Still Not Over (Over, #2)

Chapter 1

--- 01 : The Guy Yesterday ---

Puting kisame ang sumalubong sa mga mata ko nang dumilat ako. Agad akong bumangon dahil hindi ko alam kung anong nangyari. I reached for my head, trying to remember what happened before I passed out.

"K-Kyle . . ."

That's right. I had a panic attack because of that guy.

"Gising na ba siya?"

"Not yet. Pero baka after some hours—Sab!"

Napatingin ako sa may pintuan at nakita ko sina Chelle at Nigel na tumatakbo papunta sa akin. Naguluhan ako dahil sa nakikita ko at nang nilibot ko ang paningin ko ay doon ko narealize na nasa ospital ako.

"I'll call a nurse," sabi ni Nigel at tumakbo palabas. Napaupo naman si Chelle sa gilid ko.

"God. Akala namin mamaya ka pa magigising. We called your parents but they said they can't come today."

"I'm okay now. Panic attack lang naman," I said.

"Buti na lang talaga at nadala ka kaagad sa ospital ng lalaking nakakita sa'yo."

Pagkasabi no'n ni Chelle ay nagflashback sa akin ang nangyari bago ako mawalan ng malay.

I was about to leave the cemetery but the guy suddenly approached the grave beside Kyle and I thought he was going after me. The traumatic event I had experienced before played in my mind and I shook my head to push back those tormenting thoughts.

"Sab!"

Napalingon naman kami ni Chelle at nakita namin sina Miley at Rissa sa pintuan. They ran towards me and all the worries I felt melted away.

"Wow. Akalain ninyong dito tayo sa ospital nag-reunion," pabiro kong sabi at hinampas naman ako ni Rissa.

"Nakuha mo pang magjoke, ha?"

"At least, nagjojoke na siya ngayon," dagdag ni Miley.

Miley's statement was followed by a sudden silence, and I'm sure that it was because of Kyle. During those five years, I didn't have the chance to be happy. I blamed myself for what had happened and tried to focus on self-improvement.

I gave them a timid smile, trying to improve the mood.

Dumating naman si Nigel kasama ang isang nurse kaya tumabi muna sila habang chinecheck ang lagay ko. After a few minutes, sinabi ng nurse na magpahinga muna kahit na stable na ang kondisyon ko, saka siya lumabas.

"So, kumusta na kayo?" tanong ko kaagad nang makalabas ang nurse.

"I'm fine," Miley said. "Currently working as a science researcher."

"Me too," Rissa added, "though I'm planning to shift to academe."

"You should do that," Nigel chimed in while fixing his eyeglasses. "Mas masaya magturo."

"You guys . . ." Napatingin naman kami kay Chelle at natawa dahil pagraduate pa lang siya from engineering. Paano kasi nag-shift pa, though kumikita na rin siya dahil sa modelling jobs niya.

We talked about our lives for the past five years and after that incident. Talking to them made me feel safe and comfortable, but memories from college flooded my mind. Those times when we were still complete, when Kyle was still there.

I smiled, trying hard to choke back the tears that were threatening to fall.

"I'm sure Kyle is happy that we are together."