Liwanag sa Dilim (LenRisa One-Shots AU)

this time. (last friday night pt. 2)

Hello. This will be the part 2 of the previous chapter, last friday night.

Sorry for the grammatical and typographical errors that you will encounter while reading. Enjoy! 💗

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New York City.

Risa was welcomed by the breeze of the fresh air the moment she opened the door to her balcony. She is holding a cup of coffee and her phone. She is still wearing her pajamas because she feels comfortable wearing it. It has been almost four years since that night, but she still haven't forget how soft her lips is, how passionate that kiss is and how unforgettable that night is.

The moment that Risa stepped out of Leni's condo unit that night, leaving her and their memories together, she knew that her life will never be the same again. Yes, their relationship might not be open to the public and may not be considered as a serious relationship because it just came from an 'agreement' but the both of them knows how much they loved each other.

Risa enjoyed her life in New York for the past four years that she's living here together with her children. A lot of things happened to her and one of them is her going back to her first love, which is musical theatre. She does enjoy it, but of course there's still a part of her that still longs for Leni's presence especially when she had to play a big role. Leni has always been her cheerleader, supporting her secretly and always sending her coffee every morning before work with a note. She didn't notice the tears that kept on flowing from her eyes as she remembers those little things that Leni did when they were still together.

She never really married the man that she was supposed to marry because for her, marriage isn't a game. Marriage is a sacred sacrament and it should be taken seriously. She knows she'll never be happy when she marry the man she doesn't love. She went here to New York just to talk with that man and explained to him why she can't marry him because she loves someone else and it's not him and it will never be him.

She didn't go back in the Philippines after that, she just chose to continue her career in New York because it is more peaceful and it is making her happy, but of course she still misses her Leonor every single day. Almost every night in that four years, she cried herself to sleep thinking their what if's together if she didn't left her.  She didn't fought hard for their love, they both didn't. Of course. Who would fight for it when they knew from the very start that there will be no winner? It was just part of an agreement, and it has an end. They settled for that, even if they wanted more than that. Of course, a part of her is regretting that she didn't came back but it is for the both of them to heal from each other's pain and for them to grow separately.

Risa blocked her from all of her social media accounts, for her to forget her easily, but she made a new account for her to be still updated to her life or if she entered a new relationship after theirs. She opened her phone and an IG post from Aika welcomed her, indicating that Leni, Tricia and Aika and Jillian is in New York to celebrate Christmas here. She almost ran out of breath when she accidentally pressed the like button, so she immediately turned off her phone and ran inside the house out of panic.

"I don't know whe— There she is!" Issa squealed

"Ang aga naman makakita ng multo nito." Kiko teased her Mom, but she isn't answering. She walked past them and went to the kitchen to drink water. Her hands were shaking, knees are trembling and she knows that it isn't just because she accidentally liked that picture, it is because Leni is here, breathing the same air as hers.

"Ma, are you okay?" Sinta worriedly asked their Mom. Risa went back to reality and puts down the glass before she drops it because of her shaky hands.

"Ano? Ah, oo. I—uhm. I accidentally pressed the like button to Aika's Instagram post. Makikita ba niya 'yon?" tanong niya sa mga anak niya.