I once was Atticus Wren's world.
Hinatid niya ulit ako sa bahay pagkatapos 'kong umiyak ng umiyak sa kanya.
When I entered my room, I cried again.
My walls were filled with all our memories together. Four years worth of happy memories. Four years of Atticus Wren.
We never talked at school too. Hinayaan ko narin yung mga tsismosa sa paligid na magkalat na tapos na daw kami. Pero ano yung tatapusin? Wala naman kaming inumpisahan.
But my only regret is that I lost someone again. Another precious gift, all gone.
Isang taon din kaming hindi nagpansinan.
Tapos nalaman ko na sila na nung kasama niya palagi.
The bitterness in my heart was still there. Bakit ang dali lang para sa kanyang maghanap ng iba?
Pero nung nakita ko siya, kasama nung bago niya, nakakuha ako ng sagot.
The look in his eyes. His eyes were shining. He was glowing. He radiated so much happiness.
And I was happy for him, really. I never saw him like that before. Sure, I can feel that he was genuinely happy with me. He never failed to make me feel loved.
Sometimes, I would hear people talk shit about the two of them. At hindi ko kaya yun, kaya minsan, pumapatol ako sa mga taong yun. I would always defend them.
Because they're not doing anything that harms other people.
They are human. They can do whatever they like. Love someone with the same gender, and they deserve happiness too.
And he was so, so different around his new person.
He was complete.
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Short Story"He was once mine. He was my person." "What changed?" "Everything. As cliche as it sounds, everything changed. Better, for him." "And for you?" I smiled.
