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Dominic’s POV

It was close to midnight, at least to me, the people around me are not aware at all what time it is, the people never sleep, so as the city, as long if there’s fun, don’t you even think it will end anytime soon, they were partying, talking and drinking through the loud music of the club, it was fun, some are multi-tasking, talking and dancing, drinking and talking, you pick, everybody was doing it, well everybody except us, how do I say this? Some are moping, and lucky me; I’m one of them, we were at least two on the bar, we were both waiting for the bar tender to make our drinks and serve it to us, when we get it, we drink it, in one go just like a shot and then wait for another, it was an endless cycle, until one of us can’t take it anymore and call a taxi to pick us up, it was getting us nowhere by all means, it wasn’t gonna solve our problems, we know that, from the beginning we step foot on this bar, we’re not hopeless, we’re not that desperate either, but when it comes to this, we’re hoping to find something, we’re not just sure what is it yet, but we’re here wasting time and drinking, hoping to find our selfish desires. “What the fuck am I doing?” I sigh, I reach for my glass and drink it, “Another one?” asked the bartender, I nodded and begin to wait again, I looked around the bar, I’m getting bored, they’re still going at it, I look beside me and observe my “Drinking Buddy” she’s not intoxicated yet, quite surprised, every time she empty her glass another refill in, the bartender makes it so easy like your refilling your own drinks from a dispenser, I shake my head and wait for my glass to be full again, “I’m impress, A man that can handle his alcohol are now a rare sight” she said. I look at her, she got my attention pretty good, “sharp eyes, what’s your business here?” I asked, “Just trying to escape life, what about you?”

“Here you go” the bartender served the beer

I reach for my glass and begin to drink the liquid from it. In one shot, I drank it all, putting the glass back to the table, and again waiting for it to be refilled again and again. “Same” I replied back to the stranger who was drinking and waiting. We're not drunk yet, and it might end in a lot of trouble if I want to get drunk, this conversation might help from getting me drunk. She continued to drink her beer, it was her last sip from that glass of hers.

“What does that mean, you got dumped?” she said while grinning, it made me smile a little, turning to my glass again. Feeling the coldness of the glass, it felt right to tell someone, let this thing out from my stomach, I’m still not sure how and why I keep speaking to her.

“Yeah, what about your version of escaping your life” I replied turning my head to hers, she was now looking at her glass, looking at it closely.

“I got dumped too, and I made the same mistake again” I didn’t ask myself why, or what happened, I just asked right away. “Again?” I asked

“What, you believe in that saying? “You’re my first and Last” That’s bullshit” her replied tells it all, she cared, but it was over, she wanted to stop caring, but there’s a hint that she can’t let go just yet. “Yeah, I just realized that not too long ago” I followed her answer, it’s hard to accept it, before you were promising her that she’ll be the one, that you won’t let go of her, but it hurts me that she’s the one who let go.

Between me and my ex, looking back then, I was the only one who made a mistake or to be real, the victim of a relationship, it’s pretty obvious that they didn’t break even, The one who’s been hurt the most is the one who loves the greatest, “What happened?” I asked,

She looked at me, still heads down, holding on to that empty glass of hers. “I knew I would get hurt eventually, but I still did it, I still learned to love” it was one of those things we yearn, a sense of company, A sense of belongingness. We know we will get hurt, but we tried to forget it, not mind it, because it hurts, we don’t love at the past nor the future, we love at the present, we tend to forget that, but the pain catch ups, and follows later, I don’t know why, why am I realizing this now?

“We never did stop learning, why stop it in the first place?”

“Yeah, why stop it?” she followed, getting hurt by someone is not an excuse to stop learning or even stop loving, I hold my glass and raise it a little, signaling for a refill, the atmosphere of the bar didn’t change, even though a sermon happened we still don’t know what to do with our lives, it’s hard waking up in the morning and the first thing you remember is your problem, we can’t forget about it cause it will only catch up to us, I sigh at the only thing we can do in this situation, “So what happened?” she suddenly asked. It made me look at her, why is she asking about my past? I wasn’t expecting to be hit either, “C’mon tell me, I’ll share mine if you share yours” What are we grade schoolers? Well if I tell my broken dreams maybe the situation I’m in will keep going. “I don’t even know you” I chuckled.

“I’m Rey, pleasure to meet you” she replied. Rey, Huh? That’s not a girls name is it?

