WE SERIES 1: Love To Hate

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE:

PEOPLE come and go. I learned that in the hardest and painful way.

That day of my parents' burial. People who came to me, left. Everyone left. No one was left for me. No one stay behind to keep me company. They all make me get used of something temporary. Which I am greatly regretful.

Longing.

No one's responsible for that feeling but you. I scolded myself. You accept them in your life with no inhibitions. You broke down your walls to let them enter. You depend yourself to them too much that whole time. That makes you responsible for it.

It's too late for me to realize that at the beginning, we only have ourselves and it's only right to only have ourselves at the end.

Too late for me.

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"ARE YOU REALLY sure your going back?" Anxiety is dripping in her voice.

I glanced at her coldly. "You've asked me that question a hundred times already." I answered seriously while eyeing her but as always she holds her ground.

She rolled her eyes and sighed but I can say she's really worried.

"I'm just making sure your still right in your head", she countered but when she saw I'm not bothered with her words she added.

"Iowa, you can stay here and continue your life. You don't have to return to the Philippines and do that petty plan of yours!"

"What do you mean plan?" I tilted my head to emphasize my words.

"Oh, don't pretend to be so innocent right now Iowa, I know what your thinking!"

I groaned and massage my temples.

"I'm not planning anything Andrea, I just wanna go back, that's all." I said with conviction but because she's a psycho bitch she won't just listen!

" Really, huh? So maybe I'll just pretend that I didn't know you hired an investigator to report everything on you?" She said sarcastically. Natigilan naman ako at hindi yun nakalampas sa kanya.

"Oh? Surprise? You really think I didn't know that? I've been watching you Iowa, I know what your doing!" Now she's frustrated.

"Hmm, how did you know that?" tanong ko ng hindi siya nilulubayan ng titig. Kunyari naman siyang umirap para lang makaiwas ng tingin, guilty.

"Well, I just know" nakangiwi na siya pero muli akong sinamaan ng tingin. "Don't change our topic now Iowa, I'm serious. Don't go back, we don't have to go back, we're actually doing great here."

"Bakit ba ayaw mong bumalik?"

"Ikaw? Bakit gusto mong bumalik?" Hindi ko pinahalata na natigilan ako sa tanong niyang yun.

Bakit nga ba?...

I want them to suffer like I did.

I want to tell her that but I chose not to.

"I want to personally manage my parents' business there," I said instead.

"What?" She chuckled without humor. "The company is still a boom now Iowa, even if you're here and only managing it online it still attract investors! You've been doing this for years so what changed?"

"If I go back and manage it personally it will become more successful, Andrea, as simple as that" I explained thoroughly totally hiding my true intentions.

"Aren't your wealth not enough? Just the mention of your name alone can attract investors, Iowa. Why do you need more?" She said lowly. She knows that there's nothing she can do with my decision but she wants to satisfy herself.

"I'm doing this for the employees  whose depending on my works and not for myself" I said coldly, slightly insulted of what she said.

Natigilan siya at tumayo. Tumikhim siya at napapahiyang tinignan ako.

"Fine, I'm sorry." She sighed as a sign of defeat.  "But let me go first, Iowa. I'll be totally supporting you if I'll be sure that it's safe for you to go back." She insisted.

I look at her stunned and adjust to my seat.

"You don't have to, Andrea. I can take care of myself," before she cut me off I continued, "but do what makes you sleep at night. I won't mind" I dismissed her nonchalantly.

Turning my chair to the view of the setting sun. I smiled.

Andrea saw me when I was at my lowest that makes her so protective of me. And I feel so grateful for that, but she doesn't have to hear that. Because she knows how grateful I am because of her. She knows that I trust her the most. No. Scratch that.

She's the only one I trust. And that's enough.

I closed my eyes as soon as the darkness swallowed the sun.

I will comeback and show them that making me leave that day is their biggest mistake.

They should have killed the fire instead of making it sleep.

Because the moment it ignites again, it will be much bigger. Enough to swallow and burn them alive.

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Author's Note:

Whenever you see an asterisk (*), it indicates the end of the chapter. Thank you.

Iowa should be pronounced as A-yo-wa.

Such a cliché start huh?