We're half-meter away from each other sitting on the same bench. I looked up to the sky, the sun's still there but here I am shivering on a daylight.
"Do you have any regrets in life?", out of all the possible questions he might ask, I didn't expect that.
I don't want to sound resentful but I was hurt, I haven't seen him for so long.
"After 6 years of not seeing each other, instead of asking how am I doing why are you asking if I have regrets?", I bravely asked him with my lips trembled.
"Please don't get me wrong, love.", He answered me. I can sense care on his voice but I can't see it on his face, it's lifeless.
"I have no regrets in life. I don't regret letting my tears fall, ain't wiping it out when you left. I do not regret being drowned, longing for your love. I do not regret every single thing I've done for you when we were together. I won't ever regret loving you.", I told him with all my heart.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you, I really do. I didn't ask how are you doing because I knew you are still not over me. I knew behind your smile is pain. I knew every night you still cry until you fall asleep." I didn't knew what to say because he was right but how come did he knew? I kept my mouth shut and let him continue.
"If you would ask me the same question I asked you, I'd like to say I regret introducing myself to you. Do you wanna know why?" As tears keep falling I nodded and prepared myself for more hurtful words.
"Because meeting you gave you pain. I regret you were able to meet me before my life ended. What hurts more is knowing that regrets are always felt at the end, when you can't change the situation anymore. My life ended long ago and I can't do anything to ease your pain because I couldn't hug you nor touch you. All I can do is watch you drown in tears, wishing you could win your battle. If only I knew I'd die at a young age, I shouldn't have approached you when were young but its too late now. I'm gone, love. Please let me go. Continue your life and open your heart again." after saying those words, the cold wind hugged me. I knew right at that moment it was him.
—Lovely Epifanio
Photo by: Azizyehu Jainani
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