Crumbled

Barely Twenty Four.

Twenty - Three and One Fourth

"Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."

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3 months later..

Beers.Lamberts Contemporary Gallery || London, UK

"Hello, Maine?"

"Hello, RJ? Love, can I call you back later? Nagsimula na kasi yung exhibit. Oh my god, if you could just see how many people are here right now, gusto ko nang umiyak. This is overwhelming."

"That's great. Sige, I'll see you later."

"See me later?"

"Oh. Uhm, I meant Facetime, love."

"Ah hahaha. Okay, I'll see you via Facetime later, then. Give me two hours. Sige na, I have to go. The bosses are here. Bye. I love you."

Maine ended the call, heaved a sighed and proceeded to the main lobby as she welcomes her bosses to her exhibit.

It has been three months since she and Marcus flew back to London and the first few weeks back there was hard. It was as if someone pushed her restart button and poof, she's back to her old self five years ago when she first got there.

This time, however, is somehow different. This time, RJ was there when she left. This time, RJ was with her all the way to the airport to send her off. This time, she knew he will be waiting for her to come back. And this time, she looks forward to it every single day she wakes up miles away from him.

Basically, she asked her to come and he wanted to. He wouldn't want to be away from her as much as she does. But they cannot be entirely selfish. There are a lot of people - most of them are their friends - who works for a living in Rosario's. RJ couldn't just simply leave and abandon everyone. So, he promised to figure it all out and once Rosario's is all set, he will have Nico manage the whole thing. But of course, it would take some time.

As much as they want to finally start a life together, they also couldn't leave behind the life they had for the last five years.

And finally, after over four months of preparation, Maine's fourth exhibit has started. Everyone who attended loved her paintings. Everyone loved Marilog. But for her, everything about the exhibit is extra special because those paintings became a simple way for her to have a second chance in love. Ironically, her passion for painting was the reason she left Marilog years ago, and her passion for painting also became the reason why she and RJ had their paths crossed again.

Maine's heart is filled with contentment and happiness as she welcomes her visitors, sharing them some stories behind the paintings and Marilog.

While RJ..

He checked his phone one last time before he puts it back inside his pocket. He took deep breaths and smiled as he watched tons of people leave the building one by one.

It has been almost two hours but he felt like he could just stand there outside for the rest of the night and savor every moment someone walks out of the building with smiles on their faces and discussing sentiments of awe.

It was probably such an amazing moment for her and he wouldn't miss it for the world to see the look on her face.

After a few more minutes, he finally decided to do it. He buttoned up his tux and took a deep breath.

He slowly walked inside the building.

Beers.Lamberts Contemporary Gallery || Dei Mendoza Art Exhibit