Started with a Joke

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Den's POV

Love?

Sobrang sarap niyan sa pakiramdam. Everyone deserves to be loved. Everyone has the right to love. Love conquers all, sabi nga nila.

Kapag nagmahal ka, palagi kang inspired, palagi kang good vibes, feeling mo sang-ayon sayo yung mundo, you'll feel blessed, palagi kang may rason para mabuhay. Pero it doesn't always work that way. It doesn't.

Love has its two sides. The happy side, and the painful side.

Once you encounter the dark side of love, your world that's full of rainbows and unicorns will be washed away by thunder storms and monsters.

Hindi porket in love, palaging masaya. Hindi porket may nagmamahal sayo, makukuntento ka na. People always have this greed somewhere in their heart. Maraming tao ang selfish. Mga taong walang pakialam sa nararamdaman ng iba, masatisfied lang nila ang sarili nila.

Hindi lahat ng in love, minamahal pabalik nung mahal nila. Kaya nga meron tayong one sided love. Kumbaga commensalism, sa mundo ng Science. One benifits, the other one is not affected. Yung isa nagmamahal, yung minamahal walang pakialam.

Pain is part of love. Love is not love without pain.

“That was childish Den.”

I snapped back in reality when someone poked me on my left shoulder. It was L.A. Tsk. This bald.

“So what?” I rolled my eyes. Nauna na kong maglakad sa kanya. Bwiset. Ako na nga yung gumawa ng lahat ng arte kanina tapos sasabihan niya pa ko ng ganyan?

“Pikon. Hahaha.” humabol siya sa paglalakad ko at ngayon ay kasabay ko na siya. Wala na naman akong nagawa. His legs are way longer than mine. Wala ding magagawa kung tatakbo ako. Magmumukha lang akong tanga.

Parang kanina. I looked pathetic. I looked desperate. But who cares anyway?

“I was just telling the truth.” Hindi ko siya tinapunan ng tingin, instead, sumimangot nalang ako. Why did I even think of pulling him in the scene just to make my ex jealous? Now I look even more pathetic. “Besides, masiyado kang obvious na nagseselos ka. I thought your goal was to make her jealous, why did it turned the other way around?”

I stopped walking and glared at him. “I don't know, okay? Kasalanan ko bang mainis dahil sobrang lapit nila sa isa't isa kanina? Was it my fault to ask if she's even considering Mika as her friend? They were never close friends. Even the fans know that. Tapos malalaman ko na they had a sleep over?” tumaas na yung boses ko sa sobrang inis.

I stomped my feet like a 2 year old child. I can't help it! I'm so frustrated right now. “Siguro tama yung akala ko. Siguro they had relationship on my back! Ugh!”

My thoughts aren't helping me to calm down. Pero I can't think of anything na makakapagpasaya sakin!

“Stop making issues Den.” Natigilan ako nung madinig ko yun mula kay L.A.

Mas lalo lang nag-init yung ulo ko. And if anger could flame up my head, I would probably looked like I owned a fire place on top of my head.

“Pati ba naman ikaw?!” gigil na sigaw ko sa kanya. Sinabi na yan ni Alyssa! Sinabi na yan ni Ella! And now, him?

What is wrong with this world?!

There's nothing wrong. You're now on the dark side of love, so face it.