HOY CRUSH! CRUSHBACK!

Epilogue

3 years later...
(College days)
             After nung grumaduate na sina Shenna, Connor, Sebastian at Sophia ng senior high, kahit magkalayo man sila at iba't ibang pagsubok ang tatahakin nila, yong pag-ibig nila sa bawat isa ay never na naglaho... right now! andito sila ngayon sa Theology cafe... they got reunited at this fine saturday at andami nilang mga bagay na ikukuwento sa isa't isa lalo na sa mga achievements na kanilang nakuha.

  '' Congrats on Mr. Photographer 2020 Sebastian, ang galing mo talaga'' Shenna congratulated Seb.

    '' congratulations din sayo sa pagkapanalo mo sa arts competition , napahanga mo ako ng sobra, pinost ko nga ulit yong painting mo sa IG account ko eh''. sambit pa ni Sebastian.

   '' Uy guys! nanalo ako sa online competition na malikhaing paglikha'' papaalam naman ni Connor.

   '' I salute you Mr. writer ''  bulalas pa nina Shenna.

   '' and I passed the test everyone! '' sigaw pa ni Sophia, '' well! malapit na nating matupad ang ating pinapangarap guys! let's be proud! let's celebrate'' dagdag pa ni Shenna, at ayan na ayan na! yummy! ansarap ng pizza!

  Meanwhile...

  ( Lian and Raffy)
            Umupo si Raffy sa left side corner sa isang ice cream parlor na halatang may hinihintay.

    Biglang pumasok si  Lian at napansin nya si Raffy na nakaupo sa gilid na mag-isa she took a lot of courage na lapitan nya ito muli at makipag -usap.

The last word kasi na sinabi ni Lian sa kanya 3 years ago while they're at the hospital is '' I love you Raffy pero mas better siguro kung  pagalingin ko muna tong puso ko , distansya lang muna tayo ahh'' .

Heto na!  umupo na sya na kaharap si Raffy.
                        Lian's POV
'' hey'' sobrang naglakas ako ng loob .

   '' uy! kumusta ka na Lian?''

     '' heto! umaasa pa din '' hayst.

  '' I'm sorry back then I..'' pinutol ko yong pagsasalita nya, I know pero past na yon and you have Celine na ''.

  '' alam ko namang mahal mo padin ako Lian pero mali to, you have Marco na din ''.  wika niya.

  '' I know, but even though with or without Marco or Celine, may minamahal na tayo na iba''  I exhaled.

'' haay'' bumuntong hininga din sya.

     '' I'm sorry for not being brave back then, edi sana tayo parin ngayon'' dagdag ko pa.

'' no! it's my fault, naging duwag din ako ''  siguro naisip pa din nya yong bigla nalang nya akong kinalimutan or something thingy.

  '' or maybe hindi lang talaga natin oras, maybe in another lifetime ''  tanging naisip ko.

'' maybe hahaha'' tumawa si Raffy.

    Pinatong ko yong kamay ko sa kanang balikat ni Raffy, '' pero for now, let's be happy'' nginitian ko sya.

'' yeah haaha'' nagpumilit pa sya tumawa.

  '' wag ka nang malungkot hoy'' kinalog ko sya konti. '' You are brave Raffy, and I'm proud of you always''

  '' hay... and i'm proud of you too''

I touched my left eye, '' parang tanga pinaiyak moko ''

'' huy wag kang umiyak haha, so... in another lifetime hahanapin kita and I'll
win your heart again'' wika pa niya.

'' uh huh, and I'll be braver na'' sagot ko. '' siguro , kakalimutan na kita para mawala natong nararamdaman ko''

  '' natin'' pangongorekta niya sakin, '' siguro tama talaga yong first love never dies'' ngumiti sya.

  '' yes... pero kailangan na nating mag move on'' suhestiyon ko. '' Mas makabubuti satin to''  parang tutulo  na naman luha ko  neto. '' Mamimiss kita Raffy''

  '' Mamimiss din kita sobra Lian, as always''.

'' mag ingat ka lage ha'' sabi ko habang pinunasan ni Raffy ang mga luhang pumatak sa aking mga mata.

'' opo ma'am, ikaw din dapat''

'' yes hahaha, stay strong kayo ni Celine ha , she's so lucky to have you''

'' Marco's also lucky''

  '' nah! ahaha baliw ka'' sinapak ko sya

   '' galingan mo sa studies mo Lian ha, make me proud from afar ''

     '' so is this goodbye na?'' tanong ko.

      '' yeah, goodbye for now'' he smiled.

    
      '' love you Raffy''

     '' I love you my girl Lian''

      '' I love you more my boy Raffy''

      Tumayo ako sa kinauupuan ko at bumili na ng ice cream.

  Maya-maya, bago pa ako lumabas sa ice cream parlor I waved at Raffy , he waved back at sa paglabas ko , nakasalubong ko si Celine.

   I was happy na binigyan ulit ako ng pagkakataon na makausap si Raffy , kahit hindi man kami nagkabalikan well am so happy na nakilala ko sya, he will be my forever love na mas higit pa sa pagmamahal ko kay Marco , and for Jino? well masaya na sila ni Kayla, nagkabati na rin kami, we're back as friends naging ninang pa nga ako ng panganay niyang anak na lalaki.

                                ~ WAKAS~

Add ups:

             Somehow, some days highlights how lonely you are , but you'd get to meet your people , the right ones, those who won't take you for granted , the one who accepts you for who you are . Surely, if you lose some friends while others took advantage of you , in a circle there were always be a so -called ''not so good friend'' for you , Losing friends is very vital while you are still growing , but making room is also important the way you clear up your phone storage . Always remember losing something is not okay or sometimes it is. But one thing I can share '' lose everything, but don't you ever lose yourself ''. '' Hoy Crush! Crushback?'' Is not just about love it's about a teenage story where after they got sent in college , with different passion and dreams . At the end of the day , they are still strong together . A typical '' walang Iwanan story ''. I hope you'd find your people too. The ones that would still be present till the future happenings .