One Shot Stories

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MARTYR

Martyr. Just one word, but there are many people experiencing it and I am one of them.

Just a smile from him, can melt everything, can beat my heart once again, can fall for him over and over again even if our relationship is not like before, even if our relationship is more colder than an ice.

If I can stop this. If I can unlove him— I would love to, ang sakit sakit na kasi e.

We're happy. Before.

"Pagod na ako, Rika." He's so cold now.

"Magpapahatid lang sana ako pauwi—" he cut me off.

"Sino ba kasing nagsabi na pumunta ka sa bahay namin? I told you, I'm busy. I have so many school works to do, and I thought you'd understand that because you're also a college student!" I stopped.

H-he yelled at me.

"A-ahh s-sorry. I understand, pahinga ka na lang love. Sorry sa istorbo." I was about to kissed his cheeks but he refuse.

I interwined my hands and look at it.

"I'm going now," I said but all I heard is his footsteps towards his room and his door closing— leaving me.

"Ahh, Tita alis na po ako. I didn't disturb him na po." I smiled at my boyfriend's mother.

"Di ka ba man lang ihahatid ni Rosh?" I sadly smiled and shook my head at her.

"Naku! Pag pasensyahan mo na ang anak kong 'yon, papagalitan ko 'yon. Palagi ka namang hinahatid no'n kahit pagod pa 'yon galing school ah? Hindi naman 'yon gano'n sayo diba?" I grabbed her hand and shook my head once again.

"Huwag na po. Kaya ko naman po umuwi mag-isa. Sinabihan na rin niya po ako na huwag pumunta dito pero makulit lang po ako. Pagod din po 'yon si Rosh kaya naiintindihan ko po."

"Sigurado ka?"

"Opo."

When I am outside in their house, my tears are now freely to burst out.

"Uyy, nakita ko si Rosh, yung boyfriend mo?" I looked at my blockmates.

"Hmm, yes?"

"May kasamang babae e."

"Baka kaibigan niya lang."

"Friend? Bakit ang sweet nila?" I just smiled.

"I don't know. Just ignore them." Was all I could say.

And there's also when I am with my friends.  With my own eyes, I saw how sweet he is to other girl.

"Let's go to the other restaurant?" I suggest to divert their attention with me and not in my boyfriend who's with another girl.

"Ano ka ba Rika? Di mo ba susugurin 'yang higad na nakakapit pa sa braso ng boyfriend mo?" So they also saw them. I laugh at my own thought. Ako lang naman ang tanga rito.

"Hayaan mo na."

"Bakit mo ba siya hinahayaan?" my other friend ask.

"Wala naman silang ginagawang masama." Iniwas ko ang tingin ko.

"Martyr ka ba?! Harap-harapan ng naglalandian sa harap mo tapos hindi ka man lang magagalit?"

"Why angry? You are not the girlfriend." I am the only one who laugh at my own joke. I know, they all wanted to shout out me on how stupid I am.

"Okay, let's go eat, then talk about how stupid you are. Sana matauhan ka na."

"Thank you for understanding."