Teardrops of the Sky (The Skies Series #1)

Epilogue

EPILOGUE
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"No, I'm not marrying her!"

Humalukipkip ang aking ama. "Well, you don't have a choice, Alron. Iyon ang usapan."

"But—" They can't do this to me!

Ano pa ba ang kailangan kong gawin? I have done everything they asked me to do! I study hard to maintain my place on the top while simultaneously train in our company. They took away my freedom of following my own dream, pati ba naman ang babaeng makakasama ko habang buhay, sila pa rin ang pipili para sa akin?

Hindi ako makatingin sa aking mga magulang at lola dahil baka hindi ko mapigilan ang aking sarili sa paggawa ng bagay na pagsisisihan ko sa huli. I chose to look down on the carpeted floor instead. I clenched my fists. There's nothing I wouldn't do just to get out of this trap.

I met her on her 18th birthday. I had no choice but to become her partner as a request from her father.

I tried so hard to hate her, but Heloise Gallejo was a person who's very hard to dislike.

She was a familiar face because we went to the same school since we were young but we didn't really speak to each other. Louise was always quiet and reserved.

She was a mystery to me. It irked me so much when I found out that she agreed to our parents' plan without any objections. I couldn't understand why she would let that happen without putting up a fight. Why would she let her freedom go just like that?

But then, I found out that she also knew how to fight back once you provoke her. But why couldn't she speak up against her parents? Why did it seem like she follows whatever they wanted her to do?

Somehow, I saw myself in her and it frustrated me because it was as if she had already accepted her fate of being tied down to me.

I knew how hard my parents tried to get us closer to each other so I avoided her at all cost when she was staying in our home. There was only one person I am willing to marry and that is not her.

"Hon, hindi ba tayo pwedeng magkita ngayon?"

I sighed. "Sorry, Kailyn, but I have a lot of things to do. Babawi na lang ako sa 'yo sa susunod." I flipped through the pages of the book I was reading.

Tahimik ang kabilang linya. "Okay." Iyon lamang ang sinabi niya at binaba ang tawag.

I closed my eyes and leaned back on my seat. Guilt was eating me up. I am trying to find a way to cancel my engagement to Louise, but every plan I make is a total failure. Hindi ko magawang sabihin kay Kailyn ang problema ko. I know she will leave me when she finds out.

And she did.

"Kaya ba hindi ka masyadong nagpapakita sa 'kin, ha?!" Sigaw sa akin ni Kailyn. Agad naman akong umiling.

The rain continued to pour but I didn't mind that I was drenched from head to toe. The more important thing was Kailyn and how I was slowly losing her.

"No, hindi ko ginusto ang engagement namin! Trust me, hon, gumagawa ako ng paraan—" If only she would just listen!

"Liar, break na tayo!"