"Athena?"
"Yes?"
"How'd did you accept all this?"
"Simple. Mahal ko."
"Is love enough to forgive?"
"Depends on the person, pero ako? Inintindi ko ang sitwasyon bago ako nagdesisyon, bakit? Kasi naisip ko, am I willing to let go of the years we spent? Because of the issue? Issue na sumulpot lang sa kung saan?"
I was just looking at her while she's answering.
"Oo masakit nung makita ko yung pictures, pero wala kasing paliwanag pa ng mga panahong yun. It was confusing, and painful pero nung narinig ko yung paliwanag niya, it's as if everything was clear"
"Clear?"
"Clear that I love him more than anything. Mas angat sakin yung pagmamahal kesa sa pagdududa, I know him more than anyone else"
"Isa pa..." pagpapatuloy niya
"He showed me nothing but goodness kaya mahirap hindi paniwalaan ang paliwanag niya. Mahirap hindi siya patawarin."
"Message sa mga may nasasabi sa relationship niyo?"
"Message? Censor niyo na lang sa vid ah? Pero fck off. Hindi kayo yung nasa relasyon. Hindi kayo yung jowa, hindi kayo yung nasaktan, don't you judge my boyfriend rudely dahil ako makakalaban niyo. We'd protect each other from you. One thing I learned here? Snakes and chickens are always around you. Snakes trying to bite you quietly to kill you. Chickens who blabber endlessly kahit walang kwenta sinasabi. Kung inggit kayo sa relasyon namin, maghanap kayo ng sarili niyo"
"Athena calm down haha" natatawang sabi ko na lang
"I am calm psh"
"I love you"
"I love you too"
Athena's PoV
One thing I learned in this journey? Pag mahal mo ang isang tao, hindi ka agad bibitaw. You'll keep looking for a reason to hang on. Kasi di naman nga sapat yung mahal mo lang eh. Dapat makita mo dun sa tao yung pagsisisi. Yung kagustuhan niyang bumalik sayo. Yung pagsisikap niyang makuha ka ulit. Maraming paraan, nasa satin na lang yon pano natin tatanggapin kung tayo yung nasaktan.
Ako? Pinili ko pa rin si Ares. Kasi mahal ko. At kahit nung una nasaktan ako, bumabawi at bumabawi siya hanggang may pagkakataon. Kaya sino ba naman ako para magpakamanhid di ba?
Ngayon yung mga umeepal sa relasyon namin, meron pa rin pero sabi ni Ares hayaan ko na daw. Masyadong mapapel ehh psh. Naiirita ako.
When will people stop meddling? Ano ba nakukuha niyo? Chismis? Hays.
Anyways, this is just a part of our journey. Alam ko hindi pa dito natatapos ang lahat. Madami pang eepal. Pero ang relasyon kasi, dalawang tao lang ang dapat may "say" kasi sila o kami lang naman yung magkarelasyon di ba? Why let other's judgments after yours right?
Even when nobody wanted to see us together, even when shtty people meddle in our lives, mahal niya ko, mahal ko siya, pinapahalagahan namin ang isa't isa, at yun ang mahalaga. I an Athena Gonzales and this is the story of us.
THE END
BINABASA MO ANG
The Story of Us
FanfictionWhat if one day, you found out that everything that happened are just made of false assumptions and accusations? Are you willing to forgive and forget? Are you willing to restore what has been broken?