The Pierce in Amihan's Heart

Ten

"Are you okay?" he asked.

American just stood there. She didn't react. And that made Pierce even more freaked out. Amihan finally answered.

"Leave me alone," Pierce remembered the first time they met. So he went even closer to Amihan. She looked at him. She realized what was going on and she thought that it was sweet of him, but she knew that she's still mad at him, and yet, she still played along.

"I'm pretty sure when a girl says 'Leave me alone' it means that she wants you to leave her alone," she told him. Pierce looked at her and tried not to smile. "And when a guy asks if you're okay, he expects an answer" he replied. A small smile crept onto Amihan's lips.

They just stood there looking at each other in the eyes.

They liked the silence. They liked how the breeze just passed through. They liked how they looked at each other.

There was no tension at all.

Just silence.

Pierce sighed.

"Amihan, I am so sorry. About everything. I didn't know that they were the ones who caused you so much pain." he started. Amihan looked away.

"They are your friends Pierce. How could you not know who your friends were bullying? Do you know how many times I've hurt myself because of them? They made me believe that I was nothing. That was just a mistake that my parents made. That I am alone in this world and that I didn't even deserve to live in it. And then, I met you. You gave me hope. I was happy again. I started to ignore everything they said about me but when I saw you with them? Something inside me just snapped and everything went back to that dark place. I am not gonna lie I attempted suicide on that day. Because I thought that no one was ever really there for me. Until now, I thought about killing myself. Because I know that I wouldn't feel the pain when I'm dead. And now you're telling me that you didn't know? How come you didn't know the things that your friends were doing?"

Pierce took her hands making Amihan look back at him.

"I don't really hang out with them. They know nothing about me. All they care about is their looks, their reputation, and their girlfriends. Believe me, when I say, I was never really friends with them. And I'm not friends with them now."

Amihan shook her head slowly "You shouldn't change your life because of me. They were your friends" she told him. Pierce shook his head.

"I'm not changing my life, I'm correcting it. And I'm so sorry, that I didn't get to protect you from those horrible people. You said that I gave you hope, well you did the same. And your position right now isn't that bad. I mean, you know my problems. So you have no reason to think that you are nothing because at least you have your family. Other people are going through something worse than yours. So please, Amihan, just hold on just a little longer. Remember our promise? We haven't even seen a sunset yet. We'll always be there for each other. And I'm so so, so sorry for everything. So please, Ami please, hold on. Don't give up just yet" he finished.

He was now holding her cheeks, wiping her tears away.

She was holding her chest.

Amihan smiled then nodded making Pierce sigh in relief. He hugged her tightly. Both of their hearts were aching.

They both cried.

They cried for each other.

They cried for the people like them.

And they just held on to each other tightly, like there was no tomorrow. They pulled away from each other and their foreheads touched.

They were smiling.

But Amihan's smile slowly disappeared.

"Ami, are you okay?" she didn't answer.

She couldn't breathe. She touched her chest and looked at Pierce. There was pain and worry in his eyes.

He was the last thing Amihan saw before everything went black.