JmoreF
They didn't break up. They didn't fight. No one cheated. No one walked away. They still came home to each other. Still ate dinner at the same table. Still said "good night" before sleeping.
But little by little, the love faded. They stopped asking how each other felt. Stopped holding hands. Stopped making time. Until all that was left were quiet mornings and empty words.
Jemima and Echo were the kind of couple everyone thought would last. But they didn't notice when the laughter disappeared. They didn't notice when the silence grew heavier. They didn't notice that they were holding on-just because they didn't know how to let go.
Some love stories don't end with a goodbye.
Some end with two people who stayed... but forgot how to love each other.
Wala nang sigawan. Wala ring paliwanag. Tahimik lang kayong lumalayo. Walang nagtatanong, kasi pareho kayong takot sa sagot. Pinili n'yong manatili, pero hindi na kayo totoo sa isa't-isa. At sa araw-araw na sabay kayong umuuwi, doon mo lang mararamdaman ang pinakamasakit na tanong...
Paano kung matagal na pala tayong wala, pero pilit pa rin tayong nagpapanggap na meron?
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This is just a short story. I wrote it to refresh myself and to keep from falling into a serious writing hiatus. Updates will be regular and will go alongside PTRW.