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Prologue

“Sorry, pero, ayoko na.” He said then he turned his back against me and left, holding another girl’s hand.

Tears were falling down my cheeks rapidly. I wasn’t weak. I was in pain. “Ayaw mo na?! So ganun na lang ‘yun?! Ha?!” I shouted at him but nothing happened. He walked away with his new girl as if he didn’t hear me. As if, nothing happened. As if… I was a stranger who was calling someone else.

And up to now, I still remember that day.

‘Yung araw na iniwan niya ‘ko. Iniwan ako ni Kid. Iniwan ako ni Aiel Kid Lorenzo. The guy whom I was with for 5 years. The guy who promised me a lot of things. The guy who gave me a lot of memories. The guy who told me he loves me. The guy whom I trusted so much. The guy who promised me forever. The guy whom I love so much. And that guy… is now gone.

Siguro, hanggang doon na lang talaga ‘yun.

Hanggang doon na lang talaga kami.

I miss him so much, and I still love him, but what can I do?

Everything’s finished and I can’t bring back everything just like that.

There’s no more ME and HIM.

There’s no more US.

He exists now... only in my memory.