One-Shot Stories Compilation (Part Three)

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"How sure are you na mahal ka talaga niya?" They asked.

My friends and I decided to have a little talk about ourselves. But mine is all about my boyfriend. They never trusted Jerian since we became official.

"Ano ba naman kayo. Malamang, alam ko 'yon. Araw-araw ko siyang kasama at araw-araw niya ring pinaparamdam 'yon sakin. I'm sure he really loves me. Ako pa? E ang ganda ko." Pagbibiro ko pa.

Ariane stared at me which made me creep out. Ang weird nilang tatlo ngayon. Parang may alam sila na hindi ko alam. They looked at each other and then nodded afterwards.

Sera scrolled in her phone, looks like she's finding something but Tricia got my attention when she started talking.

"I bet, hindi mo siya kasama kahapon?" She asked which made me confused. Bakit alam niya?

"Yes? Magg-general cleaning sila ng kuya niya kahapon at hindi niya ako masusundo. He was even saying sorry to me because he felt guilty," I defended. They all stared at me again.

"General cleaning pala ha." Sera said and faced her phone to me.

"This isn't true. In-edit niyo lang 'to para hiwalayan ko si Jerian. He'll never cheat on me, I swear. Mahal niya ako, bakit niya naman 'to gagawin?" I said as tears started to form in my eyes.

Tatlong pictures ang ipinakita pa niya sa akin at iba't ibang babae ang kasama ni Jerian sa bawat picture. Nakaakbay at nakahalik pa.

"The question is, mahal ka ba talaga niya?" Ariane questioned me with serious eyes but I just looked at her.

"Preena, wake up! Bakit ba hindi mo kami magawang paniwalaan? He's cheating on you! Please. Mahalin mo naman ang sarili mo." Tricia exclaimed.

Just like that, I lost everything.

I chose Jerian.

And I never knew that chosing Jerian means losing everything.

I lost my friends.

I also lost Jerian. He never loved me anyway.

I lost myself.

"Sera...Tricia...Ariane...can we be friends again?"

I decided to make a decision.

But this time, I wasn't wrong.

I chose again, I chose my best friends

They gladly welcomed me with warm and sweet hugs.

It feels good to be back.

Finally, I'm home again.

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