its been weeks, Eunice seems to have lost the world, I'm worried. but i can't tell her, tito understood why i can't. nalaman din niya kung bakit umalis si Jake, and honestly he was disappointed with Eunice. but like all parents, di nila matiis anak nila. di alam ni Eunice but tito and Jake had a talk, i don't know what it was about but after that tito said it's better for Jake and Eunice to be in their separate ways.
looking back on the months that i had to keep on being a good friend and holding out on the information Eunice desperately wants, kahit pinagtatabuyan niya na ko, tito just said that Eunice needs a friend like me. honestly i don't know if I'm a good friend on one hand I'm trying to help, on the other hand I'm keeping her away from someone she wanna be with. i don't know.
a few months passed and she's at least gaining back her vitality, ngayon lumalabas na siya, kumakain na siya ng maayos, nakakausap na din siya ng matino. kahit na minsan cold siya sakin, okay lang, i still wanna be there for her. she stills ask where he is now and how he is, ang sagot ko lang he's trying to cope up, magiging okay din siya. from time to time umiiyak parin siya sa pagtulog niya, calling Jake's name kahit tulog. it's heartbreaking, pero this was her choice. no, eto yung consequences ng choice niya.
being in constant communication with Jake i realized something. I'm in love with him, and i felt guilty for Eunice. so a few month before she finally gave up i told her.
"Eun, i have to tell you something." habang kumakain kami.
"what?" tanong niya sakin habang tuloy lang sa pag kain
"I'm sorry. i never knew until recently, it was never my intention at all. i don't know when but it just like sorta happened?" the guilt was obvious and she looked at me and waited for me to continue, so no choice na lola mo! out with it!
"I-I think I-I'm in love with Jake." i blurted out while my eyes was closed, i heard nothing from her so i took a peek, and i saw her shocked, then she was mad. damnit where can i hide?! this tiger will eat me alive! my heart beat slowed and my breathing almost stop and i stood like lightning and got ready to flee.
"what?! what do you mean you love Jake?! you're my friend how can you fall in love with him?! are you crazy?" tumayo siya habang sumisigaw, and honestly i was 1 sec. away from running for my life
"alam mong mahal ko si Jake are you trying to say, na bale wala yun sayo? nakita mo naman how devastated i was when he left. i don't even know where or how he is... is this why you wouldn't tell me?! was this all on purpose?! Annie you b*tch!" yung paa ko honestly naka abang na tumakbo. but i stood there defending myself. kala mo ikaw lang matapang?!
"the fck?! sino ba may kasalanan na iniwan ka niya? ako ba nag loko? ikaw di ba?! hindi ko tinago sayo kung asan siya dahil gusto ko, tinago kase nakiusap siya, at bilin na din ni tito. oo, alam ni tito. nagusap na sila ni Jake, and after that binilin sakin ni tito na wag kong sasabihin sayo. he was disappointed with you, but i tried to be your friend and im sorry if whilst your self pity i fell in love with someone who was worth it to be loved. you had him at his best Eun, pero ginago mo siya, you can't blame that on anyone but yourself, just like how he tried to make you happy trying his best. he deserved to be happy and given all the best."
akala ko with that F.O. na kami i walked out their house and came home, honestly sabi ko walk out pero tumakas talaga ko. yoko pa mamatay noh! no calls , no text. months after i got a visitor that i wasn't expecting. Eric asked if Jake was willing to see him, i told him the same answer i told Eunice. i dont know what happen but he never came back. then came Eunice a few days after, sabi niya she was moving on and she may not have Jake back but can't she at least have her best friend back. and we hugged each other and cried like little girls, fine ako lang yung little. hmph!
and they lived happily ever after~ char! wala pa!
its been two years and it's been a while na din na nakaka punta na ko kay Jake, i mean sa lugar nila ng family niya. his parents are good people, masayahin and maalaga, i can see the resemblance. nanay at tatay nga ang gusto nilang itawag ko sakanila, nahihiya man ako pero sige na nga! (hehe). para na nila kong anak, don't worry nay tay, pag sisikapan ko po na maging anak niyo~ este ang pagiging anak niyo (fufufu).