It's Your Loss Novels & Stories

Tumayo siya kaya kailangan ko pang tumingala para makita ko ang ekspresyon sa kanyang mukha. “Because I wanted you to feel how it feels to be fooled. Because I hate you and your existence. Ang daming nawala sa ‘kin dahil sa ginawa mo. Ang daming nasayang dahil sa ginawa mo.” He looked down at me. “And do you really think a simple sorry will fix all the damage you caused me? I lost a child, Ivy. I lost a wife. I lost a huge investment. I lost everyone’s fucking trust. And now you’re asking me?”

aniko umiwas ako nang tingin sa kanya. "Bakit?" tanong niya. "It's not easy to accept that I'm going to lose you because of my wrong decision that I thought would be good for both of us, if I hadn't felt apprehensive, we would have been happy, and remember, Win you once loved a woman," pag-amin ko at umiyak na ako sa harap lumapit ako gusto kong tikman ang labi niya sa huling pagkakataon.

VIVIAN "Wala na kayong magagawa. Sa ano mang araw na ito, malalaman ng lahat ang nangyari sa inyo." Napalunok agad ako ng laway dahil sa sinabi ni Tito. "Kaya mas mabuting magpakasal kayo, bago pa nila gamitin si Vivian laban sa'yo Andrei." Kalmadong pagkakasabi ni Tita sa amin.

Have you been left by someone so dear to you because of a mistake? And when you are more than willing to make that mistake right, that someone so dear to you didn't give you a chance to? It feels like shit, right? You feel like a part of you went missing when you lost your special someone because of one damn mistake. And on a late night, when everyone is asleep, you are curled in a corner, with tears falling from your eyes from your silent cries, wishing that you could bring back time and make everything right.

“Sa buong araw na magkasana tay, I will hold your hand, hindi ko siya bibitawan kahit na anong mangyari.” “What if you lose?” Tinignan iya ito. “ I never lose, baby.” ito naman ang ngumisi. “Are you sure? Paano kapag natalo ka?Anong consequence?” “If I lose, I will be your slave for a month.” “For a month lang? hindi pa pwedeng two months?”hirit pa nito. “nope. one month.” “sus, natatakot ka lang matalo eh.” pang-aasar pa nito.

Kaya ngayon ko lang nalaman na ganon na lang ang inggit sa akin ni Zia noon. Tinitigan ko si Hunter. “When you have a lot of money, you also have a lot of friends. But once you lose money, you also lose your friends. You're lucky, if you have a friend who does not only look at money, but also at what you have together. That's our life, Hunter.” Sabay ngiti ko kay Hunter.

patuloy niya What i will lost everything, my memories? Malilimutan ko ang pamilya ko at Si Vaughn. Pakshettt iniisip ko palang parang hindi ko kaya, parang winawasak ng paunti-unti yong puso ko Tinignan ko si mama sa mga mata at umiling-iling "I can't lose my memories again Ma" "No Aliah magpapa-Opera tayo whether you like it or not" maawtoridad na sambit ni Mama

"How dare you--" "Accept your mistakes and move on, Lian. Kahit manisi ka pa ng paulit-ulit, it was still your fault." Mariin kong bigkas kasabay ng pag sampal ko sa kabila niyang pisngi. Napasinghap siya. "Ito ang itatak mo sa kukuti mo... Wala akong inaagaw sa'yo!" Halos sinabi ko na 'yon sa mismong mukha niya. "I'm sorry for your loss, pero wala ka ng magagawa dahil hindi na maibabalik ang nawala sa'yo. Kung tutuusin, para kang isang linta na panay kapit sa may sabit na. Hindi ka ba nahiya?" Saka ko siya pinandilatan ng mata at tinalikuran. Pero halos madulas na ako nang bigla niyang hinila ang buhok ko.

Halo halong emosyon na itinago at isinantabi ko. "Cry it out! It's okay not to be okay, my dear best friend. Don't lose yourself. The moment that happens, you'll gonna lose your battle." Yumakap ako pabalik. "Just like that. Loosen up sometimes.. Don't be afraid to show your vulnerability—Ako lang to, Renze.." "I can't lose her, Lora. I can't. I love her so much. I'm gonna die if I lose her.." Panay ang haplos niya sakin. Nagdudulot iyon ng kaginhawaan.

Wala siyang balak magsalita kaya ako na ang nagtanong. "How's Ysabel? And… and our baby?" lakas-loob kong tanong sa kaniya. "She's already fine but…" Tumalikod ito sa akin at humarap sa mahimbing na natutulog na si Ysabel. What? "But?" Please… tell me, our baby is also fine. Please, Nica… piping panalangin ko na lamang. "She losses too much blood." And there it broke my heart… sobrang sakit. She losses too much blood meaning our baby… damn!