Jaybi's POVI frowned, "Si Sam?""Yes, she's an engineering student. IE rin siya, to be specific, katulad mo."I don't know about it, but why not? baka magka girlfriend pa ang torpeng katulad ko— stop! I shook my head. No, stop thinking that way as if I can go and ask her again after that f•cking embarrassing moment. Mag re-review tayo, Jaybi, mag re-review for the exam."Jaybi? Jaybi?" "Huh?" I answered Petot."I'm calling you for so many times, 'di ka nasagot, na starstruck ka na naman kay Sam, 'no? My bestest friend is so beautiful, right?" "Yeah." While looking at Sam— no! Petot laughed, "Go there, ask her now!""Hindi mo ba man lang ako tatanungin? Like I'm the one—" "Hindi!" she shut me up, "go there or else. Like dUh, choosy ka pa, girl? Maganda na matalino pa!" Flex na flex ang kanyang kaibigan eh, but she's right about it, I won't deny that.But I shook my head, "No way.""Ay, aarti ka pa?"Seems like it left me no choice. I went there but she's playing games. Instead of

TJ's POVHe ran away after seeing me. I followed him, and now he is crying at the bottom of the bed. He is hugging his bent legs.He looked at me. "Why? Why of all people in this world, ako pa?" I could feel the pain he was in right now.I closed the door, went to him and hugged him. That's all I can do for him. "It hurts, It really hurts! 'Yung mga taong akala mo i-intindi sa 'yo, akala lang pala 'yon, kasi sila pa mananakit sayo." And burst into tears.Ang sakit! I never expected those words from him, I felt guilty.I sat down on the bed, so now I'm higher than him. I put my left hand on his head, trying to pat it, "I'm sorry . . ."He tightened his legs and cried even more."Maybe I don't know what kind of problem you're having but I'm here, I will listen to you," I added.He looked at me with swollen eyes, "Are you willing to listen? Won't you judge me?"And we are here again, asking him to tell me but he can't say it."Why would I? As if I'm perfect." I smiled at him. He didn't

TJ's POVI went to Auntie's house first to talk to her about Zack."Aga natin, ah?" And take a sip of her black coffee, before putting it back on the center of the table. "Ano meron?"We're sitting on the couch in the living area, while Little Bao is still sleeping inside."Auntie, pwede po ba ako magtanong about sa parents niya? I just want to help him with them." She looked at me, curiously, "How did you know about them?""I saw them. Yung mama niya ay gusto siyang kausapin, but Zack is crying while begging them to leave him alone."There was a small pause."Auntie?" tanong ko makalipas ang ilang minutong nakatulala lang siya.She looked away, looking at the atmosphere."So, nakauwi na pala siya?" she asked herself, "Kailan pa?""Er. . . Auntie?""Wala ako sa lugar, to say those to you. But can you do me a favor?" And held my hand, out of nowhere, "Please?""Sure, po."As soon as I gave her my answer, she stood up and went to her room. Bumalik siya na may dalang envelope, at parang

Jaybi's POV"Tang•na mo, Howard!" And punched him in the face, causing him to be thrown on the ground.He sat down after being punched, he was shocked too."Tang•na, para saan 'yon!?" And looked at me, when he realized who I was, he apologized immediately, "Sorry." I was about to punch him again but Jc came, and hugged me from behind, inawat niya ako."Jaybi? Howard? What's going on here?" "Sorry, do you think sorry is enough!? Pinagkatiwala ko sa 'yo si Sam, you said you will never hurt her, then what's this!? What the hell is this!?" I asked after one another.I heard them talking, I heard it all, I heard their whole f•cking conversation. Petot asked me to go with her as soon as I arrived. Pinuntahan namin sila Sam."I didn't mean it," Howard answered."Let me go!" At sinubukan kong pumiglas sa yakap ni Jc sa akin.He didn't let go of me, so there's nothing I could do now. It left me to just sit down and burst into tears."Jaybi, don't act like that, wala naman kasing kayo!"I was

Petot's POVNext week na ang competition, kaya todo practice na kami rito every free time namin. "Can we talk, Petot?" A man who was tall came. I started to look around, Al is not here yet because he's still in the comfort room."Lauren, para saan pa?" I asked, he was the one and only person who hurt me three times.Mahal ko e' kaya naging marupok ako."Just please, give me another chance?"I laughed at what I heard, "Isn't three enough? G•gu ka ba, ah? Tatlong beses na akong nasaktan, kulang pa ba 'yon sayo!?" "Sorry," he apologized."Sorry? If just one apology is enough to get rid of the pain, you don't need to apologize again and again. . . . but it's not," I said, seriously. "So, umalis ka na sa harapan ko bago pa ako makapagsalita ng hindi maganda sa'yo.""Just give me another one, one chance to prove myself to you. Isa pang pagkakataon na hindi ko na sasayangin pa," nagpupumilit siya."I'm sorry but not sorry," I said and then sighed, "You can't blame me, nasaktan lang din ako.