Echoes of Almost

PROLOGUE

As I stared at the question on my screen, from my followers, the memory echoed. The familiar scene popped into my mind as I stared longer at the question.

"Did you already feel the love of your greatest love? In short, do you already have a greatest love?"

I murmured under my breath, I felt like there is something in my throat that I can't get out.

"Yes." I said in a lower voice, that I almost couldn't hear.

"I.." I blink, "I already have my first, and greatest love."

Sunod sunod na tumunog ang notification ko, ang raming tanong.

"Where is he now?"

As the question echoed in my mind, I also find an answer within it, asan na nga ba siya ngayon?

"Honestly, I don't know where he is now. But I hope he is doing well, as I am." I honestly said and smiled on the live.

Napatingin ako sa relo ko, halos isang oras pa lamang akong naka live pero wala na akong maisagot sa mga tanong nila. I wonder, kung matatapos ko ba 'tong live na 'to na masasagot ang lahat ng katanungan nila.

"What is your job?"

Basa ko ulit sa tanong na galing sa anonymous user. No name, no profile. Just Anonymous.

I bet this is not my fan, maybe a random passerby. Halos ipakita ko na sa mundo kung anong trabaho ko, nakikita naman sa mga videos ko.

"I'm a cabin crew member." Nakangiting usal ko at nilibot ang tingin sa paligid ko, at muling bumaling sa camera na nasa harap ko. "Actually I'm in Spain, right now."

We have a layover for 3 days, kaya naisipan ko na mag vlog while in here. Another bucket list to unlock.

Maingay, mahangin, mainit at lalo na maraming tao. Pero kung iisipin mo, mas magaan ang simoy ng hangin dito, kaysa sa pinas.

"No, it's not a vacation. We have a layover, kaya here I am now."

"Can we have a sneak peek about you and your greatest love?"

I almost choked out of nowhere, talagang brining up pa ang nakaraan. Sino ba kasi etong anonymous na eto. Bakit ang curious nito sa buhay ko.

"Yes!"

"No pressure, kaya kwento na."

Napailing ako dahil sa mga comments.

"Ano ba gusto niyong malaman?"

Napabaling ang tingin ko sa kabilang table ng bahagyang tumingin eto sa akin, katrabaho ko na naging kaibigan ko na rin. Pinandilatan ko sila ng mata.

"Chismosa." Bulong ko na kinatawa nila.

"Ano na siya ngayon?"

"Tao?"

Natawa ako sa sarili kong sagot. Ang corny.

Attorney.

"He is now an attorney. I heard from a friend."

"Bakit ka pa mag pu-pursue ng law kung may attorney kana diba?"

Napailing ako sa nabasa ko, anong pinagsasabi nila.

"It hurt you?"

"Of course." Natawang sabi ko sa camera, "Sino bang hindi masasaktan, hindi ba?"

"Masakit pa rin ba? Okay kana ba ngayon?" From someone.

"Ewan ko." Hindi ko rin alam yung sagot, masakit pa nga ba?. "Matagal na 'yun, hindi ko na rin alam."

Kumuha ako ng malalim na hininga, "Yes, okay na okay na ako, as you can see"

"When you lost him, did your life collapse?"

I stared blankly at the screen, as the flashback from the past reminded me.

"Agape?"

I blinked twice and turned my gaze at them, looking at me worriedly. I smiled at a sign of assurance that I am okay.

I am.

As I read the question again, I think twice, thrice. On how to get an answer about the question.

"Agape?"

As I up my face to my front, a familiar face I saw upon me.

"It's been." He spoke.

"7." I said, "7 years, Attorney."

He smiled, "It's been 7 years, nice seeing you again, Agape." His voice is like music to ears, posture that is well built. Elegance screams around him.

It's Agape. Not Sanora.

"It's been a while." Voices from the past echoes in my ear.

Attorney Gabriel Neo Antonio.