Since You've Been Gone Novels & Stories

"Ayos lang ako. Pagod lang.” "You've been spacing out since you came out of the restroom. Is it because of what my lola said? O dahil sa tatlo kong kapatid? Did they do something else to you while I wasn't looking?" sa pagkakataong ito ay tunog nag-aalala na ang boses niya.

Puno nang pangungulila ang mga halik na iginagawad nila sa isa’t isa. Mapaghanap at puno ng pananabik. “Days without you were too long . . . I couldn’t stop thinking about you, like ever. Missed you so much . . . ”

I've been tryna find a way to numb all this pain Since you've been away I don't wanna feel anymore And there's probably people telling you that I'm doing fine Just taking my time Although it appears that I'm strong" This would be the last time Kael, maybe you already let me go the moment I left you. But now, after so many years, this is just the time that I will let you go. Throughout those years, I've been keeping you in my heart. But I had enough. You're free now, Kael. Continue to fly, eventhough I'm no longer part of your wings.

tanong ng kausap sa kabilang linya. "Yah! I'm here may ginagawa lang kumusta naman ang out of town mo san kaba nagpunta?" "Masaya naman ako lalo na siguro kung nadito ka kasi may mga activity akong pinagkakaabalahan. Well balita ko eh wala ka rin sa ospital dahil nag bakasyon ka daw is that true?"

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?

AFTER THREE YEARS It’s been three years since she left. Three years since everything in my life changed. Since that day, I haven’t been the same. My world crashed the moment she walked away. The silence she left behind was louder than any voice in my head. Since then, I became someone I could barely recognize. I started drinking more than I should, partying at nights I used to spend working, and all I did was cry my heart out when I'm all alone. There were nights I didn’t come home at all. Not because I didn’t want to, but because Zia wasn’t there anymore. And our mansion felt so empty without her.