R-E-V-E-N-G-E

"Naguusap pa ba kayo ni Ria?" Tinanung ko si Kieth all of a sudden.

"Huh? Oo naman... minsan." Parang nagulat talaga siya sa tanung ko. "Bakit?"

"Ah wala lang, these past few days kasi, lagi nalang niyang kasama si Leane." Then, there I just breakdown, almost crying, although I could still control it. But, dammit. It hurts a lot when you know your friend is slowly... leaving your side. It was so hard for me because she was my best friend. Leane is the closest friend I've got. Although I think for her, I'm not. Kung meron lang unrequited love sa friendship, ito na siguro un.

"Siguro, dapat... ikaw tanungin ko niyan. Nagkakausap pa ba kayo ni Leane?"

Natigilan ako sa tanung niya. Ansakit, na sa sarili ko hindi ko maamin na parang wala na talaga... na hindi na, o madalang na kaming magusap.

"Haha..." sinubukan ko munang tumawa, pinilit ko. "Oo naman... minsan once a week."

Nabigla ako sa sinabi ko... kasi totoo. At ung once a week na un. Hi at hello nalang, tapos bigla nalang mapuputol.

"Hayley!" Bigla akong tinawag ni Kieth. Hindi ko pala namalayan... tumutulo na ung luha ko.

Pinilit ko ulit tumawa... but this time, it felt so weak and so fake. "W-wala to. Napuying lang siguro ako." I tried to smile after I wiped tears from my face.

"Anung wala ka dyan. Umiiyak ka na!" Nagulat ako sa sumunod na nangyari, he threw his arm around me, trying to comfort me, "Sorry, maybe I shouldn't have asked that question." I felt like, that little crack inside me, that was so fragile... in an instance... shattered.

"Ayoko lang naman kasi... ung... mag-iisa ako..." sinubukan ko parin magsalita between sobs after tears just kept falling from my eyes, "I-I just... don't want to feel... alone." I just kept crying, while he was just there trying to comfort me. "Hindi ka naman nag-iisa... nandito naman kami, si Nick, si Neil, si Aldrin at ako... nandito naman kami." We stayed in the stairs for a while, hanggang tumigil ung luha ko.

After that, I became more closer to them, kahit naman puro lalaki sila, masya naman akong kasma sila. I still hang out with Leane, Ria and my other girlfriends, but sometimes it just feels off. Kaya I could tell, I'm happier when I'm with them.

Time flies so fast, in months, in a half year. Everything seemed changed... then I noticed I fell for him and I was dating Kieth.

On our prom night, emotions striked me, again after a long time... because I saw them, I saw Leane and Ria, taking pictures. I thought, that was supposed to be me by her side. They seemed so happy, so happy that I felt so sad.

"Hayley... are you ok?" Kieth tapped my shoulder. I just hurt myself for the countless time again.

"No... uhm, Yes, I'm just cold. Dun muna ako sa lobby."

"Samahan na kita... " lumabas kami sa tapat ng venue ng prom.

"You know, you've always been a bad liar."

"Huh?" Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya, maybe nakita niya ung rection ko when I saw the two.

I felt warmth when he lend me his coat, maybe I was cold after all.

"Tatanungin ulit kita, okay ka lang ba?"

"You know, I thought after hanging out with you, her best friend, maybe she'll feel what I felt, maybe it would me enough for me, pero hindi..." I think I just said something I didn't mean. His eyed widened, but he managed to calm down,

"No, Kieth, what I--" He cut me off.

"So it was all for revenge, huh?"

He looked up, there weren't stars...