Chapter:One

Someone POV

While she's busy on her own work,suddenly she got an email from Mr.Kwan,his father personal butler...

She got up from her sit and,and tried to find a place where she can privately talk to him...

No one knows about her own identity,it's his father order,even her own relatives doesn't know her existence...

Only Mr.Kwan knows about her..

"Mr.kwan what it's all about?" She ask him after her picking up the call..

"Oh,Young lady,glad you answered,I have something to tell you,but please,I want you to relax your self."

She got an idea about it,but she's shrugged it,she tried to hold her breath..

"Tell me Mr.Kwan,what is it?" She tried her best to act normal,but deep inside she's really weak..she wanted to scream in pain,she knows what's happening already,,she's also aware of his father condition,but she keeps her promise to him na what ever happened,she would stand up brave enough to handle everything when her time's come...

"Young lady,I'm sorry but your father,his on a critical condition."

After hearing what Mr.Kwan told her,she suddenly drop the call...she tried to hold her breath,taking all the pain,she really wanted to scream in frustration but she knows it's possible,cause no one knows about her...

She let the tears falls down for a moment,before she stand up bravely,there's no used for tears,she have to be brave,for his father...

Even she wanted to be his father side,but she keeps on mind,she doesn't want to disappoint his father...

Dad,I know your waiting for me,and your fighting alone in order to protect me,just wait me there,just for a little,and we're going to fight this battle together...

She thought it...

After calming herself,she prepared to get back on her work...acting like nothing's happen...

"Hey,tagal mong bumalik." A young man approach her but Cleo's shrugged her shoulder..

"It's important that's why I took so long." She response..."why?"

A young man,raised his eyebrow,knowing him..

_____________

Cleo POV

I facepalm after what I've said,Yeah,he really hates me when I talk a lot's using an English language...well you can't blame me.

"Sorry,what I mean...aish ano ba yun?" I ask him."just continue!"

"Alam mo  naman na crush ko si Shai di ba,ang problema kasi hindi ko magawang umamin sa kaniya." He admit it..

I raised my brow,yeah he told me already about it,and it's hurt me when he admit his feelings towards her...

I love Shai too....

Yeah you heard it right....

I'm not straight. Jay and Shai knows about it,and of course my Dad too..and they never judged me..even my Dad,he accepted me completely..Masarap lang sa pakiramdam ang tanggap ka ng sarili mong ama,,tanggap niya kong ano ka..hindi na mahalaga kong tanggap ba ako ng lipunan o hindi..

Oh back to reality na tayo!!

Shai is my favorite best friend among the two of them,,I was pertaining Jay and Shai..but just like what I've said she's my best friend,and she's straight...

"Alam ko na gusto mo siya dati,pero puede mo ba akong tulungan..Please Cleo,ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko." Pangungulit pa niya..

Jay knows about my feelings about Shai,and Shai too,well I confess her two months ago,but as I expected she rejects me...hindi naman masakit ang ma friend zone..para ka lang kinagat ng malilit na shark.

I never used to admit it before but my Friend Chantal keeps insisting me to confess my feelings...then one day I confess it but it's hurt  when she told me,she only wanted me as a friend...

Siguro kong di ako pinilit ni Chantal na mag confess hinding-hindi ko gagawin yun!! Kaso  wala eh nasabi ko na din..kaya wala na akong magagawa pa.

"Please Cleo."

I hold my breath bago ko siya hinarap,I admit I still love her...

So paano ko matutulungan si Jay,kong  pareho kami ng babaeng nagugustuhan,at ang tanging alam lang ni Jay na wala na akong feelings kay Shai...

We're best friend at ayaw kong masira ang samahan naming dalawa...dahil sa nararamdaman ko kay Shaine..

I tried my best to hide my emotion,wala rin namang silbi kong ipagpapatuloy ko pa tong nararamdaman ko para kay Shaine..lalo na't nararamdaman kong masaya siya kapag kasama si Jay...

Bahagya ko siyang nginitian bilang tugon,ayaw kong ma-disappoint siya...kahit isa man lang sa aming tatlo ang maging masaya..I'm willing to sacrifice my own happiness....

"I'll try." I told him before I excuse myself...

It's hurt,pero anong magagawa ko? I'm being useless!

