Flickers

Chapter 75

No text. No calls. No sign of Eric's existence for the past 24 hours. Anger still welled up in my heart, it was like a fire burning that never ceased to end.

Breakups were a natural occurrence for us after all every time I see him flirt (or what he looks like he's doing) I would decide to have a cool off with him and then we would reconcile again.

But this time, I didn't even think for a second, I just wanted to break up with him.

For him to even go to her side, a girl who he knows that still likes him even though he already has a girlfriend and a sick father it's like moving us aside and making it feel like we, I, wasn't even important to him.

I wouldn't do that to him if that happened to me because I knew it would hurt him.

My friends found me that day, squatted in the dark corner with tears streaming down my face. After knowing the story behind my tears they all took turns comforting me, blaming Eric and dissing him while trying to lighten up my mood.

In the end, I chose to block him in messenger, the rest of us decided to play outside and forget about the bad memories.

"There, you look fine as hell now, Ange!" Faith said after dusting some shimmering powder on my face.

"Really?" I snickered and the relief on their eyes almost covered their entire faces.

I didn't smile again after our break up, heck I couldn't even begin to lift my face and stop the tears from pouring out of my eyes that night.

"Yes! You look so pretty, Ange!" Meryl clapped her hands and even Alyssa told us to post so she could take pictures of us.

"Come on, before the sun sets let's have fun" Irish said and the five of us went out strutting in the streets.

We went to Gaysano near the URS campus of Binangonan and did some window shopping.

"This complements your skin" Faith showed me the blue crop top with a single stem of flower on the chest part.

"I don't have money for this," I told her and put the cloth into the rack.

"We could always come back for it," Irish says and I just nodded, sometimes, things that you've left wouldn't be the same anymore.

Maybe after coming back to it you'll find it gone and someone has already owned it.

Then we decided to eat at KFC, look for books at National Bookstore, and just spent all of our pennies at the arcade. My throat was already sore at the end of the game, just to this day, I released all my frustrations and anger at the game.

The sun has set down and the sky begins to darken, my friends and I spent all day walking and playing that our feet would have turned to jelly if we stayed for an hour more.

"Thank you," I told the rest of them, I was genuinely touched by what they have done for me.

"Eh~ you don't need to say that, we're friends duh!" Faith says and rolled her eyes.

"Ange, we're always here for you, if you need a hand we'll be there" Irish declares and I find myself almost tearing up.

"Time will heal you, ange and if he dares to cry again I'll cry with you too!" Meryl exclaimed and I laughed at her before punching her arm playfully.

Soon, I returned to my home where I see my mother calculating our expenses for this month. That made me woke up, I took her hand and pressed it on my forehead before returning to my room.

I should focus more on my studies, looking at the awards that were pasted on my wall, I taught myself that I'll give my mother a life where she doesn't have to work anymore and tire herself out.

Life would still go on even without Eric, I may not be able to get used to his absent existence, his caring attitude, and the little gifts he would give to cheer me up, I would rather have not those if it means becoming a bitter, jealous woman.

It's better to rely on myself than to be submerged into a sweet, dream that Eric weaved for me.

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Fun Fact: Blocked, she did block him

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