Christina Abby Reyes POV
Kevin was still okay after some shots, I remarked, "I take it that you're used to social meetings, what? Your parents forced you to attend?"
"No." Kevin replied, "My parents died. I was required to attend and most of them involves drinking, I figured, it's one of the easiest technique to get into their comfort zones and I just kinda got used to it."
"Why did you really come?"
"I'm heartbroken?"
"No. I can see through people's lies you know?" I continued, "I know you have a reason for coming."
"Do you know why I gave up?"
I gulped and asked, "Why?"
"Because I saw Kristina... so happy and heartbroken and sad and genuine. All of those emotions- all of them were because of Angelo- I can be there to pick her up when her heart breaks into a million pieces but just as soon as it gets
Angelo Cruz POVI remembered it so clearly like it was only yesterday... I heard Kristina's voice from our past. She was wearing her hair in a messy pigtail and protested as we were walking around, "Hey! Wait up Angelo.... My feet aches."I remembered how I smiled and said, "I'll carry you, just hop on my back."Kristina would stare into the sky as I carry her on my back and point out at the clouds saying things like, "Wow, I wonder what the clouds taste like."I would always laugh and say, "Probably like water.""Yep probably or like a candy."We would talks about silly things and laugh at silly jokes as I carried her all the way back then we stopped by the tree where Kristina likes to climb all the time. A girl appeared before us that day.She had a long and flowy hair and pastel dress complimenting her pinkish skintone
Angelo Cruz POVKristina hugged me back and said, "You finally... remembered me.""I told you I'd never forget you, right? That I'd always come running back to find you?" I was crying as well as I continued, "Sorry it took me years.""It's fine." Kristina smiledI stood up and walked towards Abby, she closes her eyes as she braces herself for the harsh things I'll say but in the end, I patted her head gently, I said, "Thank you Abby. And sorry, I wasn't able to notice you until now."Abby left with Kevin without saying anything else.I walked Kristina back home as I held her hands, I said, "It's a shame that I have to leave you again.""Do you really have to?"I nodded"Then, instead, don't forget to write and be sure you'll come back for me ne
Angelo Cruz POV10 years have passed since then, I drank a quick coffee on my way to the hospital...I frantically went to the wards and I asked the nurse, "Where's the patient?""Ah." the nurse continued, "Dr. Cruz, we've been waiting for you, did you oversleep again?""Hey, no I didn't." I denied as I put my glasses on to hide my eyebags, "I had to take care of some things in our company.""Wow, you never really fail to amaze me." She mocks, "A doctor and a CEO. What do you lack? Ah right, a girlfriend."I frowned as I glanced at sky. I replied, "Yeah, save the teasing for later."At lunch break, I went ahead and meet Abby at the local cafe. She had the once long and flowy hari again from back when we were kids, she was carrying a laptop and protests, "Seriously? You had me walk all the way here?""Hey, don't be so picky
It was a typical day, there was nothing special with how the sun shines that hot afternoon nor the way the clouds fleetingly drifts away from the skies.But little do they know, that it was a new beginning. Just as summer vacation ends, a new romance springs.
The next day, I woke up earlier than usual, I wore my most decent clothes and I wore some cologne.As I picked up the cologne with fresh fragrance of summer, a distant memory resurfaced my mind. It was Angelo from back when we were kids, I remembered how we were playing as the sun shines brightly on us, beautifully capaturing Angelo's warm smile, we were playing hide and seek and no matter what, he would
He clenches his fist and says, "Your cologne."My heart skipped a beat. Does he remember? But why does
I got caught up in the moment that I didn't realized what I said next, classic Kristina."You're... laughing, genuinely. I'm glad."I smiled at him which caught him off guard and he replied, "Oh, was I? I didn't notice.""Uh, sorry for blurting out something like that, it's weird.""Well, you're my favorite kind of weird then." He smiled gentlyWait... is this? Is this really happening? He doesn't hate me? He's actually smiling? He used to be so cold and distant towards everyone especially me but now he's...back. He's back to his usual self even if it was barely a moment. I get to see the Angelo I've always liked.I know he changed so much but now I also know that deep down, he's still the same Angelo I've known from before.But if he comes back to his old self, does that mean, he'll come to hate me again?Angelo Cruz POV
Our subject teachers came and go, they were discussing about the subject introduction and Angelo was barely listening to them at all but somehow, he still gets everything right. I heard Angelo was studied advanced courses in abroad, I guess he's in the STEM strand because he wants to be a licensed doctor.He always wanted to be one. Only the Biology class seems to keep him interested enough to actually write notes. I found myself smiling. It was a plan from our childhood. He was going to be a doctor of his very own patients and I was going to be a doctor of computers, I wanted to become a computer engineer.Our biology professor gives out his lesson plan and gave us an early break.I ate alone by the bleachers... I knew it, I should've accepted Angelo's proposal to eat together but I know his friends wanted to catch up with him as well. I'm just glad Angelo seem to have a lot of friends.Suddenly, someone approach