Two Steps Behind

Love you until the Sun dies

A/N: Devin was diagnosed with Dissociative Amnesia, kaya wala siyang pakialam from the last chapter. Bago ka magsimulang magbasa, play the song above ^^ , ihanda ang Tissue o Panyo. Hinga ng malalim, exhale. Now read.

Myrtle's POV:

May 10, 2025

Apat na taon na ang nakalipas, magmula ng maaksidente si Devin. Bagamat masakit, I decided to stay away from her. I decided to put up my own architectural firm. Agad naman akong nakakuha ng big projects. Nakilala ako sa mundo ng architecture mula ng magumpisa akong magtrabaho for a top firm.

I moved back to California a few months after Devin's accident. She stayed at her flat, continued life as is, in fact she recently released new music together with her band mates for their 8th Anniversary as a band. I got myself a digital copy of their album, I am listening to it right now as I explored Barcelona.

Nasa tapat ako ng Sagrada Familia it is said to be built as an atonement for the city's sins, sabi nila pag natapos na daw ito, it is the most beautiful apology one has ever seen. Ang romantic pakinggan. Ito na yata ang sarili kong atonement for a sin, I didn't deliberately commit. To lose the love of my life and experience pain as I watched her recover but not remembering a thing about us.

It is the same day today nung sinagot ko siya, 5 years na ang nakakaraan, I wonder if I would get to be with her someday. Ganun ata talaga kapag nagmahal ka ng tunay, hindi mo malimot-limutan ang mga pangarap nyo.

It stays with you, for the rest of your life. Since Devin and I didn't break up, I still celebrated the years we have been together, I still went to places we wished to go, documenting my adventures in a vlog I had decided to put up, matapos kong lumayo. This is my way of apologizing, to broadcast how I felt for her through the years.

I was filming myself, naglalakad ako patalikod, gamit ang go pro camera ko. Galing ako sa left side part ng church, papunta sa right side nito.

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Devin's POV:

After the release of our 8th year anniversary album, I asked a leave from the band. Maswerte ako at pumayag sila. Nasa Barcelona ako ngayon, sa tapat ng Sagrada Familia, a church that was built back in 1882. Malapit na daw itong matapos next year.

Naisip ko pa din si Myrtle, she would love to go here, last month ko lang naalala ang memory na ito. My therapist said, I have dissociative amnesia, ito daw ang uri ng amnesia na sadya, sadyang gusto daw ng utak ko na kalimutan si Myrtle. I felt empty, my heart felt like it was hollowed out.

It kept telling me, my heart kept whispering her name. I can almost hear it. Tanging ang mga vlogs nya ang pinanghahawakan ko, I don't know bakit hindi ko magawang kontakin ito, pero sa bawat taon na magkahiwalay kami, I celebrated what was supposed to be our anniversary. In fact, timing na timing ang release ng bagong album namin, I requested the release to be a month early.

It just got released today on iTunes, Google Play Music and Spotify. This is a 5th anniversary gift to her. Dalawa sa kanta dito ay ako mismo ang sumulat. Ang unang kanta sa limang kanta na nasa album, ay ang kantang pinamagatang Little Do You Know at ang pinakahuli ay ang kantang Back to you.

I remember when I woke up from the coma, I've been humming this song. I remember hearing Myrtle's voice saying the phrase "I love you until the sun dies." I got to work on it with Arden. Masaya naman ako sa blending ng boses namin. Dahil mas feminine ang boses nito, it sounded like a duet of two lovers.

I've been playing the song on loop while taking a video of myself. Naglalakad ako papunta sa left side ng church, nakatalikod. Nang may biglang naka-bangga ako, mahina lang naman. I had to stop the recording to take a look at mag-apologize sa naka-bangga ko.

I turned around and to my surprise, it was her.

"Sorry, I wasn't watching where I am going." Her head was bowed down, picking up stuff she dropped from the collision.

"I'm sorry too, love." I said to her as I helped her pick up what she dropped.

Then our eyes met, kitang-kita ko sa mga mata nya ang alinlangan, ang sorpresa at takot. Her brown orbs looked deep into my black orbs. She straightened herself.

"You're good. Love." She says after, tila sinusubukan nya ang dating pangalan na ibininyag ko sa kanya.

I smiled at her response and she did too, niyakap ko siya sa puntong ito at sinabi sa kanya.

"I remember everything, I remember you now, love. I'm sorry." Umiiyak ko nang sabi sa kanya.

She hugged me back, the same intense and tight hug I have given her a while ago.

"Welcome home, love." She says so as she cried herself.

By this time, my tears are falling as well. We hugged each other for what seemed like a long time. Each one never wanting to let go, but I pulled away eventually, to see her face, her eyes that never failed to captivate me from Day one.

Pinunasan ko muna ang mga luha niya, not minding my own tears which is making my sight blurry. Tuloy-tuloy lang ang pagdaloy ng mga luha ko, she reached for my face to wipe the tears away. I let her do that. Feeling her soft skin brushing against my cheek is a wonderful feeling.

Naalala kong dala ko ang engagement ring na ipinamana sa akin ni Daddy, a few years back. I reached for the ring in my jacket's breast pocket. I started to speak in front of her and the Sagrada Familia.

"Love, Sabi ko sa sarili ko, pag nakita kita ulit, hinding-hindi na kita pakakawalan pa, ngayon sa harap ng Sagrada Familia, nakita kitang muli, what are the odds right? Sa lugar pa na sinasabing greatest atonement for the city's sin, sa lugar na gusto mong marating. I want this to be the most beautiful apology I have given, hayaan mo akong iparamdam na mahal kita love." I knelt down and got the box out of my breast pocket.

"Will you Myrtle R. Peters, be my wife until the sun dies?" I asked her.

Her face full of shock and disbelief, all the years of pain I caused her seems to be gone, for when I look at her now, all I am seeing is her and our kids. She smiled and nods with new tears streaming down her face.

"Yes, love. A billion times yes. I'll love you until the sun dies, I promised you that when you were in coma, I'm happy to have kept it all this time." She said as she pulled me up. Ginawaran nya ako ng isang matamis na halik.

After we pulled away, I got her hand where her promise ring is at isinuot ko ang engagement ring na ipinamana sa akin ni Dad. It fitted her perfectly she looks more of a princess now more than ever.

She hugged me tight and kissed me on my lips. I felt home at last, di ko na alintana ang mga taong nakapaligid sa amin, nagpapalakpakan. All that matters now is us, After four years of being away, we are finally home in each other's arms.

Sa pagkakataong ito, I know I'm never letting her go.

A/N:

Ang mga isinulat ko dito ay pawang kathang isip lamang, the two songs I mentioned where songs written and performed by Alex & Sierra. Hindi pag aari ni Glaiza De Castro at Kyla ang exclusive rights nito.

Listen to the song Back to You. 😍

Muli akong nagpapasalamat sa pagmamahal at suporta ninyo sa mga stories ko. Keep sagwaning and hopiaing. Keep the kennekshen rebels. 👉👈

Hanggang sa muling update. Punas muna ako ng luha ko. Huhuhu. 😭😭😭

-Sky