Luis's POV:

Monday, June 20, 2022. I still remember that time when Kia messaged me to meet after work. By the way Kia is my girlfriend. We have been in a relationship for 1 year and 2 months.

After work, I immediately went to see her. She was just sitting in the park and seemed to be deep in thought. I sat next to her and she immediately looked at me. I was surprised by what she quickly said...

"Jarred, let's break up." Something she said to me that I still can't forget.

Her parents will send her to Canada and they want to separate us because they are going to introduce someone to their daughter. Kia told me everything her parents said and planned. She could not disobey or fight for me because of the threat of her parents. She didn't want me to be involved anymore so she rejected what I said I could fight for her. I didn't do anything else because she had already made a decision. She followed what her parents said. She chose to go to Canada rather than stay. I can't blame her for that decision. But the pain she caused remained in my heart. I told all this to my friends. They sympathized with me and joined me for a drink. At least it helped make me feel a little better. I told myself I would be strong and forget her too. In the following days and almost 2 months I dedicated all my time to work. I often stay overnight and come home late. I also often join my coworkers to have fun and drink at the bar. Sometimes Hans would say hello to me and ask what I was up to. All I said was work. Pres and the others also has no idea what I'm doing.

I did that over and over again. Just work and drink afterwards. I don't know if mom and my sister notice that too. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore.

Until the month of July came. While I was at work, my sister Jerille suddenly called. She was crying while saying that mom was rushed to the hospital. I quickly went there. I found out that mom is seriously ill. She has a heart disease. Now I know why I also have a weak heart. It turns out that mom's family has a history of heart disease and even she has it. But what's more painful is that it is not the only thing she experiences. She also has anxiety and asthma. I never noticed it. Is it because I was too focused on studying and working in the past? If I had known all this, would it have been dealt with immediately?

We talked to her and encouraged her to have an operation on her heart because that was the only way for her to recover. There really is no other choice. If it can't be done right away, I know where it's going and I'm sure I won't be able to handle it.

No matter what we ask her, she really doesn't want it. She even said she was tired. She doesn't want to add to our problem. She even begged us not to tell dad.

Dad has been abroad for five months because he was promoted at work. Dad sends more than we need. I suddenly remembered that I had already spent a lot of the money he was giving me. I spent more than what was left. We don't have a problem with the money because we can afford the surgery for mom, but I also don't understand why she really doesn't want to.

She said she's not afraid to have an operation but she just really doesn't want to. She has been in the hospital for one week. She is also begging us that she wants to go home. We did not agree. I said if she doesn't want to have an operation, it's better to stay here. I am satisfied that she will be safer, especially since the doctors and nurses are there to take care of her when we are not there.

There are days when Hans asks to meet but because I am also busy at work, I refuse him. I don't tell anyone about mom. I...