..Keeping My Bestfreind's Heart.. (Lucky Aces) Book 1: For The Love Of AC

Part 73:

AC's Pov

We landed safely in VC..

We are greeted with the familiar coldness of this place..namiss ko din pela ito.

My uncle pitch us in the airport. As the car drove down the streets, I see the familiar stablishment and stores going to our district.

Wela pering negbego.

Only people do..and feelings too.

This is where Lucky and I spent our childhood days. This is the place where we pounder or friendship. I wish this will be also the place that will witness how we'll end up together.

We went straight to our house. My unt  give us a warm welcome and prepared a well meal.

When I settled down in my old room, I caressed my bed, namiss ko din 'to.

I look at my portrait above my bed, I'm smiling to ear.

Beside my bed is a vanity mirror. I paste a picture of me and Lucky on the upper left part.

"Nindito perin"

"How is he doing?"

Namiss ko ne siya..but I have to endure the emptiness. It's for us.

I lie on my bed with my arms open sideward.

"Am I doing the right thing?" I begun to ask myself. I know how much we love each other, but there's no assurance that the feelings we have right now will never fade and change.

I begun to recall some people I knew how their relationship devastated because one got away.

"Sena kemi hindi"

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Lucky's POV

I'm standing at the terrace of my room and looking up the sky.

"They must be landed by now"

"Is she going to call me and tell me they're safe?"

I give a long sigh. This will be another battle to fight. Hard!

Sena leng we could overcome this together!

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Days passed so quickly that it's nearly our Moving Up Ceremony.

It's been almost three months that I don't have any news of AC. I give the space she needed. I avoided looking for something that might remember me from her, beka di ko keyanin and I'll fallow her in VC.

I keep myself busy from studies. Since its nearly class closing, we are bombarded with so much things to accomplish,  and that help me a lot to survive my everyday.

"Namiss ko na si AC, masaya sana if kasama natin siyang mag march sa ceremony noh?" Keziah suddenly said.

The familiar longingness begun to develop again.

"Ano kaba Kezh, maging sensitive ka naman sa mga tao sa paligid mo, kung meron mang isang taong sobrang miss si AC, si Lucky na yun"

They looked at me in chorus.

I took a deep breathed, and went back to the book I'm reading.

"Di pa ba siya nagpaparamdam sayo?" Keziah ask me.

I just shrugged my shoulder.

Yeah..she haven't contacted me yet for the longest three months.

"Ikaw kasi na maunang mag contact! Ano yun naghihintayan game kayo?!"

I didn't say anything. It's not that I didn't tried to communicate with her, but everytime I does, I turn off my phone. I promised her to give the space and time she needed, and I don't wanna give her a hard time. I just hope she's enjoying there. I hold in to her promise..bebelik siya! sa ekin!

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AC's POV

Months passed so quickly.

I catches up with my old friends here, and does my usual routine when I'm still living here. I went to the studio like almost everyday and dance till I drop.

Yeah..it's my way of keeping myself busy not to miss him..not to booked a flight and come running in the Philippines.

I didn't contacted him because I wanted to make myself a lot better..to him..the girl he can be proud of.. Strong one..to face problem with vigor..gusto kong meging ganun, so I won't give up easily. Ayew kong mengyeri ulit yung mge nengyeri several months ago.

I do talking with Keziah sometimes in the Skype or face time. She told me Lucky is doing great, I'm happy with it. She even told me that there are lots of girls who are making pepansin to Lucky, good thing he's a snob.

I look at the calendar of my phone,, the Moving Up Ceremony will be next week nah. Keziah updated me with the honor ranking, I'm on the third rank..well..not bad..Lucky is on the second spot, and James rank number 1 this time. It will be a lot happier if I can march with them..But I choose this..the hard way.

I throw my bag in the sofa and stare at nothing in particular.

"What's up ACbell?" ate Jez sat beside me.

I let go of a sigh.

"Nah, I'll be missing my Moving Up Ceremony next week"

"Oh great!" she giggled.

I look at her. She raise her hands.

"Who told you to run away and stuck here?"

"You sounded it bad"

"Not really, but you'll miss one of the lifetime happening"

"I'm doing it right"

"Oh yeah! if that what makes you sleep at night" she giggled.

"Tell me ate Jez, shall I come back nah?"

"It's not me who'll gonna evaluate your feelings..it's you"

"What if everything already change?"

"You'll the one to be blame, who else?"

I hissed. She chuckled.

"AC, when you get hurt, you don't have to hide in a place, face the things that makes you weak and be strong with it..what if something bad happened again, are you gonna run away again and tell everyone you lost yourself and you'll find it away?"

It sounds a bell! I get up immediately.

"Gezzz..you're great ate Jez!"

"I am..right??" then we both laugh..

I grab my bag and went hurriedly home..

As soon as I'm home..I look my Mom on the kitchen that is currently preparing a meal.

"Mom, please book me a flight going back to the Philippines"

She look at me and frown.

"Why all of a sudden, I thought you'll be staying here until summer is over?"

"I want to march my Moving Up Ceremony Mom"

She stares at me and raise her brow.

"That's all?"

I didn't say a thing.

"You miss that bad, don't you?"

"Well..yeah..kinda" I confirm shyly.

"Hay naku! Bata ka!..aalis-alis, lalayu-layo, babalik din naman agad"

I just give mom a shy smile.

Well..yeah..nakakamis sila..nakakamiss siya