Sino ba naman ako, 'di ba?

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I don't even noticed that Aldous and his father came. Dahan-dahan akong lumakad papalayo. Not bothering them at all. I didn't throw a single glance at Aldous and ran away as fast as I can.

"Luci! Wait for me!" I heard him.

Nakalabas na ako sa bahay nila na pigil na pigil pa rin sa pagluha. "Huwag mo na kasi akong sundan..." Bulong ko sa sarili.

"Hey..." He called.

Tangina, diyan nagsimula ang lahat e. Sa "hey" mo.

"What's the matter? Do we have a problem?"

I turned to face him. "I have. But what can you do?"

"I-I don't know..."

See? He will never know. "Pumasok ka na..."

"Why? Anong sabi ni Mom sa 'yo?"

"Bakit hindi ka na pumapasok? Hindi na kita ma-contact. Ano ba? Ano bang problema mo?"

He cleared his throat first and sighed. "I deactivated all of my social media accounts. Dad confiscated my phone. And they decided to...to send me back to Los Angeles."

"I can't finish my study with you..." He added.

"Mabuti naman."

"W-What? You don't want me anymore?" He innocently said.

"Let's not see each other muna. Let's...take a break." I told him and faked a smile.

Bigla siyang nanlumo sa sinabi ko. He looked down and stamp his feet. I noticed that he's biting his lips.

"Al, stop that. 'Wag mong saktan ang sarili mo, please. "

"Your words... It's hurting me already." He turned his back from me and walk away wiping his tears before entering his house.

I'm sorry....