His Missed Call, Is his last call [One Shot]-Taglish

The Last Call

" I can't do this anymore."

" But.."

" I love someone else now Yuri." I really dont love someone else but I have to say this. To keep him from loving me.

" Oh."

This hurts me a lot. But I have to do this. I lost my feelings for him. And I hate that I sacrificed our friendship for this stupid LOVE. I just want to bring back our friendship. I love him, But only as a friend.

" Haha. Wow. All this time...." tumawa siya at yumuko.

" Magkaibigan tayo Vanilla since we were young. I loved you the first time I saw you. It hurts me to see you get hurt because of other guys cause they don't deserve your love. I said to myself, I will not let anyone hurt you anymore so I'll sacrifice our friendship para maprotektahan yang puso mo na handa kong alagaan." Tears started to fall down from his eyes. I hate myself. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him in pain.

" Sabi ko, I'll love you. No, I already love you. Na kahit kailan di kita sasaktan. Di tulad ng ibang lalaki diyan. Kapag nagkukuwento ka sakin kung pano ka kinikilig. I try to smile but deep inside It hurts Vanilla. It really hurts. Alam mo ba yun?"

" Yuri, I...." hindi ko namalayang lumuluha na rin pala ako. I stepped closer to him to hug him and comfort him but he stepped back tapos gave me a smile. A smile full of pain and regret. I think my heart broke when I saw it. I can see the pain in his eyes. But pinipilit pa rin niyang ngumiti.

" No, wala ka nang dapat sabihin pa. Alam ko na. Pinapatawad na kita. Kasalanan ko naman to diba? Magiging masaya naman ako diba? Makakalimutan naman kita diba? Mabubuo naman ulit ang puso kong durog-na durog na diba? Wala ka nang dapat sabihin pa."

" Dahil I'm just your bestfriend." He gave me another smile. A very painful one. Bakit? Why can he still smile despite of the pain he's in? The real question is. Why did I hurt him in the first place?

Then I saw him turn away and walk away slowly until he was covered by the darkness of the night. He was already out of sight, leaving me here speechless.

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[HOUSE]

" Why did I hurt him?"

I'm a useless bestfriend.

[Phone Ringing]

Tiningnan ko lang yung phone ko. I just looked at the name who's calling.

Yuri

I want to answer it but I can't. Parang may pumipigil sakin na sagutin yung tawag niya. Parang may nagsasabing wag ko nang alamin kung anong sasabihin niya.

Call ended...

Lumabas muna ako ng kwarto at pumunta ako sa kitchen to drink a glass of water but hindi ko yun napatuloy nung nakita ko si Dad na umiinom ng canned beer.

" Oh anak, ba't gising ka pa?"

When I heard Dad's voice my tears that I was keeping, bursted out and I hugged him and cried at his shoulders. Nagulat si Dad nung una pero he hugged me back when he saw my tears tracing down on his shirt. Nakakapagaan sa feeling ang hug ng isang Ama. Dahil alam mo na siya lang ang lalaki sa mundo na hindi ka sasaktan.

Nung nakarecover na ko sa pain, I told him everything that happened earlier.

" Nasaktan ka nung nakita mo siyang nasasaktan?"

" Opo." I said then I bit my lip because if I don't, I know I'll start crying again.

" Edi mahal mo nga siya anak."

" P-po?"

" Mahal mo siya dahil kapag ang isang tao nakita ang mahal niya na nasasaktan, nasasaktan rin siya. Gaya na lang kapag nagbabangayan kami ng Mama mo. At it hurts most kapag ikaw ang rason kung bakit nasasaktan ang mahal mo."

Hindi lang ako umimik. Tama siya. Bakit nga ba ako masasaktan kung hindi ko siya mahal diba? Right.

" Thank you Pa! Salamat sa advice. Kung hindi dahil sa 'yo hindi ko malalamang mahal ko pala siya." Then I hugged him again.

" Walang problem anak. Now fix this problem or it might be too late."

" O-opo."

Then I ran back to my room para tawagan si Yuri.

Calling...

[ Hello? ] Mama ni Yuri ang sumagot.

" Hi tita. Si Yuri po?"

[ Iha, mabuti at tumawag ka. My son. My son is dead. Nabangga siya kanina dahil lasing siya habang nagmamane-]

I ended the call.

I think my whole world break down.

Why? Lord why? Bakit kailangang mawala ng taong mahal ko? Bakit kung kailan nalaman kong mahal ko siya, dun pa siya mawawala?

I'm so stupid. I can feel my tears falling again.

I never thought.

I never thought that HIS MISS CALL, WOULD BE HIS LAST CALL.

-The End