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As they stood outside the cafe, the city lights beginning to flicker on, Mark took a deep breath.

Mark and Elena sat in a familiar booth at their favorite corner cafe, but the air between them felt different today. For months, they had been navigating a growing silence—not the comfortable kind they used to share, but one heavy with things unsaid. Paalam Na by Jay R, w

Sana'y huwag mong isipinNa pag-ibig ko'y 'di tunayDahil sa 'yo lang nadamaAng isang pag-ibig na walang kapantayNguni't masasaktan lang ang puso ang pagbibigyanKahit pamamaalam ang siyang bulong ng isipan As they stood outside the cafe, the city

He watched her walk away, knowing that while this was the end of their story, it was the necessary first step toward a new chapter for both of them. As they stood outside the cafe