The Fatal Love Of Zamarrah

Epilogue

"Hoy po!"

Napalingon ako only to be blinded by a sudden flash from a camera. Ang hilig talaga nitong mag-picture nang walang paalam.

"Ganun ka pa rin talaga kagalit sakin ha? Zam? That you have to kill me in your novel?" he said to me.

"I still hate you sa pagpa-prank nyo sakin no'n just to make me say I love you. Kahit di nyo naman gawin yon, patatawarin pa rin kita, nuh," I replied.

"Suuuus! Ang saya ko kaya non kasi kitang-kita ko talaga na mahal na mahal mo ko, grabe iyak mo nun."

"Andami n'yo pang in-involve na tao at resources ha."

"Syempre, anything to see you crying hard for me."

"Ay geh, ganyanan. Deh sa totoo lang, kaya hinayaan kong mamatay yung character mo don ay dahil ayokong maagaw ka pa ng iba. Kasi once na marami nang makabasa nitong story, tapos nalaman nilang true-to-life to, hahanapin ka nila kasi you're too perfect. Aagawin ka nila kaya better let them think na namatay si Justin."

"Possessive much, Ms. De Guzman?"

"Ah huh."

"I could think of other ways para di na ko maagaw sayo rather than killing me in your novel."

"And that is?"

"Marry me, Zamzam. Be my wife."

Pakiningshet. Let me breathe first, one... two... three...

"Hay nako, mukhang wala na kong choice. Kaysa maagaw ka pa ng iba, sige na nga. Pakakasalan na kita."

"Ay, napipilitan ka lang? Hmmm parang ang ganda rin nung isang writer dun sa may..."

I quickly grabbed him to kiss him kahit nasa public pa kami. Might as well let 'em know that he's mine.

"Yes, Justin. I'll marry you."

Haysss... Talk about promises. Ito nga pala yung promise namin talaga sa isa't isa fifteen years ago.

Akalain mo yun? Nakatuluyan ko pa tong palachikong na 'to.

*****END*****

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Love is a powerful thing. It can be at any form. It can even be fatal just like Zamarrah's.

If we could learn a lesson from this, yun ay kung hindi mo mahanap yung love sa ibang tao, hanapin mo yun sa sarili mo. Isang bagay na nakalimutan yatang gawin ni Donya Consta kaya namatay s'yang kawawa. Ah belat!

Binabasa mo ba talaga 'to?

Oh and one thing, it might sound contrary but I, personally, do not believe in such term as "love back". Yung pag minahal ka nung taong mahal mo, loving back daw tawag do'n. Lol. Walang gano'n.

True love is unconditional. Kung mahal mo sya, mahal mo sya, periodt. Kung mahal ka rin nya, mahal ka nya, periodt den.

Kaya wag masyadong humopya na mamahalin tayo pabalik ng mga taong mahal natin ha?

Tamang spread lang ng ka-bitteran at negativities baka sakaling may isang Justin De Dios ding humalik sakin.

Kbye.

Stream ALAB. Stan SB19.

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