Moving Along The Beat

Epilogue

We were so happy. So in love.

Theo Sebastian Seo was the perfectly imperfect boyfriend that any girl could ever have. Kaya nga sobrang swerte 'ko na nasa akin siya.

We both quitted our choreographer life, but we kept in touch with MAVIS and Ginny.

Ginny and I cleared everything, maayos na kami, I mean, matagal na, pero nagkaroon na ng dahilan kung bakit niya ako bigla sinungitan nang sobra noon.

She said, "I liked Achie back then, so I was jealous of you, tapos palagi ka pang bukambibig ni daddy. I didn't realize na nakapagtanim na ako ng sama ng loob sa'yo."

Then, voila! It's all cleared.

And Achie, we're still the same, parang wala ngang nangyari eh.

"'Nak, baon mo."

I smiled at mama when she gave me my lunchbox, dahil kay Theo ay nasanay akong nagbabaon sa trabaho imbis na bumili na lang sa cafeteria.

I kissed her cheeks as I bid my goodbye.

"Mag-iingat ka."

Nagmamadali akong sumakay sa kotse dahil may daraanan pa ako. Nginitian ko ang security guard nang pagbuksan ako nito ng gate.

I was living with my mom simula nang nagkatrabaho ako, sa West Side pa rin pero bumili na kami ng bahay sa isang exclusive subdivision dito.

Back to Theo, hindi ko nga alam kung nasaan ngayon 'yon eh. I missed him.  My cheerleader. Everytime that I was close to breaking down dahil sa mga pinapagawa sa'kin sa work. He was always by my side.

He's my nurse. Kada may sakit ako, siya ang nag-aalaga. Busy kasi si mama. At sabi niya, matanda na si mama, hayaan daw na siya naman ang mag-alaga sa'kin.

He's my teacher. Sa tuwing nalilito pa rin ako, kahit magkaiba kami ng inaaral, aaralin niya para sa akin. Ituturo niya hanggang sa mas ma-gets ko.

Sometimes I asked myself, who am I to have someone like him?

He's my photographer. He would always take instagrammable pictures for me. He would take stolen shots, candid, lahat na ata.

He would always dance for me. We would always dance para maubos ang oras.

Our colleagues were already asking us kung kailan kami ikakasal, but of course, we would just shrugged it off.

May balak naman kami pero hindi pa noong panahong tinatanong kami, we're not yet successful enough.

He was my chef. Lalo na noong mga panahong kauumpisa ko pa lang, sa sobrang sipag ko sa trabaho nakalilimutan ko nang kumain. He would always bring me snack para hindi ako manghina.

He's not perfect but he always tried to be one.

He was my everything.

But everything must come to an end.

In the middle of our relationship, there were so many bumpy ride, hindi naging madali, pero nalabanan namin, kasi nga mahal namin ang isa't isa.

There would be fights but he was always the one who would say sorry.

We already faced all the odds that were not in our favor but... I gave up.

Bigla talagang dadating sa punto na mawawalan ng spark. Yung magigising ka na lang isang araw, wala ka ng nararamdaman.

And that's what happened. I woke up without feelings for him. Akala ko kasi nakasanayan ko na lang na nandiyan siya, akala ko hindi na namin dapat ipagpatuloy kasi wala na nga.