Shot by You [COMPLETED]

Prologue

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

PROLOGUE

High and mighty, strong and independent.

That's how they see me since then. It was an infamous opinion and first impression about me. But they don't know me. They don't know my struggles on how I ended up like this.

I was like a curse to men. You come to me and your heart will break into pieces. I wasn't doing that intentionally but it turns out that I was. People around me make issues and taint my reputation in our University.

But who cares? I know the truth better than them. 'Di nila ako kilala, wala silang alam.

The only person I hold on to is Sandrine. She's my best friend since high school. But even my best friend doesn't know anything about me yet.

The darkest side of me.

She knows everything except that. Naniniwala kasi ako na hindi na dapat pa dinadamay ang mga tao sa paligid mo para problemahin ang problema mo. Lahat naman kasi tayo may problema.

And so I kept it all to my self.

I was finished practicing. Kinalas ko ang mga parte ng baril na hawak at inilapag ito sa mesa. I drank water from the glass on the table. I closed my eyes as I savor the cooling effect of that cold water.

After having that heated argument with my father, I left the house and went to the headquarters. I pulled the triggers to shoot the target board. Kahit sa ganitong paraan man lang, malabas ko ang galit ko.

I went home and laid my self to bed. Kailangan ko na mag-enroll bukas sa kursong hindi ko naman gusto. They wanted me to take over that freaking advertising agency my father owned. If only he didn't disappoint me long before, hindi sana naging pahirapan sa amin ang lahat.

I surrendered from the argument we had earlier that day. Mahirap na at hindi pa ako matuloy sa Paris kung saan ko sana gusto mag-aral next year.

Isang taon lang, tapos aalis na ako.

Susundan ko siya, kahit na labag sa loob ko. Hindi man iyon ang lugar na gustong kahinatnan ay wala akong magagawa. It's my responsibility at hindi ko iyon pwedeng talikuran.

He's in New York, but I want to study in Paris.

Pati tuloy pag-aaral ko ay isasakripisyo ko para sa kaniya. Lahat nalang, pabor sa kaniya. But it's okay, at least I'm far from my parents.

Ubos na ako. Ubos na ubos na. Ayoko na sa kaniya. I gave him up a year ago. Wala na dapat akong kahit ano pang pakialam out of personal feelings. I should be professional and I intend to keep it that way.

But really, cupid's bow didn't miss me. I was once again, shot.

I already mastered how to ignore him even if I work for him. Naging madali naman iyon dahil hindi niya ako nakikita in action. I was just a shadow of him, always behind and beside him to make sure that he's okay.

Naging okay naman ang takbo ng unang taon ko sa kolehiyo. There were times that I am summoned pero nakakabalik rin naman ako kaagad. But when I reached my second year, shits got real.

I need to live near him and see to it that he's always on my watch.

I could always see him. At tuwing nangyayari iyon ay naalala ko ang bawat alaala na mayroon kami. It was like having a trip to memory lane. It was so hard restricting my self to fall for him once again.

Tuwing makikita ko ang bawat ngiti at bawat kibot nito, nahuhulog nanaman ako. This wasn't the reason why I'm here.

Now tell me, how can I resist this feeling if I'm being shot again by cupid's love arrow with the man I broke my self for?

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Hi everyone! This will be the Sports Series' 2nd entry. I hope you enjoy the ride just how we enjoyed Sandrine and Ithiel's.

SHOT BY YOU: Nadia Valentrice

(5/12/21)