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"Pwede kana mag simula bukas, may uniform ka naba na nabili?" tanong ni miss Gonzales our admin, kay Andrew, lumipat sya dito sa school namin at magiging kaklase ko sya. He said tita ninang agreed to this, he will be staying with his father while studying here in manila.

"meron na ma'am,mauna na po kami" he excused ngumit lang ang teacher kaya lumabas na kami.
may isang subject pa bago maguwian kaya sabi ko sakariya mauna na sya pero gusto nya daw makilala ang mga classmate namin kaya masstay daw sya hangang uwian at para umuwi sabay na kami umuwi.

madali nyang naging close ang lahat except kay Elton.

Habang naglalakad pauwi, Elton shouted my name from afar and when he got near us, he's asking if he can talk to me, just the two of us

To end everything between us i agreed to come with him and talk. Andrew said he'll wait at the entrance of the playground where Elton and i will talk.

It's just a small playground, i decided to sit at the swing waiting for him to start, let's do this so we can move on na cali, let us put every pain in the past

"Cali, why did you distance yourself from me? did i do something wrong?" he asked while slowly swinging the swing with his feet

"ayoko ng awa mo yun ang una sa lahat Elton, to be honest mahal kita before we even start as rivals i like you already. i accepted na hindi mo ako magugustuhan pabalik pero yun gave me mix signals. one day you act like I'm the only girl in your eyes the next day you'll treat me like shit" i stopped talking to take a deep breath before continuing

Hold on heart, you're going to get hurt again but i promise this is the last time...

"When you told me you like my friend and you want to be with her and my help is needed for you to have her, it hurt me so much that i become somehow numb to the pain it inflicted on me, gusto kitang iwasan and i was successful kasi timing na kaylangan naming umuwi ng province and even before i leave i was planning to tell you what i felt for you but i was to late, you become hers. wala na akong laban elton. right now I'm trying move on from you, from the pain you inflicted on me, pero alam ko ang sakit na ito i brought it to myself kung hindi lang sana ako nagkagusto sayo edi hindi ako nasasaktan sana kaibigan parin ang tingin ko sayo " i look at his face while stopping myself from crying.

"mahal kita elton pero ang sakit na, it hurts everytime you compare me to her, everytime you'll choose her even though i need you the most, you said i was your bestfriend even if we treat each other as enemies, but why am I hurting Elton? Napagdisisyonan kong palayain na ang pagmamahal ko sayo elton. sarili ko naman muna ngayon ang mamahalin ko, kaya please cooperate with me? let me be alone, iwasan mo muna ako and just be with the girl you want, want to forget you" i returned my sight on the my feet waiting for his response but i got nothing. like I am in his life. nothing.

"Elton i have to go home na, take care of yourself. From now on I'm not your enemy, rival or what, i can't be your friend anymore dahil mas malalim ang pagmamahal ko sayo para sa isang kaibigan lang, sa ngayon. I'm just a nobody in your life after this. I'm happy for you and Alisha, please be good to her and never hurt her like you hurt me. About the call, forget about it. Pretend i never said i can be your enemy again, Elton. " at naglakad na patungo kay Andrew na nag aantay sa harap ng entrance. hindi mo na nilingon si elton dahil alam mo sa oras na lumingot ka magiging marupok ka nanaman.

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I was about to like Andrew's post at makisali sa kaguluhan on the comment section but he called. And i rejected it immediately, and he called again. I got annoyed with it so i rejected it again and this time before he can call again for the third time i chat him...

Elton Garcia
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Kailangan mo?

Answer the call cali

Hindi pa ako naka type ng isasagot ko sakanya he called again and this time i accept the call

"Finally! Shit bakit hindi ka na pumapasok? Nasaan ka? Nasaan kayo? I when to your house pero walang tao, are you safe?" Sunod sunod nyang tanong

" Sndale! Isa isa lang mahina kalaban!" I said, umupo ako mula sa pagkakahiga at tumayo and i went out of the from, i can even see my cousins and Andrew at the cottage.. nagkakagulo parin sila na ikinailing ko, I walked away from the cottage and climbed to the rooftop of the house we were staying at habang ginagawa ko itong lahat katahimikan ang bumabalot sa pagitan ng tawag namin

"Fuck i thought I'll lose you" he said that made me stop from taking a step but i choose to discard what he said at iniba ang usapan

" Oo nga pala congrats sinagot kana ni alisha" and said happily, I don't want to feel bitter with them because they are my friends kahit papaano

Papalubog na ang araw, the sun kissed light is touching my skin the same time when the cold breeze of the the ocean wind touch me

So peaceful,sana ganto nalang palagi, i said in my mind

"Thank you" he softly said but i can hint of hesitation on his voice

I wish my love for you is like the sun I'm watching right now, it's fading away, and the bright light from the moon is the king of the dark sky now.... I want this feeling to be gone for good Elton.

"saka hoy kaaway mo ko! aba namimiss mo ko masyado babalik din naman ako, focus on her elton Alisha is your girlnow, i can still be your enemy you" i felt my tears falling from my eyes and i suddenly felt a hand held my shoulder, when i looked back it's andrew... I didn't even felt this presence going here because I'm too occupied by someone whose breaking my heart

"hey kakain na daw, tara na ikaw nalang ang naiwan dito" Andrew said as he help me stand up from sitting at the cold floor, i signed him okay and go first but he stayed

"Elton when i come back please treat me like an enemy, i want to distance my self from you. good bye" and i ended the call. I sat at cold floor again and stare at the sea of darkness will stopping my self from sobbing,i felt someone sit next to me and held my head and place it at his shoulder

"umiyak ka hangang mapagod ka nandito lang ako" he said while not looking at me, i did what he said. habang humahagulgol ako hawak hawak nya lang ang kamay ko and rubbing the back of it...

after that night i block him sa messenger at ang number nya sa phone ko.

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