How could I face him after all these years? The man I was engaged to… the man I almost married.

“We can't marry each other,” I finally said.

“Talaga.” He sarcastically laughed.

Everything started with our parents’ silly marriage arrangement. We never wanted to disappoint anyone by saying “no.”

“Let's just act like we're on good terms. Let’s pretend that we will develop real feelings, fall in love, and get attached, so we can fool them into thinking that we have a deep connection until someone makes a mistake. Appeal to their emotions. Let's say you cheated on me,” he suggested.

That was the plan. We were supposed to break it off anyway… so why did it hurt so much when we did? Why did we have to end up like this?

After years, I came back as an international model, and on the other hand, he…

“Sam, this is Doctor Clyden Ramirez. He’s a pediatric resident.”

He changed.

“Hi, Maui.” He looked at me and gave me a small smile.

His sweet voice was ringing in my head. The way he called me by my nickname brought back flashbacks.

My ex-fiancé.

“Hello, Cy.”