Her Prince

- 50 -

- ADDYSON LOPEZ -

"We'll ask Reign and Keenan, okay? Kung kinakailangang hanapin natin sila sa campus! We'll do it!" Eunice held my hands again, trying to console me.

Marina rubbed my arms, "Baka nga tayo pa ang hanapin ng mga 'yon, eh. Don't be sad na, Addy."

Hana was glaring at the exit, "He must at least have some kind of reaction. I know it."

"Bakit hindi ka niya nilapitan?" Blaire clicked her tongue, "Was he threatened? Kuya Sana was too good."

"I'm fine... it's just..." Bumuntong hininga ako. It's just... my heart was aching, at gusto ko na lang humiga, magtalukbong at umiyak. Hindi ko naman pwedeng gawin 'yon dito. It was not like I expected Julien to get jealous... but he could at least say hi? Ang liit lang na reason, pero bakit ang sakit?

Make Julien Jealous... FAILED!

"Nood tayong sine? Ano bang showing ngayon?" Eunice tried again.

"Amusement park?" Marina suggested, "What do you wanna do, Addy? Kami na lang ang date mo today."

"Let's just go home." Muli akong humugot ng hininga, I could not even look at my friends.

"No." Mariing tanggi ni Blaire. "You're not going home in that state, Addyson."

Hana took her side, "You'll just cry your heart out at home, so no. We're not going home."

Eunice squeezed my hands, "We're all yours today, Addy."

Nagpaalam kami kay Kuya Sana bago umalis. His radiant smile made me feel a little better. If only I didn't give up my feelings for him... kinikilig sana ako ngayon sa halip na nasasaktan.

Pero huli na ang lahat.

Julien, my prince, already took everything... and I willingly gave it to him, despite knowing the doom that awaited me.

Marina pushed the glass door opened in the exit for us, "Where to, my ladies?"

Walang nakasagot sa kanya.

We were all frozen on the spot.

Outside the café, Julien was there... standing a meter away from us... waiting.

My heart probably thought I jumped off a cliff, for the way it was beating now.

Eunice coughed, a little too loud. "Ngayon nga pala ang dating ng materials for my costume. Sorry, gotta go girls!"

"You need help with them, right? I'll go with you!" habol sa kanya ni Marina.

"My brother needed help too... with the café. Too many customers." Hana cleared her throat and made to go back inside.

Blaire followed her, "I'll help, too. Addy, you go."

There they go again!

And just like that, Julien and I were left alone.

"They don't hate me, do they?" alanganing tanong ni Julien.

"It's the other way around, believe me." I tried to smile, as my heart had no plans to calm down. It was now or never. "Were you... waiting for me?"

"I am."

"Why?"

"I came to say hi. I didn't get to, earlier."

"Oh. And the hotties?" tanong ko ulit. He told me yesterday na pupuntahan nila si Misha ngayon.

"I..." He paused, as if he too didn't know. He opted for his puppy look instead, "Iniwan nila ako eh."