CX

Susuko na ang sandata, aatras na sa laban

Di dahil naduduwag kundi dahil mahal kita

Mahirap nang labanan mga espada ng orasan

Kung pipilitin pa lalo lang masasaktan

- Malaya, Moira Dela Torre

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ELROY woke up with an empty bed beside him. He caressed the bed and felt its warmth.

Last night was a night full of wonders. They made love like it was their first time and their last. They tried new things and reached the zenith of how many times he had already forgotten.

He stood up and fixed himself. He also fixed their bedding. He wants to reduce his wife's work. He will not come to the office today, and they will have dinner tonight at his parent's mansion. They will tell them their decision.

If his family can’t accept that, there's nothing he can do. He experienced days without her, and he didn't want that to happen again. He went five years without her because he didn't know that he had a wife left behind.

He went outside their bedroom expecting to see his wife in their ki