THE DAYS BEFORE HE GAVE HIS HEART AWAY [COMPLETED]

"THE DAYS BEFORE HE GAVE HIS HEART AWAY."

"This story may be not a happy ending, I hope, someday, it will be."
-Dion Suarez

"I will never regret crossing paths with you. Till our next encounter."
-Hailey Alabado

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Stardust. When you are going to search for its meaning, it is the feeling or impression of romance, magic, or ethereality. The days where it was all blurry, and all I can remember are the times where I experience peace, ecstacy, and elation. He was my only stardust on the verge of death.

I was walking at the shore. The way the moon is giving off a peaceful feeling in my heart, and the stars twinkling like diamonds made me reminisce the past.

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IT WAS a very hapless day for me when I got found with a heart disease. Ah, very common disease, but it was hell painful once it attacks. However, I did not cry or even shed a tear like what my parents, friends and relatives did. Why would I? Everyone are bound to face death. Everyone would die, and I am not afraid.

I am Hailey Alabado. 18 years of age, the time where I got permanently confined at the hospital for my medication. Thankful pa nga ako dahil nakaabot pa ako sa taong ito, most of the persons who had this kind of disease are not able to go this far.

I spent my days at the hospital being reckless. Ewan ko ba. Namuhay kasi ako noon na may the-good-daughter title. I always obey my parents kaya di ko nagagawa ang gusto kong gawin.

"MISS HAILEY!" natatawa ako habang nahahapo nang makita ko ang mga nurses, doctors, and guards na hinahabol ako. This is my kind of game, the come and get me game. I laughed heartily and hide on the near door beside me.

"Hoy!" Napatalon ako sa gulat at bahagyang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. Buti nalang at may pacemaker ako kaya bumalik ito sa normal. Hinarap ko ito at inirapan.

"Oh? Kailangan mo?" Dahil yata sa nabuhay akong sunod-sunuran ay tuluyang nailalabas ko ngayon ang katarayan na tinataglay ko. No restrictions. Nakita ko siyang humalakhak kung kaya't lumabas ang dimples n'ya sa magkabilang pisngi. Nanlaki ang mata ko. Hala ka!

I scanned him from head to foot. He has a curly brown hair, think brows, long eyelashes that made his black eyes defined with darkness. He has a pointed nose and pinkish lips. Okay? May sakit ba talaga 'to? Parang hindi e, mukhang anghel! Magdududa sana ako kaso may dala siyang IV stand at naka-hospital gown din siya.

"Miss. Dapat hindi mo pinapahirapan ng ganoon ang mga nag-aalaga sayo." Naiiling na sermon n'ya sa akin.

"Eh ayoko sa gagawin nila sa akin!" Nagpapadyak ang paa ko saka naupo sa malapit na couch doon. May nakita akong prutas sa basket na nasa tabi ko, nakapatong sa maliit na kahoy na cabinet.

"Oh yeah? Para naman yun sa sarili mo. Tatawagin ko na si---"

"WAG!" napalingon siya sa akin dahil sa malakas na sigaw ko. Nangunot ang noo n'ya habang nakatitig sa akin ang madilim na mata niya.

"M-mamaya na ako b-babalik. Dito n-na muna a-ako." I bit my lower lip and averted my eyes away from his drowning stare. Mabilis naman niyang isinarado ang pinto, "Okay. Basta bumalik ka na pagtapos mong kumain diyan." Nakasimangot na sabi niya. Bumalik siya sa hospital bed niya at nahiga doon.

Kung tutuusin parang wala talaga siyang sakit eh. He looks like just the same age with me, mature ang pangangatawan, six footer pa ata kaya nanliit ako nang gulatin niya ako kanina.