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I love you.

He has been staring at his phone for minutes, waiting for her to reply. He takes deep breath as he puts his phone down the table.

It was not a good week for him; he was bypassed for a promotion at work and his girlfriend has been lukewarm. Normally, he gets a quick reply , an i love you too  but the past days the replies have been fewer and sparse.

He admits his shortcomings. His life is a mess right now - grandma has been sick and was rushed to the hospital about a month ago, thus him dropping the ball in one of his team's biggest ad projects. He speculates that this promotion was not given to him due to his negligence and because of that, he has been extra sulky and grumpy. His sweet girl , who is usually understanding, has been getting the short end of the stick. He has been missing dates, forgetting dates. When she comes by, he's an angry cloud versus her sunny self. It usually does not end well.

I am losing her,  he thinks. He rubs his hands to his face. How can he let this go this far? It's been 3 days since they spoke, and he has now been in seclusion.

Suddenly, he is engulfed with her arms. And her warm breath is close to her ear. I love you , too. I love you still. It will be okay.  She turns to him and kisses his eyes. His nose. His lips.  He stares at her and knows that it will indeed be okay.

Why won't it be, with her by his side?

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posting here coz I didn't get to. Sa twitter lang pala. ☺️
📷 credit to @aldenrichards02 IG