WL #2: Braelynn Leonor Walter (COMPLETED)

Chapter 18

Zephyr's POV:

"Zephyr, Are you okay? I've noticed that you're not yourself these past few days. Is there something wrong? You know, you can tell me anything." My mom said and I just forced a smile.

I'm a fucking idiot and a coward.

"I'm okay mom I'm just stressed out lately because the school year is ending." I said and she arched her eyebrow and shook her head.

"I'm your mom. I know when something is wrong so tell me what has been bothering you these past few days." She said and sat beside me on the couch.

I sighed. "So there's this woman... that I met at a bar and she caught my eye, and when I first saw her while performing on stage, my heart beat felt like it was racing so fast, and we met multiple times after that, and I began developing feelings for her...but I was scared. I don't want to hurt her, and I was surprised when she said she likes me. Shouldn't I be happy? But I was terrified... everything, including what the future holds for us What if I end up hurting her so badly... That is something I cannot do to her. So I rejected her, and now I'm regretting everything. I wish I hadn't been such an idiot and coward. I was so focused on not hurting her that I didn't realize I was breaking her heart even more when I rejected her and told her I only see her as a friend and everything I said and we did together meant nothing to me. But, no, everything I said was meant for her, and everything we did together meant everything to me and was a big part of who I was. I said and mom forced a smile.

"But not I'm not confused anymore. Mom, I love her so much..." I said while holding back my tears.

"You're not perfect, Zephyr, and you make mistakes. And loving someone brings pain, and you may not want to hurt her, but you can't help yourself. Your love will hurt her no matter what you do." She said while starting deeply at me.

"You resemble your father. He was also a coward back then, and if his friends hadn't pushed him to approach me, we wouldn't be married right now, and you and your brother wouldn't be here. You see, my relationship with your father isn't perfect either; we frequently hurt each other despite our best efforts to avoid it. But we have stayed strong until now. Love can be hurtful to both you and the person you love, but it is also the reason you stay with that person. Staying in love is a completely different story because it is a lifelong commitment." She said and smiled widely and her words comforted me so much.

Sakto naman ay nakita ko si dad na pababa ng hagdan at lumapit sa'min at agad naman na tumayo si mom para salubungin siya. "Mahal! Ang tagal mo kanina pa kita hinihintay." Sabi ni mom at nakabihis sila ngayon ng pang labas mukhang may importante silang pupuntahan.

Hinalikan ni dad ang noo ni mom. "Sorry, tara na? we wouldn't want to be late." Sabi ni dad at hinawakan ang kamay ni mom and they interwined hands.

"Zephyr, your brother and his wife with your niece is coming today and tell them we'll be back soon." Dad said and I nodded.

Pagka alis nila ay bumalik na ako sa ginagawa ko at tambak ako ng gawain ngayon dahil patapos na ang school year at kailangan ko na silang grade-dan at aasikasuhin ko pa ang mga hindi makaka graduate dahil sa halos walang pinapasang requirements at yung mga ga-graduate ng may honors.

I'm proud of Viola because she was able to catch up with her grades in a short period of time and is now one of the students who will graduate with high honors. Their graduation is in two months.

"Zyke in da house! Baby brother where are you?! Nandito na ang gwapo mong kuya!" I rolled my eyes when I heard my brother's voice.

"Tito!" I heard my niece shouted and ran towards me.