Bright's POV

The next morning, I greeted Xavi a good morning. And also checking up on her if she is awake already. Or if she was able to drive back home.

Or, if she did not end up having sex with her so called 'boy bestfriend'. Cause I know there are cases that whenever friends have some drink, and there are girls and boys, together in that group. A pair would end up spending the night together. And knowing the two are already 18, it's just lingering in my head.

To gurl:
*peak*
Good morning..
Hey..
You up already?

I just like adding those kinds of stuffs. Such as the peak, the cuddles, the kisses and many more cute acts. It's just become part of my messages I guess. I do that sometimes to my other friends. But that was before, when me and Ianna was not yet together. And now I barely do it to them.

I just mostly use it on Xavi cause t think it's cute. And she's cute. Even she is 18, I think she is still a baby, that's what Sam told me about her. That she acts like a baby sometimes in their class. And she said her pout is the cutest thing. I wish I can see that pout soon.

I immediately look down on my phone as I hear it beeped.

From gurl:
Yup, I'm already eating.
Hbu?

smile she crept on my face as I saw her reply. I'm glad she is already up and eating.

To gurl:
I have, how was last night?

I'm just trying to see if what really happened last night. I just don't want to go direct to the point and ask her if something happened to her and her so clearly boy bestfriend. Cause that will be weird and I might jsut end up making her feel uncomfortable.

From gurl:
It was fun.

My brows slightly furrowed as she send that. I know she is not that innocent. And she can be green minded sometimes. But what is taht kind of fun?

To gurl:
Fun? 😏

I'm just really trying to find what kind of fun she is talking about. Cause like what I said. We are not kids anymore para iisang uri lang ng fun ang alam. There are more to explore. And I want her to explore those with me, or not.

From gurl:
Hey, not that kind of fun.
Ikaw ha, umagang-umaga

I slightly chuckle as I saw her reply.

"Wooh, that was a relief." I said and type a respond.

To gurl:
Aight aight
Sorry

From gurl:
Nah it's fine.
You busy today?

To gurl:
Yeah
Sorry

Its Sunday, and I need to clean my room. Well Sunday is not really my clean day. I just noticed that I need to clean this room cause it's getting messy.

From gurl:
Tf?
No need to say sorry
I'll also be busy today-
Fuck

My brows furrowed as I saw her reply. Did something came up?! Did she jsut realized now that she had sex with her friend? Did she remember something that happened last night?

To gurl:
Why?!
What happened?!
Xavi!?

She sounds panicked in her messages. At kahit tuloy ako ay nag panick bigla. The way she constructed her message with the '-' means her own thoughts were cut off with something.

From gurl:
Its nothing
Nawala lang sa isip ko na I need to go back to Tayabas.
I thought maka kapag review pa ako.

After i read her message ny mouth formed a small 'o'.

"Akala ko naman kung ano na." I mumbled as I feel relief.

To gurl:
Oh-
Okay, I thought may nangyari na sayo.
It's okay, you can still study at your dorm right?

From gurl:
Yeah, tho we can talk while I'm at the bus. But since you're busy. I'll just sleep while on the road.

Eh? She is going to commute but she's going to sleep? I don't think that's safe? What if yung katabi pala niya magnanakaw? Thats not good.

To gurl:
Don't sleep too much.
Bad guys are everywhere.

I feel like baby talking to her sometimes. Cause just like what I've said, Sam told me some things about her. And that includes her being a big baby. Not that kind of big, but a 5 years old inside of an eighteen years old.

From gurl:
Yes sir

A small smirked formed on my lips as I read her reply.

To gurl:
Sir?😏

From girl:
Ohh.. kinky.

I burst into laughter as I saw her respond. Gosh, this girl is really something . She knows when to ride on my mood and not.

"Ooh, kinky." I said making me laugh even more. Why do I imagine her eating but also smiling on her phone.

I shake my head and become serious. I remember the time I was teaching her about harem. She was doing great on seducing me, I even give in, but sadly she told me she was getting cold and nervous. So i had to stop. But I must admit, she was doing great that time.

To gurl:
Xavi, don't start.
I know you won't be able to finish it again.

From gurl:
What if I finish it this time?~

My eyes widened and I pull the phone closer to my face.

"Is she being serious right now?" I ask as I type my respond and hit send.

To gurl:
Shit-
Xavi, just tell me if you want it now.

I mean, I'm willing to give her though. I have never say no to this. Cause it's just online tho, nothing really happens in the real world. The only problems is if they catch feelings.

From gurl:
Nah I'm just kidding.
It's morning, lets stop with that conversation.

"I knew it!" I said, slightly chuckling while typing a reply. I know she won't do it. She may be not so innocent, but I think this kind of thing is maybe, just maybe, cannot still reach her mind.

