[quote]@ cutie phunk: e2 e2 e2. last chappie na. hmph, pnapaupdate m aq agad. gs2 m n agad 2 tapusin. so bad. haha joke @ hazel 013: o cge. tngnan ntin kng dininig ang panalangin mo. @ angel in tears 08: aww, maka arvhin ka rin pla, girl. @ u dont matter anymore: ahihi... go. basahin mo na to. tngnan ntin cnung nk2luyan ni Nikz. [align=center]---weee... slamat sa sumuporta ng deviant love. super duper thanks. successful 2 xe may nagbabasa.--- --for now, tigil muna aq s pggwa ng stories. bka s september n ulit-- -don't wori. pahnga lng un. i'll still be supporting ftalk wrtiters.- ..love u ol and gbu..[/align][/quote] [u][i][b]Chapter 24[/b][/i][/u] Now Playing on my iPod: Sober [i]And I don’t know This could break my heart or save me Nothing’s real Until you let go completely So here I go with all my thoughts I’ve been saving So here I go with all my fears weighing on me…[/i] [quote]Nikz, I don’t know if you remember pero dito sa likod ng Gym, dito tayo unang nagplano kung pano tayo lulusot sa mga tanong na haharapin natin bilang kunwaring “mag-on.” You didn’t notice but I actually like you. I know you didn’t like me the way you like Aljay that’s why I took Cloud’s plan seriously. There were times when I wished you were mine but I didn’t want that to happen because I know you’ll be happier with the one you really like. So now, I’m letting you go. Thank you for the times we’ve spent together. Hopefully, we wouldn’t lose the friendship that we had.I would also like to tell you na I’ll be going abroad forcollege. May na-open na opportunity dahil sa pagiging Badminton player ko. Sana, sa remaining days ko dito sa Pilipinas, maayos natin lahat. I love you… friend ~Arvhin~[/quote] “Vhin…” As I said his name, unti unting pumatak yung luha ko. Hindi ko alam pano niya nakayang itago yung nararamdaman niya. Ang laking opportunity na sana yung pagkukunwaring “kami” para agawin niya ako sa bestfriend niya, pero hindi niya ginawa. Nevertheless, I know how hard it is to pretend. Nangyari din sakin noon yun kay Jaelyn at Aljay. “I love you too… friend. Hayzz… eto lang ba yun? Kaya nila to ginawa para sa huli malaman kong aalis si Vhin? ” I can’t help but notice, may isa pa palang note. **Auditorium** Naglakad ako… nakayuko. Hindi ko alam kung anung mangyayari. Anung kahahantungan ng lahat. When I went to the auditorium, I used the front door. May note na nakalagay. Nakasulat na gamitin ko daw yung door papuntang backstage. And so I did. Pagbukas ko ng pinto sa backstage, may rose petals sa floor. Sinundan ko yun… nung nawala yung rose petals, may bouquet just before entering the stage. I looked at it and saw my name. Kinuha ko yun and I went on going to the stage. There, Aljay played the guitar and sang. [quote]Today is a winding road Thats taking me to places that I didnt want to go, whoa Today in the blink of an eye Im holding on to something and I do not know why I tried I tried to read between the lines I tried to look in your eyes I want a simple explanation; what Im feeling inside I gotta find a way out Maybe theres a way out Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer Do you know youre unlike any other? Youll always be my thunder, and I said Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors I dont wanna ever love another Youll always be my thunder So bring on the rain And bring on the thunder Today is a winding road Tell me where to start and tell me something I dont know, whoa Today Im on my own I cant move a muscle and I cant pick up the phone, I dont know And now I'm itching for the tall grass And longing for the breeze I need to step outside, just to see if I can breathe I gotta find a way out Maybe theres a way out Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer Do you know youre unlike any other? Youll always be my thunder, and I said Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors I dont wanna ever love another Youll always be my thunder So bring on the rain And bring on the thunder[/quote] After that, he stood up and held my hand. “I’m sorry that I’ve been so numb. I want you to know I’ll be here. Share with me you joy, and even your pain.” With that, I hugged him. “Didn’t I say before that I’ll save the best for last?” The only thing I can think of was now, nagawa na niya yung promise niya. He did save his last hug for the best. He did gave his best for the last. That was, for me. My feelings… so complicated yet so true; unique but pure. This is truly… a deviant love.