_____________

I got home!

Pahitamad na nahiga ako sa bed,I'm exhausted! It's not because I'm tiring myself but it's just because I'm hurt..

I don't know,but I'm so tired for everything,I'm so tired for no reason!

I'm being useless! I'm just nothing for this world....I can't even help my Dad,I can't do!

I was laying here at my bed when suddenly I got an idea...why would I not ask her first...so I text her..

To Shai☺

Hey Princess,can I ask you? Uhm do you like Jay?

After I sent the message,I wait for a moment before I received her text.

From Shai

Why your asking?

I just rolled my eyes...I ask her but she ask me back in response...so prepared not to response..

*********

Chantal POV

Haist! Why she's too lazy! Those brat! After she got heartache,she seems to be lazy at the whole time..

So I brag at her apartment,she's staying alone that's why I'm worried about her...I also have spare key.

I slowly entered her small apartment,I'm sure she's laying down on her own bed,so I used my way to her room...

Just like the other day,she's laying down,she tried to look at me but I jump at her.

Me on her top...

"Chantal,what do you think your doing?"

She ask me while pouting her lips,she's too cute...I pinch her nose.I love this sister of mine,yes we're not blood relative but I treat her as one of my sibling..I don't have sibling kaya siguro ganito ako mag care kay Cleo at isa pa she's my responsibility..

"Kumain kana?" I ask her while I'm hugging her,I know she's in pain...

"Chantal,what should I do?" Malungkot na tanong ni Cleo sa dalaga.

"Just move on,you don't deserve her." I told her."it's her lost not you."

"You don't understand." She told,before Cleo take a deep breath."Jay ask me,how to get Shaine. And I promise na tutulungan ko siya,it's really hurt."

"What?" Gulat kong tanong sa kaniya,did I heard it right?

She's gonna be kidding!

Jay knows about her feelings towards Shai! The hell! Why she can't even tell them the truth! That's her big problem in life! But when it comes to me she's the badass one!

She can't even say no! The hell! I'm gonna kill someone right now!

"Are you out of your mind!" I asked her..."and that's your friend Jay! Did he really cares about your feelings! His fucking  bullshit! "

I can't stop cursing specially when it comes to her...Cleo is like a sister to me,a younger sister that I haven't..

"Yaah your mouth."

I just rolled my eyes!

Why she's too kind! I really hate her for being kind...maybe I have to talk to Shaine about it...

I can't let her,ruining Cleo's heart! I'll do everything to protect this little sister of mine! No matter what happened!

******

Shaine POV

Throwback!!!

Hmmm I'm glad kong anong pinag uusapan ng dalawa! They laugh out of loud,they chuckled,and also they both giggled! I just raised my brow...

Matanong nga mamaya si  Jay kong anong pinag uusapan nila,at ganun nalang sila kasaya...Jay is like a brother to me,comfortable ako sa kaniya..

Honestly curious ako sa pagkatao ni Cleo,never siyang nagkwento about sa life niya.at never ko ring nakita ang parents niya.Ang alam ko lang nasa malayo ang parents niya..

Pero never kong narinig siya na kausap sa phone ang parents niya..minsan kapag may tumatawag naman sa kaniya,lumalayo siya,tapos saka lang siya makikipag usap doon sa tumawag sa kaniya..

Hindi lang yun,the way she talked,mas prepared niya mag english kaysa tagalog.

"Shai uuwi kana?" Tanong ni Jay sabay lapit sa dalaga na huminto naman sa pag aayos ng mga gamit..

"Uhm yes." Sagot ko sa kaniya then napatingin ako kay Cleo na noon ay nagmamadaling mag ayos ng mga gamit niya..haist saan na naman kaya ang punta niya at nagmamadali na naman siya..

"Sabay na tayo." Muli ay sabi ni Jay bagamat naka tingin sa tinitingnan ng dalaga..

"Anong pinag uusapan niyo ni Cleo kanina? Bakit parang ang saya niya?" Pag iiba ko...

Eh sa gusto kong malaman kong ano ang pinagtatawanan nila...I'm sure about na naman yun sa babae na napapanuod nila sa TikTok! Haist!

"Wala naman." Sagot pa niya sa dalaga..

