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ONE SHOT: Isa Pa, With Feelings
From: AU REVOIR, MAICHARD
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DISCLAIMER: F I C T I O N
PROMPT: 5 years from now
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5 years from now;
Will we look back and regret that we haven't fought hard for us to be together?
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From: AU REVOIR, MAICHARD
(For the count)
DISCLAIMER: F I C T I O N
PROMPT: 5 years from now
—
5 years from now;
Will we look back and regret that we haven't fought hard for us to be together?
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Will we ever forgive ourselves for not choosing us for the sake of our own individual growth?
Will we ever find ourselves genuinely happy with our lives knowing something was missing the moment we let go of each other's hands?
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Will we ever find ourselves genuinely happy with our lives knowing something was missing the moment we let go of each other's hands?
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Will I wait for that 5 years?
or
Will you see me again tomorrow?
Same time, same place?
Will you, Nicomaine?
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Will you see me again tomorrow?
Same time, same place?
Will you, Nicomaine?
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He was holding that piece, smiling and remembering how time flies so fast. He can still vividly remember what transpired that night before he decided to write that letter...
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He was holding that piece, smiling and remembering how time flies so fast. He can still vividly remember what transpired that night before he decided to write that letter...
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*flashback*
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"Ang ganda ng movie ninyo. I am so proud of you RJ. Always proud."Â Â Maine grins and her eyes beam with pride. She will always be RJ's number 1 fan.
"Thank you, Meng. Your support means a lot." RJ said and wraps Maine in a tight embrace.
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"Ang ganda ng movie ninyo. I am so proud of you RJ. Always proud."Â Â Maine grins and her eyes beam with pride. She will always be RJ's number 1 fan.
"Thank you, Meng. Your support means a lot." RJ said and wraps Maine in a tight embrace.
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They're in Tito Sen's house at the moment. There's an intimate dinner for the Dabarkads, courtesy of the good Senator and his beautiful wife—Tita Helen, in celebration for the 40th year of Eat Bulaga.
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After dinner and a few minutes of chitchat with the Dabarkads, they excused themselves from the crowd and seat in a swing bench at the garden a few meters away from the table set up for the occasion.
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"Huy! Richard! binakuran mo na naman si Meng ha!" They heard Kuya Jose shouts & looks at their direction.
"Bayaan mo sila Jose." sabat naman ni Tito Sen.
"Ang saya saya naman!” Madam Allan also commented.
"Kalukohan talaga ni Kuya Jose!” RJ uttered.
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"Bayaan mo sila Jose." sabat naman ni Tito Sen.
"Ang saya saya naman!” Madam Allan also commented.
"Kalukohan talaga ni Kuya Jose!” RJ uttered.
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"They will always be rooting for us. You know that." Maine said and laugh.
RJ got serious, looks at Maine. Maine stops laughing and looks at RJ too.
"But we've tried, right?" RJ said.
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RJ got serious, looks at Maine. Maine stops laughing and looks at RJ too.
"But we've tried, right?" RJ said.
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“Really tried hard, RJ. Pero minsan siguro talaga may mga bagay na kahit gaano natin kagusto, the more natin pinipilit the more na hindi siya uusad. Napag usapan naman natin to di ba? We've always been opened—
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—and understanding about how we feel, and I am just so glad na sa kabila ng lahat yong friendship natin ay okay pa din."
"Oo naman Meng, hindi na yon mababago." RJ sigh.
"Huy, ba't ang lalim ng buntong hininga?" Maine said.
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"Oo naman Meng, hindi na yon mababago." RJ sigh.
"Huy, ba't ang lalim ng buntong hininga?" Maine said.
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“Wala. Basta tandaan mo, mahal kita ha." RJ whispered.
Maine smiles.
"Ramdam ko, RJ. Same way na di naman mawawala ang pagmamahal ko sa'yo. Tandaan mo rin yan. As I've said, that spot will always be yours." She said.
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Maine smiles.
"Ramdam ko, RJ. Same way na di naman mawawala ang pagmamahal ko sa'yo. Tandaan mo rin yan. As I've said, that spot will always be yours." She said.
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“No closing of doors, Meng? Promise?" RJ said with a beaming smile.
"That's what we agreed, right? No closing of doors. I promise, RJ." Maine said with conviction.
