Been There, Done That!

PROLOGUE

"I was his princess. He was my knight."

Iyan ang mga salitang naglalaro sa isipan ko simula noong makilala ko siya. Everytime I've got bullied, he used to fight my way and protect just like he always did.

Each day, we became more closer to each other and became best of friends. He wiped my tears with his thumb when I was scolded by my parents for having cat fights at school. I used to comfort him when he was grounded for a month. We laughed whole-heartedly though it's nonsense.

Yan lang iyong ikot, eh. Paulit-ulit pero hindi nakakasawa. I thought those memories would last till we get old but I was wrong. I was ignored many times when she came. I feel like I was thrown away when she came from studying overseas. But I didn't got mad at him, just a bit displeased, though.

HE LIKES HER.

A LOT.

Those words pops out on my mind when I saw how his eyes twinkles when she saw my twin sister walking down the stairs of our mansion.

I smiled at the thought of him liking someone already. Well, yes. I'll support him. No matter what because he's my bestfriend, my armor, my knight. Halos araw-araw, kinukulit niya ako sa school kung paano daw manligaw. Ano daw iyong mga gusto ng isang girl, specifically, ng kakambal ko. Of course, I told him dahil alam ko naman ang mga hilig ni Ate.

And he always thanks me with a kiss on my cheek without any malice.

Ilang linggo na rin at hanggang ngayon, bukambibig niya pa'rin si Ate. Simula kasi noong naging mag-on sila, madalang na kaming magkasama at lage niyang kinikuwento sa akin ang mga naggagawa nila sa tuwing nagkikita kami. Kasi daw, nag-date sila noong isang araw sa amusement park at sobrang kinilig daw siya.

Leche!

'Di ko alam kung bakit nabubwisit na ako sa tuwing nagkukuwento siya. Imbes na matuwa dahil may time pa siyang kausapin ako ay mas naiinis lang ako sa kanya.

And then, realization hits me, I just fell. My heart fell for him and he didn't even take a hold on it that's why it ended broken.

I don't know when, how and why because in the first place, it is not in the plan. Wala sa plano ko ang mahalin siya. Wala sa planong mahulog ako sa kanya. At wala sa planong aamin ako sa bisugong lalaking iyon. Dahil alam kong sa larong ito, talo na ako. He will surely choose her over me.

Of course.

Sinong matinong lalaking pipiliin ang kaibigan kaysa sa babaeng mahal niya? She's the girlfriend. I'm just the hopeless romantic bestfriend.

A situation wherein, I have him while he have her.

I was no more his princess because he already have a queen who can bare his princesses and princes in the future. I am now a narrator of their oh-so-called romantic love story.

Then one time, I've decided to bury my feelings for him and just move on, but a tragedy happen. A tragedy that changes how my world spin crazily and scream in pain. They put all the blame on me. They despised me a lot because of the accident. It's not my fault.

I try to walk into him to gather some strenght just like years ago, but he never let me. I even bend down my trembling knees to ask for his forgiveness, but to my surprise, he spits on my face and left me there dumbfounded of what he did.

I want to go away.

I want to escape from this misery.

I don't want to leave my hometown but the situation let me. I want to go far away from this place, this place where's no one sees my innocence towards the incident. I will cut all the chords between us.

And if fate crossed our ways once again, I want to see them suffer, especially him with bended knees in front of me. Asking for my forgiveness down from hell.

Years passed and I am no longer the old girl full of innocence and sweet smiles. A girl treated lower than a trash. I am no longer his happy go lucky bestfriend, 'cause I don't want to do mistakes again. I've learned my lessons and it rooted in my soul. I could now slap it to his face that he's a big mistake.

And face him with pride and says,

"Been there, done that..

Jerk!"

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