The Road Not Taken [One Shot]

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

LOOK HAILEY, YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE LOVE, NOW IT'S THERE. HE'S WAITING FOR YOU. WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HIM A CHANCE? MARK IS A NICE GUY... AND I BET, HE REALLY LOVES YOU, AS WHAT YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE NOT, SO... WHY NOT HIM?

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

written by noritsurain

one-shot

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"Rae, may sasabihin pala ko sayo" bulong ni Hailey sa co-worker nya. 

"Ano yon?" sagot ni Rae nang hindi manlang tumitingin sa kaibigan. She's busy doing her presentation para mamaya sa meeting ng team nila. 

"It's about Mark" mahina at nag aalangan na sabi ni Hailey. Nakapangalumbaba syang nakatingin sa busyng si Rae sa harap nya. 

" Mark??..... What about him?" 

"He confessed" bulong ulit ni Hailey

"Ha?" 

"He confessed" 

"Ha?? ang hina ng boses mo, hindi kita marinig." 

"Hay. Sabi ko, nagconfess si Mark. He said, he likes me" 

 tumigil sa pagta-type si Rae at humarap kay Hailey..

"He what??" gulat na gulat na tanong ni Rae...

"May gusto sakin ni Mark!" 

"Si Mark? may gusto sayo? hahahaha. seriously? kelan nya sinabi? paano? saan?" natatawang sabi ni Rae sa kaibigan. 

Mark is a nice guy.. 

isang taon na rin nilang katrabaho ito, pero hindi nila gaanong nakakasama. Tahimik lang kasi sya at hindi pala-sama kapag may gimik ang team sa department nila. 

He is an average type of guy, hindi ganon kagwapo, pero hindi naman pangit. SAKTO lang kung baga. 

"Kanina lang, we we're together sa ayala. May pinuntahan kasi kaming meeting with the co-producer. After that, we decided to eat muna bago bumalik dito. Nasa park kami that time, with the light effects pa, and what so ever art in there. And for the record, there's a love song pa playing nearby.. then there he goes.........

" Hailey, i want to take this chance. Baka kasi magsisi pa ko pag pinalampas ko ang araw na to, ang chance na  para masabi ko sayo how I feel about you. 

I like you Hailey. ever since... Simula nang makita kita, makatrabaho kita, hanggang ngayon, na kasama at kausap kita. Believe me Hailey, gusto kita"

pang gagaya ni Hailey sa eksaktong sinabi sa kanya ni Mark. 

"Wow? sinabi nya yon?? hindi pala sya torpe.. So how did you react?? ano sinabi mo sa kanya???" excited na tanong ni Rae kay Hailey. Hindi gawain ni Rae na iwan ang trabaho nya para makipag usap kahit kanino, usually, kahit na may kausap sya ay hindi pa rin nya iniiwan ang ginagawa lalo na't importante ito gaya na lang ng presentation nya. 

But this time is different. Anything concerns her friend especially lovelife eh nakukuha ang atensyon nya. Of all her friends kasi, si Hailey na lang ang NO BOYFRIEND SINCE BIRTH. 

"I said, thanks?? I don't know... Actually I don't feel anything, alam mo yon? sobrang perfect ng lahat, ng place, ng timing, ng environment, everything!! maliban sakin, hindi ako kinikilig. walang something,  don't know Rae.. I know, he's good. but.. I don't feel anything for him"