Second Chance

Chapter 1

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DAY 397

It's been 397 days since you told me that you wanted space. Space. I thought gusto mo lang ng sariwang hangin, but turns out ung sariwang hangin na yon ay sa piling na ng ibang babae. A different girl. Isang babaeng hindi ako, and I can't do anything about it kase mukhang masaya ka kapag kasama mo siya, and all I had to do was to count the number of days that you left me unwanted. I hope masaya ka sa piling niya at susubukan ko ring maging masaya para sayo. Kahit na sobrang sakit na makita ko yung facebook status mo na tungkol sa kanya at yung instagram posts mo na kasama siya o siya lang, I will be okay. Siguro hindi pa ngayon pero alam ko magiging okay din ako pagdating ng tamang panahon.

" You still have this?! the hell Mads!" Kat complain when she saw my old journal sa loob ng isang box na nakakalat sa kwarto ko.

" Kat, can you just please help me clean my things? Kaysa naman kung ano-anong walang kwentang bagay yang ginagalaw mo" I saw her smirk and throw a glance on my old journal

" So it's worthless already, why don't we throw it already?" She said and the smirk was still on her face

" Let's just throw this, Mads"

" Hell NO!" I utter well more like I shout it, at dahil dun mas lalong lumaki ung ngisi niya dahil sa pag react ako.

" I thought it's walang kwenta already? Mads, if it's useless already we should get rid of it right? Mads we talk about this new condo, new environment, new life! So it means these old fucking journal should go already." she said and starts looking at the box again.

" Oh here is another one, and this, oh fuck I remember this!. the hell Madeleine, all the things inside this box was all from your ex!"

" Mind your own business Katriana, don't touch it, I'll return all of them when I get the chance"

" You should have returned them while you still have that chance." she rebut.

" We can burn them though, although it is prohibited up here but we can find a place in lobby where we can b--"

" NO!!! I will return them or better yet donate them to some orphanage. Can you just please put that journal inside the box? We still have things to sort and clean" my tone was already irritated. Tumawa lang siya bago niya gawin ung sinabi ko, then she open another box and started putting the things outside

" I was shocked when you say that you'll live in a condo, didn't your Lolo get mad about this?" She said while fixing the framed photos in the living room.

" He threw me out, he said he can do it on his own and besides he has his nurse remember Nurse Clarence" I answer

" You know I don't want to leave Lolo, his the only family I have, ever since my parents died because of the accident, Lolo step up to be a parent for me." I added.

" Lolo O, is like superman" Kat utter,

" How old is he again?"

" 85 next month" I answer

" Wow. 85 but still look so young, he look like his only in his late 60s"

" Health buff, mas conscious pa nga sakin, though his showing signs of memory loss" I utter Kat smirk at continue to help me fix my things

Around 4 PM when we finished, we skip lunch and meryenda and now Kat is complaining to me.

" Mads I"m dying only a miracle can save this hunger can we please! please order something to eat?"

" Fine, we will"

" I'll just take a bath okay"

" For fuck sake Maddie I"m dying and you still have the time to take a fucking bath?!"