A Strange Way to Fall in pag-ibig Chapter Seventeen
I was going to stay at the tabing-dagat a little longer. I wanted to sit out here and think in peacefulness of the ocean. It was nice to be out here sa pamamagitan ng myself. But, I had been sa pamamagitan ng myself for years. Well, except for Mark being sa pamamagitan ng my side during the years in the army. I had no idea what to do now that I was back in the states. The army was my career and pretty much the only thing I knew.
"Hey Kyle," Lola said, "whatcha still doing here?"
"Just thinking," I said.
"They must be pretty important! You have been sitting here for a while," she stated, "trying to think if you should put a ring on your girlfriend's finger?"
Lola started laughing after what she just said.
"No, not that! I have been way too busy to date," I sinabi laughing a little.
"Ahh, I would have thought you would had settled down sa pamamagitan ng now," she said, "with a couple of kids and in some nice neighborhood!"
"Why would you think," I asked.
"You just seemed like the type of guy that would have a family sa pamamagitan ng now," she shrugged.
"Me," I asked laughing, "I have been over seas numerous amount of times! I could not leave a family behind to go fight that many times."
"Oh okay," she sinabi as she sat down beside me.
"Just oh okay," I asked, "that is all?"
"Yep," Lola sinabi as she stared out at sea, "have you ever gotten hurt over there?"
"Once," I said, "but nothing serious!"
"Oh neat," she sinabi as I looked her oddly, "well, not neat! But, that is good you did not get hurt too bad!"
"Yeah, I like my job; I think I will keep it," I sinabi smiling, "but what are you still doing here?"
"I was taking a walk on the beach," she said, "I pag-ibig this place. It's like I belong here!"
"That's good that you have something you love," I said.
"Why are you still in your uniform," she asked curiously.
"I have not gotten a chance to change out of it," I said, "I wear this uniform everyday that I forget to change out of it when I come back home!"
"That is funny," she sinabi laughing.
"So, what have you been up to all these years I have been gone," I asked.
"Eh, you know most of it," she shrugged, "basically fighting for my life and putting those people in jail."
"I am sorry," I said, "I wish I could have been here and that would have never happened!"
"It would have happened if you were here," she stated, "it's whatever now! Do you ever have nightmares about your job or whatever you call it?"
"Sometimes, but not very much," I stated, "do you every have nightmares about everything that has happened to you?"
"Honestly," she sinabi as she looked over me, "every night. I try and stay up as long as possible and wake up as early as possible. I relive everything that has every happened to me every night."
"Does it still scare you," I asked curiously.
"Every time, you think after living it once and dreaming about for taon or so, you would know what is coming. But, I don't," she said.
"Have you told Horatio," I asked.
"No, I have not," Lola said, "and I am not going too! Him and everyone else at his department have tried to get me to talk to anyone about everything. But, I do not need someone telling me how to get rid of nightmares. Besides, it probably would not help at all!"
"Oh," I said.
"Don't strain your voice too much," she sinabi laughing.
"Sorry, I just keep thinking what if," I stated.
"It is the past," she sinabi as she paused, "it is a, whatever?"
"Okay," I sinabi with a bit of laughter.
"Are you going back over seas or are you here for good," Lola asked.
"I am not sure," I stated, "I think I need to do a couple of madami tours. The army is all I know! I know Mark will try and get a job on base in the states. On the count that he is going to get married soon!"
"Is he your age," she asked curiously.
"Yep," I said.
"Wow, to get married at your age or a taon or two older than me," she sinabi stunned.
"I guess, I see what Mark has and all I can think about it having that too," I said, "I want it so bad!"
"Really," she sinabi as it came out in a laugh.
"What," I asked confused, "is it bad to say I want a girlfriend? I want someone to pag-ibig me?"
"No, not at all," Lola said, "I have been trying way to hard to get people to pag-ibig me! And look what has all happened to me!"
"Everything that has happened to you is not because you are looking for someone to love," I stated, "You Lola, have the worst luck I have ever seen!"
"You're telling me," she sinabi laughing.
"Lola," someone called out.
"Seriously," she groaned, "I guess Horatio has sent out a crew to come find me!"
"Why would he do that," I asked confused.
"Because, he thinks I am suicidal! And I promise I am not," Lola said, "I have good job coming my way! I have been adopted sa pamamagitan ng someone who should have adopted me a long time ago! But better late then never!"
"Right," I sinabi as someone interrupted me.
"Lola," a man asked.
"Hello Robert," she sinabi with dread in her voice, "I am okay! No need to panic, you know!"
"Well, Horatio is worried about you," Robert said, "and you should not be talking to strangers!"
"Robert, this is Kyle! He is not a stranger," I said, "now ipakita some respect to him!"
"Sorry, I am Robert," the man said, "thank you for all you do!"
"It is alright," I said, "no problem!"
"Come on Lola, Horatio wants you home!"
"Fine," she grumbled, "bye Kyle! See you later!"
