Crush, I Love You

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Author's note:

I know some were disappointed with how I wrote the first version of CILY's ending. So, here it is. I really thought about this. Before, I said to myself that I will never change the ending of this story, but I realized that even though the characters here are purely fictional, they still deserve the happiness and the healing they need. Thus, I edited this and gave you an open ending. It is up to you now on what you will imagine the ending would be :)

Enjoy reading, daelights!

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"Sis, check mo yung account ng isang friend ni Joshua. Baka bet mo." Sabi ni Tylli sabay hagikhik na parang kinikiliti habang nangs-stalk sa account ni Joshua.

"Hmm, sige, try ko. Ano ba ang username niya?" Tanong ko.

"@marcoow, sis."

Inilabas ko ang cellphone ko at hinanap ang account na sinasabi ni Tylli.

Well, he looks cute. Gwapo. Maraming followers at likers. Feel ko rin ay matangkad siya.

"Hoy! Ano yan Crizha?" Panggugulat sa akin ni Suzy na kanina pa pala nakapasok sa classroom namin.

Agad kong tinago ang cellphone ko at baka akusahan na naman niya akong nangi-istalk, na ginagawa ko naman talaga.

"Wala ah."

"Anong wala? Kitang-kita ko na nga eh! You're stalking one of Joshua's friends." Sabi ni Suzy at tinawanan pa ako.

"Sabi kasi ni Tylli, check ko raw yung account eh. Alam mo naman, masunurin akong tao kaya sinunod ko ang sinabi niya."

"Anong sinabi ni Tylli? Wala naman siya dito."

Hinanap ko si Tylli at wala na nga siya sa tabi ko. Pumunta siguro siya sa canteen para mag-agahan.

"Huli pero hindi kulong." Ani ni Suzy at napatawa na lang kaming dalawa.

It was Friday at last day na ng sembreak namin. I was so bored. All I did was sleep, eat, play with my phone, maligo, and repeat the whole week.

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when a post from '@marcoow' showed up. I literally forgot about him already! Ngayon ko lang naalala na naka-follow pala ako sa kaniya nang makita ko ang post niya.

An idea suddenly popped in my mind. What if pag-trip-an ko siya? I'll use my dump account to chat with him tapos I'll block him. Natawa ako dahil sa naisip ko.

Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ko at iniluwa nun si Kuya.

"Anong tinatawa mong mag-isa diyan?" Tanong niya.

"Wala! Umalis ka na nga, Kuya! You're so epal talaga." Tinulak ko siya palabas ng kwartoko.

"You're so epal talaga." He mimicked my voice at bago ko maisara ang pinto ay inasar pa ako nito na kesyo tumatawa raw ako ay dahil nag-text ang boyfriend ko. Manliligaw nga wala, boyfriend pa kaya?

I turned my phone on again and logged into my dump account. I typed his username and followed him immediately. Nakita ko na online siya so, I typed a message for him.

ahz.irc:
HI!!!
OMG
I FINALLY FOUND YOUR IG ACC
THANKS TO MY FRIEND'S STALKING SKILLS HAHAHAHHA JOKE
AND UR ACC IS NOT PRIVATE!!
THANK GOD!😇

I waited for a few minutes, hoping that he would reply, but nothing came, and he just seen-zoned me! I just got freakin' seen-zoned! BUT, "give up" is not on my vocabulary. I sent a lot of messages, and I got seen-zoned again.