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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"Ruth, why did you resign?" Mama asked when I got home with my things from the office.
I smiled. "Mama, you know that I am not doing my job well anymore."
She sighed before sitting on the edge of my bed. "Anong plano mo ngayon?"
I shrugged. "Wala pa sa ngayon. Pero bahala na po. Gusto ko lang pong magpahinga na muna."
Tumango si Mama bago ako hinalikan sa ulo. Matapos n'on, lumabas na siya ng kuwarto ko at hinayaan akong magpahinga.
After a week, I found myself browsing for a plane ticket. I don't even have a plan yet but I'm actually looking now for a place to stay in Bohol. I've never thought of anything about this. But now that I'm already doing this, I might as well make the most out of it, right?
Before paying for that plane ticket to Bohol, I talked to my mom about it.
"Gaano ka naman katagal do'n?" tanong niya habang nagpapalaman ng tinapay.
I shrugged, leaning on the back of my seat. "I just think that I need to do this, 'Ma. Noong nasa work ako, hindi na maalis sa isip ko na magpunta ng island to relax. Feeling ko, masiyado akong pagod sa life ko."
Mama sighed before giving me a saucer with bread on it. Sa tabi nito ay orange juice na nasa baso.
"Then, go. I know that experiencing a break-up from a long-term relationship hurts, kahit hindi ko naranasan. But if you think that you need that, then do it. Sasabihin ko na lang sa papa mo."
Tumango ako at nagpasalamat bago kinain ang pagkain na ibinigay niya sa akin.
Kinabukasan, I bought the plane ticket that's bound to leave in less than a week. The next day, I went to the mall to buy stuff that I need for the Bohol trip that I never planned in the first place. Wala rin akong list ng mga kailangan kong bilhin ang shits.
Bahala na.
I sighed as I paid for the things I bought with my credit card. I have saved money for the future life with Enzo, and he really took care of me so well—halos wala akong ginagastos sa unit unless mag-initiate ako or gumastos ako without telling him.
He has been a great husband to me—hindi nga lang kami umabot sa puntong ikakasal kami.
But . . . it's too early to say, right? What if we needed this time to grow individually? What if, kami pala talaga? My eyes heated as I took the paper bags of the clothes I bought from the counter.
Hanggang ngayon, pinapaasa ko pa rin ang sarili ko for something that's not even vivid. Ayaw na nga akong kausapin, eh. Ano pa bang inaasa-asa ko ngayon sa sarili ko?
I entered another store to buy bikinis that I could use whenever I decided to swim in Bohol. The only plan that I have right now is to stay for exactly thirty days on that island. After those days, I'll need to get back on track and come home, start working again and live my life the way I usually do.
