365 DAYS

Chapter 45🌟

Vanessa's pov

"TEN MINUTES"

"Ano ba bilisan mo na" sigaw ko kay Laurene.

"Wag ka magmadali"

"Bakit ba kase kailangan natin magkita-kita bago yung graduation?"

"Ewan pinapunta lang rin naman ako"

Papunta na kami sa soccer field kung saan ginawa ang graduation.

Hinahanap na namin ang mga magulang namin.

Pinakilala kami isa isa at umupo na kami sa aming upuan.

~Kumanta sila tapos nagsimula sa bottom tas eto na skip tayo sa part na nila(pasensya na di ko pa po alam kung pano graduation kase elem graduation palang nararanasan ko)~

"Next, our top 5"

People started to clap.

"Lawrence Harrison Lim"

"Monique Chandria Cruz"

"Laurene Ashlyn Torres"

"Colten Gabriel Alexander"

"Vanessa Abigail Richardson"

"Let us congratulate our top 5 and our student council including Park Minjun for this year"

People started to clap and our parents giving us the medals we worked hard for.

~After the event~

"Vanessa, let's go to the garden?"

Hinila ako ni Minjun papunta sa garden at umupo kung saan kami laging umuupo.

Tumingin ako sa mga halaman na nasa  harap ko.

I like flowers.

"What is it?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yes, what is it?"

I look at him directly at his eyes.

"When someone brings you to this garden...what happens?"

"Everyone who brings me here and talk to me leaves or something goes wrong"

"Really?"

"Yea, and you are leaving me right?"

"Are you going to let me go?"

"I don't want to"

Tears started to build up.

"But do I need to?"

"Yes"

"Why?"

"I am not the one for you"

"Is it because of her?"

"Yes, I'm sorry...I don't want to leave, but I need to marry her"

Tears started to fall.

"Why? I can marry you, just wait. I'll be the best girl you'll ever meet"

"My parents arranged me and I can't do anything"

"Pero ayoko, wala na bang ibang paraan?"

"The only way is you letting me go"

"What if I don't want to? Would you still go?"

"Y-yes"

"I can't, I said I am ready pero hindi ko pala kaya"

"Sorry, for going in your life"

"Can't you stay...just stay, we'll grow old together, I'll be the best wife, I'll be anything and I'll do anything...just please stay"

He wiped my tears and hug me tight.

"I'll let go of this hug whenever you ate ready to let go"

"I'll never say I'm ready...you'll hug me forever"

"I can't"

"Why did you have to go when I fall already? Why didn't you go then? Puta ang sakit"

I cried harder.

"For 8 months, 8 months of love and now I need to let go?"

"I saw in your eyes that you love me, but I also saw someone who'll protect you more than how I protected you"

"And who is he?"

"You need to find him and finish your life with him, finish every chapter of your life with him"

We stood there crying and not wanting to let go of each other.

"Now are you ready?"

"If I let go...you'll still be part of my life right?"

"Yes, I'll still be there for you as your past lover and as your friend"

"I love you, but I'll let you go now...fly to your dreams without me, but with her. I'll be the flower you'll see that will grow and someday I'll be the tree you'll be leaning on"

I slowly let go of the hug, but Minjun is still hugging me and not wanting to let go.

"Now I let go, you need to let go to remember?"

"I'll be your friend that you can lean on"

He slowly let go of the hug and our eyes filled with tears. He let go of the hug, but won't let go of my hand.

"Minjun, pagbilang ko ng tatlo sabay tayong bibitaw"

"Isa..."

"Dalawa..."

"Dalawa't kahalati..."

"Tatlo at malaya ka na"

Sabay kaming bumitaw at unting unti akong umatras. Tumalikod sya at pinanood kong umalis.

"Wag kang lilingon, nagmamakaawa ako wag na wag kang lilingon"

Bumagsak ako sa lupa yakap-yakap ang dalawa kong tuhod.

Isa sa mga tinuro sa'kin dati...

Wag na wag kang lilingon kapag iniwan o binitawan mo na ang isang tao kase isang beses ka lang lumingon mas masasaktan ng masasaktan yan...

Parang pag-iniwan mo wag mo na balikan, sinaktan mo na nga babalikan mo pa tas iiwan mo rin naman sa huli sasaktan mo lang ulet.