"Bye Lola," I sinabi as I watcher her walk away.
I was going to stay at the tabing-dagat a little longer. I wanted to sit out here and think in peacefulness of the ocean. It was nice to be out here sa pamamagitan ng myself. But, I had been sa pamamagitan ng myself for years. Well, except for Mark being sa pamamagitan ng my side during the years in the army. I had no idea what to do now that I was back in the states. The army was my career and pretty much the only thing I knew.
"Hey Kyle," Lola said, "whatcha still doing here?"
"Just thinking," I said.
"They must be pretty important! You have been sitting here for a while," she stated, "trying to think if you should put a ring on your girlfriend's finger?"
Lola started laughing after what she just said.
"No, not that! I have been way too busy to date," I sinabi laughing a little.
"Ahh, I would have thought you would had settled down sa pamamagitan ng now," she said, "with a couple of kids and in some nice neighborhood!"
"Why would you think," I asked.
"You just seemed like the type of guy that would have a family sa pamamagitan ng now," she shrugged.
"Me," I asked laughing, "I have been over seas numerous amount of times! I could not leave a family behind to go fight that many times."
"Oh okay," she sinabi as she sat down beside me.
"Just oh okay," I asked, "that is all?"
"Yep," Lola sinabi as she stared out at sea, "have you ever gotten hurt over there?"
"Once," I said, "but nothing serious!"
"Oh neat," she sinabi as I looked her oddly, "well, not neat! But, that is good you did not get hurt too bad!"
"Yeah, I like my job; I think I will keep it," I sinabi smiling, "but what are you still doing here?"
"I was taking a walk on the beach," she said, "I pag-ibig this place. It's like I belong here!"
"That's good that you have something you love," I said.
"Why are you still in your uniform," she asked curiously.
"I have not gotten a chance to change out of it," I said, "I wear this uniform everyday that I forget to change out of it when I come back home!"
"That is funny," she sinabi laughing.
"So, what have you been up to all these years I have been gone," I asked.
"Eh, you know most of it," she shrugged, "basically fighting for my life and putting those people in jail."
"I am sorry," I said, "I wish I could have been here and that would have never happened!"
"It would have happened if you were here," she stated, "it's whatever now! Do you ever have nightmares about your job or whatever you call it?"
"Sometimes, but not very much," I stated, "do you every have nightmares about everything that has happened to you?"
"Honestly," she sinabi as she looked over me, "every night. I try and stay up as long as possible and wake up as early as possible. I relive everything that has every happened to me every night."
"Does it still scare you," I asked curiously.
"Every time, you think after living it once and dreaming about for taon or so, you would know what is coming. But, I don't," she said.
"Have you told Horatio," I asked.
"No, I have not," Lola said, "and I am not going too! Him and everyone else at his department have tried to get me to talk to anyone about everything. But, I do not need someone telling me how to get rid of nightmares. Besides, it probably would not help at all!"
"Oh," I said.
"Don't strain your voice too much," she sinabi laughing.
"Sorry, I just keep thinking what if," I stated.
"It is the past," she sinabi as she paused, "it is a, whatever?"
"Okay," I sinabi with a bit of laughter.
"Are you going back over seas or are you here for good," Lola asked.
"I am not sure," I stated, "I think I need to do a couple of madami tours. The army is all I know! I know Mark will try and get a job on base in the states. On the count that he is going to get married soon!"
"Is he your age," she asked curiously.
"Yep," I said.
"Wow, to get married at your age or a taon or two older than me," she sinabi stunned.
"I guess, I see what Mark has and all I can think about it having that too," I said, "I want it so bad!"
"Really," she sinabi as it came out in a laugh.
"What," I asked confused, "is it bad to say I want a girlfriend? I want someone to pag-ibig me?"
"No, not at all," Lola said, "I have been trying way to hard to get people to pag-ibig me! And look what has all happened to me!"
"Everything that has happened to you is not because you are looking for someone to love," I stated, "You Lola, have the worst luck I have ever seen!"
"You're telling me," she sinabi laughing.
"Lola," someone called out.
"Seriously," she groaned, "I guess Horatio has sent out a crew to come find me!"
"Why would he do that," I asked confused.
"Because, he thinks I am suicidal! And I promise I am not," Lola said, "I have good job coming my way! I have been adopted sa pamamagitan ng someone who should have adopted me a long time ago! But better late then never!"
"Right," I sinabi as someone interrupted me.
"Lola," a man asked.
"Hello Robert," she sinabi with dread in her voice, "I am okay! No need to panic, you know!"
"Well, Horatio is worried about you," Robert said, "and you should not be talking to strangers!"
"Robert, this is Kyle! He is not a stranger," I said, "now ipakita some respect to him!"
"Sorry, I am Robert," the man said, "thank you for all you do!"
"It is alright," I said, "no problem!"
"Come on Lola, Horatio wants you home!"
"Fine," she grumbled, "bye Kyle! See you later!"
"Bye Lola," I sinabi as I watcher her walk away.
