Where Juan discovers his feelings for a childhood friend whose heart is just starting to mend.
Social Serye + Real life. A work of fiction.
Date Started: Oct. 7, 2019
Date Ended: Nov. 16, 2019
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For the past years I've been in this campus, the Sunken Garden has been my home away from home. It provides me the solace and peace I need every time my mind clouds. This is where my bones are safe.
"Bakit hindi mo na naman sinabi?" A disappointed tone is evident in his voice. That left me speechless. I don't have any valid excuse, to be honest.
"You really have to stop hiding things from me, Pen. Kahit anong gawin mo, one way or another, I'm gonna find out about it."
The following silence was unbearable. Nerve-wracking. I don't know what to say or how to explain everything I was feeling at the moment. But one thing was for sure and it's the truth that came out of my lips.
"Ayaw kitang masaktan. Hindi ko kakayanin. Hindi ko kayang makita kang nasasaktan."
"Tangina naman, Pen. Hindi mo ba naisip na mas masasaktan ako kung bigla bigla ko na lang malalaman? When there's no more chance left to fix it? That's even harder to take!"
"Hindi ko alam. Sa tuwing gusto kong sabihin sa 'yo, nauunahan ako ng takot. Natatakot akong baka bigla ka na lang mawala. Na baka sukuan mo na lang ako."
He swiftly took a firm grasp of my hand as he said the following words that will be forever engraved in me.
"Penny, that won't ever happen. No matter what I'll always be by your side. Alam kong nasanay ka dati na wala kang kakampi. But I'm here now. Nandito lang ako palagi. We'll take on any problem together. Sosolusyunan natin na magkasama."
As hope was about to shed some light on me, the thing Primo said replayed in my head and like a broken record, it just stayed there, relentless.
Deadlock.
"I don't think there's any solution to this problem, Juan."
His eyes were on fire, very reminiscent of how they look like every time he plays on the court.
"You're losing hope in the game, Pen! Kumbaga sa basketball, we're already in 4th quarter crunch time and the other team's in the lead. But remember, a lot of things can change during those last few minutes of the game."
"What do you mean?"
"Hintayin mo bukas. Magbabago ang lahat. Trust me."
UP's Sunken Garden was my home. But now, it's him. My heart rests in him and in him alone. And as I was cradled in the arms of home, I looked at the cosmos and wished for a miracle.
If tomorrow brings new hope, I hope it brings him.
Author's Note: Thank you for 2k+ votes ☺️✨ Sorry if two-chapter update lungs. Para kasi may pasuspense like the game tomorrow HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
