The Perks of Being Heartless

Epilogue

EPILOGUE

"Hello! Babe, where are you?!" I annoyingly asked. It’s been ten minutes since I arrived here in the restaurant for our dinner but I’m still waiting for him.

"I'm on my way, Babe," he answered from the other line.

"Okay." I heaved a sigh and ended the call.

A few minutes afterwards, I saw the glass door opened and it was already Russell. What shocked me was that he's with his Mom.

"Good evening, Babe," he greeted me with a smile and kissed me on my cheeks.

"Good evening, Alex," his mom also greeted me with a smile painted on her face.

"Good evening too," I greeted her back.

While eating, I stayed silent. I felt awkward and uncomfortable because of the presence of Russell's mom.

I looked at Russell when I heard his phone ring.

"One minute, I'll just take this call," he said and went outside.

I just kept quiet and kept eating until Russell's mom spoke.

"I'm sorry," she broke the silence. "I'm sorry because I broke your family." I looked directly into her eyes when I heard her apologized again. It was pure sincerity that I saw in there. She knew that she was wrong.

"I was the reason why your mom suffered that much pain. I'm sorry. I hope you’ll be able to forgive me, Alex." I saw her beads of tears starting to drop down her cheeks. She's sincerely asking for forgiveness. I should learn to forgive not only because she is my future mother-in-law, but that's the only way to free myself from the hatred that imprisoned me for so long.

I smiled and my tears began to fall while looking at her smiling too.

"Let's bury the hurtful memories in the past. Let's not burden ourselves from that anymore," I uttered.

"Oh, what drama are we shooting here?" Russell asked jokingly and I just smiled.

We decided to marry a year after the Mom’s death anniversary. Kid will be our best man, and Michelle will be the maid of honor. Letti and Mae will be part of the bridesmaid. Everything is all set. We’re just waiting for a date. Everything is well. Michelle and I forgave Dad and Untie Sabrina.

Back then, I only believed love is only toxic and it only gives nothing pain and misfortune. Yes, it's toxic. But we need to understand and embrace the fact that it will give us pain and suffering. That makes your emotions and life balanced. You can’t have happiness without sadness, pleasure without pain, success without failures, and good luck without misfortune.

And now, my life is better with Russell, the man who made me fall in love without fears. The man who broke down the walls that I spent many years building, the man who taught me to trust without a doubt, taught me to fight without fear, taught me to stand strong, taught me to embrace the love that I once hated, and taught me to forgive. He was the man who made me realize that I shouldn’t just be contented on being alone because I need him. I want him to stay beside me forever. He gave me pleasure and satisfaction. And I'm contented with my life as long as I’m with Russell.

I love him and he loves me, and that is enough reason to embrace the love I once hated.

THE END