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"kumusta?"

vic snapped back to reality. she looked like shit to be exact. after dennise took off, hindi ito nag dalawang isip mag send ng numerous text of apologies. nagalala siya, she tried her best to contact dennise but the lady only replied her once.

"im sorry if i took off, it's just that na overwhelm lang talaga ako. i didnt mean to worry you or worst, hurt you. i need time to think."

tumingin ito sa itaas at huminga ng malalim.

"im okay" sagot nito sa kaibigan niya. vic thought kung bakit sinundan siya nito sa study room niya, may terrace kasi ito facing the sideview of the house.

"for starters you look like you havent slept a gazillion years" tumawa ito ng mahina habang naglean din sa lazy chair katabi ni vic. tinignan nila yung mga bituin.

tumingin si vic kay mika with a curious look. nalilito si vic, she just stormed off from their dinner and here is the person who broke her heart years ago, joking like nothing ever happened.

"why are you back miks?" tanong ni vic sa kanya. she's been dying to ask her about it. di naman siya dumb enough to know na mika is succesful with her life right now. so why go back? may bagong buhay nanaman ito.

"i always love philippines vic, alam mo yan." kalmadong sagot ni mika acknowledging na may konting galit at lito sa tanong ni vic. tignan lang siya ni vic, seryosong seryoso.

"im referring to us, sa barkada" sagot ni vic with a cold stare.

"hindi ko naman pinilit ang sarili ko sa inyo vic because i know what i did was the worst" paliwanag ni mika kay vic with all sincerity, she could still remember everything, memories nila ni vic and how she ended up hurting her bestfriend.

"pero swerte ako dahil tinanggap nila ako ulit na parang walang nangyari.... well except you. you stormed off" sabi ni mika kay vic as if reminding her kung bakit sila ng uusap ngayon.  vic looked away kay mika at tumingin sa kawalan.

"im sorry..... pagod ako, im... im.. sorry i snapped." paumanhin ni vic, halata naman na pagod ito, mentally, emotionally and physically. the last time para na drain yung energy niya was the time mika left.

napapikit si mika sa sagot ni vic. hindi naman niya hiningi yun paumanhin ni vic, in fact siya nga kailangan mag paumanhin kay vic after what she did.

"bat ang bait mo vic? you know what? i deserved it....i really do, alam ko naman nasaktan kita."
mika looked at vic pleading her to get mad. gusto niya mailabas ni vic yung galit na nakimkim after those years, she wants to hear it from vic.

"what do you want to hear mika?" tumingin si vic kay mika with a serious look. halatang pagod ito, may galit sa mata. if mika will provoke her then so be it.

"do you want to know how my heart slowly died nun iniwan mo ko? gusto mo ba malaman kung anong nangyari when i knew may boyfriend ka na? my gosh! if words could only describe miks." frustrated na sabi ni vic kay mika habang tinitignan pa rin niya ito sa mata

"then tell me vic" sabi ni mika habang pinapantayan yung pagtitig ni vic sa kanya. kitang kita ni mika yung inis ni vic sa pag provoke niya.

"iniwan mo ko eh. iniwan ako ng bestfriend ko. it felt like a disease..... yung feeling na alam mong mamatay ka na sa sakit? you're just waiting for it to scatter in your body, mind, soul. i tried my best to look im okay but deep inside im dying....." vic hold mika's shoulders at yumuko, pilit na pinipigilan mga luha niya.

"hindi ko naman ginusto na mahalin ka, it just happened. you could have told me miks, maintindihan ko naman eh dahil bestfriend kita, magbestfriend tayo..." sabi ni vic kay mika