Afterlife

Prologue

"This Saturday pa daw sila babalik."

"One more thing. Where's Xavier?"

"Umalis po kanina. May pupuntahan daw."

"Ah okay. Dinala ba niya meds niya?"

"Hindi ko po alam."

"Thanks. I'll be in my room if you need me," wika ko habang papaakyat sa kwarto ko.

Tangina naman Xavier oh. The doctor told him that he should rest and not push himself above his limits. Last year, he was diagnosed with chronic heart failure. Naaawa na ako sa kanya, he was hospitalized so many times pero alam kong matibay yung kapatid ko. Baka nga mas mauna pa akong mamatay sa kaniya sa kaka-racing ko.

I entered my room and immediately lied down on my king sized bed. I took a deep breath and started to think about how I should approach Abigail regarding our break up. I mean I don't hate her but I also don't love her. Neutral feelings ko. Yes, alam kong in the first place ako ang may kasalanan. Bakit ba kasi ako pumayag sa letcheng bet na yon? Ako tuloy 'tong naipit sa gulo.

I badly want to introduce myself to the lady who made my heart beat extremely fast and made me understand what love truly is.

I was smiling as I was thinking about how we first met.

(Flashback)

I was in NBS to buy a refill for my pen. I walked towards the school supplies area. When I got to the sign pen aisle, I noticed a girl who was trying out different pens. I thought she was just testing it, but a few seconds later she writes her name. Oh her name's Ellyze. Tangina cute naman, may pagka-tsundere. She drew a heart shape beside her name and a letter H next to it.

Ellyze❤️H

She's from that public school near the park based on the uniform she's wearing. I walked closer and observed her while she picked up another pen and occupied the whole plain paper with that letter H. Naalala ko tuloy yung bakla kong best friend.

This girl beside me seems familiar. Parang nakita ko na siya noon. I don't know where or when but all I know is that she's good-looking like my favorite science teacher, Mrs. Alvarez. A hot single mom in our school and a close friend of my mom. I looked at her big ID. Yes, it's really big. I wonder why public schools let their students wear that almost 8R size of an ID. Parang traffic enforcer. So weird.

I looked at her ID.
Ellyze T. Alvarez

I knew it! Siguro siya yung anak ni Mrs. Alvarez na lagi niyang kinukwento. Lagi niyang ipinagyayabang na may maganda, mabait at matalino siyang anak. Sa kwento pa lang, nakakainlove na. Pero shit! Mas nainlove ako sa babaeng 'to.

"Shet puso, hinaan mo lang ang pagtibok baka marinig niya," I said while grasping my chest.

Oh fuck! Those words were supposed to only be in my mind.

I looked at her again at nagulat ako dahil nakatingin na pala siya sa akin ngayon. What should I do?!

I smiled at her and unexpectedly, she smiled back.