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74: new beginnings
RYU
I ignored Cooler as he entered my room and just keep on whatever I was busy on my computer.
“Not going out today... again?” he asked as he threw himself on the bed.
“Pass.”
I heard him groaned in disapproval. “I know you’re antisocial at some point pero kapag niyaya kita hindi ka tatanggi.”
Wide my eyes still focused on the screen, I replied, “And what? Make trouble again? How about no?”
“That’s because you have a little amount of patience. Sino ba kasing nasagi lamang ay nagbabanta na agad na susunugin ang buong lugar?” dagdag niya sabay ngiwi sa akin.
I recalled that event a week ago. Niyaya niya akong lumabas para aliwin ang sarili ko. Turns out I just drowned myself in alcohol at nang aksidenteng nabangga ako ng isa waiter ay nagwala na ako at nagbantang susunugin ang buong lugar.
And to answer his question, I knew someone who would definitely burn down the place at hindi lamang pagbabanta ang gagawin kung sakali.
Damn, I miss her so fucking bad.
“But Ryu, alam kong hindi madali ang pinagdadaanan mo pero seryoso, paano mo nagawang magpakalunod na lamang sa trabaho at hahayaan ang sarili mong amagin dito sa kwarto mo?” Cooler asked, pouting.
“Hindi ako inaamag,” seryosong sagot ko sa kanya.
He frowned at me and rolled on the bed. “You’re even taking things so seriously, uh what am I gonna do with you? Balak mo bang sumunod kay Cronus at maging matandang binata na lang?”
“Maybe I’ll go next time,” sabi ko sa kanya, in a tone which means dismissing him.
“It’s been two years okay, can you just forget about it kahit sandali?” mahinang sabi niya.
Napatigil ako sa ginagawa ngunit hindi ko siya nilingon. Two years had passed.
It’s been a two years since my baby died.
Two years since my wife ran away to god knows where.
Two years since a part of me lost it all.
Fucking two years and it still hurts like hell.
Kung saan man pumunta ang asawa ko, I can only wish for her safety. No matter how much I try to find her, hindi ko magawa. Not even the best reapers or private investigators knew where she went. Kahit ang pamilya niya ay hindi alam kung saan siya nagpunta. She disappeared without a trace and she took my heart with her.
And jut like how it seems, I cannot live without her.