“I know what you're thinking, Rey is not a girls name” I chuckled and replied “yes, how did you know?” she laughed a little and replied “I get that a lot, especially from my friends” “Oh” I said. “How about you, what’s your name?” she asked me. “Dominic” I replied. Well something’s odd, we’re not drinking and ordering either, I wasn’t complaining about it but I need a break from it, what other way to get away from the beer than classic conversation, I took one last sip at my mug and think of a conversation starter, I put down the mug and breath heavily, she looked at me and smirk, knowing I was ready to talk, “So you’re here often or just tonight?” I asked, now adjusting the seat to face her, she followed and she shook her head then chuckled “Just tonight” “How about you?” she asked “I, I mean, It’s just tonight”

“What does that mean? You’re a player?” she leaned closer and smiled, my body naturally moved a little back in order to keep my balance on the stool, a small smile escaped my lips, I don’t know why, but why?

“What? N-No, no I’m not” I said adjusting myself to keep my balance,

She giggled and now laughing, it made me laugh a little, my attention was not on the conversation, it was on her laugh, her voice was just good, her British accent making it more good, and the way she does it, it seems like its natural, her naïve but mature act are adding to her personality, her slim body was being stretched by her leaning to the table, using her right hand to cover her head because of all the laughing, she opens her eyes and it was directly at me, she fixes her posture and do a little fake cough, “I’m sorry, but your reaction was priceless, but don’t take it personally” she said with a bit of laughter left, I swing my stool back facing the table and hold my mug, waiting for it to be refill, “That’s okay” I said. Knowing myself and becoming a player is a hard thing, I don’t want to be one because I don’t want a one night stand or short term relationship, I want a lasting relationship, I’m tired of finding love and love wasn’t gonna give me someone so easily, I said to myself; I would die for her, I was so confident and cocky knowing she will do the same thing, It made me stupid when she told me; we have to part ways, she started pointing out Reasons on why we wouldn’t work out, I believed she was the one, I believed. I thought she was my girlfriend, but she’s more of a teacher, she taught me a lesson. I sigh, I was holding my mug now and tapping both side of it, I heard the stool beside me squeak, she’s facing me, I look at her at the corner of my eyes, rethinking of her joke, I know it was just a joke but why did it hit me to the core? Why am I offended? “Hey, I said I was sorry” she said “Don’t be mad” , she turn to the table and waited for the bartender to refill her empty mug, “Its okay, I was just tired” the club was loud but the silence was all we can hear. I hate these situations, “Serving the Last one” announce the bartender, it made us even more sad knowing the beer we kept drinking is at its end,

Already? I said to myself, he nodded and started to wipe the mugs with the dish cloth, “Besides, I think you guys are immune, so what’s the use?” he’s right if anything, the beer we keep drinking is not getting us drunk, if anything it was only making us more depress, it made me sigh a little, looking at my empty mug, the only liquid left was the melted ice, forming into its original form, slowly melting and mixing with the remaining beer, I used to eat the ice when I was still a kid, the flavor of the drink absorb by the ice, the flavor was almost non existent, I liked it when I was a kid, I don’t know If I would do that now, why did I grew up so fast? I return my attention to my empty mug, I shake my head and put it on the coaster. I can’t help but look at her. Here the mysterious woman who became my drinking buddy in a few minutes, I closed my eyes, it was not a blink, it was longer than it was blocking all the pain, an action that has little to no effect in my situation. “We haven’t talked about ourselves yet”

I just looked at my mug and replied, didn’t we introduce ourselves earlier?

No, I mean, the real you. What? I didn’t want to think why or what’s the catch, I was deciding to let her take me all the way, I can’t fall for now.

