#OPMRR
Maybe 2.2
"——for three points!"
I squinted my eyes at Kylie. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya at mabilis niyang pinatay ang television. "Oops! Sorry! Foul ba? Masakit ba?" she asked, more like—she teased.
"Look, Kylie... okay lang. Buhayin mo na ulit ang TV. Hindi naman ako affected."
She frowned. "Hindi nga ba talaga?"
"Hindi nga sabi."
Itinaas niya ang paa niya sa sofa. "Eh, what if I tell you na may bago na siya ngayon?" she asked.
Natigilan ako. I felt my breathing hitched. Ano naman kung may bago na siya ngayon? I'm happy, right? Good for him, he already found someone better than me.
"See?" I looked at Kylie. "It's been what? It's been almost two years, Orange. You're still that affected?" she asked.
"Hindi ako affected, Kylie." I defended. "I'm okay. I've moved on, maniwala ka man o hindi. Wala na 'yon. Past is past. Kinalimutan ko na ang lahat-lahat."
Kylie pouted. "Haaay! Sige lang!"
"Ha?" I asked.
Tumayo na siya, mukhang inaantok na bigla. "Keep convincing and lying to yourself," she said as she left me.
BINABASA MO ANG
Our Parallel Maybes (Edited Version)
RomanceYears after their break up, Orange saw her ex-boyfriend again, River. She then started remembering how parallel their worlds are. Even after all these years, she still had her maybes. Parallel are two lines that would never meet. Maybe: a mere possi...
