CHOOSE ME ✔️

MOMENTS

CHAPTER EIGHT: MOMENT

" you, just you. "

Sophia was everything to Yael. He didn't know why and how was it even possible to fall for someone like her even though it was all wrong because after all, she is now his step-sister. Shit, damnit, fuck... he cursed, he couldn't take it. She was too fucking perfect and everything... he couldn't explain why but he had to find a way to forget about her.

He laughed. As if it was even easy to do it. How many times had he said the same damn thing to his brothers and his friends? Just move on and forget about their ex or their crush.

How he wished it was that easy for him. The thing is he's not trying to move on because she doesn't like him but because their parents are now married, he can't just go on and keep falling for her.

It's wrong. It's a mistake, it had to be a mistake. He can't keep looking at her and feel a painful tingle inside his chest every fucking time.

He sighed.

He wondered if there was even anyone who he could fall in love with right now, fall even harder than he did with Sophia. It's not easy... he doesn't know, he doesn't know if it's possible to fall in love with someone. He's young, what does he even know about love? Falling in love with his step-sister, now that... is quite funny.

"Anong iniisip mo?" Jaxon asked next to him.

Their eyes met and Yael just smiled at him. He can't just tell Jaxon the truth now, can't he? He's never told anyone about his feelings for Sophia, it would not end well and the reason why he never did anything either was that he wanted to make his mother happy for once.

"Wala... pagod lang ako." he answered, sighing again.

This sucked. Having feelings for someone you can't have, like... someone you can never have, ever.

"Hi... ugh..." Ryland groaned next to them.

"Anong nangyari sa'yo? Akala ko ba kasama mo yung kaibigan mo?"

"Anong kaibigan? Oh... you mean, Francheska? Yeah... she's hanging out with Jaxon's first and greatest love so..." Yael chuckled and Jaxon slapped Ryland's shoulder due to embarrassment.

"Shut your mouth. Kung ano anong pinagsasabi mo." Jaxon added.

Yael and his brothers knew very well that Jaxon is in love with Chandria for a very, very long time. Pretty similar to his situation but the only difference is there is a huge chance for them to be together... and him? He could never have a chance with Sophia.

"Where is she anyway?"

"Hm? Sino?" Ryland asked again, fixing his hair.

Yael raised his eyebrow in curiosity to his younger brother's best friend--Francheska.

"Francheska. Your best friend, Francheska. Is she even real?" Jaxon interrupts with a smirk.

Now looking back at it, Yael heard so many stories about this girl named Francheska. How he met her and how she was one of the best things that happened to his life. But the thing is... he had never met this girl nor even hear Ryland talking to her through the phone.

"Hindi ako baliw, of course she's real, kuya."

"Really? Then who is Diana, hm?" Jaxon's smirk grew and Ryland looked done with his other older brother.