Pain Collector [One Shot Story]

Her Story

The plot, scenario, and character's name in the story is made fictionally.

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They said pain is what makes a person break into pieces. Pain can make a person go mostly insane.

But, sadly I collect them. I don't know if this is a curse or what but, I can't feel any pain in myself.

I collect them because I'm hoping that I can feel pain in my life once I collect them. So I had this device that can detect pains from other people. It was made by my father.

It said that the device will be gone when I can already feel it.

'Till one day, I meet him. My device is gone. My heart feel what I've been longing. Pain.

November 5

I was walking down the street when I see him.

"Hey! Sammy how have you been?" I asked my neighbor slash bestfriend.

"Doing good. Still handsome" he said while laughing at the last statement. But I can feel the sadness within him.

"Really? Come on Sammy boy you can't hide it from me." Ever since Sammy become my bestfriend he knows what I'm up to. He also know I can't feel any pain. We're friends since when we're eight. When we moved here in States he is my only playmate since he can understand Filipino language. But he can't speak the language his filipina step-mom thought him on speaking Filipino.

He sigh. "You really got me there Macy. I'm fine." He said while faking his smile.

"Oh? So you're lying to me know huh?" I act annoyed. But actually not. It's one of my way to bait him.

"Let's go to the park. Let's talk." He said seriously. Maybe this is important.

We're walking towards the park while holding hands. Actually it's normal for us. We've been doing this. And TBH he has a girlfriend.

When we reach our destination, I saw a boy sitting all alone in the bench. Crying.

I shrugged it away. Knowing he's just a stranger.

Me and Sammy sit on the vacant bench on the park facing the sea. The seabreeze hit my face and it calms me down. We we're sitting there for a minute enjoying the silence and the fresh air. Then Sammy break the silence by dropping a b syomb on me.

"She cheated on me" he said while looking straight in the ocean. I can't talk. I felt speechless.

"Am I that replaceable,Macy? Why do people cheat?" He said. This time his looking at me while tears are streaming down on his cheeks.

I wipe away the tears in his eyes to stop him from crying.

"Sammy boy, may mga tao talagang hindi kontento sa mga bagay bagay na nasa kanila." I said. I know he can understand this.

"But Macy, Why? . . . Why did she left when I almost give everything to her?" He said while breaking down. I hugged him. By hugging him, I can collect his pain and ease it.

"Shhhhss tahan na. Binigay mo na nga lahat pero di parin yun sapat para sa kanya. Yan yung mali nating mga tao ih, we tend to give everything to the person we love without leaving a piece for ourself. Alam mo ang tanga mo rin ih. Tsk." I said. He laughs a lil when he realized the last statement I said on him.