bestfriend ㅡ junkyu

077

"deanielle! i miss you!" maligayang sigaw ni lyrie mula sa pinakadulong lamesa sa cafeteria kahit pa kakapasok lamang ni deanielle sa loob.

deanielle signaled her to keep quiet while she walked towards them ngunit unti unting bumagal ang kanyang paglalakad ng makita kung sino ang mga nasa table.

lyrie, yedam, byounggon, seunghun, hyunsuk, doyoung, jihoon and junkyu are all there, waiting for her.

"ang tagal maglakad, kainis!" pagrereklamo pa ni hyunsuk at tumawa.

"order lang ako!" tawa ni deanielle at tumalikod sakanila sabay takbo upang bumili ng makakain.

"luh? problema non?" dinig nyang bulabog ni lyrie.

deanielle shut her eyes close when she remembered how sad junkyu's eyes were when she glanced at him.

pilit niyang inaalis ito sa utak habang namimili ng order nang bigla na lamang may kumalabit sakanya.

"hi, deanielle."

sherine stood there cooly while greeting her. she just nodded and looked away bago pa man ito magsalita muli.

"uh.. pwede ba tayong magusap kahit saglit?"

"diba sabi kong-"

"for the last time, deanielle. please." she smiled sadly. "i was just about to message you but you blocked me so i couldn't, haha."

"saan? ngayon na ba?"

sherine smiled at her again. "yes. sa labas, saglit lang."

"fine." she tried to look at the table but all of them were busy talking to each other, except junkyu who's watching her.

hindi na siya nagpaalam at hinatak na si sherine palabas. she even heard her small laugh when she turned her back from the table.

"i get it. you're not into speaking terms with him?" she asked her and smiled. "this is all my fault."

not really pero.. buti alam mo. bulong ni deanielle sa sarili at tumikhim na lamang.

"ano bang sasabihin mo? gutom na ko-"

"sorry." sherine said as she lowered down her head and the atmosphere automatically became gloomy.

"i talked to junkyu right after he got discharged from the hospital. gusto kong sampahan niya ako ng kaso pero ayaw niya, though i'm thankful he decided not to, alam ko paring ako ang puno't dulo ng lahat ng to."

deanielle remained quiet. wala na siyang mai-react kung hindi ang umiwas ng tingin at makinig sakanya.

"i.. should've let him go nung battle of the bands. i'm so sorry for ruining your friendship, deanielle. pupunta naman dapat talaga siya noon eh, pinilit ko lang siya na wag dahil-"

"still, he chose you over us." deanielle replied coldy.

sherine shook her head and wiped her tears away. "no, deanielle. he chose you.."

nilingon siya ni deanielle ng nakakunot noo. "anong ibig mong sabihin?"

sherine smiled sadly. "i made a deal with him.." she sighed heavily, na para bang alam niyang gago siya at siya ang may kasalanan ng lahat. "i made a deal with him.. na kapag hindi niya ako iiwan nung gabing yon, i'll set him free and that would be the last moment we'll share. na i won't bother him anymore and i'll let him do things freely because that time, he wanted to comeback to you so much."

muling natahimik si deanielle sa sinabi ni sherine. she doesn't even know what to answer again. nanatili itong nakatingin lamang sa gilid at hindi masabi ang mga gustong sabihin.

"i'm sorry, deanielle. alam kong kulang pa ang paghingi ko ng tawad pero eto lang yung kaya kong gawin ngayon. i want to help junkyu to talk to you pero sabi niya, siya na ang bahala."

deanielle smiled weakly at her, bago niya hindi mapigilang hindi lumuha. "gago ka, kasalanan mo to."

tumawa ng mahina si sherine habang nagpupunas ng luha. she took a step forward and hugged deanielle. "i'm sorry for ruining everything.."

deanielle didn't utter a word. she let sherine hug her tight while she continued crying.

"he loves you so much."

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