Excess EXes

Episode 5: What about me is hard to find in others?

"okay ka na?" Brent asked anikka, he kept his annoyance that ricci was the one who dropped her off.

"Yes, konting sipon nalang" sabi ni anikka, smiling so wide, it hurted brent na hindi siya ang dahilan.

"Ricci bought me breakfast, nakakatuwa yung bestfriend mo, dapat mag girlfriend na siya." Anikka said, dinadaldal niya si brent as if she didn't cry a few nights ago because of him.

"Ewan ko nga bakit ayaw pa mag girlfriend eh" sagot ni brent, kahit alam naman niya na ricci can't seem to get over his ex girlfriend.

"Sayang naman, he deserves someone pa naman who will love him truly, ang sweet nga eh, he took care of me nung may lagnat ako, he's such a good friend." Anikka pointed out, looking at olivia and her groupmates who were setting up, ngumiti si anikka kay brent.

"Ready na po kayo?" Olivia asked, tumango si anikka at tumingin kay brent,

"Tara na?"

Excess EXes, Episode 5: What about me is hard to find in others?

"Hi this is Anikka Perez" "Brent Paraiso"

"Fifth episode na pala, ang bilis!" Anikka said, smiling at brent. Brent also smiled pero yung fake.

"Pili ka na" sabi ni anikka kay brent, brent just nodded and picked a card.

What about me is hard to find in others?

Brent smiled and looked down, si anikka naman ay natawa ng konti. Olivia smiled at the two.

"Story time muna bago ko sagutin yung question pwede?" Anikka asked, tumango si olivia, tumingin si anikka kay brent.

"Si brent, fuckboy yan." Anikka started which earned a fake gasp from brent. "3rd year highschool ako nung nakilala ko si brent, ayoko pa nga sakanya nung una kasi nga fuck boy siya, ang daming friends ko yung napaiyak niya, wala pa siya sa ust ghoster na siya" anikka said with a laugh.

"So when brent decided to court me, ayoko nga" brent laughed at anikka's statements. But she was right, isang taon rin na pinatunayan ni brent kay anikka na seryoso siya.

"So when I passed ust, sabi ko kay brent, sige kami na. And he continued in la salle." Anikka said with a smile looking at brent, but sadness was shown in her eyes.

"Brent is close to being the perfect boyfriend, he's not too demanding, he knows what I like or what I didn't like, he never gave a reason to be jealous, hindi niya ako tinago. He promised me na iba ako sa mga girls niya before and he meant it. Brent wasn't masungit at all, he was the kind of boyfriend na susuyuin ka talaga kahit siya may kasalanan." Anikka looked at brent and smiled. Anikka also reached for brent's hand.

"You are Brent Paraiso, you are my babu, my baby, my love, yun yung hindi ko mahanap sa iba. It's so hard to look for others, kasi nag-iisa ka lang, you are hard to find brent, you are one of a kind." anikka stared into brent's eyes, nangingilid ang luha niya. Brent wanted to hold onto anikka's hand longer, he wanted to wipe her tears but he can't.

"Si anikka, ang dali pasayahin" brent said, not looking at the camera but keeping his gaze on anikka. "Yun yung hindi ko mahanap sa iba" brent smiled, his eyes getting smaller.

"Anikka is so easy to please, I didn't even have to try my hardest, oo fuckboy ako, inaamin ko naman. I changed girls like I change clothes, dami ko na-ghost" brent said with a dry laugh. "Anikka didn't change me, I changed for anikka." anikka stared at brent.

"It was so easy to love anikka, pag ngumingiti siya parang nagsibabaan lahat ng anghel, kapag umiiyak siya parang gusto mong patayin yung nagpaiyak sakanya, anikka is kind, anikka si caring, anikka can never get mad, walang galit sa puso ni anikka no matter how much pain you caused her."

What do you mean po by "anikka didn't change me, I changed for anikka"

"Sabi nila, I had to find someone who can change me, akala nila si anikka yun, but I wanted to change myself for anikka, I wanted anikka to have a better boyfriend, I wanted anikka to have a better brent, so I changed myself for the better, I waited a year for her sweet yes kahit alam ko naman na kaya kong magpayes ng babae in the less than 10 minutes" brent said with a smile.

"Yabang!" Anikka commented but she knew it was true.

"I didn't want to give anikka the stress of changing me, gusto ko, best version na ako pag kami na. Lahat ng tungkol kay anikka wala akong mahanap sa iba, kasi paano ko mahahanap yun perfect fit kay brent eh si anikka lang naman yon?" Brent asked with a smile, anikka cleared her throat and covered her mic

"Bets" she mouthed.

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Hindi gumagana sa phone ko yung bold so I am a little bit annoyed. 🥺✊