Bisaya Stories

LOVE LETTERS (PART FIVE)

LOVE LETTERS
(PART FIVE)

The sound of the night air... keeps on hushing. Feels like comforting me, amidst my emotions that wanted to burst out. I feel drained about studying. Like, I just want to lie down on my bed all day, having various thoughts that may cross my mind. I badly wanted peace.

I took out my wallet to get some money to pay at the cashier. I'm in a convenience store after my duty hours as a badlungon nga student. But nibungad sa akoa ang picture namong duha. I wonder where I got this picture. Like, ngano naa mi picture duha nga purely di man mi kaila?

“Miss imong bayad. Ganiha rako gahulat diri miss, taas na ang linya. Dili ra ikaw ang customer.” Maldita nga sita sa cashier sa akoa.

Gi bayran na nako ang clown nga cashier og ni pwesto sa pinakakilid sa convenience store. Pa aircon sad ta kay sobra na kainit sa panahon sama nako. Ako gi ablihan ang mga pagkaon og feel kaayo nako akong pagka lonely. Gibalik nako'g tan-aw among picture.

It seems like it was taken when we were in high school years. I didn't even know nga same school mi sauna, base sa uniform. Pero ang picture namong duha, mura siya'g naa sa photo booth. Ga gunit mi'g quotes nga 'his' and 'hers'. I don't have any memory of him, bisan pa ako i-retrieve ang memories nga na store na sa akong brain. Naks, psychology student yan.

I checked my tote bag, which is mao ako gi dala kay mas prefer nako mahimong aesthetic— kidding aside, kay mas dali siya i-carry. I was confused when I saw again, a familiar piece of paper... it looks like the love letters I received a few days ago. But as far as I remember, I didn't put those inside my tote bag.

I decided not to look at it. I just took out my phone and opened my social media accounts to check for any updates from my family and friends, as well as my online crushes.

Ipaulahi pa diay nang mga crush?

Kapoy na sad pa delulu aning mga tawhana uy. Happy crush lang ni silas akoa. Not to much, just right. Kapoy kaayo karong adlawa ba lami na kaayong ikatulog. Didto, naka decide ko nga matulog.

“Sofia... If ever things wouldn't go our way. You will never leave me, right? You'll stay.” I look at him. Confused, but he's familiar to me... in this state. Like I've known him.

But his face was blurred. I couldn't see him.

“Of course not. Why would I leave the one I love? We promised man diba na if naay usa mo buhi, gunitan sa usa kay di kaya nato nga pasagdaan ang usa. Dili nato kaya nga biyaan ra nga wala jud ta ni fight. So I'll fight for us.” I replied and smiled. He caressed my hand and grab it, he placed it on top of his chest letting me feel his heartbeat.

His heart beats the how my heart shouts because of his presence.

“This would never stop beating your name. I love you.”

In a minute, I woke up. It was just a dream? It feels real. It seems like a memory of mine. I reflected on myself for the whole day, since it's the weekends and realized...

I couldn't recall any memory from the past since I started studying in college. My family seems like hiding something from me.