That Risky Man

Chapter 54: I still think of her.

JUSTINE'S POINT OF VIEW

Kasalukuyan akong nagbabasa ng libro sa garden habang si Dark naman ay nilalaro ang kamay kong nakapatong sa mesa.

It's been almost 2 years since I've been moving on, and I guess I'm still at the progress of moving on.

Wala ni-isang balita ang tungkol sa kanila na dumating sa'kin, naging tahimik ang buhay ko.

Pinagpatuloy ko ang propesyon ko sa Pilipinas, naging maayos ang buhay ko kahit papaano.

"Kuya Zayn!" Masayang bati sa'kin ni Zion, anak nina Zill at Patrick.

"Lola is looking for you." Ani n'ya.

"Let her, what are you doing here? You should be in school." Takang tanong ko dito.

"Kuya, my schedule is in the morning." Ani n'ya, umiling naman ako saka ngumiti.

"Where's your father?" Tanong ko.

"He's at work, mommy drive me home." Ani n'ya at tumango naman ako.

"You should eat your lunch."

"Okay kuya!" Ani n'ya saka tumakbo pabalik sa mansion.

Dumating naman si Kenzo, he's awkwardly walking close to me.

Matapos ang nangyari sa amin ni Kenzie ay nahihiya ang pamilya nila sa ginawa ni Kenzie.

"Hey dude! How are you?" Tanong nito.

"I'm fine." Tanging sagot ko.

"You don't look fine." Nahihiyang ani n'ya.

"Then stop looking." Malamig na ani ko, napakamot naman s'ya sa batok n'ya saka umupo.

"I guess you haven't changed that attitude." Ani n'ya na ikinailing ko.

"I'm sorry about my sister, guess you lost her just like that." Ani n'ya.

"Funny thing is, she was never mine." Natatawang ani ko.

"But losing her broke my heart." Mapait na ani ko, tumango naman s'ya.

"I should never have cared." Dagdag ko pa.

"But I did care. I cared a lot and I still fucking care." Mapait na ani ko.

"I-I never thought that she would do that, I'm sorry about my sister Justine." Ani n'ya, mapait akong ngumiti.

"And sometimes that pain gets so deep in your heart, that you can't even cry." Mapait akong ngumiti saka yumuko at umiling.

I looked at him, I can see guilt and sympathy in his eyes.

"I-I can't imagine that she left you without even fighting to stay." Ani n'ya, ngumiti naman ako ng mapait saka tumingin sa kaniya.

"Maybe she never loved me at all." Ani ko na ikinatigil n'ya saka umiwas ng tingin.

"Isn't it sad, when you get hurt so much you can finally say ' I'm used to it.'" Ani ko.

"Let's not just talked about it now, how's your life? How are you?" Pagbabago n'ya ng usapan, inayos ko ang libro at hinimas si Dark.

"A piece of me died." Tanging ani ko saka tumayo at iniwan s'ya doon.

Tinungo ko ang bahay nina Monrick at deri-deritsyong pumasok doon.

"What a pleasant surprise!" Magiliw na ani ni Monrick.