Love At First Flight (Hernandez #1)

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They said, acceptance is the best way to forget those pains you have experienced in the past or present, to lessen it. Kung patuloy mo lang ikukulong ang sarili mo sa lugar kung saan ka naiwan, baka hindi mo maabot ang pagtanggap na kailangan mo ngayon. 

We need to move forward to start a new beginning in our lives. Hindi pwedeng habang buhay nalang tayong kakainin ng lungkot at pagsisisi. Accepting everything is the way to make yourself better — to love yourself more. To experience the thing you haven't done in your life.

Years may have pass, we can't still say that we already accepted it. Kailangan mong tanggapin unti-unti upang makamit ang tunay na kalayaan at pagmamahal sa sarili. Marami mang nangyari sa buhay mo, nadapa ka man. Tatayo at tatayo parin tayo upang magpatuloy, nasaktan man tayo ng husto noong nakaraan man o ngayon. Kailangan nating ituloy ang kwentong ating naudlot, dahil tayo ang nagsusulat ng ating kwento. Hindi siya, hindi sila, kung hindi ikaw.

"Architect, parang mali ang layout mo. Ang pangit ng design dito, dapat dito ito, hindi dito—"

Architect Montenegro hissed, while showing me the blue print of the on going hospital. Siya kaya ang nag layout noon, ako pa sinisi ng gagang ito. Samapalin ko kaya?

"Gusto mo bang ipukpok ko sayo to?" tanong ko habang hawak-hawak ang hard hat.

This work is kinda frustrating, tinambakan pa ako ng trabaho. Can at least have my break?

"Hala ang harsh, Architect Hernandez! unprofessional." Asik niya na nagpaikot ng mga mata ko.

It's been seven years.

Mikayla Paula Montenegro — Architect Montenegro. Hindi kona alam ang love life niya, it's been seven years, mahal niya parin si Josiah. Hindi ba siya napagod? siya itong sinaktan, siya ang iniwan, pero siya ang nagpapatuloy ng kwento nila kahit hindi na siya ang leading lady. That must be painful for her.

"Ay excuse me po, Architect Montenegro. Ipinapatawag na po kayo ni Engineer..." dumating ang sekretarya niya kaya napatingin ako kay Mikayla na nakataas ang kilay sa akin.

"Ha? sinong engineer ba? hindi ba umalis si Engr. Cruz dahil inaasikaso niya yong site sa Rizal?" tanong niya habang umiinom ng tubig. I smirked.

"Si engineer Ty po—"

Naibuga niya ang tubig kasabay nang pagkasamid niya, I laughed, shaking my head. I hummed, singing the song Stupid love by Salbakuta. She looked at me with disgusting look. Wala na siyang nagawa kahit bumubulong pa siya.

Elisse Rein Alyssa Tan — Manager Tan. I hope she's doing great, she suffers a lot. She had a miscarriage six years ago. Sobrang sakit sa amin ni Mikayla na makita siyang ganon. She lost her job, she lost him, she lost her baby.

I managed our company, daddy and mommy are in the US, while Ly Yssabelle, she is in France with ate Silva. They are having their vacation while me? tambak ang ibinigay na trabaho ni daddy. I sat on my swivel chair, swinging it.

It's been seven years, and we haven't met. Are you doing fine? ikaw parin talaga, walang makakapalit sayo dito sa puso ko. Ikaw parin ang mahal ko. Sana ako parin.

Ilang taon ko bang sinasabi sa iyo iyon? I stick with that phase, but maybe this will be my last time. You had your girl already. Ang sakit pala, wala e, this is my fault. Ako ang nangtaboy sayo, but why it still hurts though? you were fine, while me? I am still dreaming about you. Sabi ko tatanggapin ko, pero bakit hindi ko matanggap?

Engineer Paulo Ethan Montenegro is seeing our Model from France, Miss Taralia Vera.

My world stopped, I am still in the air, hanging. You treat her right like how you treated me back then. I am happy for you, my love. Ikaw parin ang pipiliin ko hanggang sa kabilang buhay ko.