The Architect's Shadow

"I didn't just watch you build the world, A. I became the ground you stood on. The air you breathed. The walls that kept you mine."
Ten years. Ten years, and I still-and always-want her. Still her.
Now, I'm watching her stand in my boardroom, presenting her proposal with the same fire I saw in that university library. I can't get enough. Those wide, innocent eyes of hers are scanning every person in the room, looking at everyone but me.
"C'mon, A... keep those eyes on me, please. Look at me. Just me."
And as if she heard my silent plea, our eyes finally meet. Damn those eyes. Just like that, I feel my heart thumping so hard against my ribs, I think it's about to burst.
Ten years is already too long, Agnieszka. Pwede bang sa akin ka naman ngayon? Pwede bang ako naman ang piliin mo?
Because this time, I'm not just watching from the shadows. This time, I'm the one holding the pen, and I've already written you into my life.