Love Sick

Bond for each other

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Rebecca and I were friends since first year high school. A lot of guys wanted to court her because of her good looks. She was one of the most beautiful girls in school, and could easily be a candidate for Miss Philippines. She took advantage of this, and she changed boyfriend almost every months.

What she was looking for, I don't know. Many of her past boyfriend were good looking, had pleasant personalities, and came from good families. And yet she discarded them all.

I advised her to behave but she wouldn't listen to me. Besides, she was having too much fun and I couldn't care less about the guys she went out with.

Until one of the cutest guy on campus, Jet, courted her. I have had a crush on him since we were freshmen, but he never noticed me. Compared to the goddess Rebecca, I looked so ordinary. And like all the other guys in school, he noticed my friend and not me. Which made me envy her more.

Not surprisingly. He became Rebecca's latest boyfriend. It turned out that Rebecca was his first girlfriend, and he had wanted her to be his last.

As expected, Rebecca broke up with him after a month. She never took their relationship seriously. He begged her to take him back, but Rebecca ignored him and was flirting with the other guys in no time.

For more than a week after their break up, Jet was absent from school. His friend said he had begun to drink.

"You have no right to play with other people's feelings!" I angrily told Rebecca when I found out what happened.

"Why are you so angry, Abigail? I don't remember you being as affected with my other break ups.  Besides, this is my life and you've got no right to meddle in it. I'm the one who chooses who I want to go out with, not you or anyone else."

"Hmm, are you angry because you like him?" She said, looking at me straight in the eyes, daring me to deny her.

I blushed furiously. I opened my mouth but no words came out.

"I see," she said, her hands on her hips.  "Well, if you like him, he's all yours. You two geeks may be born for each other."

With that she turned her back and walked away. Our friendship ended then, too.

Jet paid me a visit that afternoon. He revealed to me all the bitterness he had for Rebecca. And of course, since I like him, he got all the sympathy I could give.

Little did I know that his opening up to me spearheaded regular visits. At first he just wanted someone to chat with. Our talk became more personal, and we'd talk about everything, from lessons in school to what we had for lunch. After a few weeks, he confessed that he liked me and that he wanted to court me, but only if I allowed him. Who was I to say no?

The days that followed were the happiest in my life. He'd send me flowers, chocolates, and text messages with sweet words. He soon became my boyfriend, and when we kissed I was in heaven.

All good things must come to an end, they say.

Rebecca send me a text message one day, asking me to forgive her. She wanted to talk privately, and we decided to meet up in library.

"Remember what I told you before? That I kept changing boyfriend because I was trying to find the one who was meant for me? Well, I found him.   It's Jet."

My eyes bulged on hearing that.

"I think you should let him go. I found out from one of our classmates that Jet had been using you to make me jealous so I would take him back.

"I've come to realize how correct he was.  I love him after all. I want him back, Abigail. For good, this time.

"Break up with him and I'll take him off your hand."

I looked at her coldly. Without uttering a words, I stood and left.

When Jet visited me, I told him about my meeting with Rebecca. I asked him if what she said was true. He hung his head and said that it was.

I tried to run to my room as my tears started to flow, but Jet caught me and hugged me close to him.

"Please let me explain, Abigail," he pleased. "Should this be the last time I get to talk to you, I want you to know everything."

He admitted to using me to make Rebecca jealous, to make her realize that she really loved him, and to make her take him back. But when he courted and dated me, when he discovered who I really was, when he found out how compatible we were, he fell madly in love with me.  Everything he had done for me and with me these past few months had been sincere.

"I love you! I don't want to lose you!" He said.

"I love you, too!" I said, my tears freely flowing down my cheeks as I returned his embrace.

The End.

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