Breathe Apart

Chapter 1

No matter what happens in the past, stays in the past.

Lagi ko yan pinapaalala sa sarili ko mula sa lumipas na apat na taon. I tried my hardest to forget all the bad memories I had. I just let things pass and move on in my life. As I grow older, life became tougher and I will just waste my time if I will just continue to grieve to those that are not even worth it. Whatever what I experienced in the last years of my highschool life are all now just vague dreams.

"You know he always regret what he did whether it was an accident or not." Ate Via blurted out suddenly.

Nanahimik lang naman ako dito, leaning besides the doorway, habang nanonood sa kanya na nagbebake at hindi ko alam kung baket bigla nyang nasabi yan. Naiinis na ba sya saken dahil wala akong ginagawa?

"Huh? Ok ka lang?" I asked her with a confused look. "Who are you talking about?" Dagdag ko pa.

"Whoever you think." She said and mockingly turned her back from me, bringing the cake batter inside the oven.

"Napakamaldita mo kahit kelan." I worded and just laugh from what she said. "Alam mo ate move on na, matagal naman na kong okay." I calmly added as she looks back to me.

"Wala naman akong sinabing 'di ka okay." Pang-aasar nya at bumalik sa kung anong ginagawa nya. "I just still ship the both of you." She utter lowering her voice but just enough for me to hear.

"Wala ka bang nakakalimutan ngayon?" I asked her, trying to change the topic and also trying to make her remember what day is today.

Ginising nya ko ng napakaaga kanina kase kailangan nya ng tulong dito sa cafe. I have this jinx she's planning something kaya kahit antok na antok pa ko inayos ko agad ang sarili ko at sinamahan sya dito. Good thing that my classes already ended last week and I have nothing to do these days.

Late na kami nagclose kagabi dahil sa hindi ko malamang dahilan na ang busy busy ng cafe na to kahit wala ng pasok. Maybe ate Via put some sort of magic to her sweets that makes the customers keep coming back in her cafe. It's already been years when it opened and Ate did her best and put her most efforts to this cafe. One of the reason den na kahit pagod ako mula kagabi ay tumayo pa rin ako at sinamahan sya dito because this is our source of living since then.

An hour from now before the shop opens but she still not done baking. Dumating na rin yung iba nyang employees to help her since I know nothing about making sweets. So as a help today naglinis na lang ako and organized some stuffs at the counter. I planned to take barista classes this summer so I can also be a help in making drinks here.

Just then before I finished my work my phone rings.

"YRA KAMUSTA LIFEEEEEEEEEEEE?" Nilayo ko mula sa tenga ko yung phone. Yana called me and just being her noisy self.

"Shhhh!" Putting my index finger in my lips trying to tame her down as if
she can see me. "Nasa cafe ako." I said almost whispering.

"I DONT CAREEEE! BITCHESA KA!" She madly said and even make her voice louder. "So kelan mo ko balak dalawin dito hah? Bored na bored na ko. Walang pasok ngayon, hindi pinagpapala ang mata ko, wala akong nakikitang magandang tanawin dito, walang gwapooooooo. I wanna dieeeeeeeee." She said without pausing and suddenly fake crying. I just let out a sigh and sits in the chair in front of me.

"Hinga hinga ka jan. Wala kang karapatan huminga. Hindi ka man lang marunong magparamdam. Anong klase kang kaibigan?" She blabbered. Anak mayaman naman tong kaibigan ko pero ewan ko ba kung baket napaka taklesa, kapag naumpisahan ng dumada hindi na tumitigil.

"Gaga ka!" I blurted that made her laugh. "One week palang tayong di nagkikita. Nagtataka ka pa kung bat wala kang nakikita eh hindi ka lumalabas jan sa lungga mo." Dagdag ko. Magkasama naman kami lagi kapag nasa campus kami. Ngayon nga lang na bakasyon kami hindi makapagkita kase ewan ko sa kanya, gusto nya daw na pag nakita ko sya ulet may grand changes na sa kanya.