One Shot Stories

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HE'S STILL INLOVE WITH HIS EX

"I really love you, it's still you. I just can't tell it for now to Riah, it's because she's good to me, she doesn't deserve the pain. Just wait, love. Kaunti na lang."

"As soon as possible, love. You need to tell her, mas masasaktan lang siya lalo, base on your stories, she really love you, her unrequitted love for you will make her in so much pain, and I don't want her to cry because we just love each other. Take it slow for her, love."

"I will. I love you."

"I love you too, love. Take care."

Agarang nanginig ang balikat ko.

I am sitting here in a coffee shop while my boyfriend's phone is in me— reading their messages.

I wiped my tears, but it didn't stop. A lonely tear will fall, then another one and another one.

I bit my lower lip to stop, because my boyfriend who's still in love with his ex is coming.

Nilapag ko kaagad ang phone niya na nasa mesa lang kanina. He didn't know that I already know.

Pagod akong ngumiti.

He sit infront of me and grab his phone.

"Hon, do you remember when you courted me? And when we first met?" I ask, and I saw him nodded his head.

I continued talking like there's nothing wrong. I tell him the memories we created, but he seems busy with his phone.

"Uhh, hon? Are you listening?" He look up at me and nod but he gaze again on his phone.

I smiled bitterly, I continue talking even if he didn't listen. I just want to reminisce our happy memories that'll just end tragic.

"Riah..." he called me by my name.

He open his mouth to say something but he didn't speak, I saw the hesitation in his eyes. At least he still care for my feelings.

"Ano 'yon?" Ako na ang nagtanong.

"I want to tell you something." Kinabahan na ako, I know that this will come, but this fast? Just one at a time, masyado ng masakit ang mga nalaman ko. And not now, please, I just want be with him, just this once. Kahit ngayong second anniversary namin.

"Don't. Huwag muna ngayon hon, pagod akong tumanggap ng mga bagong impormasyon. This is our second anniversary, and please remove your phone to yourself... just this once, please. I'll assure you, after this you can do anything you want..." Kahit ang iwan ako.

Shock is written in his face but he manage to smile.

"Okay hon. H-Happy a-nniversary." His voice cracked na parang ang hirap-hirap sabihin ng mga salitang iyon.

I smiled.

"Thank you. I love you." But I didn't receive a respond from him, like he does before.

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This day, will end everything.

"Hi, miss Licia? You're the boyfriend of Jack right? I am one of his friend!" I happily said.

Nakita ko ang gulat sa mga mata niya dahil sa biglaan kong paglapit. Napatayo pa siya sa kanyang kinauupuan.

"A-Ahm..." I smiled and nakita ko ang ginhawa sa kanya.

"Yes, I am his Girlfriend." She shyly smile at me. At parang may milyong-milyong karayom ang tumusok sa puso ko ng marinig ko ang sinabi niya.

I look at her. Hindi siya yung tipong ex na kasampal-sampal, yung sinasabunutan, yung sinisigawan.

She has this angelic face. She's wearing a yellow floral dress that match by her porcelain skin.

"You may sit..." she offered.

"Why are you here? Where's Jack? Kasama mo ba siya?" She look at my back. Her voice is also angelic.

Then I remembered what I did yesterday. I took Jack's phone and saw his message with his ex na magkikita sila which is ngayon. May time pa na nakalagay, but I texted at pinaaga yung oras and immidiately deleted it. This is all my plan.

"He has a surprise for you. Mamaya pa iyon darating. Kwentuhan mo naman ako about sa inyo ni Jack. Para iwas boredom while we wait for your boyfriend to come."

I saw her widely smiled at me. Then she start telling me about Jack, na kahit ako ay hindi ko man lang alam.

In our 2 years realtionship, masasabi kong hindi ko papala siya ganoong kilala.

I look at Licia talking about Jack, about what he wants, what he does, what he doesn't want, his family, his friends. And it slaps me, kahit isa ay wala akong alam.

Nandito lang siguro ako para ipaalam lahat ng bagay na hindi alam ni Jack. I am just here for him to discover everything, na mas makilala niya ang sarili niya.

"You know that he has a Girlfriend, right?" Napahinto siya sa tanong ko. Tinitigan ko siya.

"Y-Yes, b-but I don't actually know her face, only her name." I saw the sadness in her eyes.

"I am really guilty, 'coz base on Jack's story... she's kind, she make Jack's happy even though I am not on his side, she help Jack forget what happened to us. She don't deserve pain." I saw in her eyes how she is genuine on what she just said, and how she care for me... as Jack's Girlfriend.

"What's your reason? Bakit pinagpatuloy mo kahit alam mong may nasasaktan?" I asked.

"Mahal ko si Jack, at alam kong mahal niya rin ako. And we both know na may masasaktan at masasaktan."

Maybe they are right, mabuti na ako na lang ang masaktan. Dahil kung ipagpapatuloy ko pa rin ang relasyon ko kay Jack, masasaktan lang ako dahil hindi ako ang mahal niya. Masasaktan din si Jack, at ang babaeng mahal niya. Mabuting ako na lang.

"Mahal mo siya?" Tumango ang kaharap ko.

"Mahal na mahal."

I sighed. Napahinga na ako ng maluwag.

I look at my watch. It's already 5:00 pm, yung usapan na binigay ni Jack kay Licia para magkita sila.

I saw Jack and his eyes grew bigger as he saw me talking with Licia.

"Ri—" I cutted him. Baka malaman pa ni Licia. Tama na yung sakit.

"Oh! Jack is here!" Sabay kaming napatayo ni Licia. Lumingon siya sa likod niya kung nasaan si Jack.

"Jack!" Licia hugged him, but Jack remain his eyes at me.

"Your friend is nice!" Licia happily said then look at me.

"Sige alis na ako," putol ko sa sasabihin pa nila.

I sadly look at Jack. Lumapit ako sa kanya at may binulong.

"Surprise her and tell her that we already break up..." Ito na ata ang pinakamasakit na salitang sinabi ko, pero alam kong makakabuti para sa lahat.

Tumalikod na ako sa kanilang dalawa, pero hindi pa ako nakakalayo ay nag unahan sa pagtulo ang mga luha ko.

Nagmahal lang naman ako e, pero bakit kailangan ganito kasakit?

Well, like in a story maybe I am just an extra character of their love story. I am just here for them to realize their love for each other, for their love to grow and make it stonger— and that's happening now, so I need to get out. I don't need to their love story.

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HartleyRoses