The Story of Us

Chapter 12: Love

A/N:

So sorry for the Laaate update. Naging busy lang sa training and stuffs :(

But I’m back :D

I also want to say THANKYOU sa mga AWESOME readers and voters ng Story na to. You guys make me want to write more ;)

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Chapter 12: Love

Life never stops for anyone.

When I was young, I see love as the reason why people have smiles on their faces. Love has a totally different meaning when you were younger. Back then, I define Love as the happy feeling you get every time you see that certain person. Love is when you can't stop but look at him even when he's not looking back. Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs. Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.

But one thing I didn't know is that love would hurt this much. Not just once but twice.

When I first fell in love, it was like the best feeling ever. Especially when I heard that he feels the same way. I fell in love with one of my childhood friend who always teases me. I’ve been crushing on him since I was in grade school. We always argue about childish stuffs, but that’s what makes us special. He knows me best and vice versa. When he confessed during our third year in high school I felt like everything was finally getting into place.

We were perfect, we were happy, until college decisions appeared. I was pressured by everything, that's why I asked him if I could look for myself first. I was confused about everything at that time. He gave me the space that I needed but we promised that we'll never grow apart. One thing I didn't know is that he's already found someone else, while I was there waiting for the right time for us to be together again. And that someone is one of my best friends.

I was hurt, I felt broken but I learned to move on. After a year and half, I finally found someone who makes me happy. We had a mutual understanding and I always felt special when I'm with him. We were together for almost 2 years, until I heard about him cheating on me. He said it was a mistake, that he never liked the girl. But that doesn't change anything, he betrayed me, he hurt me. I never thought I'd feel so broken again.

And now here I am at my parent’s house, sick and lying on my bed. I went home after the incident; I didn't talk to anyone except for Yana. I feel numb. I don't know if it's because of my fever or the pain of losing for love.

"Ate? inom ka muna ng gamot oh." my mom said. I told her everything and tulad ng date she just comforted me. She said that it's Keith's loss. Pero that's what a parent would say naman e. Pero para saken ako paden yung talo. Ako kasi yung naloko.

"Ma, is there something wrong with me?" I asked her.

"Olivia"  my mom held my face and made me look at her.

"There's nothing wrong with you! Don't let those boys get to your head too much. You're still young, don't let them be the one to tell you who you are. They don't define you anak. What Keith did was wrong and that only proves that he doesn't deserve you" she added. Tinignan ko lang si mama at nag'nod. Tama sya, wag kong hayaan na ma'down ko yung sarili ko dahil sa mga nangyare. Haaay.

Umalis na si mama sa kwarto para makapagpahinga ako. I lay down on my bed and just stared at the ceiling. Anu na kayang mangyayare? Paano ko sila haharapin. Dapat hinde ako yung nahihiya dahil wala naman akong ginawa, pero parang ayaw ko magpakita. Ayokong mapagusapan, ayokong matanong. Baket ba kelangan maging ganto kahirap?