When Love Lasts

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This is a work of FICTION. All characters are used in FICTITIOUS manner.

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A year later...

Greggy's POV

I looked at the door when I heard a knock and it was opened afterwards.

Pumasok ang taong kanina ko pa hinihintay. "Jusko, napaka-init sa Pilipinas. How are you people taking it?" reklamo niya.

"At kung di ka rin kasi tanga, nagcoat ka pa." I joked. "Welcome back, Beatrice"

"Namiss niyo na naman ako 'no" she said that made me rolled my eyes.

Kakauwi niya lang galing ibang bansa. She just got married few months ago.

She changed. I'm glad she did.

She did something crazy to me before but I already forgave her dahil pinagsisisihan naman niya. She drugged my drink and pulled me in a room. Pero hindi niya tinuloy ang plano niya dahil naiisip niya raw si Irene.

Irene.

Naaalala niya raw yung lakas ng sampal nito sa kanya noon.

When he met her man, she changed her life. At iyon nga, they got married.

"Ito na yung flash drive na hinihingi mo kay Daddy. I don't know what's in it but it seems important at ako pa mismo ang nagbigay" reklamo niya pa.

Maya-maya pa, bumukas na naman ang pintuan at pumasok ang dalawang kumag.

"Wohoi! Nakita namin ang sasakyan ni Alondra sa baba, mamamahagi na ba ng blessings?" Thiago is refering to pasalubongs.

"Excuse me, kakarating ko palang yan na agad ang bungad mo sakin?" pagtataray ni Beatrice.

"Eto kasing Santiago na to, mahiya ka naman kay Mrs. Beatrice Alondra R. Alvez" Felix gestured his hands to her.

"Ako lang to" pagsakay niya sa trip ng dalawa.

"Di na kayo naawa sa magiging anak niyo, mauuna sa recitation" Thiago uttered. "Pati ikaw Araneta"

Gago talaga 'to.

"Siya sige, I'll go ahead, hinihintay ako ng asawa ko sa baba" she playfully said. "Later na lang ang pasalubong"

"Asahan namin yan ha!" Thiago yelled again.

"Ang sakit mo na nga sa mata, ang sakit mo pa sa tenga" I told him.

"Tangina mo" he solidly cursed.

They stayed in my office dahil malamig daw dito.
"Oo nga pala Greggy" baling sakin ni Felix. "Have you seen the latest photo of Irene?"

"Let me guess" singit ni Thiago. "Kasama niya si Conrad 'no"

"P-patingin nga ako." I don't even know why I am stuttering.

He showed me his phone and yes, Thiago is right. Magkasama sila. Though they have some friends with them but that didn't changed the fact that they are together.

I gave the phone back to him. From that very moment, naging tahimik kami hanggang sa maisipan na nilang lumayas.

Now that I'm alone. I stared at the picture frame on my table.

I still love the sun even though it shines in different place now.

Kung papipiliin man ako sa napakaraming mga libro at kwento, ang istorya parin namin ang pipiliin ko. My heart is still stuck with all the promises we told each other.

Suddenly my phone rang. Napataas ang kilay ko nang makita ang tumatawag.

My fiancée.

"Anong kailangan?" I asked.