Atty. Calvry

Chapter 24

Years later, I decided to finished my masteral and doctorate before I start working as a professor again.

It wasn't an easy journey, especially when the guilt was eating me everyday; it's tormenting me for what i've done to her.

I couldn't even sleep peacefully at night because she's all I could think about and the pain that I've caused her.

But was it really my fault?

I'm just doing what I think was the right thing to do, if her parents were still alive now, I don't think they want their daughter to love me romantically.

I'm pretty sure they would've immediately send her a thousand miles away from me.

But, I don't even love her in that way.... or so I thought?

Naguguluhan ako, isa din sa rason kung bakit kailangan kong lumayo muna sa kanya. I'm just hoping that Princess Clementine keep her promise to make her safe all the time.

"You seem bothered again." my grandma sat beside me before pulling my hands and squeezed it softly. "It's been years..."

I sighed. "It's hard to move on, mamè, until now I'm still confused."

"But you just did what you think was right." she trailed off. "... right?"

I slightly licked my lower lips as I intently stare at the blue sky. "Was it really the right thing?" I smiled wryly.

"If it's making you feel skeptical with your decision, then, no... I don't think that was the right thing."

I chuckled dryly. "I was looking forward to meet my sister for a long time, but it's funny because she fell for me." I paused for a seconds before sighing. "She didn't even know that we're not really blood related and yet she was still ready to risks it all for me."

"She's 17 at that time, right?"

I nod. "Yes."

"Do you really think that what she felt for you was pure infatuation?"

"She's just 17 at that time, mamè, I don't think she know what love really is." I responds. "And it's not even a year since we met and she'll tell me that she loves me romantically? Who would've believe that?"

"Tsk. Tsk." I curiously look at my grandma. "I believe her."

"W-What?"

"I was 12 when I start loving your grandfather."

Hindi ako nakapagsalita dahil sa gulat. Hindi ko alam na maaga pa lang minahal ni mamè si papè.

"Just like your papè, he also thought that what I felt for him was pure infatuation." she chuckled. "Mukhang nagmana ka sa papè mo."

"B-But, mamè, do you think if her parents were still alive, they want her to love me? Because, I don't think so."

Pinalayo nga nila ako sa kanya, ano nalang kaya kapag nalaman nilang mahal ako ng anak nila.

"The question here is, do you love her?"

"Of course, mamè, I love her, I treat her as my sister." I responds.

"No... do you love her romantically?"

Oh...

Even after all these years, I still don't know about these unexplainable feelings I felt for her.