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"That's what we agreed, right? No closing of doors. I promise, RJ." Maine said with conviction.
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They look at each other, both happy with how things unfold for both of them. They both looked away and smiled watching the people that became their family—their second home.
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“No regrets?" RJ asked.
"No regrets, RJ—because it was in our love that I've found my worth...and that no matter how we end up, I wouldn't trade that chance that I get to know you and became a part of me. RJ, I LOVED...and that has always been enough.”
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"No regrets, RJ—because it was in our love that I've found my worth...and that no matter how we end up, I wouldn't trade that chance that I get to know you and became a part of me. RJ, I LOVED...and that has always been enough.”
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They both held their gazes, hopeful for the future that maybe, just maybe one day in their someday they will say hello again and by that time there will be no more goodbye—
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—but for now, they need to acknowledge that at this very moment, the 'here and now' doesn't belong to them—at least, not yet.
"Maybe, in the next 5 years?"Â RJ said.
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"Maybe, in the next 5 years?"Â RJ said.
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Maine smiled.
"5 years is a nice place to look forward to, RJ" she said.
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*end flashback*
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"5 years is a nice place to look forward to, RJ" she said.
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*end flashback*
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He remembered going home that night with certain contentment, yet at the back of his mind, he knew that there's something missing. He needed to do something.
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He remembered going home that night with certain contentment, yet at the back of his mind, he knew that there's something missing. He needed to do something.
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He looks at the mirror beaming because tonight will be one of the best night for them—especially for her...
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5 years ago, my husband wrote me a letter that changes everything.
To my RJ,
You asked me;
Will we look back and regret that we haven't fought hard for us to be together?
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5 years ago, my husband wrote me a letter that changes everything.
To my RJ,
You asked me;
Will we look back and regret that we haven't fought hard for us to be together?
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I say:
I never regretted it, not even an ounce of it—to fight for you and for us.
You asked me;
Will we ever forgive ourselves for not choosing us for the sake of our own individual growth?
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I never regretted it, not even an ounce of it—to fight for you and for us.
You asked me;
Will we ever forgive ourselves for not choosing us for the sake of our own individual growth?
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I say:
I will never forgive myself if I didn't take that leap of fate and decide that what is more important is to grow together and not apart.
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I will never forgive myself if I didn't take that leap of fate and decide that what is more important is to grow together and not apart.
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You asked me;
Will we ever find ourselves genuinely happy with our lives knowing something was missing the moment we let go of each other's hands?
I say:
You were my happiness, you are my happiness and you still are my happiness. Thank you for that.
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Will we ever find ourselves genuinely happy with our lives knowing something was missing the moment we let go of each other's hands?
I say:
You were my happiness, you are my happiness and you still are my happiness. Thank you for that.
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You asked me;
Will we still have another chance for us to pick up where we left off? Or is it too late already?
I say:
I guess it isn't that too late, because you are here with me.
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Will we still have another chance for us to pick up where we left off? Or is it too late already?
I say:
I guess it isn't that too late, because you are here with me.
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You asked me;
Will I wait for that 5 years?
or
Will you see me again tomorrow?
Same time, the same place?
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Will I wait for that 5 years?
or
Will you see me again tomorrow?
Same time, the same place?
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I say:
I found myself standing at that same place & time with you opposite me, opening your arms as if welcoming me home. Love, you are my home and it is in your love that I am able to achieve this. It is in your love that I am able to fulfill my dream—
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I found myself standing at that same place & time with you opposite me, opening your arms as if welcoming me home. Love, you are my home and it is in your love that I am able to achieve this. It is in your love that I am able to fulfill my dream—
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—of becoming a Film Director. You believed in me even in those times that I don't believe myself if I can make it or not. Thank you, I may be the Best Director among all here—
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—but tonight I am the proudest to be the wife of Richard Faulkerson, Jr. This is for you!
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And just like that, they're both transported back to the same feeling some time ago, in an indoor arena with 55 thousand people watching, but it seems to them—
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And just like that, they're both transported back to the same feeling some time ago, in an indoor arena with 55 thousand people watching, but it seems to them—
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—it's just HIM and HER. A magical moment that once transpired and now the same magic is happening, a fulfillment of a promised once uttered—IKAW at AKO.
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*HAPPY 63rd, ADN!
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*HAPPY 63rd, ADN!
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