Winsome Love: Mishan

Winsome Love 35

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Mishan,

Out of everyone, I think you're the one who'd understand me. I can't believe how long we've been together, kahit walang tayo. I guess, this would be the last. Our collaborations really let me get to know you more. Thank you for everything, Mishan. I would still treat you as a friend of mine.
Hope you would come on Saturday.

Zach Villacorta

Standing without any reaction after reading the letter. I thought something is gonna happen after him giving me some attentions last week. Pero iba pala.

Tears flow down my face expecting someone to wipe it. Pero sarili ko lang amg tanging pupunas nito.

Of all the sacrifices I've done, this is a big blow. But still, I'm ready to make more sacrifices but not for him, for myself.

3 days and it will be Papa's birthday. 5 days, it will be the Man of my life's wedding.

I'm happy for him. Palagi namang ganoon, kahit mapait ang loob. Masaya ka padin, mahal mo hindi ba? Now, it took me so long to realize that this is my time to let go. Let go of the hurt, people have caused me.

Pinalis ko muli ang luhang lumandas sa aking pisngi. Para akong sinasaksak ng paulit ulit sa puso. Ang sakit. Akala ko, ito na ang huling pagkakataon para sa aming dalawa. Malapit ko ng asahan na kakaiba ang lovestory naming dalawa, pero hindi. We don't have lovestory. Dahil ang kwentong ito, kwento ko lang. My story with him. And on his own story, I'm missing, no, not missing, coz' I'm not there.

Humarap ako sa malaking pintuan namin noon, this is were I've started. Ang mansion ng mga Alcantara... Dinama ko ang hanging buhay sa silangan. It's pass 7 p.m. and I'm just going here for a second, dadalhin ko lamang ang regalo ko at mangungumusta.

I badly want to see Lola, Manang Seling and even Rose. I smiled, years have past but this Mishan remains the same. Ang mumunting batang lumaki sa kalinga ng lahat ay mananatiling ganito parin. I learned that never forget where you came fron, at dito ako nagmula.

Binati ako ng marahil ay bagong hired na guard. He ain't the guard I saw years ago. Someone had fired our guard years ago.

Ngumiti ako bilang tugon. The natural ambiance of the place did not fade. The vintage look of the terrace wasn't replace by another set of styles. I'm glad they did't change it at all. The chandelier is still as bright as before, iyon nga lang, marahil ay napaltan na ito.

There are some politicians here. I saw one of the bodyguards of the Mayor and maybe they are with some honorable persons.

Naalala ko pa ang mga araw na hindi na ako mag-aatubiling pumasok sa bahay. But now is so strange, it's like I'm on someone's house I personally don't know.

Pagkaakyat ko sa mahabang hagdanan ay agad na nagsilingunan ang mga tao sakin. I'm wearing a simple Zara dress matched with a stilletos. Bitbit ang regalo para kay Papa ay tumungo ako papasok, hindi pinansin ang mga nakatingin.

I sighed when I reached the living room. The house are surrounded with new furnitures. Nag-iba ang lahat sa bahay. Though there are some tables placed because of the event, kitang kita ko ang pangingiba ko sa buong bahay.

The stairs are coated with new ancient styles. The tiles were more creative to look because of the light of the new chandelier. The walls are exposed because new colors are used. Ibang iba ito.