Since You've Been Gone Novels & Stories

“Drank too much, got the sickness Pray to God and his son for forgiveness Same crew but another mistress Every day, every night getting wasted But I miss you, what did I do? Fuck it up, laugh it off and I lost you If I pull through, is it too soon? Turn it up, close my eyes, then I'm with you” Being away from you all over those years Kael, is also a painful battle for me. I used to your hugs, kisses and cheesy lines. Especially your voice, you're my home. I should have trusted you before, I just waste your trust.

I wish you're here right now para mawala agad ang pagod ko. Mas lalo ko tuloy siyang namiss nang marinig ko ang boses niya. It's been days since he left, but still he didn't able to forget to call me each days. "What are you doing right now, Love?" (Nakahiga habang iniisip ka, Love.)

Kaya lang ay mukhang kanina pa siya gising, dahil wala na siya sa harapan ko. Parang kanina ay nakahiga lang siya rito, ha? Bakit naman pagkagising ko ay wala na siya rito? Ilang minuto na ba ang lumipas, at parang ang tagal ko ng natulog? “If you’re looking for your friend, she left you here just to get some food.”

tugon ko. “If you don’t want to go back to the past, can we start over again?” mahina nitong wika. “Start over again? Why? Gino, please enlighten me.” “Carla, I don't know why, but I was missing you when you flew to another country. I'll admit that I used to despise you for following me, but after you stopped, I longed for your presence. Every action you take and each step you take, I missed all of that.”

CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN: HONEYMOON ✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧ SINCE Poppy left for Australia, I’ve been overwhelmed by a deep sadness and intense longing. Umalis na rin ako sa mansyon at umuwi na lang muna sa ‘min sa pag-aakalang malilibang ako. Pero hindi. Because every corner of the house felt emptier without her presence, and each day seemed to stretch endlessly. I threw myself into work, hoping to distract myself from the void she left behind, but nothing seemed to fill the space she occupied in my heart.

Hinanap ko sya sa paligid but he is nowhere to be found. He is gone. He is gone and he will never come back. There's no Kean James anymore. Napaluhod ako bigla. Humagulgol ako ng iyak. "Kean. Kean! " Wala akong naitulong sa kanya. Hindi man lang ako nakapagpaalam ng maayos. Bakit,bakit sya umalis agad?

It's been two freaking weeks since Seb left and he hasn't come back ever since. Hindi ko alam kung tama ba itong nararamdaman ko dahil sa loob ng dalawang linggo ay wala akong ginawa kundi ang umiyak dahil sa lungkot at sakit na nararamdaman ko. Two weeks feels like a year without Seb by my side, and I hate to think that he already abandoned me. He wouldn't do that, right? He wouldn't just leave me like that and keep me hanging after all that he promised me...right?

Hinayaan lang nila akong umiyak nang umiyak. Why did you leave me, Luna? Why did you do this to me? Please. I don't want to live without you in my life. How am I supposed to laugh without your silliness? How am I suppose to smile without seeing your face? How am I suppose to live...without you by my side? Who am I without you?

Sabagay, kapatid siya ng CEO. “About you, like how have you been? I haven’t seen you for years, Athena,” sagot niya na ikinatahimik ko. "You suddenly left and didn’t come back. Why? Why did you leave?" Dugtong niya pero ‘di pa rin ako nakasagot.

Parang naging blanko ang lahat at parang nabutas ang puso ko. Sammuel... Why did you have to leave me? Pwede namang ayosin natin ito? Bakit kailangan mo pang umalis? Parang pagalingin ang sarili mo mula sa sugat ng mga kahapon? Sa mga masasakit na nangyari? Para patigilin sa pagdudurugo ang puso mo? Pero paano naman ako? Paano naman akong nahihirapang makalimutan ka? Paano naman akong dinurog mo nang pinu-pino?