Almost Mine (Ekis Babies #5)

Day 1224

Rage Madrigal

6:45 PM

Rage: Gusto ulit niyang mag-bakasyon dito sa Pilipinas sa summer.

Seen, 6:47 PM

Oh.

Rage: And she's thinking of staying here.

Rage: For good.

Oh.

Rage: I am still afraid since our parents are still in hiding and many enemies are looking for them.

Rage: But Connor, minsan ko nang pinangunahan sa pagdedesisyon si Arzilea.

Rage: I don't think I can do it again.

Rage: She's all grown up.

You are different from how you were four years ago.

You can protect her more now.

We can protect her.

Seen, 6:58 PM

Rage: Do you regret it?

What.

Rage: Making her go.

Sometimes.

Sometimes I can't help but think of the what ifs. What if I made her stay. What if we made it work. What if I told her the truth. What if I went with her.

I regret so many things but seeing her there? Seeing her grew up? Seeing her living for herself? Seeing her getting the world? It made it easier to convince myself that I made the right decision.

Because you were right before.

She was blinded by her love to me that she could not see what's good for her. She closed her world around me and that feels so damn good but with her being so young then, it wasn't right.

I could wait for her. But the chances and experiences that she could get cannot. Taking away her right to decide was wrong but I want to believe that I was making the right choice.

Rage, I told you this before. I am making her go not because I don't love her, but because I love her so much I want her to reach the stars.

Do you also remember what I said back then?

Rage: Sa sobrang dami mong sinabi hindi ko na maalala lahat.

I told you I would wait.

I'm done waiting.

If she comes back alone, I am making my move.

Rage: Fuck.

I am making my move.

Rage: Can't you at least wait until our parents' mess are all cleaned up?!

I'm done waiting.

Rage: Fuck.

Seen, 7:17 PM