"Caleb yung tungkol kagabi, kalimutan na lang natin iyon." umpisa niya, kita niyang napatigil ito sa paghuhugas ng pinggan.
"pareho tayong wala sa sarili ng mangyari iyon." kinagat niya ang labi habang naghihintay ng sagot dito.
"nasa tama akong pagiisip ng mangyari iyon. Hindi ko maaalala ang bawat detalye kung wala ako sa katinuan non, Grace." kinilabutan siya ng pangalan niya lang ang binaggit nito.
"please Caleb, huwag mo ng pahirapan pa ang sitwasyon, let's forget about what happened that night and act like it never happen." pakiusap niya sa binata ngunit nanatiling matigas ang ekspresyon nito.
"No! After what happen last night mas lalong hindi kita pakakawalan, I like you kahit noong teacher pa kita, gustong gusto na kita." maramdaming pahayag nito pero inilingan niya lamang ito.
"hindi totoo yan, nagkakaganyan ka lang dahil iniisip mong responsibilidad mo ako. Ako ang nakakatanda, ako ang mali nagpadala ako sa tukso."
"stop talking to me like that!."
"like what?."
"like your student, like a kid. I'm no longer your student Grace, I'm 26, at alam ko ang ginagawa ko." madiin nitong sabi.
"and I'm 32 kaya igalang mo ako!." she shouted back.
Napabuntong hininga siya. "Don't make this hard for us."
"Leave."
"Caleb..."
"Leave!!." napapitlang siya sa biglaang pagsigaw nito kaya dali dali niyang tinungo ang pinto, pero bago niya pa maisaran ang pinto ay nadinig niya pa ang pagkabasak ng kung ano at ang malakas na pagsigaw nito. Gusto niya pa sanang balikan ito, ngunit alam niyang mas sasama lang ang lagay.
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The images/pictures used in the story is NOT mine. Credits to the rightful owner of the pictures.
Even after getting dumped by his beauty queen girlfriend, Jacob de Lara refuses to move on. But when his friends come up with a plan involving the spunky and unwavering Rachel Lim, maybe moving on isn't so hard to do after all.
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Believing that Andrea is the woman meant for him, college student Jacob de Lara is determined to get her back. He refuses to move on and forget the years they shared together. Tired from seeing him sulking, Jacob's friends come up with an idea to divert his attention to someone else. The plan is simple: Jacob would make whoever sits on the 'destined' table his rebound. But everything gets complicated when feisty Rachel Lim takes the spot. Now faced with a difficult target, can Jacob finally move on from Andrea and have his second shot at love?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.
Cover Design: Ms. Louise De Ramos