SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION [Cloud and Skye Story] (Completed)

EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

"Gerald, nasan na kayo? Ako yung kakauwi lang. Tapos ako pa yung mag-aantay sa inyo???" Nagtatampong sabi ko kay Gerald while I am on the phone talking to him.

"Sorry na, Rain! Naipit lang kami sa traffic talaga. At tsaka 20 minutes early ka kaya. Anyway, gusto ka na nga makita ng inaanak mo!" Masayang sabi niya sa kabilang linya.

"You've brought Mage(Maggy)??? Oh my!!! Can't wait to see her!"

"Yeah, dinala na namin siya ni Mawu. Baka lang excited kang makita." Sabi pa nito.

Napatawa naman ako. "Buti naman! Sige na...I'll hang up na. Just please hurry!" Then I end the call. Umupo na muna ako sa may arrival area para hintayin sila Gerald.

I can't believe five years has already past bago ako makabalik ng Pinas. Just like before, I am excited too right now. I swore to visit Mama Theresa and my friends. Baka bukas ko na lang siguro gawin yun. Pagod na rin ako sa byahe ko from Paris.

Yes, five years ago, I left for Paris.

It was really hard. But it was not as hard as the first time. Kasi ngayon, I'm more immune to pain. I left because just like the first time, I wanted to forget everything. But of course, I'm a hypocrite if I'll be full of denial again. But yes, I have moved on. If it's not for my love for Cloud, at least I have moved on from the past. I have learned to let go of the pain and start anew. Yun yung sa tingin kong importante.

Ngayon, hindi na ako natatakot sa maraming bagay. Hindi na ako natatakot lumaban, hindi na ako natatakot masaktan, hindi na ako natatakot mawalan at mas lalong hindi na ako natatakot magmahal. If he comes, he comes. I will accept the love wholeheartedly. Nakatulong talaga nang sobrang laki yung closure sa pagitan namin ni Cloud that night.

Wanna know what happened after I left? Well, it's a really long story so I will only tell you the highlights!

The next day after nung huli naming gabi sa Boracay, I flew back to Manila at 9:00am kahit na ang scheduled flight talaga namin eh hapon. Madami pa kasing aasikasuhin sa trabaho eh. I bid everyone good bye pero wala na sila Cloud. According to Mark, mas maaga daw silang umalis ni Ghem. Oh well.

I was still heartbroken so nag-focus ako sa trabaho. When Monday came, I already got a copy of the magazine released by our agency. It was great. Na-review ko na rin naman yun prior to publishing of course. Tinulungan naman ako ni Gerald at maayos naman ding kausap so Cloud. So everything went great. Yung love life ko lang talaga hindi.

The following days had been very hard for me. I'm not really sure kung nagiiwasan ba kami or sadyang bihira lang kami magkita ni Cloud? Nagkakatinginan kami at pasimpleng nagngingitian lang. Hindi yun ngiting nakikipagplastikan or nakikipaglandian. Ngiti yun na nagpapaalala sa amin that we're trying to fix our own lives.

When Friday came, I opened my first boutique in the Philippines. It was a success. I was happy but sad all at the same time.

That week, bihira ko lang din makita si Ghem and she won't approach me.

Before I opened the boutique, nagkaroon kami ng paguusap ni Cloud. It meant the end of our contract. In between business talks, naisingit rin niya yung anak niya. He was two years old back then. His name was Clyde at dun siya sa mom ni Ghem nakatira. After the talk, we just held each other and from that moment on, we never talked again until now.

Okay na rin naman. Dahil ngayon, sigurado na akong naayos ko na buhay ko.

The following week, I left to France. Gusto daw ni Karvy sumama but he preferred not to. He admitted to me days back that he almost thought that he loves me. At kaya ayaw niya sumunod eh dahil ayaw niya daw ma-fall nang tuluyan sakin. Tinawanan ko lang siya kasi naman mukhang joke time mukha niya. Pero okay na rin yun. Back then, hindi pa talaga ako open sa kahit na sino. Though we still find ways to communicate with each other. After two months, umuwi siyang France but every now and then, bumabalik siyang Pinas. He has settled on his passion in photography and arts. Good for him. And now, he's dating someone daw.