My meetings with
David had always left me excited yet calmed. I smiled all the way back home
while remembering his words and analyzing them as I always do.
After a quick
shower, I went to the calling center and made a phone call home. That time I
had the courage to talk to mom. Right after I hung up the phone I decided it
was time for me to go home.
* *
*
My sudden letter
of resignation the next day surprised the school’s principal. But he also said
that he knew it would have to come to that eventually. I suppose he dealt with
travelers’ a lot.
I had two weeks
to help find a replacement and to collect all my bits and pieces together. My
flight home was booked for the day after my last day at school.
Two weeks and
I’ll be home.
* *
*
David took the
news of me going home pretty well. In fact he was so glad he gave me a tight
hug. He said it was time I see my family again.
He asked me if I
was happy. I had no answer to that. I know deep inside that though nothing
evident was changing in my day-to-day life, yet everything has changed.
I didn’t say
what I was thinking out loud to David and yet as always he seemed to know what
I was thinking.
He took out one
candy with a peculiar color and gave it to me.
“Today, I choose
for you.” He said.
The candy tasted
sweet in my mouth. So sweet it was like sugar. It was too sweet and yet I
didn’t want to throw it out, I like how the tasted filled my entire mouth and
burst in my palate.
“Is this sugar
flavored?” I asked David inquiringly while sucking on the candy.
“It’s life
flavored.” He said simply. I gave him a confused look. “You’ll see.” He said.
He then changed
the topic and asked me about my farewell preparation. He asked me if I was
going to have a party before I leave. I told him it was probably not necessary,
since there aren’t a lot of people I needed to say bye to. Perhaps I’ll just go
out with Mauryn.
In between of
our chat, I felt like there was a change in the taste of the candy, but I
couldn’t put a finger on it so I ignored it. If there was really a change in
the flavor, it was so subtle I couldn’t properly distinguish it. But somehow that taste, the new one that is similar to the old one but oddly different, was more preferable to me. It felt like it was just the perfect amount of sweetness and bitter and sour. It was like a party on my taste buds, but just enough to enjoy it and love it.
Just before the
candy completely melted in my mouth David asked, “Tell me bella, what is the
flavor of the candy?”
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