This Time (mejj hiatus)

Prolouge

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She was ready to walk away from him but he held onto her arm before she could even step out of his room.

"Please... don't make this difficult for me anymore." she thought.

"Ano ba.. ano ba talaga ang problema?" He felt his eyes in tears. He didn't think that this day would come; that he would fight for her to stay. To stay from him.

"Pwede naman nating pag-usapan 'to ng maayos diba? Walang ganiyanan, Aly." His eyes were pleading. He were pleading.

"Kief, hindi mo ko maiintindihan." she said trying to get away from his tight grip.

"Paano kita hindi maiintindihan eh, hindi mo nga sinasabi sa akin kung ano 'yong prob—"

"HINDI NA KITA MAHAL, KIEFER!"

He was taken aback by what she had just said. He felt a certain pang in her heart. 'Yong sakit. Sakit na masabihan ka ng mahal mo na hindi ka na niya mahal.

"Ano, naiintindihan mo naba ako? Kiefer... hindi na kita mahal. Kaya please.. Wag mo nang ipagsiksikan yang sarili mo sa akin. Kasi hindi na kita mahal at masasaktan ka lang."

As Alyssa said these words, she also felt her eyes in tears. Alam niya sa kaniyang puso at sa kaniyang sarili na mahal na mahal niya si Kiefer pero she have to do this for the both of them.

She had to protect him form... herself.

"Hindi 'yan totoo, Alyssa. Alam ko." He said weakly. Bowing his head down also.

"Yan ang totoo Kiefer. Lahat ng ginawa ko para sa'yo. Lahat ng mga efforts ko sa iyo. Lahat yan ay purong kasinungalingan lang. Pinipilit ko lang ang sarili kosa relasyon na 'to. Pinipilit lang kitang mahalin. Kaya please. Intindihin mo ako kahit ngayon lang." 

He couldn't speak. Parang gumuho ang kaniyang mundo sa kaniyang narinig.

He couldn't believe that the love he believe to be true is just a lie. Kasinungalingan. Pero, kilala niya si Alyssa. Kilalang kilala niya.

"Kilala kita Ly. Alam kong mahal mo ako dati pa."

He managed to say these words, but deep inside he is broken.

"Pwede naman natin 'tong pag usapan diba? Kung may problema ka o may pinagdadaanan. Please, pagusapan natin 'to. Ly, wag mo naman akong iwan." Nag simula nanamang pumatak ang kanilang mga luha. Kiefer held both Alyssa's hand.

This was a lot more difficult than she had imagine. Pero kailangan 'to ni Alyssa. 

"I'm sorryyy. Kief.."

"Siguro ngayon, hindi mo ako maiintindihan. Pero, Kief balang araw... balang araw malalaman at maiintindihan mo rin ako.

"Kiefer please, Just let me go."

"But I don't want to let you go."

He hugged her so tight.

"Kiefer, wag mo na akong pahirapan pa."

"Ayoko, Aly. Ayoko..."

She fought her way para makawala sa grip ni Kiefer. She finally loosed it. Nakawala na siya.

"Siguro hindi talaga tayo para sa isa't isa." she said whiping her tears "Balang araw Kiefer.. sana pagdating ng panahon,  maiintindihan mo rin ako." 

And by those words. She walked away from him and she never looked back.