Over Me (COMPLETED)

Chapter 24

I needed to go back to work.

"Food supplements?"

Binuksan ko 'yung first aid box ng office para sana kumuha uli ng paracetamol nang makita na may bagong lagay ng mga gamot sa loob. Or does food supplements can be considered as a medicine? I don't know.

But they seem to be fine just by looking at it. May tatlong banig ng ganoon at iba-iba ang kulay. Of course, I know about this but I only take two. This box is for everyone, not only for me.

My heart jumps when someone opens the door for me. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit but perhaps I thought I was doing something bad and someone almost caught me red-handed.

I didn't do anything bad. It's just.. ako lang umuubos 'nung mga gamot na mukhang hindi pinapansin.

"Oh, Eoghan! Mabuti nakita kita!" the guy said.

I shot my brow up, "Hello? Why?"

He gestured something outside, "May naghahanap sa'yo sa labas ng office n'yo."

"Sino naman?"

Nagkibit balikat siya. But that shrug seems like he's saying we know who it was and he just wanted to look it out myself. I gave him my thank you before exiting the room.

"Sino naman maghahanap sa akin?" I check the time. "I'm not expecting anyone."

The steps I'm making going back is miniscule. I still don't feel right today. Yesterday, too. Pinilit ko lang talaga pumasok because if I keep lying around and do nothing, I won't make any fortune.

Thankfully, the pain I'm feeling became tolerable again. Dinadasal ko na sana huwag nang lumala uli para at least hindi ko na kailangan um-absent.

My eyes are on the floor, afraid that someone might see me and notice how thin my face is when there's a person standing beside our office door.

Agad umangat ang mata ko, only to see it is Hayme the one waiting for me. Or not.

Luminga pa ako sa likuran niya, to check if he was the only person out here and I wouldn't assume he's the one looking for me but no one is around aside from us.

"Hi." bati ko. With my free hand, I waved at him.

His silence was contagious. Nakatitig lang siya sa akin. I can attest his stares are like the ones that Weslee gave me the last time. This time, I acted like everything was fine.

Like how I always should be from now on.

"Shift mo na ba?" even if it's obvious na hindi, because it's still early, I need something to break the silence.

"I'm not.. here for that." maikli niyang sagot.

Kumunot naman ang noo ko. Before answering, there's no one who can see us from inside. I have work to do but seeing him here, especially he looks dazed and uncomfortable, the work can wait.

"You want us to talk?" he sheepishly nod. "Tara sa canteen."

I asked him if he wanted something, a food or beverage but he just ended up in a bottle of water. Not wanting to let him smell something, I followed what he asked for.

When we settled at the vacant table, regret start to rush in. No, it's not a regret that I saw him. I don't think I'd ever regret knowing or at least to see him even just for a short time. It's kind of.. regretful I asked him to go when I want to be aloof for a while.

"What do you want?" tanong ko sabay ngiti. "Oh, ngayon ka lang nagpakita? You're not here last.." saglit akong napaisip. "Thursday! Yeah, I didn't see you that day. Anong nangyari?"