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Special Chapter

Perrin Noah Gallantes

Seven years after the wedding.

"Bon matin, Monsieur."

I nodded at Alice, one of the waitresses here in my restaurant who just greeted me. "Le sourire." (Smile) I told her pointing my lips and curving it, showing her how to smile.

Ngumiti naman siya sa akin. I smiled back before walking past her and heading straight to my office. Ibababa ko pa lang sana ang bag ko sa aking table nang may kumatok na agad sa pintuan ko.

"Oui?" (Yes?) I asked.

I saw Jean, iyong isa pang staff dito sa restaurant.

"Monsieur, quelqu'un te cherche." (Sir, someone is looking for you) he said.

I nodded at him. I was expecting to meet a client today who wanted to invest in the restaurant. Sometimes, I still can't believe that I own a restaurant now. I really hated cooking. I hated these kind of stuff, but I guess they're right: that the more you hate something, the more you love it.

"Je serai là dans une minute. Merci." (I'll be there in a minute. Thank you) I smiled at him. Tumango lang naman siya sa akin bago umalis.

Inayos ko nang bahagya ang suot kong polo bago ako lumabas. I looked around to find the table where he was seated, but as my eyes were roaming around it automatically stopped on the person seated on the table beside the glass window.

Natigilan ako. Nakatanaw siya ngayon sa labas kaya hindi niya pa ako nakikita. I sighed. I should be fine now, it has been years ever since it happened. I should be okay now... but was it really wrong to still hate him even after all these years for everything that he did? For every decision he made?

Lumingon siya kaya nakita niya na ako. Kaagad siyang napatayo. Huminga muna ako nang malalim bago ako lumakad papunta sa kanya.

"Please, take a seat," I told him as I occupied the chair in front of him.

I looked at him. After seven years, it's the first time that I saw Phillip again. He looked the same but also different, of course he aged. Sino ba namang mag-aakala na matapos ang pitong taon bibisitahin niya ako?

I never left Paris. It became my comfort zone. It made me feel that as long as I am in Paris, I will be fine. I will be okay. I will be better. I will be away from all the pain.

But that's bullshit.

Everyone knew why I was still in Paris.

Everyone knew why I couldn't leave.

Alam nilang lahat na hindi ko kayang iwanan at umalis kasi hanggang ngayon, kahit pitong taon na siyang kasal sa kapatid ko, umaasa pa rin ako na darating siya.

Na tutuparin niya 'yung pangako niya.

At tutuparin ko rin ang pangako ko sa kanya noon.

That one day, I'll finally bring her to a proper date, because we never had that chance when we were still together.

When she was still my Mary.

"Kamusta?" he started.

I looked away. Tama naman si Terrence, I should move on. I should forgive my brother so I can keep moving forward. I should forgive the both of them. I should forgive myself. Kasi hanggang kailan ako magagalit? Hanggang kailan ako magsisisi? Hanggang kailan ko siya mamahalin? Kasal na siya. May asawa na siya. Pwede na siyang bumuo ng pamilya.