Sorry, I'm not her.

Chapter 17

Chapter 17
Kiara Claire Alvarez

I did not say anything back at Gus. All I know right now is that this Kia girl has a fucked up life who tries to abort her own child, her own flesh. It is not that I oppose abortion, it's just that with what I said to Gus, I even came into a tight spot where I couldn't even throw any words back at him.

I just walked out and drove Leo's car to his condo.

I came inside his unit and it is still what it was earlier when I left. As soon as I sat down the bed where we slept last night, I readied my voice and called Leo.

"Hello, good morning, princess," I can feel the genuine love he exerts. Alam ko sa sarili kong nakangiti siya sa kabilang linya. "How was your sleep?"

"Fine," I made my voice hoarse as if I just woke up. "Nasaan ka?"

"I told you, I'm working," he chuckled on the other line, "Gonna take off soon, the plane is gonna fly in 10 minutes." oh, he's a pilot? Like a real one? Too bad I did not see him this morning in his uniform.

"Can you send me a picture of you right now?" I acted like a child. Kailangan ko lang malaman kung ano ang suot niya ngayon at malaman ang bawat detalye tungkol sa kaniya tulad ng unang plano ko. He was about to ask why kaya't nagsalita ulit ako, "It's just that I already miss you." my conscience is telling me to stop but I can't if it's for my survival.

"Oh, okay," his low laugh is audible and silence sits in for few seconds until I hear a message comes in. "Sent, make sure to save it so you won't miss me so much. I will send you more when we land on our destination, I won't be home until next week." his chuckle turned into a sad tone. "I'm sorry, Kia."

"Next week?"

"Yeah, I know it's been weeks since we didn't see each other, and we weren't able to catch up last night due to my issues. Let's talk again tomorrow, okay? Sometimes I wish I wasn't promoted as a captain," someone talks to him on the other line and talks to me again, "Gotta go. Talk tomorrow, okay?"

He was promoted as a captain? Then, even if I don't look at his photo right now, I would know he is a pilot—like Coln.

"Okay." our talk ended with my okay. He's so much enthusiastic now, unlike last night when I couldn't figure out what was with him.

He mentioned issues.

"...we weren't able to catch up last night due to my issues..."

Ang issue ba na tinutukoy niya ay ang sinabi kanina ni Gus?

"I thought you don't meet with your bipolar ex-boyfriend anymore?"

I'm trying to solve this goddamn situation like a puzzle. I'm putting every piece on every possible place where they can possibly fit into.

Marahan kong inilagay ang dalawa kong kamay sa mukha ko at gulong-gulo na sa mga nangyayari.

Instead of cooking breakfast, I tried to cook lunch. It's already twelve noon pero hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring laman ang tiyan ko. I went to open his refrigerator and pick ingredients he has and cook something edible.

For the whole 8 hours staying inside this unit, I am just thinking of how can all of this happen in just a short period of time. It feels surreal, something unlikely to happen. NASA did not mention anything about this to me, that there is another planet that can give life—a place like earth where there are copy of me, Kelly, and even Coln. I am not even sure if only us.