HUNTER I can't believe five years had passed already since Maxine left. I was so tempted to go after her but I soon realized that I had nothing to offer to her. I almost said 'I love you' to her just to make her stay. But I wasn't thinking right, telling her those words would do her more harm than good. Magulo ang utak ko dahil sa pagkawala ng aking mga alaala. Hindi ko rin sigurado kung bakit ko nga ba siya gustong manatili sa aking tabi. Is it because of the familiar feeling that her hug and kisses brought to me? Hindi ko alam, hindi ko sigurado. Ngunit alam kong hindi tama ang pilitin siyang manatali sa tabi ko gayong alam kong may ibang taong laman ang puso ko. I loved Athena. Hindi ko maaaring ipagsawalang bahala iyon. At tama si Maxine, sa mga panahong iyon ay hindi ako magdadalawa