MR's POV
"Yes, Sir. She's having a hard time na makalimutan si Luigi..." sabi ko sa boss ko.
"Tell me the truth..." sabi niya sa akin at kinabahan ako. "May gusto ka pa rin sa kanya, right?"
"Yes, I still love her."
"Then why don't you court her until she forgets Luigi..."
"Because I know that she'll never love me. Luigi... He's the perfect guy for her, I guess."
"Luigi keeps on hurting her..."
"But for a reason..." sagot ko naman.
"It's not acceptable. What if Larah falls for someone else and she doesn't know that Luigi is..."
Tama si Boss... pero alam kong... Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko.
She called me...
"Larah, what's the matter?"
"Si Luigi... sabi niya na layuan ko na raw siya... dahil hindi naman ako bahagi ng buhay niya." Halatang iyak siya nang iyak pero ano nga ba ang kaya kong gawin bilang bestfriend niya? I felt nothing. Wala siyang feelings para sa akin, at kung mayroon man, it would never surpass the way she loves Luigi.
Dahil sa pagkalito, I turned off my phone and I went to my room. Gusto kong makatulog pero si Larah ang nasa isip ko. I love her... I love her... She's the only one for me.
Kinabukasan, hinintay ko siya sa may gate at dumating naman siya. Hindi siya galit sa akin na binabaan ko siya ng phone. She tried to be cheerful but it was obvious that she was suffering so much pain... and maybe without me, she couldn't survive and she would even want to die.
"Larah," tawag ko sa kanya. "Okay lang ba sa iyo na pumunta ako ng America?"
"Huh?" pagkabigla niya.
"Okay lang ba sa iyo?"
"MR... nagbibiro ka lang, hindi ba?" sabi niya sa akin.
"Of course..."
Magkasabay kaming pumunta sa library at sinusubukan niyang maging masaya but I still kept on staring at her. I wanted to confess.
"Larah, are you okay?"
"Hindi. Masama ang pakiramdam ko in terms of health ah..."
"You really love him..."
"Ah..."
"Larah, I have something to tell you."
"Ano iyon?" tanong niya sa akin sabay titig sa mga mata ko.
"Pwede ba kitang ligawan?"
"Huh? Joke lang din ba iyan?"
"No."
"MR..."
"I really love you... And I..."
"I also love you but... just a friend..."
"Hindi na ba hihigit doon?"
"How I wish para hindi kita masaktan."
"Okay. Sabihin mo lang sa akin kapag handa ka na na magmahal ulit. I'll always be your bestfriend."
"Thank you..."
