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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Nang makabalik kami sa souvenir shop, kumuha ako ng mga bibilhin ko na ipapasalubong ko sa Manila once I went back there. Though I'm already having doubts kung babalik pa ba ako doon, I still don't want to miss this opportunity to buy lots of stuff for a cheap price!
"Why are you taking so much of that?" he asked, pointing at the shirts and mugs I am holding.
I smiled. "Souvenir for my friends."
"You don't have friends here, right? And they don't need that."
I know what he meant. "Friends in Manila, Grayson."
I looked away when I saw the disappointment in his eyes. I continued getting things that would be a good pasalubong for my friends there. I'm sure that they will love it!
Nang matapos na akong makapamili, nagbayad na ako. Tahimik lang si Grayson na nakasunod sa akin. Alam ko kung anong ikinatatahimik niya. I know we talked about this already—that I won't talk about me, leaving the place. But I still don't want him to forget that I am not from here originally. I have a home in Manila that I need to get back into. I know that he is my boyfriend now but that doesn't change the fact that I am living in Manila, not here.
Matapos naming magbayad, umalis na kami ng lugar at dumeretso sa sasakyan niya. Tahimik pa rin siya kahit na noong ini-start niya ang engine at nagsimulang mag-drive.
I suddenly felt bad because we had a good day. We had a good start, right? Sana pala, mamaya ko na lang binanggit sa kan'ya ang tungkol doon.
When a few minutes have passed and he's still silent, I sighed. "Grayson, don't be like this."
"Be like what?" he asked while his eyes were fixed on the road.
"This. Silent. Cold treatment."
He sighed. "Why can't I? You just told me earlier that you're buying things for your friends in Manila. You have plans to leave here—to leave . . . me."
Parang may kirot sa puso ko nang dahil sa huling sinabi niya kaya muli na naman akong napahugot ng malalim na buntonghininga.
"You know that I lived there. I need to come back. Bakit? Hindi na ba ako babalik dito?"
He glanced at me with his hurt eyes. "Paano kung hindi?"
My mouth parted at his question. "Grayson . . . why did you say that?"
He looked back on the road as he talked. "Your ex-boyfriend is there. What if you went home and didn't come back to me anymore? What if he wanted to take you back and you realized that it's still him. What about me?"
I sighed repeatedly. Grayson has been so anxious for things that I didn't think about for the past few days anymore. I barely even think about Enzo because right now, I know that it's him that I want to be with.
