A Love To Remember

Chapter 43: Cold Treatment

"That's not Aly, babes. It's Chiara." sagot niya making my eyes widened in surprise, si Chiara 'to?

Tinignan ko ulit ang litrato and I can see no difference, si Chiara? She looks exactly like Alysse!

"They looked alike.." I murmured, still looking at the picture. Paano nangyari iyon?

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Chiara

"Im not used seeing you in this situation, really." Kallie commented while looking intently at me, umiling lang ako at pinunasan ang pisngi ko na kanina pa basa dahil sa pag-iyak ko.

It's been two days at sa dalawang araw na iyon, wala akong ibang ginawa kundi umiyak lang ng umiyak.
Gusto ko man... I don't have the enough courage na bumisita sa ospital, tsaka, she said it herself, hindi niya ako gustong makita.

Wala rin akong narinig na balita mula kay Daddy regarding about Lea's condition. Hindi ko siya naabutan sa bahay, same with Alysse so nganga na lang talaga ako.

"Masanay ka na Kall, expect me to cry like, every single day now." wika ko sabay lagay ng lunchbox ko sa loob ng bag ko.

"I don't know what's happening at umiiyak ka na lang palagi ngayon, I'm always here if you want to open up, Chia." aniya, tumango lang ako at ngumiti, I can't tell her everything, at least, not for now, "Tsaka, cheer up! Days from now, we'll be graduating from highschool na! Isn't it exciting?" dagdag pa niya while squealing happily.

She's right, ilang araw na lang, moving up ceremony na namin and I haven't told Dad about it yet, he's busy so clearly, wala na siyang oras para sa' kin. Besides, hindi naman ako valedictorian eh, I ranked fifth while Kallie ranked third, there's nothing to be proud of and yes, kahit na may pagka-sutil ako and I always ditch my classes, I can say na kahit papaano, may ipaglalaban ako when it comes to academics.

"Your parents must be really proud of you, aren't they?" tanong ko, Kallie sighed as she exaggeratedly rolled her eyeballs.

"Well, Dad is but Mom, knowing that lady? When I announced na I ranked third over all, she sarcastically said na 'third? Why not first?' so annoying, alam mo naman si Mommy, perfectionist." wika niya, mimicking her Mom's voice.

That's why we're friends. Hindi lang ako ang may problema sa pamilya, siya rin. Her Mom is a perfectionist just like what she said, halos lahat ng galaw niya, binabantayan ng Mommy niya, that's why she's kind of conservative sa lahat ng bagay.

"At least, your Dad's proud of you. Eh ako? Hindi ko pa nga siya na sabihan eh." malumanay kong sambit.

"Tito Aga is always proud of you Chia, remember that. Share the good news later, he'll surely be happy to know!" she told me while smiling, tumango lang ako. Sana nga..

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"Good morning." walang gana kong bati sa sarili ko while starring at my reflection in front of the huge mirror inside my bathroom, messy hair, haggard face, swollen and puffy eyes, yep, that's me.

Nitong mga nakaraang araw, I always cry myself to sleep, walang gabi na hindi ako umiiyak. It became my hobby which is pretty unusual. 

Bumuntong hininga ako as I grab the comb at sinuklay ang mahaba kong buhok, I feel so lazy combing this hair of mine, magpagupit kaya ako? Hmm..

After doing that, I did my usual morning routines, ngayon ko lang narealize, nakakasawa rin pala ang walang pagbabago ano? It sucks to do the same routine, every single day.

Pagkatapos kong mag-ayos, kinuha ko ang concealer as I left my closet at pumwesto sa dulo ng kama ko to cover my stitches, I can't go to school with this left uncovered.