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One Shot Story #20

"SOMETIMES LOVE JUST AIN'T ENOUGH"

It's monday afternoon so I decided to go to his place because its his off. I knock three times on the door of his apartment but I think he's not in there. I try to call him through phone and after three times of dialing his number he finally pick it up.

"Hey asan ka? Extra work ba?" I immediately ask him but no ones answering from the other line.

"Hey Luis! Asan ka sabi?!" I felt nervous nataranta ako dahil di sya sumasagot sa tanong ko.

"T-Thea?" rinig kong utal na bulong nya

"Wala ka dito sa apartment mo? Asan ka ba?!" naiinis ko ng tanong sa kanya, palagi na lang akong nag-aalala sa kanya, nitong nakaraan kasi pansin ko ang pag-iwas nya saakin. No replies, no calls, at nakasanayang paghatid sundo nya ay nawala nalang bigla. 

"We're done Thea, ayoko na sayo, di na kita mahal sana respetuhin mo ang desisyon ko" saka nya binaba ang tawag.

Yun na yun? Ganun na lang? Walang ibang explanation bukod sa ayaw na nya? 

Pigil ko ang aking hikbi, pati ang mga luhang gustong kumawala saking mga mata. Why so sudden? Alam kong mahal ako ni Luis hindi kami aabot ng two years kung hindi! 

Hindi ako makontento sa 'we're done' speech nya, I need to know the truth, hindi sya mababaw na tao lagi syang nag-iisip sa kung ano ang mas tamang gawin. Ano bang pwedeng dahilan para maging mali ang relasyon namin? 

Hindi naman siguro sya nakabuntis ng iba, oh baka nga—

Ayoko, hindi pwede! Tuluyan na kong napaiyak sa mga naiisip ko, masyado na kong nag o-overthink ang sakit sa puso, s-sobrang n-naninikip h-hindi w-wag n-ngayon.

Pinilit kong maglakad ng maayos pero hinang-hina nako, nanlalabo na ang aking paningin at tanging mga busina lang ng dumaraang sasakyan ang aking naririnig.

Lalong kumirot ang puso ko. Isang hakbang pa at nawalan na ng balanse ang katawan ko, kasabay ng malakas na sigaw ni—

"THEA!"

"L-Luis, h-help..." hanggang sa tuluyan ng nilamon ng kadiliman ang paligid ko.

Ramdam ko ang sakit ng aking katawan, napahawak tuloy ako bigla sa aking dibdib at ramdam parin ang paninikip nito.

Isang puting kwarto, halatang nasa sa isang ospital ako naroroon. Nang biglang bumukas ang pinto, pumasok si Anthony kaibigan ni L-Luis my god! Si L-Luis!  

"Si Luis nasan? Gusto ko syang makita!"

"Calm down Thea, take some rest saka ko sasabihin sayo, Please calm down ok?"

He look so worried over something hindi ako mapalagay. I saw him before I lost my senses sana okay lang sya.

"Ok, ok, I'm calm now, so Anthony pwede mo na bang sabihin kung nasan sya? Kung okay lang ba sya? Kasi I just remember him going near me bago ako mawalan ng malay" suddenly I remember na break na kami. He broke up with me awhile ago, and god knows that I can't accept it, I just love him so much.

"He's in peace Thea—

"W-What? What do you mean in peace? He's just resting right?"

Then his image flashed in my mind

B-Blood, blood on his head then tears his smiling at me, I can't open my eyes that much everything seems so blurred. I can't hear anything but I saw him mouthed,

'I Love You'

Then it sink me.

"No! He's alright, right?" I faked a smile. Im hopeful that he's fine. But Anthony look at me teary eyed, he sighed.

"I'm sorry Thea"

Then I think I would collapse again, my tears fall down to my cheeks, It's my fault. Why so sudden, I can't accept the break up and this is too much to take ni hindi ko pa alam ang dahilan ng pakikipaghiwalay nya sakin. I cry all things out, knowing things aren't just a bad dream for me.

Anthony hug me and caress my back. I cried more bakit ang bilis ng mga pangyayari? Bakit ganito?

"One more thing Thea, he loves you so much but you too can't be together thats why he broke up with you, ayaw ka nyang saktan."

Its been months after his burial. Hindi ko parin alam kung paano uusad sa lahat. Masyadong mabilis ang pangyayare at sobrang sakit din.

Libing na ni Luis ng makapunta ako, hindi kasi stable ang puso ko kaya't kinailangan pa kong obserbahan.

All his family members are there, I heard he finally founds his father bago mangyari ang lahat ng toh. Im happy na kahit papano—

Ay nakilala nya ang kanyang ama na, unfortunately a-ama ko din, nagulat ako ng malaman yun.

"Luis finds out that your father is his too, hindi nya alam ang gagawin kaya nilayuan ka nya then broke up with you eventually—

"Bakit di nya sinabi sakin? Anong mali don?"

"HE'S YOUR HALF BROTHER! Hindi mo ba maintindihan—

"FUCK IT WE'RE NOT! "

"I-Im adopted Anthony and he didn't know"

Tuwing naaalala ko ang usapan namin ni Anthony at dahilan ni Luis ay nanghihinayang ako. Pagak akong napatawa. Grabe ang tadhana sadyang mapaglaro. He died on a car accident saving me. He's in peace now. I should make my life worth living kahit hindi na para sa kanya, para sa sarili ko na lang.

End.