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Now that I’m tipsy I’m being emotional again. The three of us were brightly smiling in this picture. This was taken outside the mansion as it was seen in our background. It’s almost eleven years since I visited our old home. It’s not that I don’t want to it’s just that I’m scared. What if I can’t handle it? There are hundreds of questions running through my head when looking at that house. My dark past keep coming back to haunt me. My phone kept on vibrating so I checked it out. There are many congratulatory messages from my acquaintances and family relatives. My lips slightly formed a smirk. They are always there when you achieved something but when you needed them the most you can’t find t

I was delighted that the weather cooperated today because I couldn’t imagine visiting them on a rainy day. “Well… we can distinguish what is right and wrong when we have memories. We can recall where we made mistakes and learn from them,” Marcus stated that brought me back to reality. He paused for a second, I saw his lips tremble when he attempted to talk again. “We can't remember everything, but the ones that evoke strong emotions are the ones that stay with us the longest.” I nodded. “I think so, too…”

Habang naglalakad kami pabalik sa hotel, dala-dala ang mga shopping bag, napansin ko na ang simpleng bagay na ito, pamimili ng pasalubong, tawanan, at simpleng usapan ay isa sa pinaka-memorable na parte ng buong trip. Sa dalawang araw na iyon, hindi ko naisip ang trabaho, ang stress, o ang pressure sa opisina. Ang nasa isip ko lang ay si Azael at ang kasalukuyang sandali. At doon ko narealize, hindi ko lang siya boss, hindi lang siya boyfriend, siya ang naging kasama ko sa mga alaalang hindi ko malilimutan dito sa Poland.

Bakit sa tuwing sukdulan ang sarap, doon naman pinakamasakit ang aking dibdib? May mga panahong tila may naaalala ako—mga piraso ng pangyayari na hindi nabubuo. Isang batang tumatawa… ang amoy ng sariwang damo… ang isang lumang bahay na puno ng halakhak… at ang pakiramdam ng pagiging buo at tunay na masaya. Those memories feel more real than the life I am living now. Jenny tells me those are just dreams, fragments of a past that was painful and best forgotten. She says she built this happiness for me.

Benedict'. • Photo of ID's of Paul and Nadine from grade 1 to grade 6 that represent that 'no matter what life brings, nothing can ever tear us apart'. • A personal message: "Through every stage of life, you’ve been my best friend and my greatest adventure." • "Do you remember when we were left behind on our last trip on our way home? We waited together for someone to pass by so we could hitch a ride. The conversations and laughter we shared still linger in my memory to this day."

"Ano pa ang silbi ng likod mo? Puwede mo naman ako i-piggy back ride kung sakaling mapagod ako, easy peasy. Napakadali lang ng solusyon sa problema mo." Pinakawalan ko na ang ngiting kanina pa gustong lumabas. "At saka, mas gusto ko 'to," tinaas niya ang mga kamay naming magkasaklob. "Hindi matutumbasan ng kahit anong material things ang memories na mapagsasaluhan natin habang naglalakad, plus 'yong ganda pa ng scenery na nalalagpasan natin." Mahina akong natawa dahil hindi naman gano'n kagandahan ang natatanaw namin. Maingay na kalsada at mga sasakyang naglalabas ng maruming usok ang nasasalubong namin. "Gusto ko ang ganitong set-up kasi, nagiging saksi rin ang daang tinatahak natin sa mga

"Manang, pakisabi na lang po na pumunta ako rito." Agad akong umalis nang maibigay ko sa kapitbahay nila ang libro na isinulat ko, hindi alam ni Gracel na bawat memories naming dalawa ay isinulat ko. May mga picture din namin do'n. Mahalaga para sa'kin ang bawat memories namin kaya babaunin ko 'yon, sa'n man ako mapunta. "Good day, passengers. Welcome to Ninoy Aquino International Airport!" Pagbati ng mga attendants na sumalubong sa amin. May sinabi pa sila pero hindi ko na 'yon pinakinggan pa.

At may mga pag-ibig na kahit ilang beses mamatay—bumabalik pa rin. “Because the heart always remembers… even when the world forgets.”

Lumapit kami sa dagat at mas naging malinaw sa'kin ang bawat paghampas ng alon dito. The waves are greeting me with the untold stories. It reminds me of the memories from the past that drowned me, yet taught me to swim and survive. "I have always loved the ocean," Nakangiting bulong ko habang pinapanood ang bawat alon nito. "It reminds me that anything that leaves may come back......just like the waves."

"Mamaya, punta tayo sa beach ha? Gusto kong makita ang reaction mo sa white sand." Napangiti ako. "Sige. Pero picture-an mo ako ha. Gusto ko ng maraming memories." "Syempre. Lahat ng moments natin, gusto kong i-document. Para may babaunin ako sa pagpunta ko sa Amerika," aniya. Nararamdaman ko ang lungkot sa boses niya. "Babe, pwede ba kalimutan mo muna 'yan, nandito tayo para mag-enjoy di ba?"