Tale Of A Moon

43

2011

Huminga ako ng malalim at sumakay sa loob ng eroplano.

Anne persevered.

Kung gusto niya. Makukuha niya.

Sa huli, pumunta na lamang ako dahil tawag siya nang tawag sa akin every minute. Wala naman siyang sinasabi bukod sa pumunta ka, pumunta ka, pumunta ka.

So, pumunta na ako.

Sumakay ako sa upuan ko. I sighed. Secretly. Of all the people, I could be seated with... why a man? But I didn't let it bother me.

Tumayo siya nang mapansin na nakatayo lamang ako roon and let me sat at the seat near the window.

I muttered a very soft 'thank you' to him and got settled.

'Di ko alam kung narinig niya 'yun.

Umupo na ako sa upuan sa may bintana at siya naman ay nasa tabi ko.

I looked out and saw the airport. I combed my hair and a faint reflection of me at the plane window, peeked.

It showed my shoulder length ginger hair.

It was a drunken night and I joked Ate Aspen that I will dye my hair and she said I should do it.

Turns out, it wasn't a joke to her because she bought and dyed my hair, sober. I didn't do anything too, even though I was sober that time.

Okay lang naman sa akin, kasi bagay ko naman. With a long flight ahead, I started to eat my time by sleeping.

I was only awoken by the announcement. Pero nang dumilat ang mga mata ko, natagpuan ko ang sarili ko na nakasandal sa balikat nung lalakeng katabi ko. What a...

Agad akong bumangon mula sa balikat niya and bowed my head.

"Sorry..." sabi ko sa kanya.

"Okay lang," Malalim ang boses na sabi niya.

Kinuha ko na ang bag ko.

Hindi naman ako masyadong nagbaon ng damit dahil may bahay naman kami dito.

'Tsaka wala naman akong plano na magtagal dito. I just took all my leaves that I didn't use since I started working.

Hinihintay ko si Kuya ngayon sa harap ng airport. I used the end of my sweater to wipe the formed sweat on my forehead. Even after I had tie my hair, it stil is hot. I could feel the slimy sweat cling unto my skin, making me uncomfortable.

Gustuhin ko man tanggalin yung sweater ko, hindi pwede kasi wala akong isuot sa ilalim. Pinapaypayan ko ang sarili ko gamit ang kamay ko.

May huminto na sasakyan sa harap ko and I knew that it was Kuya because sinabi niya sa akin kanina ang color ng car niya.

Binaba niya ang car window at nakita ko nandun si Kuya at siya ang nagmamaneho. Agad ko naman binuhat ang bag ko and nilagay ito sa trunk. Then, sat at the shotgun seat.

I was relieved that Kuya had some tissues and used that. Pero hindi pa 'yun sapat para tanggalin ang init sa katawan ko

Pagkaupo ko ay agad niyang pinaandar ang sasakyan. Habang ako naman ay nilakasan ang aircon pero pinigilan niya ako.

"Lalamigan anak ko," sabi niya habang nakatingin sa kalsada.

Nanlaki naman ang mata ko at tumingin sa likod ng kotse. Nakita ko ang anak niya na lalake. My sight marveled at this delight... Ang cute niya...

I knew someone was by her side. Kanina ko pa siya nakita, when I load my bag at the trunk. I was hoping that it was just my imagination tricking me...

Pero... the biggest reminder of him was now in front of my face.