Filimon Sides #1: The Goodbye Girl ▬
"Everyone calls me Tree, but most people know me as The Goodbye Girl. In our University, people would pay me to say goodbye on their behalf. Whether it was breaking up with their significant other, turning down s...
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"And that brings me here . . . I guess that also brings you here, in this house." I smiled at Braylee's friend who was already almost sobbing across from me.
I heaved a loud sigh and tried to smile brightly, the way I knew Blueberry would.
Even if it hurts like hell, for Blueberry, I tried my best to keep my head up.
"S-Seryoso ka ba talaga sa kuwentong 'yon o audiobook mo lang 'yon?" Halos humangos siya sa pagitan ng kanyang bawat salita. Medyo tisoy siya kaya naman pulang-pula na ang mukha niya sa kaiiyak. He was also tall and pretty toned up, but at that very moment, he was nothing but a slave of his own emotions.
I nodded and wiped the tears falling down my cheeks. "Truth is, I'm still wishing for all of this to be some messed up nightmare. I want to wake up and find out that Blueberry is just out there, living his life to the fullest. B-but every time I wake up, I keep realizing that I'll n-never—"
Hindi ko na naipagpatuloy ang mga sinasabi ko dahil sa biglang paglabas ng hikbi mula sa bibig ko. Pilit akong ngumiti at lumunok, pero nagpatuloy ang mga hikbi ko, hanggang sa tuluyan akong napahagulgol. "I'll never see Blueberry again . . . G-God, I'll never see Blueberry again."
Tarantang lumapit sa akin ang lalake at marahan niyang tinapik-tapik ang balikat ko. "Teka, dahan-dahan lang, b-baka ikaw naman ang mag-hyperventilate dito."
Ever since Blueberry's parents returned with his remains, I held my emotions in, knowing Blueberry's family and closest friends had it worse. After all, they knew Blueberry longer than I did.
I felt bad for the guy right next to me. I kept my emotions bottled up for days, and now here I am, venting my emotions on him. A complete stranger.
"Alam mo bang drawing lang 'tong kilay ko ngayon? Tingnan mo, o? Natalo ako sa pustahan kaya inahit nila lahat," sabi bigla ng lalake sabay kuskos sa kaliwa niyang kilay. Sa tono ng pananalita niya, para pa siyang nagmamalaki.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Humahagulgol kong bulalas.
Agad siyang napakurapkurap, parang nagulat pa. "I-I'm just trying to cheer you up!"
"The love of my life is dead and you want me to cheer up?!" Lalo akong napahagulgol.
"S-Sorry!" Napabaling siya sa kung saan-saan, para bang naghahanap ng solusyon. "P-Pucha hindi ko alam magpatahan ng tao, sorry . . . Paano ba 'to?"
All of a sudden, there was a loud thud and the door behind us opened. Pareho kaming napalingon ng lalake at nagulat nang makita si Janus at ang kaibigan ng lalakeng nagngangalang Reika.
"Tree, na-lock ba kayo rito?" bulalas ni Janus, gulat pero mukhang natatawa pa. "Akala namin napasarap lang ang tulog mo. Buti na lang nakita ko 'tong si Reika na naghahanap sa kaibigan niya."
