Year 1968...

Divina was broken-hearted due to her lover, Alfredo's infidelity. He cheated on her with a rich heiress named Belen. Even though it was difficult for Divina, she forced herself to move on. She became a teacher in a private school and became close friends with their headteacher, Marco Salvador. Marco is a happy person and he shares this happiness with those people around him to the point that Divina is slowly falling for him... but there is one absolute rule in that school, they shouldn't have a romantic relationship with each other. Marco holds a high position at school and Divina loves teaching. How are they able to face the obstacles of their growing affection? Are they destined to be together or will they end up with the common saying, "they met but they were not fated"?

"We were but we were not..."

We Were But We Were Not

Divina had waited for a few weeks before their head had granted Alfredo permission to travel at the border. Divina feels extremely grateful towards her former lover and now, he had been their bridge for her to meet Marco again. 


Alfredo and Divina will travel to the border today. The sun hasn’t risen yet but they need to go because of the long travel, it is estimated that they would’ve arrived a few hours just before noon and would have a couple of hours to be with Marco. It’s been four years since she saw her beloved and she truly misses him so much. She is filled with mixed emotions but she couldn’t deny the happiness she felt to see her beloved once again. But despite being overwhelmed with various feelings, one that she couldn’t deny is her happiness to see her lover once again. 


Chapter 21: We Were But We Were Not