Prologue

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Love

One word yet powerful.

One simple word yet so dangerous.

Ever since I met you, I tried to play with the most dangerous game they all called love because I fell for you. I fall in love with my same sex gender. It was so dangerous where I felt the thrill and the burn that stings my heart whenever I see you.

My secret gazes at you whenever you're around.

My simple actions pretending to be so cool like I don't care about your presence.

And my admirations grow faster as I watch you from afar.

But life really wanna try to tempt me as we meet again after how many years have passed. Can my forgotten love for you hidden in deepest corner of my soul lit the fires in my heart as we play the most dangerous game they all called love?

"Reva!" I rolled my eyes when I heard my old nickname from my bestfriend. "Should I call you Raelle then?" I sarcastically asked her but she just chuckled at me. Yes! You dummy! You started this thing.

"That Raelle is already dead long time ago." paiiling iling niyang sabi habang kumakain ng apple at nagbabasa ng Cardiology book niya. Napailing na rin ako sa nakita ko. Dead? But why do I feel like she's still the same Elysia Raelle I knew before.

It just sucks that we ended up in the same situation right now. Mapa-pag ibig at sitwasyon man sa buhay. Her love for my cousin made her change into a complete different person meanwhile the trauma that this life gave me killed the joyful and lovely Reign Vanus Madrigal.

"And so as Reva..." sabi ko na lang sa kanya ng mapansin ko ang pagtaas ng tingin niya sa akin. "Gosh! Reign, we're not here to cry..." natatawang sabi niya sa akin at hinila ako para yakapin. "Congratulations for reaching the last semester of being an Interior Designer. I'm so proud of you." masayang sabi niya saka ko siya niyakap pabalik.

"And congratulations for passing the medicine school—" hindi ko naituloy ng batukan niya ako. "Baliw! Last sem pa yon. Magse-second year na ako next sem ngayon mo lang ako naisipang i-congratulate?" saka kami nagtawanan.

"I was busy that day with our fashion show in Paris." reklamo ko sakanya. "I was just joking, you dummy! Mas okay ng wala ka atleast may regalo akong gucci bag." she said jokingly as I looked at her.

"Can we just spend this night together? I don't want you to go home yet..." hinawi naman niya ang buhok ko para makita ako ng maigi. "I won't go home tonight. Who celebrates special occasions like Christmas any New Year alone though? Wala naman, hindi ba? They celebrate it with their family." sabi niya ng maramdaman ko ang lungkot sa tono ng boses niya.
Family.

We both lost our own family.

She lost her family because of an illness and I lost my family because of a plane crash four years ago.

"And you're my family, Reign." saka siya bumitaw sa pagkakayakap sa akin at ininom ang wine. "Elysia..." tawag ko sakanya pero busy siyang pinapanood ang fireworks sa glasswall ng condo ko. "Ely..." tawag ko ulit ng mapatingin na siya sa akin.

"Thank you." naiiyak kong sabi at tumango lang siya. "Stop being so dramatic, Reign. Hindi mo bagay." natatawang sabi niya ng may tinapon siya sa akin. It was a box. Napangiti naman ako ng makita ko iyon.

"Ano to? Dito ka na sa akin sa Manila ulit titira?" birong tanong ko na ikinairap lang niya. "Hindi, titira ka sa akin sa Baguio pareho tayong magme-meds school." pagsakay niya sa biro ko at nagtataka naman ako sa nakita ko ng buksan ko ito.

It was a blank and big paper.

Is this a canvas? No, it's a blank blueprint.

What? Why?

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