La Douleur Exquise

I - Heartbreak

Mika just finished her 90-minute class in her statistics class. She's been stressed out because of training and her academics. Although struggling, she's still surviving. She motivates herself that she will eventually be okay and graduate soon. She's taking her remaining minor subjects and doing her thesis simultaneously. Somewhat tiring, yet fulfilling. Again, the life of a student-athlete will always be like this for Mika.

She heard her phone ring, and she looked at the Caller ID. It is none other than the man she's been in love with. She heaves a heavy sigh because she's back at him again- for support, being the friend, and the idol. She had no other choice but to take this call.

"Hello? Napatawag ka?"

"Bakit ang tagal mo sumagot sa tawag ko, idol?" And again, there she goes hearing it again for the nth time. "Katatapos lang ba ng class mo? Nako, sorry kung tumawag pa ako sa 'yo."

"That's okay. Anong kailangan mo?" She asked. "You seemed so energetic and hyper!"

"Eh kasi nga ang saya ko, Mika! Kami na ni Jeanine!!!"

And there was suddenly a giant wrecking ball dropped right in front of her. Shaking the reality that she just heard, she just sank. Her heart just sank because of the words that came out of his mouth. She later realises that her tears are falling from her eyes and wipes them immediately. She went to the staircase and sat, muffled her cries as she didn't want the other person on the other line to hear them. She's been hurting for so many years, and this kind of pain is the most painful she'd ever felt in her entire life.

"Hello? Mika, are you still there?" The man asked.

"Y-yup! Still here, Je," she muttered. "Anyway, I am so happy for you and Jeanine."

"Aww! Thanks, idol! Sobrang saya ko lang kasi we're both feeling the same way. Parang nasa cloud nine ka tapos biglang aamin siya na gusto din niya ako? Of course, I told her that I want to be with her and work out our relationship. Diba ang saya nun?"

Though Jeron is happy telling Mika these things, she doesn't feel it. She listens, and she's in pain. Her heart already felt so much pain when she had with Kiefer. Now, with Jeron... the pain is much worse than she thought.

"Oo naman. Masaya nga 'yun..." she mumbled, "Uhm, Je? Kailangan ko nang ibaba itong phone ah? I must go to the library to work on my thesis, kasi eh. Nasasayang ang oras ko."

"Ay sorry po, idol. Sige at mag-thesis ka na muna. Kita na lang tayo kapag may free time tayo ah? Sama ko si Jeanine." He tells her with a hint of excitement.

"Uhm, sige. Sama mo siya. Ikaw bahala," and she can't do it anymore and she just wants to burst out. "J-Je, sige na at bababa ko na ito. Bye."

She ends the phone call and sobs on the staircase of La Salle Hall. She's feeling so much pain that she needs someone to talk to. She knows everyone is busy right now because of class, and Mika's the only one with a free schedule. She just opted to go to the library and went to work on her thesis. She needs an outlet to be productive, and working with her idea would help her forget Jeron.

@mikareyesss: Thesis-ing to be more productive and somewhat... 😪

@vsgalang: @mikareyesss Somewhat???

@jesseydeleon: @vsgalang I think gets ko 'to huhuhu wait punta ako sa dorm niyo later @mikareyesss

@mikareyesss: Huhuhuhu thanks bf @jessydeleon bes @vsgalang ❤️

Mika heaves another sigh as she puts back her phone in her bag. She can't accept that the man he's in love with, her best friend, is in love with someone else. But what else can she do when he's happy?