Over Me (COMPLETED)

Chapter 13

He was right.

After that day, na discharge na rin ako pagkatapos. All I did after that day was to claim back everything I've lost during and after graduation. Nevertheless, the news that I'm already graduated is now sinked in on me.

Buong akala ko ay magiging masaya lang ako sa buong araw ng graduation but Art turned the tables around without I, noticing it. But as they always say, we can't all have nice things.

"How are you, hijo? Pasensya na, I didn't get the chance to visit you at the hospital."

"Okay naman na po ako ngayon." I smile at Art's mother.

"Ano bang nangyari? Ayaw magkuwento ng anak ko, ano pa bang bago?"

We both chuckled after.

I tried recalling what happened that day, but what she said was the same. Dahil kaming dalawa lang ni Art na naiwan doon, siya lang nakakaalam ng sumunod na nangyari sa akin. I tried asking him but he says that he doesn't want to look back on the past again.

Because the more you dwell on something that has had happened, the more chances it might happen again.

"Masama po pakiramdam ko, mga bago ang graduation namin."

"That's sad!" Tita sadly smiles. "But I'm glad you recovered that fast! You're really not lying when you said before na hindi ka madaling tamaan ng sakit!"

Oh. Did I told her that to her before? Buti pa siya.

"Kaya nga po. Wala rin siguro choice ang katawan ko at inalis dahil bago sa kanila na tamaan ng sakit."

I'm here because I'm waiting for Art to finish changing his clothes. One week after I got hospitalized, wala naman akong masyadong ginawa. Natulog lang ako o kaya ayusin ko ang kailangang ayusin sa Academy.

Natapos ko na kahapon lahat ng kailangan. All I needed to do now is to wait for the form and I can start looking for a job.

"By the way, how's Kuya Paul po?" I ask. "Hindi nababanggit ni Art, gusto ko lang po mangamusta."

Lumipad ang mata ko sa malaking portrait ng pamilya nila na nasa harapan ko. It is behind her, actually. The ones that are seating are her and Tito. Tapos nasa likod ni Tito ay si Art habang si Kuya Paul ay nasa likod ni Tita.

You can easily take a guess of their personality. Malaki ang ngiti ng tatlo habang si Art ay halos ngiti lang. Kuya Paul's hands are both on his mother's shoulders, si Art ay parehong nakatago sa likuran.

Too bad, we only met once. May dali-dali kasing ginagawa siya noon kaya baka nga kahit pangalan ko hindi niya narinig.

But they both looked together.

"Naku, okay naman siya. He's doing good all by himself. Mabuti nga kung ganoon."

"Tita, I saw one of his pictures kasi." tinuro ko ang cabinet nila. "Art mentioned to me na they are both from RST, but why is he wearing ICCT varsity shirt?"

Kung tama ako ng pag-aalala, iyon ang nabanggit niya noong una pa lang kaming nagkakakilala. Kaso nga lang, when I was introduced to their family and their house, napansin ko ang litrato na iyon.

Not because I'm interested but... I wanted this conversation to roll on dahil ang tagal niya magpalit sa labas!

"Oh! Yes!" she exclaimed. "He's from RST, too. Kagaya ni Lucien since preschool! But, I don't know what crossed in his mind at lumipat siya sa ICCT on his very last year of college."

"Hindi niya po sinabi?"

"Oh, Eoghan, we are all used to not saying too much in this family."

Tumawa siya pero hindi sincere.