Ang dami niyang naging inarte sa harap ko at namamangha ang mga maraming manonood. I was still standing and a bit fascinated by her. Kaunti lang."Anong ginawa ko sa 'yo at bakit naman ginawa mo akong saktan nang ganito? You cheated! At ngayon, hihingi ka ng pangalawang pagkakataon para ano?! Ha?!" Lumunok ako nang bahagya niyang itulak ang braso ko. Tinutok ng assistant ang mic sa akin at hindi ko alam ang sasabihin kung hindi sumabay sa eksena. "I won't ever get tired of asking for it, asking for your forgiveness means leisurely forgiving myself. Asking for it means that I will always lower my ego. Begging for your forgiveness means wanting you back to renew and this is not about how I lower my pride, though, it's about loving you... I love you! I still love you so much."Her jaw dropped and she's on the verge of smirked but she bowed a bit now as the crowd clapped and cheered, nag-anunsyo ng break ang host na nangingisi sa akin. 

Parang hinehele ako sa rahan ng boses ng ama ko. Na kahit ilang beses kong ikaila, iwan at taasan sila ng pride, alam kong uuwi pa rin ako sa kanila. Dahil sa araw na ito, matapos akong saluhin ng mga magulang ko sa loob ng Airport, alam kong hindi ko sila maipagpapalit, sila lang ang pipiliin ko, I won't choose anybody else anymore, hindi ko kailangan ng awa o kung ano man. This time, I will choose those who loves me, not the ones who only pity me. Dahil gano'n na ako kababa, ang mapaniwala sa isang bagay dahil mababaw na ang kaligayahan ko. I only believes those words given to me. At kayang-kaya kong gawin ang lumayo dahil magulang na rin niya ang humiling. They demanded me to leave her and if they are waiting for me to obey them, they are mistakenly expected, they told me once before to leave her, I did it 'cause everyone believed and still believes that I fooled her but I didn't. They saw me in Amanpulo before, I accepted all those painful words the

Binaba niya ang cheap niyang cellphone na kulay phantom purple at taas noo niya akong hinarap. "Anong ginagawa mo rito?" tanong ko. She mocked and crossed her arms on her chest, "I resigned in my own company kaya wala kang pakialam," matapang niyang tugon pero may bahid ng kaba. I barked a laughters and crossed my arms too, "Your company? It's Mr. Altavas company and if that is your own, you don't need to resign. Baka tinanggal?" She marched heading to the door as I blocked her. But what made me furious more was that she could  easily touched me and she pushed me shortly to give her a way. Sinundan ko siya sa labas kahit hinihingal ako. Kinuha niya ang tuwalya na nakasampay at pumunta sa outdoor bathroom. She slammed the door as she opened the faucet there. "Open the fucking door and let's talk, or I'll drag you out of that bathroom? I don't care if you're naked." I've waited for how many

Tumingin ako sa loob at nakita siyang nagulat sa nakita at hinila ni Cloe at Victoria. "Mga Manong, ayun siya," Justin said.  Humarang ako at pumalibot sa buong store ang mga armado kong kasama na kahit nakadamit sibilyan ang mga militar na kasama ni Justin, agad silang umatras.  "Let me get my girlfriend..." mariin niyang sabi.  Natawa ako, "Your girlfriend? As far as I remember, there was no legal break up we've done, Zuri haven't broken up with me, suot pa nga niya ang dalawang singsing na binigay ko, e," nagtaas ako ng kilaysa mga dinala niyang militar.  "It is akidnapping, Engineer, just let me be with Zuri so that I could take her home," aniya at pinilit na pumasok pero tinulak ko.  "You don't know who you are bumping, hijo, he can throw you out of this mall whenever he wants so stop invading his own territory," the owner of the

Naandar na ang bangka kaya hindi na ako makababa. Dinala sa karatig-isla at agad na binato ang lambat. Wala roon ang iniisip ko kundi ang mga tauhan ni Justin.  I recieved a text from her and they headed to the city and do I feel relief because of that, though?  "Kaunti na lang ang mga isda dahil kakahuli lang ng marami kanina," anunsyo ni Omar.  Tumango ako at ngumiti nang kaunti at pinaplano kung paano ko ilalayo si Zuri dito. Amanpulo I not accepting those many guests right at this moment, baka lang pwede kaming umuwi na roon.  I also missed my home. It has been two months since we went home here in the Philippines and yet, I am still trying to recognize where is really my home?  Dumaong ang bangka dahil mataas na ang sikat ng araw, bumaba ako at hinanap sa buong hotel ang mag-organisa sa surpresa para sa Daddy at mga Kuya ko.