Never the Same (MikaReyes-Ara Galang Short Story) Everthing Has Changed book 2

Chapter 2

Since we won't be having our training for 3 days, some of us decided to go to this party at Tomas Morato.

It was an exclusive party. Mika, ate Kim, Cienne and Camille will be going, and that is why I decided to come.
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When we got there, the party was already starting and there are so many people. Literally.

Mika asked us if she can join her other friends for awhile and they agreed. I was not okay with it, Mika is not really a hard drinker, what if she gets drunk or what and what if something happens to her? We stayed close to her and her group.

"Shot?" I heard someone asked, and she took it.

"Mika doesn't drink." I said almost a whisper.

"Well a lot has changed about her Vic. You should know. You were the reason behind it." It was Camille. After learning the reason behind the breakup, Camille became very distant to me. We were not that close anymore. She was also hurt with what I have done. After all, she was one of the witness of Mika's love for me. And vice-versa.

I had a drink as well, if only I could drink my feelings away, but I obviously can't. I was starting to get a little tipsy, and that was my cue to stop.

"Let's go." Cienne said, I saw Mika almost being carried by ate Kim.
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The next morning, I saw Mika faced down on the table.

"Hangover?" I said.

She just nodded. Ate Kim came down with meds.

"Here Mika, drink Advil. It's to ease the pounding on your head." she said almost laughing, but Mika didn't move or even looked at her.

"Well my heart is breaking, can I have 3 of that?" the seriousness of her voice made ate Kim give her what she asked for. I was dumfounded with what she said. I was still causing her pain. Well of course, what you did is not easy to forget Victonara... I was about to hand her a glass of water when she dried swallowed it.

She was trying to not to show how hard it is to dry swallow three tablets all at once.

She stood up and walked straight to her room. Ate Kim stared at me, her eyes talking. I can tell it's sympathy. I gave her a sad smile and walked to the couch.

Then I remembered something...

"I swallowed your mistakes as if they were the pills that made me happy, I just wanted to forgive you but there's one stuck in my throat and I can't fucking breathe."

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