Take the Risk

Azriel Skye Olivares, also known as Aza, is sunshine and thunder rolled into one - a laugh that fills the room, a presence that commands attention, and a heart big enough to carry every friend's burden -even if hers stays unseen. She's never been afraid to risk everything for what she believes in... even if it means risking a friendship for love.

Because ever since they were kids, her heart has quietly belonged to Seb - the quiet boy in the group, lowkey and soft-spoken, only ever opening up to those lucky enough to break his walls. They grew up together - same school, same barkada, same late-night tambay, same laughs shared in the slow-paced province of Bulacan.

She confessed. Not once, not twice - but enough to lose count. And every time, she was met with silence. No answer. No confession. Just the quiet that cuts deeper than a "no."

She took the risk - of their friendship, of the comfort of the circle they'd known all their lives because to love someone that deeply is to believe it's worth the fall.

But he let the chance slip.

And sometimes, love is a heartbreak waiting in the silence between two people who could've had everything.