Love at its Greatest (Love Series #3)

Chapter 2: Changing Love

Chapter 2: Changing Love

"I'M TRULY sorry that I've lost touch," Eunice sincerely apologized to her friends.

Addie and Soleil were sitting on a couch across her, sipping their champagne while listening to her explanation.

"Alam kong sinabihan ko kayo na aayusin ko lang ang annulment ko sa Pilipinas two years ago—"

"At hindi ka na bumalik," sabi ni Addie. "Sabi mo ay isang buwan lang. Kung wala pa 'kong kakilala na officemate mo, hindi ko pa malalaman na nag-resign ka na sa trabaho at hindi na babalik ng Paris."

Tumango-tango si Soleil. "We were really worried," she added. "You're not responding to our chats. You even deactivated all your socmed accounts. Akala namin kung ano nang nangyari sa'yo."

They were conversing in French and English all throughout. Hindi na sila nagta-Tagalog ni Addie for Soleil's sake.

"A lot of things happened, Addie, Sol. That supposed to be a month of vacation turned into a meaningful one," napangiti siya nang maalala ang isang buwan na iyon—when she finally learned about love and experienced its best. "I learned about love. How to love right... Then, Terrence confessed that he loves me. He's willing to work out our marriage. There was no annulment being processed from the start."

Nagtaas ng kilay si Addie. "Totoo din ba ang narinig namin na naaksidente kayo ng asawa mo?" she asked.

Tumango siya. "Road accident. He saved my life, girls. He was in comatose for two months because of that. Iyon din ang rason kaya hindi na 'ko nakapag-update pa at bigla na lang ako nawala. I was too focused on taking care of him. Tutok din ako sa kanya nang nagising naman na siya at nagpapagaling."

"I see," Soleil said. Ibinaba nito ang hawak na champagne glass. "I'm glad you're both alright now. I mean, you're still married then?"

Itinaas niya ang kamay kung saan lagi niyang suot ang wedding ring. "Happily," she answered.

Napansin niya ang pag-ikot ng mga mata ni Addie. "Kung gumaling na pala siya, bakit hindi ka pa rin nagsabi sa'min? Through email perhaps? Ganoon ba kahirap iyon, Eunice?"

Napatungo siya. "I'm really, really sorry. I hope you can still forgive me. Pangako, hindi ko na kayo kalilimutan ulit."

Aminado naman si Eunice doon. There's no perfect excuse for forgetting her friends in Paris. Kaya nga nang naalala niyang kumustahin na ang dalawa, siya naman ang hindi maka-contact sa mga ito.

Soleil pouted. "We really thought that you don't want to be friends with us, anymore. We got a hint that you're living happily in the Philippines. Nakakatampo lang na hindi mo na kami kailangan nang masaya ka na."

"Kaya kami na lang ni Soleil ang nagkusang i-block ka sa social media. Para less burden sa'yo," Addie sarcastically said. "Baka kasi nahiya ka pa."

That's why she can't find them!

Umiling-iling si Eunice. "I admit na nawala kayo sa isipan ko. Nagsisisi ako doon. Masyadong natututok ang pansin ko sa mga nangyayari sa Pilipinas. Pero hindi naman kayo nawala sa isipan ko dahil ayoko na kayong maging kaibigan..."

If only she can just tell them all the things that happened when she was in the Philippines. Sana kaya niyang ilatag lahat-lahat, pero baka naman masobrahan sa pag-absorb ng information ang mga ito...

"I believe in you. It's alright, Eunice," nakangiting sabi ni Soleil. "Nandito ka naman na ulit ngayon. Are you with your husband?"

Marahang umiling si Eunice. "He can't go with me because he's a trusted engineer and co-leading a family company in the Philippines."