"Baka! (Idiot!) I don't want your girl. I want her memories of you. You will save his father but she will never remember you." She sat again on the chair near the skeleton lady and tap the table by her finger one by one slowly.

        I need to think about it. Yes I don't want her to forget about me but It is the only way to make her happy. What should I do now??

        "Anak, umuwi kana muna sa bahay at magpahinga ka. Ako na ang bahala dito sa papa mo." Sabi ni mama habang ginigising ako sa pagkakahiga sa waiting area.

         Kinusot kusot ko ang mga mata ko, wala pa din si Aki. Kumusta kaya ang naging pakikipag usap nya? Sana naman ay okay lang sya.

        "S-sige po ma, mag iingat po kayo dito. Uuwi po muna ako at kukuha ng ilang damit" sabi ko kay mama.

        Lumakad na ako papauwi at nang makauwi ako sa bahay ay naupo muna ko sa sofa. Nag isip isip.

       Nakasapo ang dalawang palad ko sa ulo ko, nag iisip ng mabuti kung ano ang dapat gawin. Bigla ay pumasok sa isip ko ang mga sinabi ni Aki bago kami maghiwalay sa simbahan.

        "You know that I will do anything for you right?" Iyon ang natatandaan kong sinabi nya.

        Ano kaya ang ibig nyang sabihin duon? Bigla akong kinabahan. Wala naman siguro syang gagawin na ikakapahamak nya hindi ba?

        Magagamot naman siguro ng mga doktor si papa kaya sana wag na syang gumawa ng kahit anong magiging sanhi ng kapahamakan nya. Ayokong may mangyari sa kanyang masama.

        "Faster, I am waiting"said by that old hag and she laughed again and again. I'm getting annoyed, really.

       "  I will think about it sometimes. I want to be with her more. Let me say goodbye first before I give what you want. Because I am not yet ready" I told her.

        It's true, I'm not yet ready to lose Nami-san. I want to say a proper goodbye.

        "I'll be back" I said and turned my back.

        "You can't leave here without giving me anything youngman. I need something important for you." She said and the door was immediately shut.

        "What are you talking about? I still don't have what I need from you so why shpul I give you something?" I said.

        "Yes you do. You take a part of my time. You waste my important time youngman. That watch. Give me that watch you are wearing since time is what you take from mine." She said while pointing on my wrist watch.

        "Tss. Here take it." And then I leave.

       "Make sure you come back youngman." She said.

          I heard her laughed as I was going. Tsk! That old hag was giving me a hard time. I should think of more. I want a proper goodbye to Nami san.

      I enter the portal again and back to where Nami-san is.

        I am now looking at her from a distance when she saw me.

        "Aki-kun!" Sigaw ko nang makita ko syang nakatayo sa di kalayuan.

        Tumakbo ko papalapit sa kanya pagkatapos ay niyakap syanng mahigpit.

        "How was it? Did you talk to her? The person who you told me?" Sunud sunod kong tanong.

        Tumango lang sya bilang sagot atsaka ako hinalikan saking mga labi.

       "Nami san wa daisuki (i love you Nami san) if i can be given more time I want to be with you forever" sabi nya habang magkadikit ang aming mga noo. Nakikita kong unti unti nang tumutulo ang mga luha nya.

          "Watashi mo, aki-kun wa daisuki (me too, I love you Aki-kun)" pagkatapos non ay niyakap nya ulit ako. Damang dama ko ang higpit noon. Isa iyong yakap na ramdam ko na puno ng kalungkutan.

          "Is there any problem? Tell me." Sabi ko.

          "Nandemo nai (no nothing) . I was just soo happy to see you" he said while smiling.

         Hindi ko alam pero paulit ulit akong ginagambala ng mga binitawan nyang salita sa simbahan.

         "Aki-kun, I know that you promised me to saved my father but please if there is anything that can harm you by doing that or there is anything is at stake by doing what you promised, please I want you to stop it." Sabi ko. Nakita ko ang muling pag agos ng mga luha nya.

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