Serendipity

Chapter 35

Alone...

Birthdays never excite me specially my own birthday. Why? Because there's nothing to be excited about. What's the point of celebrating the day you were born if you're just abandoned on that exact same day? My own family throw me that day, isn't that very special?

Also, i believe that birthdays is just a countdown to your deathday. When i am celebrating my brithday, i am just counting the years i have consumed and the possible years that i have left in my own life.

But that only happens when my birthday is coming pero kung sa ibang tao, i will be so glad to celebrate it with them. I will cheer for them to have a long life. I will be happy to count the years that they've been alive.

Inilipat ko ang paningin ko sa labas ng bintana. Kitang kita ang labas sa buong cafe. Ever since, hilig ko na talaga ang pagtambay sa mga cafe dahil sa mabangong amoy na nagmumula rito.

I have an errand to do a while ago at naging matagal 'yon. Nagkataon namang inabot ako ng ulan at wala akong dalang payong kaya naman nang makita ito ay minabuti kong dito na muna magpatila.

Actually, i love being under the rain. Sa tuwing papatak ang ulan sa katawan ko, pakiramdam ko ay may yumayakap sa'kin. Weird but i really like the feeling of it. Whenever i see the water because of the rain, i feel like my problems are being washed away and most specially, when i am under the rain, i can cry freely. I can let my tears flow down without being notice by anyone else.

Madilim na sa labas at wala na masiyadong taong dumaraan. Ang ilan ay nagmamadali na dahil ayaw mabasa, ang iba naman ay walang pakialam kahit basang basa na sa ulan. I was just staring outside while vibing to the music played in this cafe. Kahit siguro mag stay ako dito overnight, hinding hindi ako mamamatay sa pagkabored, but i have to go home.

"Excuse me!" Tawag ko sa isang staff.

Agad naman siyang lumapit sa'kin. Tingin pa lang ay alam ko ng college student siya.

"Yes, Ma'am? How can i help you?"

"Can i ask where is the bathroom here?"

"Just turn to the right, Ma'am. You'll see it right away."

I smiled at her, "Thank you. And can you please look for my table for a while? I'll be back."

"Sure, Ma'am. You're welcome!"

Dumiretso kaagad ako sa comfort room. Saglit akong nag-ayos doon saka bumalik sa table ko kanina lang. Nagpasalamat ako sa staff at umorder na lang ulit ng makakain dahil sa lakas pa lang ng patak ng ulan ay alam kong medyo matagal pa ito bago tumila.

I suddenly remembered Archer. Sana naman ay nakauwi na siya. Lately, he have been so busy pero hindi dahil sa trabaho. He is now working full time in finding Celine. Wala naman akong magawa kung hindi ang pabayaan at suportahan lang siya dahil kung desidido siyang makita si Celine ay gano'n rin naman ako.

Sa totoo nga lang ay kagagaling lang niya sa isang province. Isang liblib na probinsya at talagang napakalayo sa syudad. They believed that Celine is staying there pero agad ring nakaalis bago pa man sila makarating.

Of course, Archer was very disappointed. Tulad nga ng sinabi ko noon, mahihirapan siyang hanapin ang taong ayaw namang magpahanap. No matter how many clues and hints they'd get, they will just end up being disappointed dahil habang lumalapit sila, tatakbo at tatakbo lang si Celine.

But then, wala naman akong magawa. All i can do is just to stare at him with so much sadness. Kahit ako, malungkot dahil hindi ko maisip kung bakit ba sa'min 'to ginagawa ni Celine. Is she mad at us? But why? Does she have to go this far? Kailangan ba talagang ganito ang iparanas niya kay Archer lalo na sa pamilya niya?