To gurl:
Aight aight.
Oh-
I gtg
Bai bai.

I need to eat now. My stomach is rumbling and it has been screaming at me for the past minutes. As much as I want to continue the conversation, I think I need to eat first, then take a bath, then start cleaning my room.

From gurl:
Okie
Bai bai

I slightly chuckled, "Mhmm, okie bai bai." I said, just mimicking her reply.

To gurl:
I love you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

From gurl:
Uno reverse card.

I squinted my eyes and look closer to my phone.

"Uno reverse card? What does that mean again?" I ask myself. I pull away my phone from my face and look up at the ceiling.

"I remember me, Luke, Noah and Marc were playing Uno before, and the reverse card is... ah yes, mhmm, she means I love you too." I said finally realizing what her 'Uno Reverse Card' means this whole time.

I leave my room and went to the kitchen. As I arrived there, I saw Lila and Lali eating.

"What the..?" Its late for their breakfast. These two usually eat around quarter to seven.

Lila is the first one to look at my direction. She smiled at me and waved her cute little hands. I smiled at her and walk towards their direction, sitting beside Lila.

"Good morning you two, bakit late na kayo nag breakfast?" I ask,

"Kasi kuya, daddy brought us to the park eh. And we played with other kids!" Lila happily said. I nod and look at Lali's direction.

"Did you had fun Lali?" I ask, Lali look at me and slowly nod.

"She didn't kuya, nadapa kasi siya. She even cried there nga eh. She wasn't able to play tuloy." Lila said, I look back at Lali and i saw her expression look so down.

"Nagamot na ba yung sugat niya?" I ask and Lali slowly nods.

"Yes kuya, lola did." Lali said and I nod.

I stand up to grab a plate and some fried rice. There's hotdog and egg which I'm guessing is for mine. Cause I know lola and the other people in the house already ate except me.

I sit down with the two little girls and eat. We were silently eating and when the two finished their foods. I help them clean up.

I continue to eat while scrolling through my Facebook news feed when I felt a sudden tap on my shoulder.

"Gising kana pala, maglilinis ka daw bg kwarto mo mamaya?" Dad ask and I slowly nod.

"Yes dad, I noticed its a bit messy already." I replied and he nod. I thought he was about to leave when he speak again.

"Kamusta nga pa kayo ni Ianna? Yung girlfriend mo na maganda. Matagal ko na rin siyang di nakikita. Papuntahin mo naman dito minsan. At ipagluluto kayo panigurado ng lola mo." He said making me stop on my movements.

I swallowed the food and fidget with the utensils.

"Ahm, we're fine dad, busy lang talaga siya these last few weeks. And mas magiging busy pa siya sa susunod. Di ko siya pwedeng abalahin." I said and dad nods. He soon leave making me sigh in relief.

I bitterly chuckled and shake my head.

They don't know that me and Ianna ended our relationship weeks or maybe a month ago already, I don't know. I totally forgot about the day we ended our relationship.

To be honest, it was so sudden. We just had into an argument, then the topic of her being possessive and toxic accidentally came up. And she burst like a volcano. Then there, she said that we should end it then leave.

And starting that day, we haven't had talk about us. Except that one afternoon i saw her at the waiting shed.

After I ate I put the dishes on the sink and take a shower. I just put on a normal shorts and a navy blue shirt and started cleaning my room. Staring with removing some things inside so I can sweep the floor well and mop it too.

I put my pillows and the bedsheets outside as I mop the room. When I suddenly hear some giggles from outside. My brows furrowed and I look if what are the twins are doing.

And as I saw them play with a stuffedbtoy I suddenly don't know what to do.

They were playing with some of my stuffed toys. But the thing that caught me off guard is that they are playing with the stuff toy me and Ianna both have. It was during our 24th monthsary. I have the pink one since she wants the color of the blue one. So i gave her the blue one and now I'm keeping the pink one.

That's why the twins probably like it.

The two look at me and stopped.

"Hi kuya! We are just playing with your stuffed toys. We are not going to sira naman these eh." Lila said, I snapped back to reality and shake ny head before smiling at the two.

"Its fine, you can have the pink stuffed toy." I said and i hear the two gasp.

Lali raised the stuffed toy which is a cute little panda.

"This one kuya?" Lali ask, i pursed my lips and slowly nod.

"Yes, you can have it. Lila, will you please let Lali have it? Madami ka naman nang stuffed toys, right?" I ask and Lila nods making me smile.

"Good, now kuya is going back to cleaning, enjoy playing." I said and go back inside my room and go back on mopping the floors.

If I really want to forget about her I should let go of some things that reminded me of her. And starting with the stuffed animal. I remember the day we had it we were so happy. And our relationship is not that.. toxic yet.

