His Replacement Wife

I missed them, I missed Dos

                                                                                   [ROVERIE’S POV]

“let’s engrave our initials on these notebooks, so that when you’re already on America you’ll always remember me”

“I will miss you Uno” I can feel arms wrapping my waist and everything was vague.

I open my eyes and all I see is the white ceiling. I took a deep sigh and reach for my phone to look at the time, it’s already 8 in the evening and I’m already starving so I get off the bed, grab my coat and lock the house.

I just decided to buy a food for dinner because I don’t have any time to cook for my food. Actually, since I got here, whenever I don’t have time to cook or I don’t feel like cooking I prefer eating outside and there’s a café near our place which I find very convenient because it’s a walking distance from my house so why not?

When I was a kid, we used to come here in San Francisco to visit my grandparents but when they passed away, we don’t have any chance to visit here anymore but they preserved the house and that’s where I’m staying now. It’s not a big house, it’s just like a bungalow house and it’s big enough for me.

When I got into the café I sit on my favorite spot near the glass wall where the view outside is overlooking. After I ordered a food, I opened my messenger and messages is popping.

[‘Baby I missed you, your daddy missed you too. Good luck with your first day, I love you.’] It’s mom, she just told me that last night and still messaged me earlier.

[‘I missed you more mom and dad, I love you too’] and I click the send button.

I opened the other messages from a group chat, it’s our group chat with my best friends left in the Philippines.

[‘girl, it’s your first day today, good luck! I missed you’]

[‘when are you coming home?’] seriously? I just got here few months ago.

[‘I missed you more than they do’]

[‘hahaha I missed you all too, yeah it’s my first day. I’ll see you all very soon’] I replied

Another message caught my attention.

[I really miss you Uno, it’s your first day of class today I hope you get along well. I can’t wait to see you, I love you]

[‘I missed you and I loved you more Dos, hope you’re doing great too. I badly want to see you too’] and I hit the send button.

I’m just so happy that they always check up on me, at least my loneliness here eased a bit. It’s just that, whenever they’re telling me all these stuffs, it makes me reminisce all the memories we had but I guess that’s really how it is, surely, I will get used with it.

“here’s the order of Roverie, and of course the coffee. Enjoy!” – server

“thank you so much” I replied and give him a smile. This guy already knew me, I mean I always eat here whenever I’m starving and doesn’t feel like cooking and in every order, there’s always a coffee with it, that’s my favorite.

I just enjoy eating because I’m really hungry and their food here are so freaking delicious. At first, the first time I got here, the taste of their food here is so native to me because I’m into Filipino taste so I just felt different with the taste of their food here but later, they all taste so good to me. After eating I decided to leave and start walking home to digest the food I ate and it’s almost nine already. I was heading the door and I saw a man going out too, he seems very familiar, his height, hair and the body built but I can't discern him. He's heading on the other direction and he's already covered with his hood so I just don't mind him anymore. 

This is actually the first time that I walked alone, I mean not literally the first time but since I got here, I used to walk alone and I kind of enjoy it actually you know, quite time, alone time, I got to think well and have a lot of realizations about life because back then, I always have my best friends with me doing a lot of stupid stuffs together.

I reach home and take off my coat. I was setting my bed when I saw the notebook – the one that the guy a while ago just found – on the table and I took it. I sat on my bed and opened it from the back page.

Dear Uno,

Whenever you feel sad, just read this message so that you will always be reminded that you are not alone, that I always remember you, that I loved you, I loves you and I will always love you to the stars and back.

                                                                                                                                                       love, Dos.

Maybe you are really thinking of me because you even visited me in my dream. I just remembered the moment you wrote this, you told me exactly the same words in front of me and you said that every time that I read this book I must look back on that moment and think that you’re in front of me saying all these words. I can’t hide my smile because I always feel relieved whenever I read this. I close the notebook and put it in the side table and I decided to sleep because another day’s ahead.