Dare To Love Novels & Stories

Nakakalito. The fear of hurting Thea was a constant weight on my shoulders. She deserved genuine love, a love untainted by the ghost of a past relationship. She deserved a love that wasn't a pale imitation, a desperate attempt to recapture what was irretrievably lost. To deceive her, to pretend that my feelings were as pure and as strong as they should be, felt like a betrayal of epic proportions. Ngayon pa lang na hindi ko pa makumpirma sa sarili ko kung totoo nga ba o hindi 'yung nararamdaman ko sa kanya—sa kanya bilang si Thea—pakiramdam ko ay niloloko ko na s'ya. I closed my eyes shut.

malamig na sabi ng lalaki. “No,” sagot ni Solid. “I chose exactly what I wanted.” Tahimik ulit. Mas mabigat. “Then you’re weak,” sabi ni Valeria. “And weakness gets people killed.” Napaatras ako ng bahagya. Hindi ko na kaya. Hindi ko na dapat naririnig ‘to. Pero hindi pa ako makaalis. Parang may pumipigil sa’kin. “Touch her,” biglang sabi ni Solid,