All Chapters of After Him: Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

Days passed, and everything slowly went back to normal.After the interview, the people waiting outside my home and work gradually disappeared. Not all at once, but little by little, until finally they were gone. I was back at work, and things were good. Gail was back at hers too — she’d been absent a lot because of me.We were both so busy that we only got to see each other once a week. But we had no problem with it since both our careers were improving. I stayed focused, paid attention to the things I used to neglect. Nothing stood in the way of me moving on with my life.It’s been four months now, and my life is peaceful.Xavier and Samantha tried to reach out, but I declined. They were back together — and I was happy for them. I just couldn’t face them now. If I did, memories I wasn’t ready to remember would come flooding back. I still wasn’t sure if I’d forgiven them, so it was best to keep my distance.“Ate Vy, come quick — Tomtom’s crying again because of Buknoy!”I smiled and

“I never used you, Vy… but you chose to believe that I did,” he said, trying hard to sound okay but failing. His voice was full of pain. He was hurting. I could see it in his eyes.“When you left that day, I wanted so badly to tell you the truth, but I was so broken seeing you disappointed in me. It hurt so much knowing you didn’t even want to hear me explain because you had already decided I used you,” his tears fell.I cried even harder. The pain in my chest doubled. He was right. I believed what I wanted to believe and shut my mind to his side of the story. I didn’t even give him a chance to explain. I just assumed, believed what Samantha told me, and walked away.“The moment I saw your world fall apart, thinking I betrayed you… it destroyed me too. But what crushed me even more was seeing that you couldn’t even look at me. What chance did I have if you couldn’t even look me in the eye?” he said with a sad chuckle, though tears still fell from his face. His eyes were so expressive