Chasing Happy Ending (Juan Karlos Labajo)

Prologue

Why did you have to leave me
When you said that love will conquer all?

Why did you have to leave me
When you said that dreaming was as good as reality?

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"Tristan... Sorry pero I'm breaking up with you..." Naiiyak na sabi ko

"Grabe ka naman mag-joke Zia. Hahaha. H-hindi nakakatawa ha" sabi nya. I know he's about to cry pero pinipigilan lang nya.

"No. I'm not joking. I'm breaking up with you Tristan" And there I burst out crying.

"P-pero bakit? Maayos naman tayo diba? W-why are you b-breaking up with me Zia?" Calm lang yung boses nya pero yung mga luha sa mata nya walang tigil sa pagtulo.

"Tris I'm sorry but I need to do this. Selfish na kung selfish but this is for our own good" I said.

"Why?" He asked.

"Di mo na kelangang malam---"

"I am asking you why." Cold nyang sabi.

Pinikit ko ang mga mata ko, huminga ako ng malalim. Eto na siguro ang salitang sabihin ko kay Tristan na pinakapapagsisihan ko sa buong buhay ko.

"I-i don't love you a-anymore" I said at mas lalo pa akong naiyak.

"Okay. Thank you for being honest with me. But c-can I just h-hug you? For the... last time?" He asked. Maybe eto na talaga. I gave him a small nod and he hugged me. He huuged me so tight na para bang ayaw nya akong pakawalan. I guess yan na ang last na yakap nya sakin.

We stayed like that for a few minutes. Walang bumibitaw. Walang kumikibo. Ninanamnam ng bawat isa ang huling yakap. Pero kahit na gusto ko syang yakapin pa ng matagal, i pulled out the hug. Baka kasi magbago bigla ang isip ko eh. Baka matabunan na naman ako ng pagmamahal ko para sa kanya.

We're both crying so hard.

I run as fast as I can, kasi natatakot ako na baka habulin pa nya ako. Pero unti unti ako tumigil sa pagtakbo when I realized something. Hindi na nga nya pala ako hahabulin kasi wala ng kami. Wala nang hahabol sakin...

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