章 8: AOTE 7
Be friending with strangers is not bad at all tho.
AppleOfTheEye
APPLEOFTHEEYE 07
CHAPTER 7
Saturday.
Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko ngayon. I keep on chasing what I want. And it's writing. But this day...
Wala akong maisip.
My brain was blank. Empty.
I found myself jogging,just four in the morning. This is unusual tho. This was my routine everytime I'm out of my mind. Everytime I'm empty inside.
Refreshing myself. Enjoying the music,in my playlists. Sharing laughs with the strangers. And staring at the sky.
At exactly seven in the morning,I arrived at the seashore.
Napahinga ako ng malalim. It's so far from the main town. Nasa may sulok na pala ako nang bayan. I smiled a bit.
Then I found myself walking in the sea water. It feels like... Refreshing. It fills the emptiness. The loneliness.
Dapat ko na ba itong gawin every weekend?
"MISS WAG KANG MAG-PAKAMATAY!"my brows knitted.
MAG-PAKAMATAY? Sino?
I pointed my self,asking the guy in the boat. Then he nod.
"But I'm no--- ahhhh!"
Napatili ako nang maramdaman na parang may humihila sa akin. Kyah!
"T-tulong! T--ulong!"
I saw the man tsking. Hindi nya ba ako tutulongan?
He dive and grabbed my waist. Napahinga ako nang malalim nang maka-ahon kami.
Bakit parang ang lalim?
"Tsk! Pasaway ka ineng. Hindi mo ba nabasa yung karatula? May ipo-ipo ang bahagi nang dagat na iyan..."napa-iling ako.
I didn't know. Isa pa---
"Nako! Mang Nestor,baguhan yata sya dito sa lugar nyo"kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi nang nag-ligtas sa akin.
"Taga-saan ka ba hija?"tanong sa akin nung tinawag nyang Mang Nestor. I hugged myself. P*tcha! Ang lamig!
"Taga-bayan po...ako"nilalamig kong saad.
"Tsk! Hindi ka pa siguro nakaka-punta dito... At sa tingin ko wala kang paki-alam sa paligid mo"Sabi nung lalaking sumagip sa akin.
Nakaramdam ako nang pag-kulo nang dugo ko. Tumalim din ang tingin ko sa kanya.
"I'm just telling what I observed miss..."Sabi nya at tumingin sa malayo. Napapikit ako at ninamnam nalang ang sariwang hangin.
"I care for my sorrounding... I just didn't pay attention this time,I'm pre-occupied with my thoughts those times"I said then rolled my eyes.
"That's why you choose to go in the water, didn't know that you're risking your life?"he asked with a mocking smirk.
I smirked back, sarcastically. "Second time,I am telling you for the second time. Hindi ko napansin. Wag kang epal!"panunupalpal ko rito.
"You should pay attention,don't drown yourself with your thoughts..."I rolled my eyes. Konti nalang ang pasensya ko.
God,paki-usap mag-paulan ka nang pasensya sa kina-uupuan ko ngayon.
"Yon na nga,I'm out of my mind because I didn't know what should I write this time... Wala akong maisip kaya paano ako malulunod kaiisip?"sarkastiko kong banat.
"Tsk! You didn't pay attention to your sorrounding. Masyadong nag-eenjoy sa scenery?"he's really mocking me.
"Paulit-ulit, ulit, ulit, ulit ka ba talaga sa 'you didn't pay attention' na iyan?"inis ko nang banat dito.
Tumayo na rin ako at lumakad palapit sa kanya.
"Ingat, malalim na parte na ito nang dagat..."na-istatwa ako bigla.
WTF?
"H-ha?"
Narinig ko ang tawa ni Mang Nestor. Kaya napalingon ako sa paligid.
I almost collapse when I realized... We're far from seashore. Malapit na kami sa kabila'ng isla.
"Oh my gosh!"bigla akong napa-upo sa gilid. I have this kind of feeling na,hihimatayin ako. I know how to control myself with my phobia. Basta hindi ko mapansin na malayo kami sa lupa.
Napahinga ako nang malalim. Paulit-ulit. Hanggang mag-taka na sila sa akin.
"Bakit?"tanong ng lalaking hindi ko parin alam ang pangalan. I closed my eyes and breathe. "May hika ka ba?"
"W-wala..."I opened my eyes and look at the horizon of the sea. Unti-unting kumalma ang pag-hinga ko.
"You're trembling..."ramdam kong nag-aaalala na sya. But,I still look at the horizon.
It is a big help.
Narating namin ang pangpang,saka ako tuluyan nang nahilo. The next thing I knew,the guy who saved me from drowning catch me in his arms.
---
"Ano bang nangyari sa kanya?"
"May aquaphobia po yata sya, mabilis ang pag-hinga nya at nanginginig sya nang makita nya yung tubig..."
I felt myself in a soft place. Is it a sofa or what?
Bumagon ako kahit medyo umi-ikot pa ang paligid ko. Tsk! Sakit nang ulo ko.
Hindi naman ako uminom. Aish! Teka nga, nasaan ba ako?
I roamed my eyes around. Then I saw two figures of humans talking just few meters away from me...
Who are they? And what... aquaphobia? Why does they are talking about my phobia? What happened?
"Amh... E-excuse me?"I calm their attention. The guy's face was familiar,but the girls' face was not. "Where am I?"I asked without hesitation.
"Ayos ka na ba hija?"I nod at the old woman. "Ako si Anastasia, mas kilala ako bilang Nay Tasia. Taga-saan ka hija?"
"Kung sa stay in house,dyan lang po sa Alphabet town. Pero kung main house nang family namin... Last time I know,our house was located at Eminem City"sagot ko dito.
"Do you have a phobia in water?"the guy asked. My brows knitted on him. Parang kilala Ko sya.
"Yes,I have aquaphobia... Why?"I asked. Then his brow arched.
"Didn't remember Ms.Suicidal? Tumayo ka lang naman sa bangka kanina at saka ka nanginig nang makita mo na malalim ang tubig..."is he a gay? Gwapo pa naman...
"Are you a gay?"I asked with matching brows arch. His mouth gapped and then he laugh.
Okay,let's change the question then.
"Takas ka ba sa mental?"pranka kong tanong... Which I don't know where it came from.
"May utak ka ba?"sarkastiko nyang tanong. I nod and look at him straight in the eye.
"Nasaan po ako?"baling ko kay Nay Tasia. Parehas kumunot ang noo nila nung lalaking takas sa mental.
"Isla..."my eyes suddenly widened.
"Are you sure?"I asked. Just checking if my ears hear it right.
"Yes,were in the Island. Bakit?"
"How?"nagulat yung lalaking takas sa mental sa naging tanong ko.
"Wala kang naaalala?"I shrugged my hesd slowly. "Sigurado ka?"
Slowly,I realized one thing...
I lost those memories with strangers I met... My fear,I conquer the sea with a stranger that's why I can't remember anything.
"I am Luigi Lacrosse... What's you're name?"
I realized that he's asking me already. His hands were asking for shake hands with me. I smiled at him and hold his hands.
"I am Arieza Avery... It's nice to meet another stranger... Hope I became friends with you..."
Be friending with a stranger is not bad at all tho.
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