I Love You, 3000

Prologue

"Why?" i asked

"No particular reason Eve, i just..... dont like you" he said unsurely if its alright for him saying those words.

Ang sakit pala. Ang sakit marinig sa taong mahal mo na hindi ka niya gusto. Sobrang sakit. Maya maya nararamdaman ko na yung luha ko na tumutulo sa aking pisngi

"You know you're my friend and i cant sacrifice our friendship, you are important to me. I love you but not the same way you love me. I cant offer you anything more than friendship" he said when he saw me crying

"sorry" i whispered and hindi ko alam kung narinig niya pa ba yon but i felt him hugging me and stroking my head "sorry for liking you, sorry for loving you"

Hindi ako tumigil sa pag-iyak, gustuhin ko man ay hindi ko magawang pigilan. He didnt stop stroking my head and i felt secured and comfortable with his gesture. I love this man so bad but sadly he doesnt love me back. I am his bestfriend and it was entirely my fault for loving him but can you blame me?

He was there whenever i needed someone to talk to, he's there to comfort me and make me laugh. He's always protecting me. He is always there beside me. He accepts my flaws. He knows who i really am. He is my knight and shining armor. He is my best bud, my bestfriend.

"Shhh. Stop crying, i hate seeing you cry" tinapat niya ang mukha ko sa mukha niya at pinunasan ang aking mga luha.

Lahat ng tapang sa katawan ko inipon ko at tinigil ang pag-iyak ko. "Travis" i called him "can you promise me one thing?"

"Sure. Anything for you" he answered and smiled.

"Pwede bang kalimutan mo tong araw na to? Itong araw na pag-amin ko? Pwede bang walang magbago? Hindi ko kasi kakayanin kung pati pagkakaibigan natin mawawala dahil sa katangahan ko." I want to give an award to myself for saying everything i want to say to him without my voice breaking.

"I promise." he said smiling. Nilahad niya yung kamay niya na parang sinasabi na akapin ko siya. Without thinking twice. I hugged him. "You will always be my bestfriend, Eve. Nothing will change, that, i can assure you" he added while still hugging me.

"Thank you Travis" i said smiling. Okay na rin siguro to. Hindi man pwedeng maging kami, atleast hindi niya ko lalayuan at iiwan. Okay na kong nandyan siya sa tabi ko. Kuntento na ko na hindi siya mawawala sa piling ko kahit hanggang kaibigan lang

But the week after, everything became different. He stopped. Kinain niya lang lahat ng sinabi niya nung gabing yon.

Wala na siya, nawalan na ang oras sakin ang bestfriend ko. Ang taong mahal ko.

Ang tanga ko kasi. Sana pala di ko na lang sinabi, sana pala di ko na lang tinake yung risk.