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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: BEFORE GOODBYE PART 2
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: BEFORE GOODBYE PART 2
Robert Ezekiel Mondragon’s Point of View
I tucked some loose strand of her hair at the back of her ear. I smiled as I caressed it lightly.
“I...” I stummered. I took a heavy deep sigh, ‘I love you, Karmine Ruiz o Karmine Lopez o kung ano man ang apelyido mo dahil sisiguraduhin kong balang-araw ay magiging isa kang Mondragon. Magiging asawa kita, Karmine. Ikaw ang magiging ina ng mga magiging anak ko. Karmine Mondragon. Bagay na bagay.’ I smiled at how silly my thoughts and dreams are.Napakaliit na bagay lang ang hinihingi ko pero napakahirap abutin. Napakahirap maging masaya sa mundong pilit kang hihilahin pababa.Gusto kong sabihin ang mga salitang iyon pero hindi ko magawa dahil ayaw ko ng mas lalo pa siyang mahirapan sa sitwasyon namin. Ayaw ko ng mas lalo pang pahirapan ang mga sarili namin.My lips trembled as I hardly gulped. “I’m listening. Ano’
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