I finished cleaning around 1pm. And yeah i skipped lunch. And Xavi won't like it. But she didn't messaged me nor ask me if I already ate. Which is a mixed emotion. Well its fine that she didn't ask. But I remember she is on her way back to her school and I didn't get that much news about her.

The next day is Monday, of course classes. I wake up early and take a shower since if I move slowly, the twins might wake up already and I won't be able to take a shower first.

After I finished showering I slip on to my uniform and dried ny hair before putting on some hair gel so it will hold its shape and style.

"Bri, allowance mo." While I'm eating dad suddenly out down money on the side of my arms.

"Thanks dad." I said and pick up the money and reach for my wallet.

"May ipapadala nga daw pala ang mommy mo, baka mamayang hapon pag-uwi mo andito na." Dad said and I just nod.

After I ate, I brushed my teeth and leave the house.

I arrived at our classroom first than my friends. But there are already few students here. Including Ianna's friends who are probably chitchatting about me since they are just at my back.

I just pull out my phone and starred playing some online games. When I accidentally eavesdropped to Ianna's friends.

"Oh ayan na pala si Ianna." One of her friends said. But I did not snap my head up. Instead, i just secretly look over the door and there I saw her, with him.

But they don't look okay tho. Ianna is wearing her frown face which I know that when she wears it, something bad happen. Or she had an argument with someone. Cause i remember her wearing that face every time we had an argument. And she know I can't resist her when she is wearing that face.

I saw him give her a peck on the forehead making me scoff. He leave and she entered the classroom. Just look back on my phone which my brows furrowed.

I just don't understand, was our relationship really that easy to let go? Is it that easy to forget? Was it not important to her?

Why does everyone leaves me anyway? Why do I have to loose every woman that is important to me? First, it was my mom who left and said she is just going to work in Singapore, but now, years passed, she would just always send me gifts. Heck I even stopped talking to her when i was 15, cause that time she haven't got home for 8 years. And now it's been 11 years and looks like she enjoyed her work there so much that she forget that she have a son waiting for her in the Philippines.

Then Layca, I liked her so much way back in elementary. But I had to leave, so yeah it was probably me who left her. But I still loose her. The same time my mom flew to Singapore is the same time I left Layca. But before i left her I help her with her crush. And they got together with my help.

It was painful seeing her happy with him that time. I don't know if it's just puppy love or what, but it did hurt. She was probably my first love, she just didn't knew about it.

"Yow bro, bad trip, I saw them-

"I saw them two now shush." I said, cutting of Noah while gripping on my phone.

"Oh, geez man, calm down, baka madurog yang phone mo." Noah said and I just brush it off.

The day passed and the whole day I was on a bad mood.

Sino ba maman kasi hindi mawawala sa mood diba? Nagsimula ang araw ko na magkasama sila. Of course I'll be heck out of the mood.

-

"Bro, uuwi na kami, you sure maghihintay ka pa ng jeep? Sumabay kana kasi." Noah said, I look at him and shake my head.

"Its fine, nalampasan lang ako ng jeep pauwi." I said, he looked at me with doubt before nodding.

"Fine, fine, ingat ka. We're going." He said and them three go to their own cars.

I just stand there, leaving on a pole on my phone. When I suddenly felt someone stop in front of me.

My brows furrowed when I saw Ianna standing in front of me. Her eyes puffy making me confused.

We just stood there staring at each other.

I look around to see if her new boy is around. When I saw he's not, I put my phone back inside my pocket and cleared my throat.

"Ahm... yes?" I ask, she look at me and the next thing she did shocked me.

She hugged me and cried on my shoulder.

"He.. he was being.. rude to me Bri. He's not being a gentleman to me. I don't want him, he shouts at me and we always argue. Not like you, even we argue, you never shout back at me. But he does, and it hurts." She cried, I just stood there shock not knowing what to do. I don't know if i should hug her back or what. But she just pull me closer and closer. So I had no choice but to hug her back and caress her hair.

"Hey, sssh~, its gonna be fine. Drop him off, and distance yourself from him." I softly said while caressing her back.

We just stood there for few seconds and I let her cry on ny shoulders. She slowly pull away and I wipe her tears.

I cupped her cheeks and smiled.

"He doesn't deserve you, okay. If he doesn't treat you right, then he is not the one for you." I softly said and she nods.

"Dont ever see him again, okay?" I said and she nods. Then she suddenly hugged me again.

"I want you back Bri. Please, be mine again." She said making me froze on my spot.

"After all these weeks, i realized, its still you." She said and I swallowed the lump in my throat and nod.

"I'm always yours Ianna. Hindi naman ako napunta sa iba."

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