Her Forsaken Paradise

 I parked my black Bugatti Veyron at the parking lot of our company. It was still 6 o'clock in the morning and I need to be at my office at exactly 7. I still have an hour but I was never a fan of late comers. Early bird catches the worm, that's what they said and I personally believe in that. Wala namang mangyayaring maganda sa pagiging late kundi ang pagsisisi sa opportunity na lumampas sayo just because you don't have a sense of timeliness. I took one last classy look on myself in the rear view mirror before I gracefully stepped outside my car. I looked at my phone when I felt that it suddenly vibrated. It was a message from my sister.  Theania Faye:Ate sabi ni mama agahan mo daw umuwi at ihahanda mo pa ang mga gamit mo para bukas. I am really excited, oh my ghad.  I shook my head when I read her message and slid my phone back to my shoulder bag as I continued walkin

HINDI ko alam kung ilang sandali akong nanatili kung saan ko huling nakita si Tristan. I was just there, standing and staring at where I last saw him. “Tristan,” I mumbled his name even when he already left. A bitter smile escaped in my lips.I uttered the same name like how I used to call him before but why does it feel like he wasn’t the same man anymore?For the passed ten years, I trained myself to be sturdy enough despite any storm that may come and tries to be bring me down. I become successful and feared because of that.So, I couldn’t just stand the fact that that the hatred in someone’s eyes could shake the ground I am standing just like what happened a while ago.Nawaglit lang ako mula sa malalim nap ag-iisip nang tumunog ang bell at isa-isang nagbukasan ang pinto ng mga classroom. Agad namang napuno at umingay ang hallway dahil sa mga batang nagsilabasan.I closed my fist as I t