Clarity (A SANDRO MARCOS FANFICTION)

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This chapter is dedicated to that one consistent reader whose birthday was yesterday. You know yourself. Happy birthday to you and to all the April celebrants. Have a good one! PS. It's not nice to get older every year. Hahaha.

SIMON

I'm not fond of exes getting back together or exes being entangled with the present. I don't encourage it. I personally think that past stays in the past and the present stays in the present.

I saw Sandro getting up from his seat as soon as his date left. I looked at my watch and saw I was late on my blind date. I might not even go at all. I was watching him the moment I saw him in the same coffee shop. My plan to grab a coffee and go to my blind date got cancelled. I followed Sandro into the parking lot.

"That was dirty move, Sandro." I spoke to get his attention.

He was startled but was calm. He turned to look at me. "Ano na naman Simon?"

"I saw what you did there."

"Did what exactly?"

I smirked. "Really? You want to play innocent about meeting up with Camille Francisco?"

He stopped on his tracks and looked at me. "Please let me go this time. I'll stop after this."

"Do you really think teaming up with Vinny's ex would break them up?"

"It's worth the try."

"You're stupid," I said flatly. "That was a stupid and dirty move."

"I'm just trying to get her back."

I laughed. "Are you obsessed Sandro? Does it keep you up all night the fact that she shares the same bed with Vinny. That she plans a future with Vinny. Or does it make you mad that Vinny makes her smile?"

Sandro gave me a look. "Yes Simon. I regret it. I regret everything that I did only to realize it was a huge mistake to leave her," His voice was calm but there was rage. The rage of regret. He put his hands on his chest. "I loved her first Simon. I loved every bit of her. Every quirk, every scar, every laughter, everything. But Vinny suddenly came in the picture and loved her more than I could and it angers me," He breathed and continued. "It angers me that it was Vinny who helped her pick up the pieces I broke. It angers me that she is happy with Vinny. It angers me that she doesn't care. It angers me that she has completely moved on while I am stuck with whatever we have left," My older brother looked at me in agony. "Do you feel it Simon? Do you feel my regret?"

"Sandro-."

"I don't want to lose her Simon."

"You already did Sandro. Ginawa mo na. Hindi mo na maibabalik yung mga oras at araw na lumipas. Pinalipas mo hanggang sa mapagod siya. You let it be that way and you suffer the consequences of your actions. You don't have anyone to return to Sandro. Telling me you regret what you did doesn't make Vinny unlove Airi or vice versa," I paused, looking at him. "You have to stop this madness Sandro. Don't drag Camille into this. Nangggulo ka lang. I thought you are the mature one. Bakit parang bobo ka sa part na 'to? I'm sorry Sandro but you're being stupid right now."

I cannot even find the right words to describe his decisions.

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SANDRO

Simon left me after giving me a punch in the shoulders. As cringe as it sounds, my broken heart hurts more than the punch he gave me.

I turned on the engine of my car and drove going home. It was Friday. I went to run some errands in the city but I will go back in Ilocos tonight because of my campaign. Campaigning with a broken heart isn't what I have imagined. True, I have always thought before that Airi would be with me once I decide to run for a position but I have never thought I would actually fuck things up and throw away our dreams.