“It’s loud in here” she said. “What do you want to do, talk outside and take a walk?” that sounds alright, plus I want to cross something out on my bucket list. We paid our drinks and went outside, the city was still awake, I look at her and asked “Where to?” We both hide our hands in our pocket and walk, trying to match our pace, and even the steps, it was a cliché scene from some telenovela or romance movie, it was surprisingly for me that a stranger will invite me for a walk, I don’t know what’s she’s planning, but I liked it, I want it, I just can’t figure it out who she was, but I wanted this, and she’s wanted it also, I hope, we keep walking to the unknown destination that my companion continue to show me, we passed, bars, karaoke’s, restaurants, and many establishment that defined the city and it’s life when it’s night time, the mysterious and dangerous apart of the city is, I know this city like the back of my hands, but tonight, tonight was a new pace from the past, I looked at her, hoping she will say something, she just smile and continue to walk, “So where to?” I asked. She looked at me, half face, she smiled at me, “To my special place” she closed her eyes but her smile was still the same, it was all getting familiar, the park, the smell of the ocean, we were going to my special place too, We were going to the walled city, “Hey, let’s play a game” she suggested, I smirk at her signaling her that I’m down, “Okay, it’s a city inside a city” “You got to be more specific, Than that” looking at her, “Here in our country” she looked at me, “Is it the walled city?” teasingly say, she tried to do a snap her finger cause I’m right, but she failed, she snapped her fingers only to hear a failed attempts of it, “What was that?” I said laughing, “ I was going for a, but yeah, I can’t do it” she replied.

What are you kidding? You don’t know how to snap? What kind of world are you living in? It was cute, it made me smile until we cross the road to the entrance of the walled city, “You’re a bully, you know” she said jokingly, I just made a eh noise, “So the walled city, show me your secrets, madam” asked ironically like a gentlemen, she smirk at me and grab my hand and run to the crowd, I just remember it was a busy month for the tourism industry, the city once dark was brighten by the colonial lights and the people of the city, their were selling everything, from handicraft to food, it made me smile, I looked at her leading me, I let go of the doubts and let her lead me, first of we look around for food, what ever we took interest our of we ate it, fried potato chips on a stick, those popcorn we’ve been eating since childhood, the cheese waffle, it was delicious, when we finish eating, we went to another one, and another one, we almost explored the city by mistake.

She looked like she knew her stuff, she was all it, she showed me everything that I only started to know now, “That was fun, I never knew that side of yours” I said. “Thanks, think of it as a appreciation from earlier, never had someone who could lecture me, in my middle age ass years”

“Really? I mean, I should be thanking you, having the confidence to forget all someone’s problem in a span of the night” she playfully pushes me and shake her head, “No really, I never met a person like you” we stop our tracks hearing the church’s bell ring, we walked to its monument and look for a seat, their were so many people, we finally seat on the outer part of the monument, we rest up, try to process what happened, is the hang over finally started to kick in? I hang my head upward and try to relax, “I wish everyday would be like this” I looked at her and let her explain even more, I don’t need to say something, yet. “I wish time would go back, back to the days, life was so much better”

The words she just said, she made me sign heavily, wishing something like that is impossible, but I want to go back too, oh how I wanted to go back so bad, the atmosphere of the past will never go back, we don’t know what it is, but we keep searching for it, the cold wind of the night starts to disturb me, with the existential crisis we’re having, I say it’s a perfect chemistry. “It was, But it can’t, we just have to move on with the world” she finishes, she begins to rob her both hands, an effort to warm up, “I’m glad you're able to see that” I replied. It made me smile knowing she doesn’t give up on the future. “She started to rob her hands more often, I stood up and take off my jacket, she looked at me and asked why? “You’re cold, aren’t you?” I give my jacket to her and wait for her to put it on, “Wow, your jacket is comfy” Rey said.

The jacket was from my Granddad, he bought it along with some other Ralph Lauren, he passes it to my Mom, when my Grandfather died, he gives it to me, it was beginning to be a family hand me down, it has so many memories, from my family and to my life, she wasn’t the first one to wear my jacket, the first one was my high school girlfriend, she was alright, I thought we were inseparable, I lent her my jacket when ever she was lonely and she lent her mine, we were young and fools, not minding the world or what feelings we have each other, it was a good run, a year pass and I found out she was moving to a different school, I was heart broken, I might never see her again, but remember I was young and kinda stupid, I broke up with her, it broke my heart, but that doesn’t compare to hers, she was devastated, I could have commute to her house and we still can see each other, that’s why I will never do that again, I shouldn’t give up just because of a wall, I look at her, then at the sky, I was frozen, the perfect blue sky of the night was there to see, “You like the sky that much?” she said. My attention was still at the sky, looking deep and hard, I was looking for something, “I’m just baffled, you know” she stood up from her seat and stand beside me, “You should stay here, with me” my long staring contest with the night sky was put aside, it made me look at her and wait for a second explanation on why, “You shouldn’t look so hard and far, why not look on where you are now? You might find something valuable”.

