Keeping a secret love | Juan Gomez de Liano

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I'm in the middle of our trip to Pico de Loro with my family, friends, and relatives. They like to celebrate my birthday there. As usual, okay lang naman sakin lahat. Not that I don't want to celebrate my birthday, pero I prefer kasi to be with someone na alam kong hindi makakasama ngayon. Because of his busy schedule as a student-athlete ng kilalang university. Trainings, trainings, trainings. I don't want to sound antagonist sa basketball life n'ya pero, miss ko na din talaga siya.

He's the one who can make up my mood, the one who understands me, and the one who serves as my light when life's dark.

"Gerardo.."

"What Jayne?"

"Jayne? Napagkasunduan na natin 'to ah!" My protest.

"Hah! You did your own rules?"

"Whatever!!!! I don't want Jayne!"

I realized, I want to be in that moment again for some reason...

"Kae" My mom called me

"Yes, mom?" I answered.

"What's bothering you? You're pre-occupied since we leave Manila, aren't you happy?" She asked

"I'm okay and probably happy Mom. Thank you."

I was alone in the two-seater part of our coaster van, because this is his.
After passing Tagaytay City, a man who's in this hoodie sat.

He looks familiar, the form of his body, his height, looks like him...