Side Story
Michelle Kairi Martinez
"I want to know why it's not me," ngiti niya pero malungkot pa rin ang mga mata. "One last favor. One last hurt before I finally let you go..."
I know that he's hurting and that it hurts to ask for an explanation why I did not choose him. But I have to decide, and he has to hear why even if it will hurt.
Naupo ako sa isang vacant swing sa ilalim ng puno. Wala pang mga bata na naglalaro rito sa playground. It's their nap time, we have the whole place to ourselves.
"I don't know where to start," pag-amin ko at naupo naman siya sa katabing swing.
"I want to ask you a question," sabi niya pa.
Tumango ako at humawak sa magkabilang chains ng swing para iduyan ang sarili ko.
"Go ahead," sagot ko.
"Did you... love me? At some point, is it possible that y
