Sunsets and Broken Promises (SPADE Series #1)

Chapter 55

"Engineer! where are you going!?"

"Noelle," tinignan ko ito nang madiin kaya natigilan siya. "I need you to stay here in the Philippines. I'm going back to New York with Killian" I immediately ran towards the door, carrying my small backpack filled with essentials that I need for my flight.

"I don't understand, Engineer," I turn around to look at Noelle who looks confuse. "It's already 11 in the evening, we still have a meeting to attend tomorrow. . . and what about Kaizer?" I gasped for air when she mentioned him. "Are you going to leave him waiting at your sacred place? Engineer, you do know that he's already there, right? he's waiting for you to go there"

I spent the next 16 seconds looking at Noelle who is still waiting for my answer to her question. "This is my answer," ngumiti ako sakaniya. "I'm leaving him for good--"

"Engineer! are you insane!? there's no going back after this!"

Sinamaan ko nang tingin si Noelle kaya nabigla siya. "Who are you to question my decisions in life? you're just my assistant," kitang-kita ko kung paano ito masaktan sa sinabi ko. "After this project, you can resign" Tumalikod na ako at lumabas ng apartment para pumunta sa airport.

Wala akong lakas para mag maneho, kaya naman kumuha nalang ako ng taxi papunta doon. Halata sa itsura nung driver na nag tataka ito sa kalagayan ko—sino ba namang hindi? para akong tanga na umiiyak dito sa backseat na para bang nakipag-break ako sa boyfriend ko. My sobs filled the taxi's atmosphere. Neither me nor the driver tried to ease the situation. It's as if he's letting me cry to my heart's content.

It pains me to be in this situation where I have to choose between two persons that holds a special part of my life. It sucks to feel this way—the feeling of being weak towards the world. I feel like everyone is against me and I can't do anything but play along with the destiny's plan.

In the end, I was just trying to force myself to forget about Kaizer and never really moved on from the past. I was preventing myself from accepting what happened, and now that I finally saw him again, everything just. . . bursted out, and I'm falling again. No matter how much I try to push him away from me, he just keeps coming back. I really, really wanted to stop myself from falling for Kaizer, but he's. . . the one. I want him to be mine.

"I want to see him. I want to choose him. I want him. Kaizer, I longed for him"

I felt my heart sunk to my stomach after realizing that no matter what happens, the world is against us. If only I could go back to the past, I would let Kaizer keep breaking our promises. I want to go back to our place—I want to see the nostalgic sunsets. I want to go back to his broken promises and I'd prevent everything that is happening right now.

The sunsets and his broken promises. . . I want them. I bit my lower lip. "Kuya!" I saw how the driver flinched when I screamed my lungs out.

"M-Ma'am? may problema 'ho ba?" he asked, started to drive slowly while looking at me from the rear mirror.

My lips started to tremble. I don't have much time left, I need to choose between my Mom and Kaizer. It's forbidden to hesitate between them, I know well that Mom needs me the most, but so is Kaizer. Mom has Killian by her side. Kaizer doesn't have anyone.