Kabanata 27

"Aviona..." nanginginig ang boses nitong saad.

Umatras ako ng paunti-unti. Humakbang rin siya papalapit at hinuli ang aking palapulsuhan. Mas lalo akong kinabahan.

"W-what are you doing?!" natataranta ko ng tanong. Malamig ang pawis na nasa noo.

Why is he acting like this? Hindi ba noong huli naming pagkikita parang nandidiri siya at hindi niya ako kilala? Bakit ganito ang inaasta niya ngayon?

I would have continued to fight for us until my last breath. I would have gone against all logic and rationale and found a thousand reasons why we shouldn't have to part.

I would have stood, unfazed, and stared any challenge straight in the eye, refusing to cower in defeat.

I would have gladly given up any material possession I had or sacrificed everything in my power to stay with him. I would have geared up for the biggest battle of my life, where failure wasn't an option and he were the only prize I needed.

But alas, I cannot win against an immovable heart and a dying relationship that's bey