CINCUENTA Y NUEVE I THOUGHT when I let go, and everything would be okay too. But it wasn't because eventually, my life became more chaotic, and it became more difficult for me to escape everything. Many memories force me to come back and remind me of the painful things I want to forget. And that man was the trigger of it all. Maybe I'd better just forget about him and avoid him. Maybe when I did that, I wouldn't be hurt like this again. Siguro nga kailangan ko ng maging matapang at panindigan ang pag-alis sa buhay niya dahil sa tuwing lalapit siya ay muli din naman akong bumibigay. Paulit-ulit na lang ang katangahang ginagawa ko dahil sa pag-aakala na may magbabago. “Ara, ayos ka lang?” kunot noo ko siyang nilingon. “Kanina ko pa inaabot sa’yo ang mga plato pero mukhang tulala ka na

