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here comes good bye

NP: Here comes goodbye (Rascal Flatts)

(Her right cheek resting on her right hand, while the other is mixing coffee, Abigail after four days she spent in the hospital went back to work. Rona and Jessa wasextremetly worried upon hearing what had transpired. But more than that, Abigail became cold in her presence towards Rona and Jessa.)

papasok ka na agad Abi?- (Jessa lovingly asked while she prepares her stuff)

opo...mauunanako

(Without looking back at her sister, she went off to work. She isn't just ready to confront everything with her sister, she doesn't even know what to say and how to say it)

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Abigail! oh bakit pumasok kana agad? One week ang sick leave mo ah- Jack

kaya ko naman na po sir JAck, isa pa hindi bat sabi ko noon may pinag-iipunan ako

oo nga pero baka masyado mo nang napaparusahan ang sarili mo?

"parusahan ang sarili, sobra" (whispered to herself)

ano?

ah..wala po..hindi naman po sa ganun sir, okay na po talaga ako

sigurado ka ah...sige ah, pero alam mo nakakamiss din kasi yung ingay mo dito sa resto eh, kulang ng isang kalog

hehe, sigurado naman akong hindi ako kawalan dito sir

hinditotooyan nag-iisa ka lang (stares at her with obvious admiration from his eyes)

"nag-iisa ka lang para sa akin" (she remembers how Noah used to say these affirmations to her)

ahem! ah sir JAck, nandyannapo ka-meeting niyo- Robert

oh..sige..Abi wag masyado pakapagod ha? Robert, alalayan mo si Abi

sigepo sir

(Raising his eyebrows, he stepped closer to Abi)

tsktsktsk..mahal na prinsesa.kamuntik ka ng gumawa ng skandalo sa party last sunday ah, umamin ka nga sino ba talaga ang target mo sa dalawang boss? siNoah ohsi Jack?

ahm sir wala po

pfffttt....sinungaling

(he turned his back on Abi)

maglinis ka na, tigilan na ang drama ng sakit-sakitan pakintabin mo mga lamesa

op...opo sir

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(Later that afternoon)

Robert my dear! (Maegan arrived and gave Robert her friend a kiss on his cheek) anukaba bakit wala ka sa party

haynako oo nga eh sayangi heard you and Noah are together now- Robert

Well, (she looks at Abi, who is wiping some tall glasses and jiggers) something like that. Oh gosh, you should've seen it, dear how people was so happy and how they wanted us to be together in marriage- Maegan

Congratulations girl i am so happy for you, i hope walangaagawsa Noah mo ah naku ah

Well, I understand maraming gutsong umagaw, pero hindi namanako papayag (looks back at Abi, who is still busy wiping glasses, she went forward to meet Abi)

Abigail?

(Abi paused for a while and stared back at MAegan's pretty face)

ma'am Maegan,

how are you feeling?

(masakit, sobrang sakit)

Abi???

ahm...okay lang..poako, okay napoako ma'am

okay (Maegan smiled at her, a smile that almost took remaining sanity out of her)

Maegan! you're here- Noah

oh yes dear (gave Noah a kiss on his cheek infront of Abi, that made Abi quickly turned away her gaze back to her glasses)

we need to talk

ohsure dear

your office?

yes...hurry up

(ang sakit na, sassabog na ako kailangan ko nang umalis dito pero bakit hindi ko magawa? bakit Abi, bakit? - Abi)

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WHAT WERE YOU THINKING MEG?- Noah (asking furiously about Maegan's gesture that night at the party)

honey? what do you mean?

please, don't call me honey, don't call me anything!!! there's nothing between us Maegan, there will never be so you better clear that up with your parents or else you want to be put in shame and wait till i tell them myself

si Abi ba? siya parin ba hanggang ngayon Noah? siyaparinba? sumagot ka siya parin ba???

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SO DON'T EVEN GO THERE (pointing his finger at Maegan, then he left her inside the office teary eyed)

(she composed herself and hurried to where Abigail is. she discovered her at the back throwing some garbage)

Abi! (she firmly called for her)

ma'am? (wipes her sweat with her morning towel while she waits for Maegan who is walking slowly towards her, she walks like she was ready to slap Abigail any minute)

(she stood in front of Abigail, leaned closer to her and with condescending demeanor she told Abi)

you had your chances with Noah, but you ruined it for him, you destroyed him Abi. kahit anong rason pa meron ka noon, hindi mo maialis sa kanya ang mga sakit na dinulot mo. you made him look like a fool waiting for his bride, for two years he waited for you. i saw him Abi, i saw him struggled crawled his way back up to where he is now.

(she stepped nearer towards Abi)

iniwan mo siya, but i was there, ako ang kasama niya all throughout Abigail, and i will never, ever let anyone steal him away from me, again. most especially if its you

(Maegan left Abi, standing near the garbage cans. trying to process everything in her mind)

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few days past, Abi went back to her usual daily routines. still, she won't speak with her older sister no matter how Jessa initiate a small talk or extend sweet gestures Abi wouldn't engage