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Maingay ang campus ng araw na 'yon. Maraming nagkakatuwaan, and it was then that I realized that there was a campus concert. The lights from the stage caught my attention as the crowd started to swarm the quadrangle.
It was a perfect example of a day without Chris. Sad. Loud. Normal.
Maraming buwan na rin kasi ang lumipas, at matagal na ang lumipas noong huli kaming nagkita. Lagi akong pumupunta noon sa Town in a Building, pero sa bawat araw na pupunta ako roon, wala siya. Sa bawat pagpunta ko roon ay umaasa akong makikita ko uli siya. Pero wala.
Kahit gaano ako katagal naghintay sa Town in a Building, bumalik na naman sa normal ang buhay ko. Sa kung ano ito bago ko pa man makilala si Chris. Dull. Dark. Heavy. Stressful.
"Aray," ang mahina kong sabi nang mabunggo ako ng dalawang lalaking nagtatawanan habang tumatalon.
Tuluyan pa akong umiwas sa mga tao habang tinatahak ko ang daan palabas ng university. Punong-puno ng estudyante kahit saan ako lumingon, at isa pa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit ako nahirapang gumalaw.
Maybe it is not Chris all along. Maybe my true love wasn't someone who doesn't have to see me in a masquerade. . . just to see me parade the truth in me.
Maybe this is already the end of our story, or maybe this is just the beginning. Maybe it is a beautiful tragedy; maybe something great will happen, and that is what I'm looking forward to.
I could still remember how Chris said, "I wanna be your own kind of uncertain." And he had always been.
On my way out, I took one last look at every single person I could recognize in the campus. Abby and Nica.
I smiled as I remembered how much I envied their matching paces and how I experienced my pace matching with Chris's. I remembered how much I felt out of place with them, but I was finally happy. Maybe. Somehow.
I saw our class president, Lea, with her boyfriend.
I am happy for them. I hope they don't end up like Chris and I—hopeless.
I was surprised because I didn't feel any jealousy this time. I just felt. . . okay.
Pakiramdam ko, nasanay na lang ako.
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