Ruth Summer, who was left by Enzo, decided to leave everything behind in Manila and went to Bohol for thirty days to take a break. Then she met Grayson who captured beautiful photos of her-including her heart.
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Ruth Summer Rosales' life crumbled...
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It's the summer season and my workmates are already excited for the company outing that we are doing every year. Laging mayroong team building tuwing summer at palagi rin nag-a-out of town. All expenses are on the company.
I used to be one of the most excited employees ever. Ngayon, nawawalan na ako ng pakialam.
"Bili tayong swimsuit, Ruth!"
Nag-angat ako ng tingin kay Maria na nakatayo sa harap ng cubicle ko. Ngumiti ako at tumango bilang tugon. Sumimangot siya sa akin, dahilan para makaramdam ako ng guilt.
"Ruth naman. You've been distant with us for the past weeks. What happened? Aren't you excited for the company outing?" nakasimangot na sabi niya.
Umiling ako bago ngumiti nang maliit. "Hindi. It's just that . . . I'm tired. I'm sorry, Maria."
She sighed before tapping my right shoulder. "Just talk to me if something's bothering you, okay?"
I nodded in response.
No one here knows about Enzo and I's break-up. Akala nila noon, ikakasal na kami when the right time comes. But I've been working here for five years already and no news about our marriage—or even an engagement—was made.
Did Enzo and I even plan for that? O ako lang talaga ang nag-isip na aabot kami sa puntong 'yon?
My eyes heated as I heaved a deep sigh. Uminom ako ng kape na binili ni Maria para sa akin bago ibinalik ang atensyon sa manuscript na ine-edit ko.
Mabuti pa sa story na 'to, ipinakita ang pagpaplano ng dalawang bida para sa kasal nila. I can't remember Enzo and I did that. We never planned for things like that.
I sighed. I'm getting tired of everything. I've never felt this way before. Pati ang trabahong mahal na mahal ko, naaapektuhan na.
Should I take a break? Should I ask for a vacation leave to cleanse my mind and come back as a better person?
I sighed again for the nth time.
Para saan naman? Para magmukmok ako sa bahay at maramdaman ang pag-iisa? Kung magti-take ako ng vacation leave, what good will it do to me? Natatakot akong baka mag-self-beating lang ako kapag ginawa ko 'yon.
Maybe I need this job to divert my attention, right?
I typed my comment in a passage where I found an inconsistency.
Shall we do a "find and replace" for the word 'kan'ya'? May 'kaniya' kasi at may 'kan'ya' rin. The latter suits your writing style since you often use apostrophes.
I focused on my work the whole day. The story is quite good and deserves to be published traditionally. I got envious when the main characters went on a beach as they found each other's love once again.
