Nang ma-announce na isa sya sa mga naka-top, Blaire could never be more proud. Hand over her mouth, hindi nya napigilang mapa-iyak.
"Sobrang proud mo siguro sa kanya." Lheann said, giving Blaire a tissue. Blaire smiled gratefully at her and took it.
"Never nya akong binigo."
Hinanap ni Blaire ang kasintahan pagkatapos ng awardings. She waited near the stage.
When she saw his silhouette, she light up. He smiled, wide. The same smile he always gives her. But all crumbles down when you see another figure running into his direction, hugging him. A loud squel, as he chukled, circling his hands around the small figure.
Isang babae.
He smiled softly to her as she did the same to him. Blaire noticed, na hindi ito isa sa mga kaibigan ng boyfriend.
The gaze, smile, action are the one he used to give her. The affection are the one he would always fill Blare in. The kiss that always took her problems away,
hindi na kanya ito ngayon. Dahil sa mga panahong that he leaned down and kissed her, alam nya.
Blaire kept staring, the only affection that was all hers are now in the hands of others. Pero bakit wala syang nararamdaman ng oras na yun? She felt no feeling of hurt, no tears.
Just burns.
"Blaire?", narinig nyang tawag ni Klein.
Klein was surprised, embrassed as he was caught. But that was not all.
Ngumiti si Blaire.
"Hi, Klein." sabi nya.
Klein quickly told the girl something before pacing to her. His stare was broken, almost guilty.
She wished she could laugh at the irony, at the cliché drama in front of her.
"Blare, ito-all you just saw-", he choked in his words. He sighs.
"I'm sorry"
Tiningnan nya lang ang boyfriend.
"What are you sorry about, Klein?" Malumanay na tanong ni Blaire.
He stared at her in surprise. Are you playing dumb? But when he sees the real curiousity in her eyes, he knew his girlfriend was dead serious.
"Hindi mo kasi talaga na-iintindihan-"
"Gaano na 'to katagal-" Blaire cutted him off. Walang sign ng galit or hatred sa tono. Pero curiosity.
Klein took the time to progress everything. Bakit hindi siya galit? Why isn't she hitting him? Hating him?
"Gaano na katagal? Blaire asked again.
"2 and a half months", he mumbled apologetically.
She smiled at him. Gusto nyang masampal ang sarili sa mga panahong iyon, sigawan ang sarili na hindi ito ang tamang oras para maging mabait. It was time to make him regret. Pero bakit hindi nya kaya? Bakit hindi nya kayang saktan si Klein, gaya ng ginawa nito sa kanya?
"Klein.", she called him. Klein swore he was so scared right now. "Blaire, look. Hindi ko gustong umabot 'to sa ganito. Hindi ko intensyon na magsinungaling sa'yo."
"Pero ginawa mo pa rin.", she said to him.
She held his gaze, tears finally visible in her lines. "Klein, nung nagsinungaling ka sa akin, karapatan mo yun."
Klein thought he heard you wrong. He stared at her in confusion, hurt grazes his heart.
"It's your right to lie to me, Klein. As long as it's not me who is lying to you, I'm okay."
"Klein, I-", she held his hand. Lifting it up, kissing his knuckles softly. Klein swore he felt the hurt in her slowly going in piercing him with a thousand of needles.
She rest a hand on his cheek, tears slowly falling. Pinilit nyang huwag umiyak, alam nyang ayaw na ayaw ni Klein na umiiyak sya.
"Nagawa mo, you made it. I'm so proud of you, Klein Aquino." She managed to choked out. He stared at her, not knowing what to say.
Blaire tiptoed and gave a small kiss on his cheek. When she pulled out away, she felt him exhaled.
"I love you, Klein. I always do." Sabi ni Blaire. Slowly pulling away from his warmth, ready to cure the burns.
"Salamat." She said. "Salamat, Klein."She smiled despite the tears that kept falling.
"I love you." She choked out.
"Goodbye, Klein Aquino."
She tried to save him in the midst of flames, not noticing how badly she herself was burning down.
She lost him in the midst of flames, left with burn marks he walks on the ashes, untouched.
TBC...
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A/N's Note: Just as the title says, scene 1 lang po ito:) This is a One-Shot, btw, pero ti-nake down ko at hinati bawat scenes. Sorry kung puno pa sya ng English, ang hirap kasing mag-adjust from Eng to Fil:') Either way...
This story is dedicated to my Bestfriend, Neekish Blaire Dicon, dahil malandi sya at iiwan na kami this coming school year:'( Pero para din ito sa Ornge Team ko na sina: Pauline Jodloman; Jessa Mae Defeles at Mary Chris Mangubat. At reminder, aalis din sina Jessa at Mary Chris, iiwan kaming dalawa ni Paulineㅠㅠ
At kahit na Cameo lang, ay dedicated din ito sa Anime/Gamer/Manga/Arts Team ko namely; Cheilo Feliz Bien Quiñones, Danica Rizardo, Romel Jay Anito, Charles Yanson, John Mark Ledesma and Jasper Trumata...
May cameo din dito yung mga mahaharot PERO matalino kong friends namely: Amber Juneeza Ambor, Meeve Shane Payar(charot! pero pagbiyan kay nakataas sa MathxD), and of course ang Taekwondo Master ng bayan, Prescious Abatayo.
Syempre, andito din ang seatmate kong ex na writer-slash- director -slash-editor na sobrang tangkad na naka-6 na siguro na iiwan din ako at pupuntang Ateneo, Kyle Kevin Tagle. Thankie at crdts nga pala sayo sa paggawa ng cover...kung hindi pa kayo kasali 700+ followers nya dito sa WP, maki-join na din kayo:) Magaling na writer 'to pramis:)
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