Didn't We Almost Have It All Novels & Stories

What could've I offer? We both finish our food. We both get upstairs. We didn't forget to ‘goodnight’ each other like we used to say those words every night. Week have past. Napansin ko na parang may gusto siyang sabihin, pero di niya naman masambit. I know what thing he was bothering about—his birthday. The routine of the week is still like a normal day like we used to do. Sa sobrang bilis ng araw, bukas na ang birthday niya. And one thing I was sure—he doesn't have any idea that I knew when his birthday. He's still clueless.

"To the power couple, then. Cheers." Nag-cheers kaming tatlo. At sa loob ng ilang oras, nawala ang lahat ng "what-ifs." Hindi na business, hindi na merger, hindi na ang mga banta. It was just us, enjoying the night, the music, and the realization that we were standing on top of the world.

Nagmamadali palagi para hindi maubusan sa mga pagkain na gusto nila. Nang makakuha na kami ng kanin at ulam ay dumiretso na kami sa desert pero paglapit namin sa lagayan ay ubos na nga ang leche flan. Kumuha na lang kami ng macaroons na siyang natira. Naging malungkot ang mukha ni Andrea. "Hindi ulit tayo nakaabot."

Kailan pa ba ang pagkakataon? “Then let’s do it. Takasan natin ang mundong ito, takasan natin ang problemang ito.” Napangiti naman siya dahil sa sinabi ko sabay napayakap sa akin ng mahigpit. Kabang-kaba ako ang dami kong iniisip na mga posibilidad na mangyayari, pero andoon pa rin sa akin ang kagustuhan na makawala sa lahat ng ito. Hinanda namin ni Noah ang mga gamit namin. Lahat ng mga dala namin dito ay iyon lang din ang dinala namin. Wala na itong atrasan.

ang laging bulong niya na parang isang mantrang nagpapataboy sa mga bangungot. Ngunit alam naming hindi kami mananatili sa pagtatago habambuhay. The peace we were building was fragile, as Jenny’s shadow loomed large over our lives. Nararamdaman namin na anumang oras ay malalaman din nila ang aking pagbabalik. At sa katunayan, iyon din ang gusto namin.

“So our fathers actually planned for the families to be close?” Ngumiti siya, mahina. “Apparently.” Tumawa si Ashton. “They were convinced we'd all become one big happy family.” Napatingin ako, mapait ang ngiti. “Did that happen?” Umiling si Ashton. “Not exactly.” Tumawa si Larkin. “Understatement.”

Sometimes, it comes back wiser. And this time, we weren’t just choosing each other. We were choosing a future, together. THE END.

We have both leave each other's behind . I felt her hug from the back.Her hands covered mine and ,chuckling,I held hers tightly. . But gladly ,we didn't literally leave each other .Maybe we just built something on our own and didn't tell each other ever about it and so this was the day that all the secrets come out . "I always thought I couldn't really help you get the things you want.You are an Aldridge and clearly ,your influential family can take over anytime so I can only tell you what's outside because i thought that's the thing you will want me to tell you"

Pres must really have a lose screw in the head for shipping us together. Mayamaya ay nag-umpisa na kaming magpractice. Everything went like the usual, though everyday feels kinda empty. It's quite sad but i'll get used to it anyway. • to be continued •

"Naiintiindihan ka namin, Munique. Siguro sa tingn mo, hindi namin iniisip na hindi ka natatakot o kahiit isa sa atin. Alam naman nating lahat dito na kung mamatay man tayo sa mangyayari, wala tayong pamilyang lalapit sa libingan natin. Alam ko na lahat tayo rito ay sabik na magkaroon ng pamilya, bata pa tayo iyon ang una nating gustong mangyari, hindi ba? But guys...hindi naman natin kailangan sumuko, ang layo na ng narating natin oh. Simula pagkabata natin, naghirap na tayo sa kamay niya, ni Alessandra hanggang sa natauhan tayo na mali ang ginagawa natin. Nakarating tayo rito mismo sa kmga kinatayuan natin kahit imposibleng mangyari pa iyon pero nandito tayo, magkasama pa rin. Munique, Fre