Souls Renewed

So tonight, we’ve just jeopardized our clean NBI record for 14 shoplifted books. Our worlds had crushed down to pieces and we don’t know how to face tomorrow, knowing that our mug shots could be posted in any place where people are free to judge us.

We decided to clear our minds, wake up from what seems to be a nightmare that had just happened and to just let it all out. Around 9 in the evening, we set out for Baguio riding her parent’s van. They were out of town that day so she was kind of free to do just whatever she wants and go wherever she wants.

The road was dark, empty and quiet. And so were our souls.

I don’t remember much about what we’ve done along the road but I remember we were listening to the radio, singing along with the songs as if we were happy that we’ve escaped the decoy of a bad criminal record. We talked about what had just happened and swore that we will never commit such a crime again.

We arrived at SM Baguio around midnight and the place, like the road was dark, empty and quiet. It’s as if a reminder of the present condition of our souls. We went to Burnham Park and we took pictures of us with the sunflowers. And since there was pretty much nothing else to do, we left after an hour with our souls renewed and the lessons learned.

We both know that the days after that, the world may be harsher and crueler to us. But we also know that we are better persons, made right by mistakes and that no matter how hard it is to face tomorrow, we have still have the guts to carry on for the days to come.

We both know, from the very start, that what we were doing was wrong. So what made us do it anyway? Go figure.