How to be in the Same Page With You | #1

E P I L O G U E

The letter she wrote when she realized she had moved on.

Hi?

Am I supposed to say hi to you? Alam ko naman na tatawanan mo lang ako. 'Hoy!' Mas sanay kang yan ang tawag ko sayo diba? We were 9 when we first met. You smiled at me, dahil dakilang masama ang ugali ko, nilampasan lang kita, tinarayan pa kita, akala mo naman ang laki laki ko. Little did I know, ikaw pala yung kakamping hinahanap ko.

At 12, we are good friends. yung tipong pati sketchpad ko pinagtanggol mo. Naging kaibigan ko ang kaibigan mo, and from then on, a beautiful story about us happened. You were there at every moment of my life. Sa bawat tawa at pag-iyak ko nandoon ka. You protected me and treasured me more than I could wish for. Thank you...

I am yours at 17, and we build a dream together. We are going through the pages of our story smoothly together, and I want to say thank you for staying even though our relationship was tested at 20.

And now, at 27, I still love you.

Mahal pa rin kita Gabo, but I am also writing this because I found myself finally here. I am fully letting you go.

I am letting go of the lingering memories of you and me. It took me a long time to do it, but I am finally here, nandito na ako sa pahina ng buhay ko na hindi na nasasaktan kapag naalala ka, and what happened to us.

The ending of our story is not what we both imagined. Malayo siya sa inaasahan natin, but I know this has taught us a lot of things. We both realized that there are sad scenes in every story because they should be there.

Kailangan mong malungkot at masaktan, to know and to see the lesson you haven't learned yet, kahit ang tagal mo na sa mundo.

I don't have regrets about letting you go... however, I just feel sad that I never asked you the questions that I wanted to ask you, noong tayo pa.

I wish I had asked when our first kiss happened.

Anong sinabi sayo ni Dad noong pinakilala kitang boyfriend kaya hindi ka nakakain noon ng dinner.

And I am also sad for telling you hurtful words that I should not have said. I wish I could bring back time to take it all back, but I know I can't.

I am sorry...

That was not the words I wanted to say when we parted ways for the second time. Kung mabibigyan ulit ako ng pagkakataon, I will tell you that I am happy to be part of your story. Thank you for being my strength and my support system.

I wish that you find happiness while finding yourself, and I am so proud of you.

I am proud of you, Gabo...

For the last time and for the last moment that I am in love with you,

Trese