Cinis

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by isy1619

by isy1619

A/N: this is set in a/u where they are non - celebrities. I'll leave it at that.

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"What do you want?"

Lara approached the petite woman, who looked at her blankly. It has been so many years, Lara thought, yet she remains the same.

"Maine, I just wanted to talk..." Lara began, voice barely a whisper.

Maine laughed – it sounded hollow and pained. "You now want to talk? What do you even want from me? Why are you even here?", she spat.

"I am sorry to not have been here before", Lara whispered tearfully. "I know that RJ would have wanted me to be here. To be with you."

The mere mention of RJ broke Maine, who was fiddling with her locket necklace. She calmly spoke with her eyes shedding tears.

"RJ would have wanted you as his sister to be here, with him, many years ago. Yet you chose to be angry at him', she said. "For what reasons, I don't know exactly, but if its for the inheritance , that meant nothing. He wanted you to be on his side. As siblings should."

Lara is now crying, "I was selfish, and all I thought was that Kuya was getting more from everyone and not just the inheritance, the love, the attention..." . Her voice trailed.

"You were worth more than that to him, Lara." Maine said. "You of all people should have not let your insecurity get in the way. He loves you so much, that he would give you the moon if he could. " She now looks away.

Lara stills and falls on her knees. "I am so sorry Maine, I am sorry for not believing my only brother. I was weak and mad." She holds on to Maine's arm.

Maine shifts, her face more somber and places her hand on top of Lara's. "I am sorry, too, but it pained me seeing him lose you slowly. He would give away anything for you , as your Kuya loved you so much."

Lara weeps and weeps. Until she feels something cold and small in the palm of her hand. It was the locket necklace. She looks at Maine questioningly.

"RJ did not want to be buried, Lara, and had asked to be cremated. His ashes are inside the locket. He does not want to be far away from anyone that he loves, so he made me promise to do this, for you, and me and Ziggy". Maine tells her. "Wear it. For he wants to be close to your heart".

And with that, Lara cries more. Because her brother still looks still looks out for her even when he has left this world.

A/N:

Cinis is latin for ashes.

Please don't kill me. It kind of just happened. You know how feelings are, parang palitaw. Lulubog, lilitaw.

The locket exists by the way. When my papa passed, my mom commissioned to have us all wear a locket necklace with my papa's ashes., coz he did not want to be left behind (his urn is in our home). ❤️

Dedicated to the ClingyTitas and Butchikiks 😘

And to my bestie - Marie - for always being there. 😘