The One That Got Away

Chapter 9

A/N: upto chapter 15 + epilogue lang po ito.. I think

Chapter 9

 "Well that was a one hell of a ride ever!" sambit niya sa babaeng kaharap niya ngayon sa isang coffee shop

And then she sip again from her Frappuccino. The girl in front of her is just staring at her, analyzing all of her actions.

"uh-huh. And it was really awkward then, Sam! Myghad kung alam mo lang kung gaano ko kagustong makarating na agad ng Manila!"

"Mahal mo pa diba?" tanong sakanya ni Sam

"Samantha...." Hindi mahanap ni Mikky ang kasagutan sa tanong sakanya ni Sam, alam niya naman ang sagot, ayaw niya lang sabihin out loud

After all these years, yes.

Isinara ni Samantha ang kanyang laptop saka tinitigan ng seryoso si Mikky

"I've known you since college Mikky, and what? How many dates you've turned down? How many good boys you've turned down? You've turned Kevin down too, how many chances did you miss?"

"it's because you knew that I'm sick and I'm not ready, and as for John Kevin, we're just best friends. Na mi-misinterpret niyo lang"

"hell no Mikky! He loves you.... I witnessed it since the day I met you guys at Psychology Class.. But as you chose to break his heart without knowing, he also chose to let you go"

"Sam" ang tangin salita na lumalabas sa bibig niya

"I know you know what he feels for you, you just chose to ignore it."

Napapikit si Mikky ng sandali sa kanyang mga narinig at pakaraan ng ilang sandali ay minulat niya muli ang mga mata niya

"I know what he felt for me Samantha, I didn't ignore it, in fact he confessed to me but I turned him down not because I don't like him... I like him as a brother and as a friend at isa pa ayoko mawalan ng kaibigan and look, He's so in love with Trina now"

"okay.. mabuti at naka recover siya sa hearthache niya sayo Mikky.. " Sam smiled at her

"grabe ka naman Sam, alam ko namang mas deserve siya ng iba eh..."

"you just love that Chino so much kaya wala kang paki alam sa mga taong willing mag mahal sayo"

One thing about Samantha, she's so straightforward with her thoughts.

Napahawak ng mahigpit si Mikky sa iniinom niya. Alam niyang wala siyang kawala sa mga sinasabi ng kaibigan niya.

'"oh gosh. Sam! Why don't we talk about your wedding preparations na lang?" pag da-divert ni Mikky ng pag-uusap nila

"Jao can handle it, as he said If I insist baka magalit nay un sa kakulitan ko Mikky"

"hmm. Nga pala, when will you go back sa pag tuturo sa mga bata?" bigla niyang tanong Kay Mikky

"tomorrow" maikling sagot niya

"good! Ayesha's killing me you know, tanong ng tanong kay Jao kung kelan babalik sa pag tuturo ang Chef Mikky niya"

Natawa nalang si Mikky sa narinig at napatingin sa labas ng coffee shop.

"Yesha's a great kid Sam, bata na lang pinag seselosan mo pa"

"kasi naman, lagi siyang nasa bahay nila Jao, her daddy's out of town palagi, she have a kuya pero I never heard of his name ang alam ko nasa America and lagi siyang kasama ni Jao feeling ko third wheel ako lagi eh, madalas sa mga pambata kami pumupunta kapag kasama yun si Ayesha"