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I believed in Arthfael as much as I believed in myself.
The night that I promised him that I would be waiting for him to come back, I meant it.
I mean it so badly.
I promised, and I don't break promises.
Some promises are meant to be broken, but not mine.
After Arthfael and I talked that night, he'd been thinking of considering accepting the offer. It was fine with me because that's also what I wanted and I believed that it was the best for him. A week later, he told me that he was going to accept the offer.
I was happy, but now I'm also in a halt.
He asked me if I felt what I felt at that time, and I told him the truth. I told him that I'm happy that he chose the better option, but I also told him that I'm going to miss him so much.
Of course, who wouldn't miss him?
For the nine years that we've known each other, I've always seen him every day. Ang pinakamatagal na hindi kami nagkita ay isang buwan lang at dahil iyon sa nagbakasyon kami ng pamilya ko sa ibang bansa.
Ngayon ay ilang taon ang aabutin ng pag-aaral niya sa Canada.
P'wede akong sumama pero nandito ang trabaho ko.
Ilang buwan siguro bago kami magkita sa personal ni Arthfael. Mas magiging madalas na sa phone nalang kami nag-uusap.
After a month of living with him, we'll be separating again.
It was hard, but for the best.
"Wala ka bang naiwan? Passport?" Mahinahon kong tanong sa kanya habang tinitingnan s'yang ilagay ang dalawang maleta ng gamit niya sa sasakyan namin.
Arthfael looked at me and smiled. "Kumpleto na, love,"
Tumango ako sa kanya at lumapit para yumakap. Before this day came, we fixed everything he needed before he flew to Canada. We fixed his papers, including his passport. We also celebrated Christmas and New Year together.
We bond more together and sometimes hang with our friends. Minsan pa s'yang niyaya ng mga pinsan kong maglaro ng soccer kahit hindi naman s'ya marunong. We played soccer, we dated more, hung out more, took vacations more.
Sinulit namin ang ilang buwan na natitira bago dumating ang araw na aalis s'ya. May despidida pang naganap kahapon at hinayaan kong magkaroon ng time si Arthfael na kasama ang mga kaibigan niya.
"Mamimiss ko kayo!" Viri exclaimed and hugged me like a kid.
"Super daya! Umalis na si Krysanthe then aalis pa you? How about me naman?" She pouted her lips.
I laughed and tapped her shoulder. "Magbabakasyon lang ako doon ng isang linggo, babalik din ako dito." Sabi ko sa kanya, natatawa.
She pulled out the hug. "What if sumama nalang me sa 'yo? I'm going to get bored here,"
"Gagawin mo kaming babysitter?" Biro bigla ni Arthfael kay Viriana.
Tumingin si Viri kay Arthfael na inilalagay naman ang isang maliit na maleta ko sa sasakyan. He shifted his weight and faced my best friend.
"Who will you babysit? Me? I'm not a baby!" She said and rolled her eyes at Arthfael.
"Sinong nagsabing baby ka? Si Khaleesi lang baby ko 'no,"
"Ew, so corny,"
I laughed at the two. I assisted Arthfael in loading all of his belongings into the car and told Viriana to stop crying because I was leaving.I knew that she had felt lonely for the past few days. It's also been a month since Krysan left and worked in Amsterdam.
