Payb Takes Book 3

Your Crying Shoulder

October 5, 2017:

R: *wraps his arms around M and holds her tight once they are in the holding area, not that he ever left her side, he actually had his arms around her the whole way back, to protect and comfort her, he just really needs to give her a proper hug*

M: *hugs him back, tight, sighs and snuggles on his chest, fighting back her tears*

R: *gently rubs her back and strokes her hair, kisses her temple, whispers* Andito lang ako ha? Andito lang ako.

M: *nods and hold him tighter, sniffles, mumbles* Thank you.

MT: Meng, may tumatawag sa iyo. *walks to them with M's bag draped on her arm and shows M's phone*

R: Ako na, Ma. Thank you. *gets M's phone*

M: *remains unmoved and lets R look at her phone instead*

R: *answers M's phone* Hello? Opo. Si RJ po. Opo. Andito po. Uhm... Umiinom lang po ng tubig. *looks at M*

M: *looks up at R with an eyebrow raised questioningly*

R: Sandali po. *covers the mic and whispers to M* Love, si Tito Jo. Okay ka na bang kausapin?

M: *takes a deep breath then slowly nods her head*

R: Eto na po si Maine. *gives M the phone and lets her go but doesn't leave her side, he keeps an arm around her waist the whole time she is on the phone*

M: *gets the phone and speaks to JDL*
Hello po, Tito.

JDL: *over the phone* Hello, Maine. Pasensiya ka na, iha. Nasabihan ako na medyo na-off ka sa sinabi ko kanina. Masama pa ba loob mo sa akin?

M: Hindi naman po sa ganoon. Hindi po masama ang loob ko sa inyo.

JDL: Sorry kung hindi maganda dating nung mga sabi ko kanina lalo na sa iyo. Yung lang kasi talaga ang pagkakaalam ko dun. Pag depress malungkot lang, nadadaan lang sa joke yan. Iba pala talaga.

M: Okay lang po, Tito. Kilala po kita. Alam ko naman po na hindi kayo magsasalita ng ganoon kung alam niyo po talaga ang hirap ng sitwasyon.

JDL: Mali din naman na nagsalita ako nang hindi ko alam kaya pasensiya na, Meng.

M: Okay na po yun, Tito.

R: Sige ha. Bukas dito kayo. Kita tayo. Gusto ko din mag-sorry ng personal.

M: Di na po kailangan.

JDL: Basta kita na lang tayo bukas.

M: Okay po.

JDL: Bye. Ingat kayo pauwi.

M: Kayo din po. Bye. *ends call*

R: *tucks M's hair behind her ear* Okay ka na?

M: *nods her head and smiles* Okay naman ako talaga. Nakakalungkot lang na maraming hindi nakakaalam ng totoo about depression. Alam ko dahil napagdaanan ko personally at alam kong alam mo rin dahil kay Mommy Rio. Marami pa ring hindi. Isa lang si Tito Jo. Mahirap kasi yun. Traydor kasi yan. One day super happy ka pero kinabukasan sobrang down ka. You hate yourself so much to the point of wanting to end your life. Kaya importante na napag-uusapan. Importante yung suporta. Importante yung may taong uunawa at magmamahal at higit sa lahat importante na ma-recognize agad kung may depression ang tao. Paano kung meron na pala yung isa sa kapamilya mo tapos nasabihan mo na nag-iinarte lang? Lalong made-depress yun. It would aggravate the situation. Paano kung tumagal? Paano kung walang makapigil? *sighs*

R: *holds M's hand* Sana ngayon na napag-usapan sa TV mas maraming makaalam, mas maraming mag-research, mas maraming sumubok umintindi at mas maraming mag-educate. *places his hands on M's shoulders and looks into her eyes* Basta tayo, magbabantayan tayo ha? Andito lang ako kung kailangan mo ng kausap at suporta.

M: Ganoon din ako sa'yo. I will always be your crying shoulder and listening ear.

R: Ako din. I love you. Palagi. Lagi mo yang tatandaan. *pokes M's nose*

M: I love you too. Always and Forever. *smiles*

R: *smiles giddily* Halika nga ulit. *wraps his arms around M and hugs her tight, kisses her forehead and sighs contentedly* 💛🍃

***
Unbeta'ed and not proofread. Thank you for reading. ❤️