LA's One-Shot Stories [Under Editing]

FIRST LOVE

"I'm sorry," I whispered as a teardrop fell on my cheek.

She scoffed and unbelievably looked back to me, crying. "Sorry?" She laughed. "Sorry, ate? Really? You've already done it! What the hell-" she gritted her teeth "what the hell were you thinking?!" she shouted then covered her mouth and removed her gaze from me again.

I sobbed and looked down because I know that I don't have any right to talk back. I felt ashamed. I felt so small. I felt... wrong. Very wrong. I know this would happen, I know it will lead to this yet I didn't stop myself. It's my fault.

"Nakakadiri kayo! You're older than him! You should've known better! Alam kong wala akong karapatan dahil hindi naman naging kami, but knowing that there's something going on between you two?-"

I cut her off. "Wala! Wala, Julia. Walang namamagitan sa amin. I ended it. Matagal na. I swear," I told her then bit my lower lip.

"Matagal na? Matagal na?" She chuckled. "Kailan? When he was courting me then he suddenly stopped? Because of what? Because of you?" she asked while raising her brows.

"Hindi ganoon, Juls-"

"Ganoon 'yon, ate! Nakakadiri ka!"

I cried harder when she said that again. She was right, pero walang nangyari sa amin. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ako nahulog sa kanya. Hindi ko rin alam. Suddenly, I felt this feeling towards him. But I was wrong when I didn't push him away even more when I started to feel it.

"I'll accept everything you'll say because you're right. But I swear, nothing happened between us. I do not entertained him, I pushed him away many times. Many times. But he was very persistent and consistent. I promise I don't know what happened to me, hindi ko alam. I'm sorry. Please, forgive me. Forgive ate," I pleaded and almost kneel in front of her.

She pushed my hand away then glared at me. "You didn't push him away enough. Forgive you? Wait for years. You know until now hindi ko pa rin napapatawad si Dad, baka ikaw rin."

I was choked by my sob when she said that and left me here. I cried even harder and sat on the floor. Para akong mababaliw. She's the only person that I have. Kami na lang dalawa ang mayroon ang isa't isa. But I guess, I didn't think of that when I fell for him.

10 years later
Golden Swan Palace
9:00 a.m.

I started tearing up when I saw my sister in a very beautiful wedding dress. I forced a smile when she looked back to me.

"Ate!" she called with a huge smile on her face.

I closed the door and walked towards her. "You're so beautiful," I uttered and accepted her hands that she's extending when she reached my direction.

She chuckled. "Thank you, ate. I'm so nervous! I don't know what to feel right now," she said then sharply exhaled.

I smiled then caressed her right cheek. "Nandito lang si ate, and for sure you're more excited than nervous. Finally ikakasal na kayo 'di ba?" I smiled even wider especially when I saw how happy she is by just looking in her eyes.

She smiled. "Oo nga, ate, eh." She exhaled. "I've been waiting for this. Today, I am marrying the man that I love the most. Sobrang saya ko, ate. Sobrang saya ko. Especially that you're with me, until now, sa isa sa pinakamasayang araw ng buhay ko. You were always there," she said with a soft voice.