ang sarili ko bilang Mrs. Gregor.

Dun na nagtapos ang mga sulat. Tingningnan ko sa last part ng book. May nakiya akong

'Andrea Jacevelyn Arhythem Faith Tan ♥ Matthew Phillips Gregor'

And that's when reality hit me hard. The man I was looking for was by my side the whole time. Tama nga si Mom. Kasama ko lang pala talaga siya.

Pero bakit di niya alam? Bakit hindi niya ako nilapitan? Kinalimutan niya ba talaga ako?

I continued reading and I was shocked.mas shocked pa sa nalamn ko bago lang.

Today is very sad. Nalaman ko na babalik na sa Realm si Mommy dahil sinalakay daw. Na sad ang lahat. Tapos sabi ni Daddy na wag nlang raw. Si Kuya naman ay laging iyak ng iyak. Wala akong magawa kasi aalis talaga si Mommy. Nalaman ko rin na hindi pala ko isang normal na bata. Gusto kong hindi n masaktn si Mama sa pag-alis niya. Gusto kong hindi laging sad si Kuya at si Papa. Kaya isa nalang ng option ko. Burahin ang isipan nila.

Nanlaki ng mga mata ko. I never thought na ito pala ng dahilan. Pinagpatuloy ko ng pagbabasa.

Pero hindi ko kaya na ganito rin ng maramdman ko. I need to erase mine too.

I was more shock na ko pala ang dahilan kung bakit nawala ang memorya ko. Nawala ang memory ni Kuya. Ang memorya ni Mom at Dad. But how about ang memory ni Matt — naaksidente pala siya. HE HAD AMNESIA. It's not his fault na kalimutan ko.

I was suppose to read some more nang may bigla nalang pumasok sa kwarto ko.

"JACE MEETING NOW!!"