At The End

his point of view

"Sentill! Crush ka daw ni Jacques!" Sigaw ni Elusa habang papasok ng canteen. This b*tch and her mouth.

"I'm just kidding, t*angina naman nito." Sabat naman niJacques na nasa likod niya.

Hindi ko sila pinansin at pinagpatuloy ang pag rereview dahil may quiz kami mamaya. I admit, I like Jacques too but I'm scared of rejection and getting hurt because Jacques are known as the "Campus Crush" and also a "Heartbreaker" in our school. Haha, J moments nga naman.

Sobrang ingay nila habang papunta kung saan ako nakaupo kaya tumayo na agad ako at bumalik ng room dahil mas tahimik at makakapagreview ako ng tahimik doon, unlike dito may dalawang bunangera. 

"Where have you been? Kanina pa ako naghihintay sayo, may pinapautos si Ms. Grace sa atin." Bungad ni Adler sa pintuan, he's Jacques cousin. Adler is the opposite of Jacques, he's an introvert (Jacques is an extrovert), quiet (Jacques is loud every time), and a genius (Jacques is a genius too but Adler's brain is like Einstein's brain). He is also our class president and I am the vice president. 

I can feel that Adler is staring at me so I look at him. "Bakit may dumi ba sa mukha ko?"

"Wala." Tinaas ko lang ang kilay ko at naglakad na siya papuntang office ni Ms. Grace kaya sumunod na din ako. Isang oras din ang inabot dahil nagpatulong ang adviser namin na magprint ng mga certifucates dahil may awarding bukas sa gym, kaya ang ending hindi kami nakapag quiz pero excuse naman kami.

"We still have time to review," Adler said. 

"Yeah." 

As usual, buong araw discussion. Habang nasa byahe ako pauwi, nag vibrate ang phone ko sahil may text si Jacques.

From: Jacques

Ingat sa pag uwi crushie, hihi. 

kalandian talaga nito.

......

After 5 months, so many things happened. We graduated in Senior High School, Adler graduated as the valedictorian, I graduated as the salutatorian, and Jacques and Elusa graduated with High Honor. I got the chance to confess but Jacques told me that he has a girlfriend. It's too late for me.

My first love turned into my first heartbreak.

Years passed, and I started a new journey without him.

All I can say is that...

"My first love didn't work. Letting him go was the best decision I made, that's why I met my true love. Who would've thought that my endgame was Adler?"

Jacques  POV: 

"Jacques! She said yes to my proposal!" 

Alam ko na may gusto na si Adler kay Sentill una pa lang. Back when we were in High school I decided to confess that I like her so much, that I will start courting her not until I saw her holding Adler's hand. 

But the funny thing is Adler told me that she's just practicing confessing to me. I have no idea so I said the biggest lie in my life.

"Sentill I have to tell you something." 

"Me too." She looks so happy, I guess Adler confessed.

"I have a girlfriend." I saw the pain in her eyes but then she smiled afterward. 

"So ano nga pala sasabihin mo?"  I changed the topic.

"O-oh, I just want to say congratulations! So ahm, see you around I guess?"

"Congrats." I can't say anything that time so I started walking away. Leaving her behind.

And leaving her behind was the most worst consequence for me.

Worst consequence.... watching her walking down the aisle.... getting married to my cousin.

If I just didn't walk away that day.... will I be the one who married her?

At the end of the day, I keep blaming myself for not asking what they'd just talked about that day. The day when I saw her holding Adler's hand.

"So here I am, watching her happily married to my cousin. I'm happy for her though, so much." 

-END <3

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