"In the middle of the night waking from this dream, I wanna feel you by my side, standing next to me. You gotta come on, come on, say that we'll be together."
Umiiyak ako. Hirap na hirap akong pigilan ang patak ng luha galing sa mata ko. Tapos yung puso ko, parang sasabog... parang gustong pumutok... punong puno. Kaya bumangon ako ng kama.
"Bad dream, again?" I heard someone. I honestly can't recall kung kaninong boses yun. Pero all I know is it's familiar and it makes me quite calm... I feel so protected.
"Yeah." Tapos di ako gumalaw sa pagkakaupo ko sa kama. Pinunasan ko ang luha ko, at itinago ko yung buong muka ko sa dalawang palad ko. Papano pa ko babalik sa tulog nito.
"Come. Drink this." He said tapos inalalayan ako to get up from bed and handed me a glass of water.
I went near the window and pushed the curtain drapings to the side and watched the lights on the street. Tapos, I did what he said, uminom ako ng tubig at mayamaya e bumuntong hininga sabay ng pagbaba ng baso sa may bintana.
I felt someone hugged me from behind. I feel so safe. For the first time in my life, I felt that I'm not alone. He rested his chin on my head as his hug get tigher. He was so close to me I feel his breath, I smell his scent.
I faced him, seeing an unfamiliar face - matangkad sya with broad shoulders and quite defined biceps. Chinito, maputi and with a mole that seemed like misplaced pero in an ironic way it complements his face well. He smiled at me and hugged me again.
"No more bad dreams. I won't be leaving you. Forever." tapos nararamdaman ko yung kamay nya na hinahaplos yung likod ko na parang nagpapatahan ng grade 1. Yumakap naman ako pabalik.
My phone rang. Ayokong bumitaw sa kanya... Ayokong malayo sa kanya kaya hinayaan ko yung phone. Isa, dalawa, tatlo... Ayaw talaga tumigil nung tumatawag e. Kaya bumitaw ako sa pagkakayakap sa kanya...
Tapos nalaglag yung unan ko sa sahig. Gusto kong magmura ng matindi pero mamaya nalang, kakausapin ko muna yung tumatawag.
"Ay salamat sumagot rin. Ano bang nangyari sayo?" Si Chammy pala.
"Naka----. Nakatulog. Ano meron?"
"Kanina pa ko kumakatok sa unit mo. I thought you haven't eaten your dinner kaya dinamay na kita nung nagluto ako when I came back from clinic. E hindi mo ko binubuksan ng pinto."
"Nasa kwarto ako Chams. Sorry ang lalim ng tulog ko. Thank you, I'll fix myself sabayan na kita magdinner dyan."
Putangina. Putanginang wagas. Pinulot ko yung unan ko at nilagay sa kama tapos pamaktol akong naupo. How did it felt so real tapos panaginip lang pala?
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May nagriring na phone. But I know it wasnt mine. I felt her from my hug na naghesitate. Siguro gusto nya sagutin yung tawag. Pero she went back and hugged me back tighter. Naramdaman ko ulit yung feeling na someone gives all their fears and weaknesses to you. I suddenly felt like Spiderman... ah hindi, Superman, Batman. Basta alam ko nun hindi ko sya bibitawan, hindi ko sya iiwanan at hindi ako ang magbibigay sa kanya ng sakit para umiyak sya ng ganun katindi.
I looked at her. Her eyes seemed to be really tired from crying - they were too scared to even shine back to me... and yet again, I started to feel that she's real... I'm loving everything in her - the stress, the imperfections, her carefree attitude that shows in the way she handles herself.
Sa iba kasi pag ganito parang lagi silang nakakapagdala ng cosmetics nila, parang nakakagulat pero yung ibang naging girlfriends ko, conscious sila at ayaw nilang nakikitang bagong gising sila. Pero iba sya. Totoo sya, sobrang totoo.
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