The Shattered Bridge

Chapter 1: How it Started

Mikaela's POV

"Please don't leave me! Please stay! I swear I'll make you happy! I'll do whatever you want! Just don't leave me, please". The girl was crying, she's in pain and sadly, she's down on her knees begging for the guy not to leave her. I don't know but I can feel her. Her strong emotion struck my heart.

"I guess that's enough reading for now". I mumbled to myself. It's a sunny afternoon and I'm at an eco-park reading a book under the shade of a tree. I put down the book that I was reading and reached for my phone.

5 missed calls and 20 unread messages

I was about to read the messages when my phone rang.

*BFF Calling*

"Hello? Mika? Where are you? Kanina pa ako tawag ng tawag sayo." The voice seemed worried.

"Hello? Sorry Gab, andito kasi ako sa park. Hindi ko namalayan yung oras. Asan ka? Pupuntahan kita."

"No, ako na lang pupunta dyan. Hintayin mo ako. Bye." The call ended.

So that's my BFF, Gabrielle Athena Reiz. Kilala ko na yan since 5 kasi magkapitbahay kami sa subdivision. Same kami ng pinasukan na school from primary and secondary level and till now na college na kmi. Kasali din siya sa women's basketball team nang kanilang department.

Partner in crime ko na sya. Alam nya lahat ng tungkol sa akin at ganon din ako sa kanya. May mga rules din kami at isa na doon ang hindi dapat pagtatago ng sikreto sa isa't isa.

Minsan, hindi na kami mapaghiwalay pero lahat naman ng magkakaibigan ay nagkakatampuhan. At hindi kami exempted doon. Ang pinakaworst pa na away namin ay tungkol sa lalaki.

*Flashback: 3rd Year High School*

"Gab, may sasabihin ako!", excited kong tawag kay Gab. "Ako din", excited din na sagot nya. "Sige sabay na nating sabihin", tuwang tuwa kong sabi. "Sige! One, Two, Three!" bilang naman nya.

"Gusto ko si Adrian!", magkasabay naming sigaw.

Yung excitement at ngiti sa aming mukha ay unti unting naglaho. There was long silence. Yung ingay na lang ng mga estudyante sa labas ng room namin ang aming naririnig. 10 minutes na din ang nakalipas na walang nagsasalita sa amin.

Rule no. 2

If ever we both liked the same person, one should stand back.

Inshort, isa dapat ang magparaya.

After that incident, we never talked for days. Childish man pero ganon siguro talaga kung sarili mo lang ang iniisip mo. Parang naging competition din sa amin kung sino ang makakakuha ng attention ni Adrian.

Sino ba kasi si Adrian Xavier Cross?

Hindi mo masasabing sikat siya sa classroom pero may iba kasi siyang aura na tinataglay. Napakamysterious niya, to the point that your curiosity wants you to know him even more. That personality is the reason why my bestfriend and I were attracted to him.

At dahil narealize namin ni Gab na nagmumukha na kaming tanga just to get Adrian's attention, we decided to talk and eventually, reconciled.

Since then, we promised to each other not to fight over just because of a man. Our friendship will be out top most priority.

After a year, grumaduate na kami and pagkatapos non, wala na kaming balita tungkol kay Adrian.

*Back to the present*

While waiting for Gab, I stuck my earphones on my ears and played a song on my phone.

"..And I don't want to fall to pieces. I just want to sit and stare at you.
I don't want to talk about it. Cause I'm inlove with you..."