Chad's
"I-i got my memories back."
Her memory is back, She's back.
I can't move. Nakatayo lang ako at hindi makagalaw. Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya and i'm waiting for her to slap me o isumbat sa akin lahat. My heart's beating really fast. Is she really back?
"Wala ka manlang sasabihin?" She said. I don't get it.Does she wants me to apologize? Pero hindi iyon ang tono niya. She doesn't sound mad at all. Is this for real?
"H-hennessy, i-i'm really sorry—"
She cut me off. "What are you talking about? Bat ka nag sosorry?" Takang taka siya pero mas nag taka ako sa inakto niya. What does she want me to do then? Hindi ko siya maintindihan.
Hindi ako sumagot at tinitigan ko lang siya. There is something wrong. Parang di siya nag sasabi ng totoo. If she really got her memories back, she wouldn't react this way. She's way too calm and i can't even see anger in her eyes.
She doesn't even look at me the way she used to before. Bagong tao padin siya and i can't see the mad and disgust hennessy in her.
"Nevermind. What i'm saying is N-naalala ko na that Maiko is the c-culprit." Hennessy said. "What?"
"Basta. She knew something that I supposed to know pero never niya sinabi sa akin" that hits me. I know everything pero hanggang ngayon ay di ko sinasabi sa kanya. I felt guilt.
Kung nakakaalala na talaga siya, why is she not mad at me?
"N-naaalala mo na lahat?" I asked her. I'm not convinced. Something here is not just right.
"O-oo. D-don't tell anyone, Chad. Kahit si seiji ay wag mo sasabihan. We need to keep this as a secret." Tumingin pa siya sa paligid.
At this point, alam kong hindi pa. Hindi pa siya nakakaalala. But why does she have to do this pretending thing?
"C-chad?" Tawag niya sa pangalan ko nang hindi ako umimik. Nakatitig lang ako sa kanya. Bakit niya ginagawa to?
"P-please. Mag promise ka na wala kang pag sasabihan." Her eyes are pleasing me to say yes. I can't resist them.
"O-okay. I won't tell anyone." She smiled at me and i can feel na na relief siya.
"Promise?"
"P-promise."
I pulled her closer next to me and hugged her as a comfort.
Ako ang nagiging sandalan niya sa sa sitwasyon niya na ako din naman ang dahilan. She has the right to know everything but i choose not to tell her because I don't want to lose her again.
I wanna do the right thing but i can't lose her. Not again.
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Kwinento ko lahat kay Chad ang nangyari sa pamilya namin lalo na doon kay Yuan Yu and Maiko. I confirmed na si Yuan Yu nga ang Boyfriend ni Maiko noong nakita ko ang litrato ni kuya Yuan nang tumawag siya sa cellphone ni Maiko.
Honestly I don't know what to feel. Gusto ko na siya agad kumprontahin pero masyadong mabilis ang lahat.
And Chad..
I lied to him. I told him that i already got my memories back but that's not true. Sinabi ko lang iyon kasi i need him on my side. I remember kuya Champ said that "Just always remember na you can't trust anyone." And yet i told Chad everything. Hindi ko naman ito kaya mag isa and Chad is the only one i see na makakatulong sa akin.
