Elora’s Point of View
LANCE was one of the great people I met when I was still pregnant with Sevi. Mabait siyang tao. Maasahan. We became friends. Then, when Sevi turned one, Lance confessed his feelings for me, and I rejected him. He knew the reason why, and I knew he was hurt. But then, his treatment of me didn’t change. He genuinely accepted that I couldn’t accept him that day.
Hindi ko naman siya pina-asa. Pero naaawa at nasaktan din ako nang makita ko ang lungkot sa mga mata niya.
“I’m really sorry, Lance,” I sincerely told him. “If I could only teach my heart, I would have done it long ago.”
Yes, because until now, whether I admit it or not, it was always Seb. My heart held only him; it beat only for him.
“It wasn’t your fault, Eli. It was my choice to love you, so you don’t hav