"Alis na ko!" Sigaw ni Cleo sa mga ito..

"Cleo Sanda-!" Haist bakit ba ang bilis niyang tumakbo...kainis naman ang isang yun!

"Tara na Shai." Aya pa niya..

Nakasimangot na tinalikuran ko si Jay..nakaka badtrip naman ilang araw na rin akong hindi masyadong kinakausap ng babaeng yun...

Ang mas nagpapainit pa ng ulo ko,eh yung lagi niyang kausap si Chantal,,eh obvious namang may gusto sa kaniya si Chantal lalo na't wagas ito kong makadikit kay Cleo...

Protective akong kaibigan,and also selosa,gusto ko nasa akin lang ang attention ni Cleo..pero dahil ayaw kong masakal siya,kaya hinahayaan ko nalang...but hell it's hurt!

Present!

I raised my brow ng maka receive ako ng message galing kay Cleo...why she's asking me about my feelings toward Jay?

Alam naman niyang parang kapatid lang ang turing ko sa kay Jay...haist siguro nagtataka siya sa closeness naming dalawa...

So I ask her back!

Why your asking?

Text ko sa kaniya,,then  umayos na ako ng upo...waiting for her reply...

After 123456789 laters!!!!!!!

Why she's not answering! Haist! Busy na naman ba siya? Si Chantal na naman ba ang kasama niya?

Haist ang brat na yun! Iniinis niya talaga ako!!!!!

So ang ginawa ko tumayo na ako! Kailangan ko siyang puntahan sa apartment niya! Ayaw kong magkasama na naman sila ng Chantal na yun!

"Shai saan ka pupunta? Gabi na ah!"

Narinig kong tanong ni Mama pagkalabas ko ng kwarto! Sa halip na sagutin nagmamadaling lumabas ako ng bahay...

Kailangan kong maka usap ang babaeng yun...after niyang mag confess sa akin na gusto niya ako,two months ago,now nakikipag landian siya sa iba....

I admit may mali ako,kasi sinabi ko sa kaniya na I like her as a friend...

Cleo's apartment!!!

Luckily! At mayroon akong spare key galing kay Jay,honestly hiniram ko lang to kay Jay at nakalimutan kunang isauli...

Haist asan kaya ang babaeng yun?

Pero in fairness ang linis ng bahay niya,halatang palaging nililinis araw-araw..

Naka display ng maayos ang mga mahahalagang gamit...but wait asan ba siya?

Haist baka naka higa na naman yun,I'm sure napagod ng husto ang isang yun sa pakikipag daldalan kay Jay...

Yes you heard it right...pakikipag daldalan kay Jay! Eh buong maghapon silang nag uusap! Bagay na ipinagtataka ko...

"Ouch! Cleo!"

Saglit akong natigilan ng marinig ko ang boses na yun! I'm pretty sure si Chantal ang babaeng yun! Pero anong ginagawa niya rito sa apartment ni Cleo!

I was about to open the door ng biglang.......

"I'm sorry."tinig iyon ni Cleo.

"Be gentle! You brat!"

"I will."

I hold my breath bago ako tahimik na lumabas ng apartment ni Cleo...para saan pa kong mag stay ako sa apartment niya! I'm sure nag enjoy siya!

Ang gaga! Akala ko ba ako lang ang gusto niya! Bakit magkasama sila ngayon ni Chantal!! Ano yun friend with benefits!! I hate her!!

I don't know pero may kong anong pain na gumuhit sa puso ko..wari ba'y kumislot!

Ayaw kong umiyak,ayaw kong masaktan!!!

She's just my friend..tama,kaibigan ko lang siya...nothing less nothing more...

Pero bakit?

Bakit ang sakit..I just...wanted to scream all this pain!

Hindi ko pansin na tumutulo na pala yung luha ko,,ang sakit..hindi ako sanay nang ganito..hindi ko alam kong saan nang gagaling ang sakit na nararamdaman ko ngayon..

Pero isa lang ang alam ko,ayaw kong mawala sa buhay ko si Cleo..ayaw kong mapunta siya sa iba..

Hindi ko alam kong paano ako naka uwi nang bahay,,basta namalayan ko naka na andito na ako sa sarili kong kwarto..nakahiga habang umiiyak..

.............