[Her] Beautiful Dream [BTS Fanfiction] ✓

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Chapter Five

"She's amazing!" Chelsea jumped to her bed, sounding enthusiastic and still not over the elegant and nice lady we had unexpectedly met at the road.

Nilapag ko sa bedside table ang supot ng mga binili ko bago ako nagtungo sa isang bahagi ng kuwarto. Kanina ko pa kasi napapansin iyong puting box na nakasabit sa dingding. It didn't look like an air-conditioning because the air-con was located at the other side of the wall, hindi rin mukhang cupboard but I had a hunch of what it was. Maybe a refrigerator.

"Did you see her appearance?! She's like a queen soul locked up in an ordinary lady's body!" Nagpatuloy lang si Chelsea sa pagsasalita, all admiring the lady we had met at the crossing.

Tinangka kong buksan ang hinihinala kong box at hindi nga ako nagkamali. It was a small freezer. Bumalik ako sa kama ko para kunin ang binili kong Yakult and I stuffed them all inside the empty box to keep them chill.

"Oh my gosh, I even remember her wearing a Pandora bracelet!" Chelsea exclaimed.

Nakita kong may suot ngang bracelet ang babae kanina. And I could understand Chelsea's exaggerated remarks, dahil iyon din naman ang iniisip ko hanggang ngayon.  The elegance hidden in simplicity. That defined the lady.

"Ah! I can't explain it! And she can even speak English!" muling sabi ni Chelsea. I heard a foiling sound. Nang nilingon ko siya ay nakita kong binubuksan na niya ang isa sa mga big chips niya. "Malamang nagmula iyon sa isang mayamang pamilya rito sa Korea. Sayang at hindi natin natanong ang pangalan niya." Na-uwi sa dismayadong tono ang boses ni Chelsea.

I agreed though. But then, hindi naman kami magtatagal dito. All things here were temporary and would come to its end. We couldn't really dive ourselves more into things here. It was hard to let things go…

Bumalik ako sa kama ko matapos kong isara ang freezer. Kagaya niya ay nagbukas din ako ng chips. Just as we were being engulfed with the peaceful silent, both of our phones rang. Nilingon ko ang bedside table kung nasaan ang phone ko. I reached for it and immediately swiped the green button as soon as I saw who the caller was.

It was my mother.

["Anak! Kamusta riyan? You should be having your afternoon snacks by now. Nag-take ka na ba ng vitamins? Don't forget to call me every hour, okay?"] Mang's soft voice soothed my ear. She could be so annoying sometimes but when she was being like this, I couldn't help but be moved over and over again. She was my mother after all, and I couldn't see a life without her.

"Mang, I'm fine…" I smiled. Alam ko namang iyon lang ang gusto niyang marinig e. Nilingon ko si Chelsea at nakitang may kausap din siya sa phone, tumatango-tango siya sa kausap niya. I heard my mother breathe a deep sigh from the other line, as if she just got free from a deepest sort of worry. Inilayo ko na ang tingin ko kay Chelsea at itinoon ang buong atensyon kay Mamang na nasa kabilang linya.

["Mabuti naman. Still, call me 'nak, okay? I love you."]

The call ended with our exchange of 'I love you's.

Ibinaba ko na ang phone ko. The screen was in a light mode, showing me the handsome pink haired Jimin on my wallpaper. I would find time to change my wallpaper one of these days. Masyadong obvious ang larawang iyon at nakakahiya kung may ibang tao pa ang makakakita noon bukod kay Chelsea.

"Hanselle, Miss Alecia just called. We need to go downstairs. Meeting daw," Chelsea informed me, she was fixing the foods on her bed.

Tumango ako at nag-ayos ng sarili. Hindi na ako nagpalit ng damit dahil kakaligo ko pa lang kanina. Bumaba kami ni Chelsea pagkatapos. Sa kuwarto ni Miss Alecia ang meeting place. Kaunti lang naman kaming personnel, hindi bababa sa bente katao. May naka-set up nang long table sa silid at mga upuan, isang projector sa mesa at standee ng white board for projection.