Before and after the storm

another week again with my dad still on hospital bed and I turned on my phone to see Manuel's reply to my message.

"I am happy to see your message. I have been worried about you and you not taking my calls made it difficult for me. I'm glad you're ok. I'm not mad at you for not being available this week although I don't know the reason but I understand why you are not here but I will appreciate it if you will take my calls and talk to me for a minute, please don't end things with me, no matter the distance I will come to you. I just want you and no one else I will make this work just tell me what happened and where you are"

I saw his texts and right after his texts his call came in, I picked it up and he talked about how he has missed me and how he has been calling me but my phone was off and that I should tell him what happened, I told him about my dad emergency and he also asked me to pick up when he calls and indeed I did. I picked his calls and Everytime he asked about my dad and how he was.

a month came by and my dad was a little better I told both my friend and Manuel and they seemed relieved.

I received a text from Manuel about coming to see me and that I should tell him where I was but I told him I will meet him rather the following week. I had to go back to school to solve a little issue with my administrator, so I thought of meeting him and he was happy.

I was really looking forward to it but something happened my dad had to be rushed back to the hospital and I couldn't go back to campus. and I had to call the school administrator and she was helpful we solve everything online and told me to come when ready and hence I couldn't go.

that week I received a calls from Manuel but I didn't pick up because I was very busy, he called numerous times and texted so many time but I wasn't able to reply, the chance that I got. I told him I was really serious about us breaking up and that I was sorry.

why? because I was with my family, I saw them hurting and it was not the moment for such relationship, the distance was also a factor I knew for a fact that I couldn't stand long distance relationship because I knew myself I was always going to put those close to me above the one away from me, I wasn't sure if I will give him my time and relationship needs time, you need to give out some of your time for it to work, you needed to communicate for it to work and that was what I didn't have when I am with my family