What are you talking about? I asked myself, “Why is that?”, I know the answer to it, waiting for the answer was like a lifetime, I want to hear her say it. I didn’t wait, “What?” I said.

“Let’s walk a bit” she suggested. I nod and follow her lead, we were leaving the grass field of the church, the cold wind of the night was still there, “What’s bothering you, Rey '' I asked, I just let her lead me to wherever she goes, I don’t mind why, but why? I don’t know what to do now, shall I wait, just like last time? We were halfway to the exit of the walled city,

“What you talked about earlier, makes sense” I said, value what’s in front of you. I looked at her while we walked, I think it’s my time again. “I know what you're talking about, and trust me, I been there. But we are human, we always seek something, it’s not selfishness, what’s bad if we want to seek something just for ourselves?” I regained her attention, I was just waiting for her to reply. “You seem wise, what happened?” she jokingly asked, I chuckled at her responses, not the respond I was hoping for, but it might upset the mood, I don’t want to go back to depression. We stop at the middle of the walled city, “I can say the same for you, Rey '' I replied. “We both know what happened, we learn to love, we’ve been hurt, we move on'' she said. It was close to dawn and we’re still finding the thing we yearn for. While walking to the exit, the sun was beginning to shine and the night sky was being erased, slowly being replaced by the future. I don’t want to go home just yet, and I know she doesn't either. I fell for her, but why is it so hard to admit it, is it because I was hurt? Am I afraid to act first? I was afraid of it all. Daylight has arrived, we now must part ways, do we have too? I asked myself.

“Aren’t you afraid of what might happen again? To learn to love again and be broken again” she suddenly said. “Don’t you have any doubts that the person you will meet in the future might be the same person that broke your heart?” I was there, but it will not stop me to love, I know that if you fail, you just keep on going, love until it hurts no more.

“No, because it’s in the past, everything will change, if anything, change is the only constant thing in this world. Never stop learning, just like I said” I replied.

I took her hand and held it, feeling her soft palm that was shaking, I was accepting it, accepting that I’ve fallen again, I don’t know what the future holds, but I want my future to be with her. Promising the same thing I said to the girls that left me. I know from the little time we had, we get to know each other because of our problems. I couldn’t believe it, but here I am, holding her hand, ready to forget the past, ready for the future with her. I looked at her and she looked at me, Rey didn’t flinch, she’s just waiting.

“Rey, I know what you been through, we know each other's past, but now, I want you to forget your past” she looked at me, waiting for a reason, she looked down on our hands and begin to doubt, “Please don’t let the past be the boundary of your future” I said. “I know, But how!?” she holds herself with one hand, she’s ready to cry, The emotions she’s holding back are now ready to leave her broken heart. “I know it’s hard, but you just got to hold on” she begins to cry and shake, I keep holding her hand, holding what’s left of her past self. She’s trying to be strong, but I don’t need her to be that, I want her to be vulnerable to let out the problems that are hunting her, she’s trying to move, I beat her to it and hug her. She begins to cry out loud, I smiled, I just smiled, I was happy for her, she’s able to let go, “It’s okay, I’m here” I assured her, she only tighten her grip on me, she planted her head on my chest, wiping some tears on her eyes, I lift her head up to level mine, I give her a smile and she smile as well, even though she just cried, she was still beautiful, those wholesome eyes, those eyes are more valuable than any other pearl, I let my guard down for her, I was focused only on her, she suddenly punch my side. “Hey what was that?” I said. What just happened? “That’s for making me sad” she giggled, “But thank you, thank you” she said. She looked at the ground

unable to think what to do next, she was like finding something, something to do. “Hey, what’s wrong?” I asked, “Wait! “ she stops me with her hand in front of me, she begins to blush and scratch her head, “What’s wrong?” I asked her again. She closed our gap and kissed me. “That’s for making me fall for you” she said. I softly grab her hand and kiss her again, “ I love you” I said. “I love you too” she replied. We look at the sunrise, I was the happiest man, knowing I have her, I shouldn’t doubt her and what the future holds, I’m just gonna accept whatever it throws at me, at us. We’ll sure survive it and have a future together, we started walking to the exit. Hand in hand, the feeling of it walking alone to home was put aside, I was with someone now. I can’t messed this up, I don’t want to love another, she’s all I need. And I hope she thinks the same.

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