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"Sino siya sa buhay mo?"

I gulped.

I looked away not to meet his eyes

"It's rude not to look into someone's eye if they're talking to you." I rolled my eyes back to meet his and I saw how his hands gripped his fork which showed most of its veins

"He's my ex." I firmly said

"Highschool sweetheart." I shifted my eyes unto the food as I said those words

His clicked his tongue twice and continued eating.

Nabunutan naman ako ng tinik sa lalamunan nang hindi na ito magtanong pang muli.

"first love mo?"

Bigla ay parang sumalalak sa lalamunan ako ang kanina at anumang oras ay lalabas iyon sa ilong ko. What the freaking hell?

Dinampot ko ang tubig saka dire-diretsong uminom doon na para bang iang linggo akong hindi nakainom ng tubig. When I was done drinking it hit me like a truck.

Back then I was too naive what love means. Noong dumating si Azrich sa buhay ko ay saka ko lamang natikman ang pag-ibig na hindi pam-pamilya o pang-kaibigan. He introduced love to me until Coelth came. Turns out marami pa pala akong hindi alam tungkol sa pag-ibig. Coelth gave a whole new different meaning for the word love. A love that is not measured by how long you knew each other but how long you get to discover each other. Yun bang pag-ibig na may thrill? Iyong tipong sa bawat araw na kasama mo siya ay may bago kang malalaman? Yan na ata ang pinaka-aacurate na definition ko kay Coelth.

"Well, technically yes he is pero kung pinagkukumpara mo ang sarili mo at siya... Stop." I looked him in the eyes and I saw his brows knit in confusion "Because the both of you gave a different description of love." He smiled

"Itigil mo rin ang pagkukumpara kung sino ang mas lamang sa inyo para sa akin dahil pareho niyo lang naman akong iniwan." Pabiro ngunit inirapan ko ito saka pinagpatuloy ang pagkain.

"I don't wanna be nosy but... why did he left you?"

"He told me that he never felt whatever the fuck he felt for Aza's mom." Natatawa kong sabi.

"I never knew na siya pala iyon." I referred to her "Damn, ang liit ng mundo." naiiling kong sabi habang hinihiwa ang piraso ng puso ng saging

"Are you over him?"

Napatigil ako sa paghihiwa at nakaamang na tumingin sa kanya. "Back then I wasn't." I answered in full honesty "Kaya ganoon nalang ang tanggi ko sayo noon." I bit my lower lip

"But when you offered me yourself? I am giving you the chance. I am giving myself the chance." I emphasized the second word of the last sentence. "And by the time you barged your way into my life... I felt weird things I never felt for Azrich before."

"Siguro ganoon rin ang sinabi niyang naramdaman niya sa nanay ni Aza." I my lips stretched upwards seeing Azaiah's face in my mind

"The day you never came was the day I knew you were the one I was waiting to come." His face was painted with regret, pain, and happiness

"I came back and I will face the uncertainties." He reached for my hand on the table and tightened his hold