Moonlight From Above

CHAPTER 14

"Margareth Gui Arceo, 19, Accountancy, Business and Management!"

I can see the admiration and happiness in their eyes while looking at me wearing our school uniform as the first part of our pageant.

I walked back the line and then we danced while people kept on clapping and cheering. I can see the students wearing yellow cheering the ABM representatives. Hindi lang ako ang babae ng ABM dahil tatlo kami.

I looked at his eyes and I can see him showing me thumbs up and smiling. My moonlight.

Inaayusan ako sa loob ng isang room at nang matapos ay agad akong lumabas dahil sa sports wear na part ng pageant. I'm wearing a pink cropped top polo shirt, white tennis skirt, and a white visor.

I walked in the stage and they were all clapping while i'm holding the tennis racket and I can see how Hollace chuckled after seeing my sports wear and after my ramp I walked out the stage to go back to the backstage.

I picked a folded paper inside a fish bowl while still standing with poise as the people admiring me with my champagne dress. I can see him staring at me and he even winked at me and I looked away. You're making it hard for me, Hollace.

"What do you think is the best sacrifice you made in your whole life?" I smiled at the crowd and to the judges after the emcee's question.

"The best sacrifice I made in life is to sacrifice the best thing infront of me in for the sake of my love ones. Love is sacrifice and through love i'll be willing to sacrifice everything, through love i'll be willing to give my everything till there's nothing left. If sacrificing means unhappiness i'll be willing to sacrifice with no hesitation for the people I love."

I'm sorry Hollace. I love you as you and you're the best thing that ever happened but I can't just let Caleb. I love him as my bestfriend. I can never be selfish... This is not the right time to think of my happiness. This is the time to think of other's sake morethan mine. I'm sorry.

"Congratulations, Ms. SHS! Margareth Gui Arceo." I smiled widely and they were all shouting and cheering. "People's choice award, best in sports wear, and the new Ms. SHS!"

They made me wear the crown while i'm holding a bouquet of flowers.

I looked at him, smiling at me while holding a bouquet of flowers. Damn it Hollace bat ka ganyan? Pinapahirapan mo ako. I walked slowly and tila isang hangin na hindi ko lang pinansin si Hollace a tinanggap ang bouquet ng flowers na hawak ni Caleb. I don't know how he reacted, i'm sorry fuck it i'm sorry.

Kung alam mo lang kung gaano ko kagustong yakapin ka at i-celebrate kasama ka itong panalo ko na 'to. Ikaw ang naniwala sa akin, ikaw ang nagsabing sumali sa akin dito, at ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit ako nanalo, Hollace.

"Congrats, love." He said and gave me a kiss at my forehead. "Ang galing mo."

I don't know what to say... my heart says to look back but my mind says to focus infront of you. Tangina bakit ganito? Bakit pag pinapagana natin ang puso, tanga tayo pero pag ang utak, malungkot tayo?

I walked away with Tita and Caleb without even looking at him.

My moonlight, I love you.

"Mom para namang bata eh." Caleb said as her Mom took a picture of us and when my eyes laid at the second floor I saw him leaning in and looking at me. I saw him shook his head and walked away.

Puro congratulations at kung ano-ano pa ang nangyari sa akin ngayong araw na 'to at nang pumasok ako sa restroom ay nakita ko si Eloisa na nakatingin sa salamin.