THIRTY-SIX

NIKKI'S POV

It was like the world suddenly stopped, and a bomb exploded right in my ears. I cannot begin to explain how terrible it felt to stand in this crowd, where everyone was cheering for the man I love and the woman, whom I thought was my friend. My heart literally broke into a million pieces, as I stood there, unable to move nor wipe the tears that were falling freely from eyes.

What did I do to fucking deserve this?

"Love... Please, let me explain..." Gale pleaded, but I only stared at him in confusion.

The man Adhara was talking about, her first love, it was him. How come I had been so dumb?

"Please, Gale. Don't come near me," I said in a quivering voice.

Kulang ang salitang galit para ilarawan ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Sagad hanggang buto ang sakit na nararamdaman ko. It was the worst kind of pain that I've ever felt in my entire life.

Nakarinig kami ng bulungan at noon ko napansin na nasa amin na pala ang tingin ng mga bisita. Adhara stood smiling o