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by MissAehtlaAstro

by MissAehtlaAstro

I felt myeyes getting heavy. Uminom ako ng kape at tinignan ang kontrata na nasa harap ko.

Galing ito sa bar na pinagta-trabahuan ko.

Gusto nila akong lumipat sa isang branch somewhere in Baguio.

I don't want to be that far. I hid it linside a shelf. Its been 6 days.

I think Ken had told me something about Stell being back. One week siyang nawala.

I had prepared a bouqet. Mostly ay mga flowers na favorite niya.

I want to start all over again. Gusto ko ng second chance to prove that I do love him.

Medyo kinakabahan ako para sa pag-uwi niya. Pero kinakabahan ako sa relasyon nung tatlo.

I've seen Jah and Ken on multiple dates.

While Josh was busy wtih his works. Naaawa ako kay Josh.

Kaya naisipan kong kausapin siya ngayon.

"Tutuloy ka ba?," he asked reffering the contract.

"Hmm, I've decided to stay. I have to gain Stell's trust again," sabi ko. I watched as he swirled the beverage in his glass.

"You know, I think Jah and Ken are perfect for each other," he slowly settled his glass on the coffee table.

"Aren't you perfect for them too? I saw your posts. Ang sweet sweet niyo, where is it now?"

"I don't know. I just felt na parang nagiging bakod ako sa relasyon nila. Ang tingin nga sa akin ng mga tao ay third wheel lang,"He smiled bitterly.

"You should talk to them about what you feel, para magkaintindihan kayo. At para makapag-adjust din kayo," I suggested.

"I want to break up with them, Pau. Nasasaktan lang ako," sabi niya.

Ayoko namang i-push siya kasi alam kong mas makakasama iyon.

"Then give yourself some time. Just like what Stell did. Bumalik ka if clear na yung utak mo," I sipped the wine on my glass.

The bitter taste reminded me my bitter life.

"Coming from you," biro niya.

We spent the whole night talking about our relationship. I've grown closer to him dahil may relasyon sila ni Jah.

I woke up to see that Josh had already left.

Baka nakapag-desisyon na. I cleaned up after our mess.

The condo was squeaky clean after two hours. Mahirap pala pag may pinagdadaanan ka.

Nakakapaglinis ka ng unit mo araw-araw.

My intercom went off. Nakita ko na may nakatayong lalaki sa labas. Though kilala ko kung sino siya.

"Ken, what brought you here?," he went inside.

"Pau. You should make a move now. Stell's long time crush is back," he told me.

Long time crush?

Anong laban ko don?