Short Stories (I don't recommend this)

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"Goodnight <3" I messaged before I place my phone to my study table.

He's Kai, my schoolmate. I'm HUMSS student while he's STEM student. Were been 3 months of MAGKALANDIAN or should I say magka-MU.

Morning came and I instantly get my phone to message Kai.

"Hello, Good morning <//3" His first message. I smiled before I reply.

"Good morning, too." I sent it.

"Have you eaten?" He asked.

"Not yet, kagigising ko lang kase." I replied.

Ganon lagi. We always chat at parang 'di kami nauubusan ng topic. Mas lalo lang lumalalim yung nararamdaman ko for him and I feel like our feelings are mutual.

"Ten years from now, I see myself as Licensed doctor." He chatted.

I smile but before I reply, he sent a message again.

"How about you? How do you see yourself in the future?" He asked.

"Siguro masaya na 'ko. I want to be lawyer. I can argue without crying." I sent it.

"I know you can reach your dream, future Atty." He said.

We're happy back then.

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Years later and I'm now standing at the front of the hospital where he's working. Nanatili lang akong nasa gilid ng kalsada habang tinatanaw siyang lumabas.

I felt the urge to wave at him, but all I could to do is to smile.

I smiled when I saw him hugging a girl. His girlfriend.

I smiled bitterly and wiped my tears.

We planned to be success and we maid it but we're not together.

I realized that life is not about success together. Maybe it's about finding happiness.

I hurt because I thought we can't be. Umasa ako. Akala ko we fell the same but I was wrong.

Hindi naging kami, yes. But still hurt because I loved him and I still love him.

I have no choice. Sometimes our heart need more time to accept what our head already know.

To be honest, tanggap ko naman na pero tuwing naiisip ko, nasasaktan parin ako