Chapter 68

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-2009

"Chaotic nung time na 'yun, I don't know pero sobrang rush yung nangyari." ani ko naman habang naglalakad kami ngayon dito sa may street. It was 2am in the morning na.

"Yeah sobrang chaotic nun..." aniya.

"I wasn't able to say goodbye na rin at that time, I was a mess nung pumunta akong US." Ani ko as I fidget my fingers.

"Can I ask you something personal, I mean I've been waiting for this moment for a long time now...." Aniya, I nodded at him.

"Have you already forgiven me?" Tanong niya.

I was caught up in his question, I felt uneasy about it. Parang bumalik nanaman lahat as if it was just yesterday. Hindi naman ako nakalimot, I was still buying their albums and watching some of their gigs kahit sa malayo lang kapag may oras ako.

"Yes." I said.

I had already forgiven him; it was part of my healing process, to forgive those who did me wrong. He hurt me emotionally, but it doesn't mean I will continue to throw hatred towards him. I loved him at may pinagsamahan naman kami noon.

"I'm glad you already forgave me, I haven't forgive myself about it...." He said while looking at the lonely avenue. "Yung letter... It broke my heart, first sentence pa lang." Aniya kaya natawa kami.

"Gago, I poured my emotions and what my heart really wanna tell to you that time, sobrang emotional ko as in!" Pagkwe-kwento ko sa kanya.

He laugh as he wipe his tears with his hand. My expression soften as I hold him.

"Forgive yourself already, I was proud of you watching you behind the lens and through the lens, you deserve the world, Ely." I said as I held him in my arms.

He cried in my arms, this wasn't the first time he cried in my arms, but I think this will be the last time that he will.

"I loved you too, Ligaya ko..." Aniya as my tears fall down.

I guess first true love never really dies; this love we had for each other was one of the purest things of my youth that I will cherish. This may not be a happy ending, but it sure was one of the purest things that both of us experience; love never dies, but it stays. We realize the things that love could make us do; we realize sometimes it was just really hard to do the things that we intended to say.

Love could really make you crazy without even realizing it.

Hanggang sa huli, Ely...

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