Arish's pov:

I shouldn't have opened that box, nandun lahat ng pictures and necklace na binigay ni dwayne, I smiled sadly while looking at it.

Our polaroid pictures looks so alive and happy, these are core memories, they always play in my head everytime i scenarios like these.

Sometimes some people are suppose to stay as memories.

Agad kong binalik ang mga pictures pati ang kung ano-ano sa box para matago na ito sa Isang lugar na hindi ko na makikita.

I stayed in my house the whole day dahil ayokong makipag interact kahit kanino ayoko din muna mag socmed.

"Hoy teh narinig mo na ba!?" Bunganga ni elai agad narinig ko pag kaupo ko sa classroom namin "Ano nanaman chismis mo, di ka talaga nauubusan" tinarayan ko siya at umupo na.

Hinila niya ang braso ko at pinisil pisil "Si hanna daw mag aaral na sa ibang bansa and aalis na siya sa date ng mismong battle of the bands nila dwayne" why all of the sudden?

Nilakihan ko siya ng mata at umaktong nagulat "Pake ko?" Humalakhak siya sabay hampas saakin.

Pumalakpak siya "Wow love it naka move on na!" huminga ako ng malalim napaka chismosa talaga nito ni elai "Kung ano mang nangyari noon dun nalang yun, I'll focus on myself more this time" she laughed parang di naniniwala at gusto pang mang asar.

"Shala siya! Wala pang new year, nag babago na agad" i flipped my hair at kinurot ko ang bibig niya making her glare "Eme mo baks"

After class agad na nag practice ang banda pero kulang ang mga mokong

Tumakbo saakin si Jay "Miss vp, absent main e guitarist natin" I raised an eyebrow, never pa naka missed si Dwayne ng kahit anong band practice kahit dati dahil napaka importante sakanya nito.

Kean stood up and gave me a teasing sad look "Broken si dwaydway" he pretend to wipe his tears.

Gabriel stood up and pulled me to the side "Anong nangyari?" Gulong tanong ko, he sighed and scratched his head "Ayun na nga broken siya kasi aalis na nga si hanna before battle of the bands"

He's hurt, i concluded. Ang tanga ko dahil gusto ko pa din siyang icomfort.

"Ganito nalang kayo nalang muna mag practice. Two days nalang battle of the bands na so do your best" he nodded and called his band mates to tune their instruments so they can start practicing.

After practice I went to our student council office so I can fix those waiver forms "Miss Ybañez" our chemistry teacher called.

"Yes, ma'am?" She smiled and gave me some papers "Pa bigay naman to kay Mr. Buenavides, absent siya ngayon and I really need him to fix these paper since he's our subject monitor" sa lahat ba naman ng pwede niya kausapin tungkol diyan ako pa ang napili niya.

Paano ko naman mabibigay sakanya yan? "Paano ko po bibigay sakanya yan?"

She chuckled "Best friends kayo diba for sure alam mo bahay niya, daanan mo nalang iha, kailangan ko talaga yang score sheets na yan, siya lang nakakaalam" napakamot nalang talaga ako sa ulo ko!

Ang tagal na din nung huling punta ko dun.

Habang palakad sa bahay nila ramdam ko yung kaba, Hindi ko alam bakit pero gusto ko nalang matapos to.

Huminga ako ng malalim bago kumatok sa pinto nila, to my surprise Hanna opened the door, i looked down because she was just wrapped in a towel.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at me from head to toe "What are you doing here?" Taas kilay niyang tanong saakin na may pag kainis sa tono ng boses niya.

"S-sabi ni ma'am Hemenez n-" agad na lumabas si dwayne he was topless "Sino yan?" He looked at me and I immediately looked down at the papers I'm holding at inabot sakanya.

Hindi ko kaya mapunta sa iisang lugar na nandun silang dalawa, it's suffocating for me. They're not good for me, i might burst and cry Infront of them.

"Pinapabigay ni ma'am sa chemistry" he took the papers and looked at it, tumalikod na ako para umalis agad.

"It's ok" I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

Pag uwi ko agad kong nakita si Daddy sa mesa kasama si Xavier, his three year old son.

"Anak susunduin ka daw ni daddy mo staycation ka daw muna sa bahay nila para maka pag bonding kayo ni xavier"

"Ate!" Xavier screamed as he ran towards me I quickly kneeled down and carried him.

"Hi baby, big boy ka na!" I said as I showered his face with kisses.

He touched both of my cheeks "Ate I want to pway with kwuya dway!" Jusko naman kasi dwayne bakit mo ba kasi pinakilala sarili mo kay xavier.

"Come with me later I want to go to the newly opened arcade" I shook my head

"Bakit?"

"Nag out of town si daddy kasama si tita beatrice, yung girlfriend niya, so walang bantay si xavier. He's dropping xavier at our house mamaya" sabi ko sakanya making him nod.

"Let's just go with him" I raised an eyebrow, ano naman alam niya sa pag aalaga ng bata?

"Huh? Sure ka ba?" He gave me a reassuring smile and nodded "Makulit yun si xavier" warning ko na agad sakanya he held my shoulder as he pinch my cheeks

"Mas makulit ka, rish" i glared at him making him laugh.

Nag tawanan nalang kami habang pauwi

"Hi xavier" sabi ni dwayne that made xavier giggle "I'm kuya dway, do you want to play in the arcade?" He laughed and touched dwayne's face "yesh"

Binihisan ni dwayne si xavier habang inaayos ko gamit niya. After a few minutes of driving we finally reached the mall to play at the arcade.

Looking at them made my heart beat rapidly. He was carrying xavier in his arms para maka shoot si xai ng basketball sa ring. Ring na rinig ko ang tawa nilang dalawa.

Bagay sakanya maging ama, i bet he'll become a good father to our future baby one day.

"I wish that he'll become my husband and the father of my kids" bulong ko sa sarili habang nakangiting pinapanood sila mag harutan ng kapatid ko. I crossed my fingers so it'll come true.

"Sorry, baby he's a busy man, but ate can play with you" he raised both of his hands and nodded, laking pasalamat ko dahil madali na siyang kausap ngayon.

Sometime the people that we love so much is also the people that will hurt us the most... That's how love goes.