Kyline Alcantara: The Girl Refuses to Break

July 13 ------ Kyline Alcantara was let down, judged, heartbroken — and she said nothing. Not because she had nothing to say. But because Kyline knew silence can hold dignity. There’s something deeply moving about sitting across someone who’s clearly been hurt, and watching her stay composed instead of giving anyone more to talk about.

In our interview for GMA Integrated News Interviews, Kyline didn’t even tear up. But there was heaviness in the way she paused before answering, something that only comes from someone who’s been carrying a lot for far too long. She didn’t have a rehearsed narrative. She wasn’t there to clear her name or win sympathy. She was, simply, there. A young woman standing in the rubble of things she never asked for, but learned to live through anyway.

“Because… nasaktan mo man ako, I will always show grace,” she said, carefully. “And I will never fight back publicly, and I will never speak up about whatever is happening in my life publicly — my private life, publicly — because I do not owe the world my heartbreak. So, sa akin yun.”

I ached in that answer, to be honest. Not because it was dramatic. But because I sensed how much she had to hold back. What she could have said. What she chose not to. And, seldom do I feel that kind of hurt radiate from an interview. “I do not need to prove myself to anyone,” she added. “I do not need any validation galing sa kahit kanino, especially the public. I know that I am a public figure, but I’m not public property.”

Source: gmanetwork.com