The Way It Was - Abridged (Complete)

Nang bisitahin ko ang asawa ng namayapa kong kaibigan, hindi ko inasahan na makikita ko uli si Roarke, ang lalaking labis na minahal ng bata kong puso. Ang sabihin na hindi ako handa sa salakay ng mga emosyon ay kulang.

He was still beautiful and it felt as if my heart still knew him.

"I love you but I can't be with you."

Iyon ang sinabi ko sa kanya noong maghiwalay kami. Totoo naman iyon, hindi lang ako nagdrama. He had so many good things going on in his life at the time. Pabulusok naman ako pababa.

I needed time to fix myself. I hoped I could get back to him but I was too late. He had moved on. He was no longer mine and he would never be mine again.

Yet I allowed myself one night with him.